Nick Ortolani, Author at HARDTIMES

March 15, 2020

Cannibal Corpse is just as known for their provocative album covers as they are for their music. Due to our…

March 14, 2020

It’s hard not to feel like we are approaching the end times. With the world on the verge of a…

February 8, 2020

Let’s get one thing straight. I didn’t come here to make friends. I’m here for one thing and one thing…

January 4, 2020

SEATTLE — Local promoter Josh Ward who was wildly optimistic about their audience’s willingness to “pay what you can” was…

December 10, 2019

SINGAPORE — Local heroine and seven-months-pregnant woman Candace Xiao willingly and graciously offered her seat to some dude wearing Chucks…

November 17, 2019

AUBURN, Maine — Local man David Strathe asked locals yesterday where he could donate blood while frantically attempting to balance…

October 23, 2019

Black Metal is most closely associated with its geographical roots in Scandinavia. There has been, however, a growing contingent of…

October 7, 2019

Here at the Hard Times, we like to revisit albums that we are required to revere. Many of these works…

August 24, 2019

The Beach Boys were easily the best ‘60s band out of California to feature people mostly related to each other.…

August 1, 2019

SPRINGVILLE, Ind. — Orthodox Juggalo Raymond Klotz anointed his whole body with makeup in anticipation of his yearly pilgrimage to…

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