Hard On’s Music Doco is a Go!! Here’s some more to watch in the mean time..

In some amazing news SBS is set to help fund the new Hard On’s documentary, ‘Hard On’s: The Most Australian Band Ever!‘, due out next year!

Made by Jonathan Sequeira’s, who also brought us ‘Descent In The Maelstrom: The Radio Birdman Story‘, the doco follows the story of 3 boys from Punchy, Ray Ahn (bass), Peter “Blackie” Black (guitar) and Keish de Silva (drums), who formed in 1981 and became one of Australia’s best punk rock bands to date!

Trailer here:

And seeing as we’ve got a year to wait here are a couple other great Australian music documentaries you can check out to tide you over!

Descent into Maelstrom – The Radio Birdman Story

‘The true story of Radio Birdman, the pre-punk band who changed Australia. Kicked out and shut down, ‘the loudest band in the land’ start their own scene, attracting a ‘New Race’ of inner-city kids. But the band’s intensity turns inwards and they self-destruct on a tour of England in 1978.‘

Big Name No Blanket

“George Rrurrambu, legendary frontman of the Warumpi Band, made an extraordinary contribution to contemporary Indigenous music and awakened the Australian consciousness of a third world in its own back yard. This documentary tells his story; filled with interviews, clips and music, as we follow George from his island home to his premature demise.“

Her Story, Her Sound

‘HER SOUND, HER STORY is an intimate conversation unveiling the personal experiences, histories and significant social impacts of women in the Australian music industry. Featuring more than 45 artists spanning six decades, its unique narrative brims with rage, strength, beauty and triumph: a moving and powerful dialogue that extends beyond the music industry to ask, “Where do we want women’s voices to sit in the world today?”

Love and Anachary: The Wild Wild World Of Jamie Leonard

This one is close to our hearts, a doco about one of the most beautiful people in the world, Mr Jay Katz. ‘Chronicles the life and times of one of Australia’s true champions of outsider culture. Featuring the near legendary industrial-noise band, The Mu-Mesons as they reform for one last major performance touring with US artist Mike Patton‘

Firestarter

“Through the eyes of the Page brothers and company alumni, Firestarter explores the loss and reclaiming of culture, the burden of intergenerational trauma and crucially, the extraordinary power of art as a messenger for social change and healing.”