The 1990s were a golden age for television. Sitcoms drew massive ratings, networks were programming shows for viewers of all ages, and a good theme…
This spring, Sum 41 announced that they would be officially disbanding after a tour to support their upcoming album, “Heaven :x: Hell.” Yeah, you read…
If you’re into buttstuff and like loud, scuzzy, guitar music, there aren’t very many gay bars out there for you. So, as we were hearing…
The late 90s and early aughts were a rough time for rock. Unfortunately, in our haste to flush nu-metal and post-grunge buttrock down the cultural…
“Never judge a book by its cover” is the type of thing a dickhead teacher says to a student to try to get them to…
Named after a freeway exit near their practice space, and often mispronounced by people who have only read it, (it rhymes with “Skater”) Sleater-Kinney have…
Ah yes, Killswitch Engage. The rooster’s crow of the metalcore world. The band you can set your watch to. Every few years they’re gonna put…
Easycore is the genre hybrid of pop-punk (emphasis on the pop) and hardcore. Its roots date back to the early 2000s and it became a…
Today is the day we officially announce The Lawrence Arms as “The Hard Times’ favorite band of all time” (this could change tomorrow). In honor…
One of the more memorable bands to have come from the 2010s (even though they started just prior to 2010, but whatever.) is Touchè Amorè.…
Adam Goren’s one-man band Atom & His Package played its last show in 2003 after a diagnosis of type-1 diabetes forced Goren offstage toward a…
Friedrich Nietzsche once said that “Without music, life would be a mistake.” Reportedly, he uttered that famous quote years before he could see your Spotify…
Look, I know that most of you only clicked on this ranking for the tits, it’s why I decided to write the dang thing. But…
Hidden tracks, the post-credits scene of the album world, have been around for a while and are sometimes used to hide tracks that didn’t quite…
Since every single piece on Foo Fighters must legally include at least one Nirvana mention, why not start this album ranking piece by doing such…