“Post-hardcore” is one of those terms that doesn’t really mean anything, like “synergy” or “men’s rights.” But The Hard Times loves the punk subgenre nonetheless,…
It is hard to believe Capitalism was once the lifeblood of America. That the our world lived and breathe by something called the Stock Market…
Class is in session, so sit down and shut up! You might actually learn something. The only way any of you are gonna pass is…
Controversial punk legend GG Allin has been dead for 25 years, leaving many wondering: has punk gone soft? Where is the disgusting, shit-flinging messiah who…
I love Game of Thrones so obviously I’m a huge fan of sprawling, borderline incoherent epics featuring multiple installments of varying quality. This is why…
Oh my god! Oh my God! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck me! Fuck me! Ok damage control… damage control… Jesus fucking Christ HE CAME OUT OF…
Buckle up fuckers, it’s morphin’ time! K.A. Applegate’s Animorphs books were some of the most popular and traumatic YA stories ever told. The diverse cast…
Mr. Bungle? Please, do I look that old? I’m just razzing you. Seriously though, Mr. Bungle was my father’s name, so call me George. George…
A new scientific study conducted by you, your roommate’s unemployed boyfriend, and your dog Rocco via contact high, has concluded that the cops are outside…

Hollywood’s Unattainable Beauty Standards Are Damaging to Ugly, Up-and-Coming Serial Killers Like Me
It’s hard out here for a serial killer. I have to plan every detail, cover my tracks, choose the perfect victim, and remember to save…
Greetings, fellow wanderer. Are you homesick for a land you’ve never visited? If so, you may be stricken with a condition called wanderlust. I first…
For more than two decades, Silicon Valley has served as the global center of high technology and workplace innovation, dictating the way virtually every industry…
In the cultural event of the century this upcoming Ska tour will feature EVERY SKA BAND STILL TOGETHER. Ska was the dominant art form from…
King Crimson’s incendiary debut turns 50 this year, so some of the Hard Times’ most dedicated and ruthlessly mocked progressive rock fans got together to…
For years, it seemed like most bands comprised a bunch of straight, white, cisgendered men. Boriiiiiiing! In 2019, we’re starting to break away from that…