Wednesday, April 01, 2026

I Must Say, It's a Little Unsettling to Be So Obviously a Member of the Demographic This Video is Aimed At

Guitarist/vocalist Peter Black, a/k/a Blackie of veteran Aussie band The Hard-Ons, just dropped a new song. And my life has been changed in mysterious ways as a result.

I was unfamiliar with Black until I saw the above, which is from A Bowl of Spiders, one of two new albums he has coming out momentarily. In any case, I am reliably informed that the Hard-Ons (who've been around since 1982) are quite a big deal in their native Australia, as is Black, i.e. he hangs out with and is highly regarded by the likes of the Hoodoo Gurus, Redd Kross and Nick Cave.

In any case, man -- does that video ever talk to me. I mean, I really know the feeling.

And I suspect a fair number of the people reading this here blog know it too. 😎

8 comments:

Allan Rosenberg said...

How did he know the way my mind works? On a good day!!!

Captain Al

MJConroy said...

Huh? I have no clue what this song is about. I can barely understand a word of it. I watched it on YouTube and followed the transcript - which is no doubt inaccurate, and I still have no clue. Maybe I am not in the demographic!

steve simels said...

Apparently not.😎

Dave Leonatti said...

Is it me or does he look like a much aged Spicoli from Fast Times?

Sal Nunziato said...

I had the same problem. Can barely understand what he is saying.

steve simels said...

Heh. 😎

pete said...

from Bob Dylan's liner notes to the Planet Waves album: "The good old days are gone forever and the new ones ain't far behind"

Anonymous said...

Huh. I almost always like your taste. But if we really thought the same all the time that would be weird too.