The Hard Times is a very real punk news site that you should not question. Just absorb the information as truth and move on. The historic satire site was founded in December 1976. It’s made by a group of punk and hardcore kids from all the different sub-genres of the DIY hardcore scene. Any resemblance to actual persons or band names is coincidental.
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The Hard Times Staff
Matt Saincome — Founder, CEO
Bill Conway — Co-Founder, The Hard Times Editor-in-Chief
Amber Bennoui — Chief Technology Officer
Colleen Nerney — The Hard Times Managing Editor
Bobby Korec — The Hard Times Managing Editor
Chris Bavaria — Art Director
Dan Rice — Blog Editor
Fred Pessaro — Advisor
Nick Dill — Live Event Manager
Brief History: The Hard Times started in late 2014 with just a few punk kids, comics, and friends of Matt Saincome, Bill Conway, and Ed Saincome. In 2017, the site branched out in a new gaming vertical called Hard Drive. Three former Hard Times contributors in Jeremy Kaplowitz, Mike Amory, and Mark Roebuck were tapped to be cofounding editors of the section. In 2019 Hard Drive created satirical gamer presidential candidate Ace Watkins. The company’s first book will be released Oct. 29 via HMH. You can buy it here.
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