The following article is an opinion piece by Hard Times contributor Mike Howland. We’re the first band on this show. I’m not so presumptuous as…
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Glenn Miller, lead vocalist in the blues-rock band Cold Miller and the Coolers, reportedly dismissed his audience and sent them…
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — In an improbable turn of events, Amy Schneider, your long-time lover, heard that song you wrote about your breakup and wants…
LOS ANGELES – The Southern California hardcore scene has a new player in the game with the formation of Wasted Oath, a supergroup consisting entirely…
OXNARD, Calif. — Local musician Nikki Godinez, 24, brought her date to his first hardcore show at all-ages music venue The Stench last night, where…
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Fueled by a desire to do something special for their die-hard fans, local band Seafoam Dream is releasing an extremely limited run…
HOUSTON — D.R.I.’s legendary “Skanker Man” was sidelined with a torn ACL following an injury brought on by decades of touring and the wear-and-tear of life…
Though I would love to join in with my peers in shit-talking scene mainstay Stevey Smalls, I am sorry, but I find that I cannot.…
INDIO, CA – As summer 2016 rapidly approaches, sources reported that a weary and exhausted Port-O-Potty is terrified at having to face yet another season…
NEW YORK — Legendary KISS frontman Gene Simmons had some tough love for the Misfits following Riot Fest’s announcement that the original lineup of the…
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Cleveland hardcore legends Dayz of Mizery shouted out local opening band Massive Gains despite arriving at the venue a full two hours after they had…
DENVER — Local punk couple Deanna and Paul Melun believe their 15-month-old son’s terrible taste in music is directly linked to the vaccinations their child received,…
ALBANY, N.Y. – Showgoers at a local Accuracy of Fire show are reporting that a sweaty man — in fact, the sweatiest man in the…
OSAKA, JAPAN — Mayu Hamasaki, an 18-year-old Osaka native, garnered a small amount of international fame last week after releasing the song “I Want to…
CONCORD, Calif. – Opening hardcore band Glide hoped to win over an apathetic crowd by launching enthusiastically into their 17th song at tonight’s show, largely…