John Danek, Author at HARDTIMES

April 16, 2021

The big music publications are scared. No one clicks on articles anymore except for clickbait-y Top 100 lists. They would…

April 14, 2021

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Metalcore band Her Empty Lungs have yet to replicate the success of their Lady Gaga “Poker…

March 24, 2021

ATLANTA — Stay-at-home mother Mary Benson wishes that her husband, Atlanta Sheriff Rick Benson, believed her explanations of the goings-on…

March 10, 2021

SAN FRANCISCO — The Day by the Bay Music Festival very sweetly doubled down on announcing lineup reveals and VIP…

March 4, 2021

A lot of thought goes into picking the perfect band name. But many bands don’t consider how the resulting name’s…

March 3, 2021

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Record store employee Ian Benedict endured yet another judgement by a customer yesterday, who thought his Coheed…

March 2, 2021

COVINGTON, Ky. — Neophyte bassist Braxton Reynolds came to the startling realization last week that his metronome apparently jumps wildly…

February 22, 2021

As time goes on, I realize America isn’t the country I once thought it was. I honestly believed that work…

February 19, 2021

VANCOUVER — Famed musician and celebrity interviewer Nardwuar the Human Serviette has nearly finished his quest to dump his scratched,…

February 12, 2021

No band associated with the riot grrrl movement found more popularity in the mainstream than Sleater-Kinney. And no haircut says…