James Knapp, Author at HARDTIMES

October 6, 2021

ALBANY, N.Y. — Members of crust funk band the Salt Garglers were desperately trying to repurchase their impounded econoline van…

October 4, 2021

BALTIMORE — Surgeons at Johns Hopkins Medical Center recently performed the first successful procedure to physiologically affix classic rock fan…

October 2, 2021

SAINT PAUL, Minn. — 37-year-old punk Ronald “Buckets” Drearer grossly exaggerated how much alcohol he regularly consumes in order to…

September 28, 2021

So you're a gearhead, huh? You think you’ve got a sweet gear collection? Alright, if you’re so sure of yourself,…

September 22, 2021

DENVER — Local punk John Hesslip’s scene-approved nickname of Slop Boy continues to baffle others in the scene who are…

September 15, 2021

Man, you guys are great. Seriously, I can’t remember the last time I had such a great — oh look,…

September 10, 2021

So, it’s all come down to this. Right at the peak of your trip, and just on the cusp of…

September 9, 2021

SCRANTON, Penn. — Toby Louvern, lead vocalist in doom-pop band Expired Sex, was stricken with the deepest existential terror of…

September 4, 2021

SAN FRANCISCO — American chain seafood restaurant Red Lobster declared chapter 7 bankruptcy this week after a recent crossover promotion…

September 2, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C — The Supreme Court of the United States recently decided, after allowing a law banning all abortions after…