The Hard-Ons released 17 consecutive Number 1 singles on the Australian
alternative charts during the 1980s and early 1990s, making the punk rock group
one of the continent's most successful alternative acts during the final decades
of the 20th century. Formed in the Sydney suburb of Punchbowl, New South Wales,
in 1981, Hard-Ons' lineup quickly coalesced around drummer Keish de Silva,
guitarist Peter "Blackie" Black, and bassist Ray Ahn. The Surfin 'on My Face EP
marked the band's debut in 1985, followed by albums like 1986's Smell My Finger,
1988's, Dickcheese, and 1989's Love I...