Jose Balderas, Author at HARDTIMES

November 22, 2025

LOS ANGELES — Local 16-year-old Nigo Pastolero was horrified to find his software developer father’s secret stash of 2000s-era streetwear…

July 7, 2025

ONTARIO, Calif. — Local punk Remy Omomo made a breakthrough during a recent therapy session and admitted his love for…

May 28, 2025

SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif. — Local father Jay Vander couldn’t wait until his newborn son was old enough to show…

February 17, 2025

FULLERTON, Calif. — New dad and aspiring musician Gerry Malnati was forced to decide whether to delete pictures from previous…

October 11, 2024

SEATTLE — Death Cab for Cutie Singer Ben Gibbard revealed that his seasonal depression is linked to another Seattle Mariners’…

September 7, 2024

LOS ANGELES — Long-time fans of the seminal melodic hardcore punk band Bad Religion were surprised by the unexpected release…

August 22, 2024

GLENDALE, Calif. — Self-professed 36-year-old “film connoisseur” Bobby Colina’s bad day was salvaged by an accidental Good Samaritan calling him…

May 19, 2024

The one nice perk about having a soul-crushing office job is casual Friday. Especially when it’s cool enough that I…

January 7, 2024

LOS ANGELES — Local self-described “elder emo” Jasper Berkeley, 37, turned down the volume to his car stereo playing Taking…

August 4, 2023

There’s a 99% chance anyone who says they enjoy driving do so because it’s the only place you can cry…