What a fabulous way to end a fabulous Season 4 with Ray Ahn, co-founder of one of my favourite bands of all time - The Hard-Ons.
In this fantastic episode, when Ray's not humming Ferry 'Cross the Mersey, we're talking about playing Liverpool (I was there!), Dave Grohl, what drew him to punk, what living with freedom means, the importance of truth, friendships, taking risks, gut instinct and not worrying about what people think of you.
Thank you Ray, this was so memorable for me.
(if you didn't know already, the Hard-Ons are back with a new record, magnificently called āIām Sorry Sir, That Riffās Takenā)
About Ray and the Hard-Ons:
If not Australiaās most successful independent band, they are certainly the most influential. And they remain resolutely underground, DIY and bloody fantastic.Ā
Along with Blackie (Peter Black), Ray is one of the original members and bass player with the band as well as the fella responsible for the bandās very distinctive artwork.Ā
He released a book of around 750 pieces of his wonderfully subversive art in What I did during my School holidays and also one covering his Comic Book art. Theyāre available from all good book stores. And some not so good ones too I imagine. And probably from Ray as well.
He also formed Nunchukka Superfly, which is a much more avant garde, psychedelic wig out combo, and has written some very amusing blog posts ā the ones about the āpunk pastry chef ā whipping up a magical $100 dessert, the shirt tucker and the case of mistaken Smashing Pumpkins identity are slabs of comedy gold from a highly talented curmudgeon
Ā A few years ago, when asked what to expect from a new Hard-ons album, he said āTons of melody ā concise but exciting tunes played very well by old idiotsā
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