FEATURE VIDEO: THE THE HARD-ONS – APARTMENT FOR TWO

Shane | 27 April 2023 | Reply

FEATURE VIDEO: THE THE HARD-ONS – APARTMENT FOR TWO
By Shane Pinnegar

What do you get when you cross Australia’s favourite garage punks with an early ’70s educational TV series made by the Department of Agriculture in the U-S-of-A?

Well, friends, you get this madcap retro film clip which is guaranteed to twist your melon.

Apartment For Two is the new single from The Hard-Ons, the first offering from RIPPER ’23, to be released 2nd June.

Written by Blackie and Tim Rogers, the song takes their phoenix-like rebirth on ARIA #4 charting album I’m Sorry Sir, That Riff Is Taken, and takes it one step further.

From the press release: “The Apartment For Two video, made by filmmaker Jonathan Sequeira of Living Eye Productions, features the Hard-On’s lovable faces superimposed over those of fictional teenage group Mulligan Stew, who starred in a 1972 US Department of Agriculture educational TV series – now in the public domain – of the same name.

“While I’m Sorry Sir, That Riff’s Been Taken was the first record made by the band’s current line-up, Ripper ’23 – their 14th studio album – is the first one made from start to finish by the current line-up. New kid/old fan Tim Rogers came on board when most of the songs were already written last time; this time he’s been involved from the start.

“Ripper ’23 is 100% Hard-Ons though, which means that, like the cheap and nasty TV-advertised ’70s hits compilation the album takes its title and cover art inspiration from, it is all over the shop (in a good way), highlighting the group’s stylistic versatility. From the punky attack of first single “Apartment for Two” to the big balls riffing of “In Falls Everything”, the record is shot through with big hooks and a surging sonic power along with some sweet production touches.”

PRE-ORDER RIPPER ’23 HERE

HARD-ONS RIPPER ’23 TOUR
22/6 – Ballarat, Volta
23/6 – Torquay, Torquay Hotel
24/6 – Melbourne, Brunswick Ballroom
25/6 – Castlemaine, The Bridge Hotel (matinee)
30/6 – Wollongong, La La La’s
1/7 – Sydney, Crowbar
6/7 – Maroochydore, Sol Bar
7/7 – Brisbane, Brightside
8/7 – Gold Coast, Vinnie’s Dive

…with the promise of more dates for the West of the country to come later in the year, after the band’s 20th European tour.