I can’t believe we’re finally heading to Ozzfest! We’ve been talking about this for years and it’s finally happening. Where else can you find the…
Spotify is the subject of much debate in the music community. While it allows artists to be heard by a wide audience, it also depreciates…
You’re probably wondering why I’m fishing out on the floor foaming at the mouth and ranting in tongues. I assure you, everything is fine. Today…
We’ve all seen them: band stickers inside of urinals, the part where pee goes, and wondered who puts them there and why. Here at The…
Feeling nostalgic for Nu metal? According to our analytics team, you are for some reason! That’s why we told our people to reach out and…
Every year tens of thousands of immigrants from impoverished, war-torn countries seek asylum in the United States. Here at The Hard Times, our immigrant policy…
With the growing economic success of legalized recreational marijuana in 11 states it seems that national legalization is right around the corner, but could hallucinogenic…
It’s been nearly 10 years since we were all wide-eyed college grads whose parents handed us the keys to our first car. Now, on the…
High school is a minefield. It’s the first time young people feel the pressure to distinguish themselves as worthwhile individuals. That’s why it’s always so…
I divide my life into two segments. The first part was the darkness. I worked as an audiovisual artist taking audio clips of Ram Dass,…
It is a historical fact that Andrew Jackson was a shit-eating bag of limp dicks and prolapsed buttholes. As a punk publication, the Hard Times…
At first glance, the names Cyrus and Jeff might not mean anything to you. They’re a couple of guys who’ve known each other since grade…
Many of us tend to put rock stars and touring musicians on pedestals. But the truth is, the music industry is rife with unscrupulous, unsavory,…
Sometimes an interview just gets thrown at you. We were recently at a cigar bar. We were checking out a live jazz band for a…