James Knapp, Author at HARDTIMES

April 14, 2021

Look, some things are just set in stone. 2 + 2 = 4. “I” before “E” except after “C.” Flu…

April 13, 2021

BERLIN — A group of punks and aspiring assassins traveled eighty years back in time only to fail in their…

April 10, 2021

We are in an era of unprecedented musical creativity. From trap-metal to sad boi country, genres have been mixed and…

March 29, 2021

Okay so this is all still a bit strange, and frankly we’re still very hungover, but let us give you…

March 18, 2021

AUSTIN, Texas — Local 20-somethings Ashton Knoll and Kevin Stohl were approved yesterday for a second mortgage on their fiddle…

March 13, 2021

TACOMA, Wash. — Local 33-year-old Darrell Ornsby realized yesterday that “the universe is a lie and life is a joke”…

March 11, 2021

LINCOLN, Neb. — Scene members held a candlelight vigil last night for Gary Johnson, the still-alive merch guy for punk…

February 17, 2021

TAMPA, Fla. — Ronnie “The Neck” Garefino, the virtuoso guitarist for the speed metal band Fisting Frankenstein, is admittedly “totally…

February 2, 2021

DENVER — Newly single man Chris Fangerburg held a moment of silence for his former relationship today, lowering the toilet…

January 16, 2021

LOS ANGELES — A study from the TV ratings conglomerate Nielsen found that Americans spend an average of 12% of…