Graham Isador, Author at HARDTIMES

February 9, 2017

The first concert I ever attended was headlined by a Vancouver punk band called The Black Halos. Despite it being…

January 16, 2017

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – You were excited and overjoyed last night when Steve Sladkowski, lead guitarist of the punk rock…

December 27, 2016

BOSTON – Creature Vinyl, a long-standing, independently owned record store you never went out of your way to patronize, was…

November 6, 2016

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Punk rocker Jimmy Dowl was “shocked and disappointed” when his Minor Threat reference was completely wasted on…

July 13, 2016

TORONTO – Post-punk outfit Fly Mordecai was ecstatic to learn that, after crunching the numbers from their recent tour, the…

March 25, 2016

TORONTO - Sludge metal act Old Cluster have made major strides recently in Toronto’s underground scene, selling out their last…

February 8, 2016

TORONTO – After months of constant pressure to “come out to a show,” the staff of Rhombus Marketing realized their deepest…

January 24, 2016

TORONTO – Shawn Stuart, vocalist for local hardcore band Mindful Youth, made a recent wardrobe choice that has reportedly left…