If you’ve ever found yourself in a basement show singing along to some possibly bearded band playing upbeat music with sad lyrics that surely were…
Colorado has a reputation for having a population of active, happy people doing active, happy things in their beautiful state. It’s also known for hippies.…
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Sitting down to rank the best albums from one of the most iconic labels in hardcore sounded like a great idea. But wait! Wouldn’t it…
NEW YORK — New streaming service Advu, now available on all platforms, allows users to just play commercials in the background while they look at…
Ugh, what a bummer! While flipping through the used vinyl at my local record store with endless copies of The Beatles, Supertramp, and that one…
There was one name that dominated the covers ‘90s hardcore albums and his name was Amorphous Bald Humanoid. Much like how Parker Posey was the…
LOS ANGELES — New York hardcore band H2O surprised fans with their lyrical growth and maturity with a new song about what it was like…
LAKE WORTH, Fla. — Rival MAGA rappers Li’l Q and Lok ‘Er Up from the east and west coast of Florida respectively have begun to…
DAKOTA CITY, Neb. — Owners of a Nebraska slaughterhouse introduced a new “Bring Your Child to Work Every Day” program that encourages children to learn…
DENVER — Local baker Charlotte Donovan, who specializes in vegan gluten-free baked goods, reported that she almost forgot to add a secret moisture-evaporating ingredient that…
“Physically strong, morally straight. Positive youth, the Youth of Today!” are words no one would ever use to describe us here at The Hard Times.…
NEW YORK — Beau Willimon, showrunner for “House of Cards,” said he is sorry for creating a show with such an optimistic view of U.S.…
It certainly seems like it was a trend in the ‘80s and ‘90s for punk and hardcore bands to have their own theme song named…
In the late ‘90s, basic metalcore started to evolve into something else with more intricate songwriting, odd-time signatures, and even some actual musicianship. The heavy…