Lauren Lavín, Author at HARDTIMES

January 15, 2019

FRESNO, Calif. — Devoted ska guy and The Deux Tones frontman Simon Carpenter “upped his cred” last week by whitening…

December 10, 2018

Like me, you’ve probably been told that millennials are too busy vaping, eating ass, and razing entire industries to the…

December 6, 2018

AURORA, Ill. — The frontman of Jewish punk band The Oi! Veys got a tattoo last week of an upside-down…

November 19, 2018

TEMPE, Ariz. — Show organizer Nora King was forced to rely on her do-it-yourself ethos again moments ago to have…

November 14, 2018

RICHMOND, Va. — Local history teacher Marc Afra received the shock of his life yesterday when discovering how much younger…

November 14, 2018

There is no more iconic post-punk album than proto-punk band Television’s 1977 art-punk epic, Marquee Moon. That’s just a fact…

November 14, 2018

There is no more iconic post-punk album than proto-punk band Television’s 1977 art-punk epic, Marquee Moon. That’s just a fact…

October 19, 2018

FORT WORTH, Texas — Fervent Beto O’Rourke supporter Ritchie Garza attended a fundraiser event for the U.S. Senatorial candidate late…

October 14, 2018

In our never-ending quest to uplift and heal ourselves, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by all the different types of…

October 8, 2018

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Self-described horror nerd Jackie Pagán will celebrate the Halloween season with a month-long news intake marathon, empathetic…