Growing up, there were local shows at teen centers, VFWs, and in friends’ basements nearly every weekend. My parents retired to Palm Lagoon, a shitty…
I’m a sales rep for a storage solutions company which isn’t too bad as far as jobs go, I’m just on the road a lot.…
In late 1970s Minneapolis, an iconic musical act emerged with both a genre-defying and genre-defining sound, and whose name is synonymous with talent and prestige.…
BALA CYNWYD, Pa. — Local ska fan and dad of two Curt Kopicki was overjoyed after receiving a tie as a Father’s Day gift from…
Ska music never made an impact in the music video world, since second wave was already dying down as MTV premiered. By the time of…
Despite being maligned and mocked, ska music always had a safe space at the movies. From Bond to Bueller, if filmmakers needed a music bed…
A “needle drop” is an existing piece of music that is used in a movie or show instead of an original score. Social Distortion’s 1990…
Not many people still appreciate the tattoo they got at a friend’s kitchen table during a house party. My friend Itchy Phil brought a machine…
“River of Dreams” was released on August 10, 1993, but The Hard Times is looking back at Billy Joel’s final studio album a few months…
WALLINGFORD, Conn. — Horror fan Rebekah West recently mistook her paused TV screen for a tense, slow-burning scene from experimental found footage horror film “The…
Nowadays, Hip-hop and R&B are intrinsically connected, rap songs regularly feature soulful hooks over samples and nearly all pop songs have an MC do a…
Girl Scout cookies have come a long way since my sister’s Brownie Troop used to set up a table outside the Pathmark. For several years,…
The local scene gave a lot to me growing up so I try to give back. I volunteer at the skatepark and I donate to…
NASHUA, N.H. — Local woman Shellie Eastman was shocked to discover her favorite mixed CD from her teenage years was just the soundtrack album to…
NASHVILLE — Guitarist Taylor York was in complete shock after he was recognized as a member of the hugely successful band Paramore at a local…