The Hard-Ons

  • Forty years of punk rocking

    Forty years of punk rocking

    One of Australia’s most loved and influential bands, the Hard-Ons, is celebrating 40 years of punk rocking in public by embarking on 40th anniversary tours of both Australia and Europe. The band is heading to Castlemaine’s Red Hill Hotel on Sunday November 3 to celebrate the release of their new album, I Like You A…

  • Message made material

    Message made material

    Helping raise awareness around mental health maintenance is a matter close to Simon Robins’ heart. “I’ve lost a few mates in the music scene who have taken their lives during the pandemic,” says the Fryerstown-based vocalist in thrash band Pissbolt. Also renowned as a comic book colourist, Robins didn’t hesitate when contacted by Castlemaine-based suicide…