In the coming winter months, many of us are faced with a major decision when we decide to attend a show that has no coat…
CHICAGO — Renowned indie rock band Wilco released a public statement today denying their involvement in the rise of alt-country music. The band refused to…
LOS ANGELES – Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles released a startling report this morning stating that, despite public outcry, celebrities will continue…
LAS VEGAS — Local musician and amateur bowler Dave Kalan finished another game of bowling in which he only hit the same three pins every…
After the tragic passings of many legendary artists last year, there’s always one morbid curiosity we hear from our readers: how do we get those…
NEWARK, N.J. — Months of hard work finally paid off for indie rock band Helsinki after locking into a musical performance almost as epic as…
Under-appreciated bass players need a place they can go where people understand them. Luckily, Ryan Long and The Hard Times have found that space, and recorded some…
DENVER — Avid guitarwatchers gathered earlier today at Sloan’s Lake Park to watch the last flock of Gibson Flying V’s take flight on their annual…
CINCINNATI — The members of Creaky Wound, a Philadelphia-based punk band currently driving down Route 75, had “better settle down or their nationwide tour ends…
Here at The Hard Times we’re always looking for ways to give back to the community. It was recently brought to our attention that animal…
SIBERIA — Musicologists on an expedition to capture field recordings of shamanic doom metal bands in Siberia have discovered a long-lost Mastodon demo tape frozen…
In the hip-hop game it doesn’t get any more real than Young Jeezy. His career spans decades and he has cemented himself as a trap…
NEW YORK — After over a decade of predictably attractive, slightly edgy white men claiming the top spot, People magazine has finally chosen the first…
Look, we’ve all thought about it. Surely, you have too. That’s why you’re reading this. Aren’t you tired of standing in the back of small…
ARDÈCHE, France — Archaeologists in Southern France made a startling discovery inside a series of recently excavated caves earlier this week, finding multiple crude etchings…