Let’s go ahead and address the elephant in the room. Yes, I took the $3,000 we had saved over the past 4 years to record…
TACOMA, Wash. — Local street punk band The Brick Layers will be headlining a special show this Thursday to honor the very special ladies in…
EUGENE, Ore. – A shocking new study from the University of Oregon revealed that 84% of individuals born in America after 1998 have never been…
Each week the Hard Times takes a good, hard look at an important album in music’s storied history. Today, join me as I put my…
For most people in their twenties, drinking two nights in a row is hardly notable. It’s basically an every-other-day occurrence. While you may get hungover,…
Are you one of those people who waits until the end of the week to read up on news? Well, you’re in luck. Here’s your…
LOS ANGELES — Guitarist and bassist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, John Frusciante and Flea, satiated publicly that they are “totally fine, whatever” with…
CHICAGO — Shane Patterson, financial manager at Sunset Holdings and self-professed “elder emo”, spent the last two weeks of company time desperately trying to code…
Thirty years. Thirty goddamn years of training, deployments, and countless moves across the world, yet I come home to an entire generation who can’t tell…
We’re supposed to be taking a look ahead at some of the most anticipated albums coming in 2023 or whatever. Here are 10 new records…
LOS ANGELES — The producers of HBO Max’s “Velma” responded to the criticism of the new animated series and promised that Scooby-Doo will finally appear…
EVANSTON, Ill. — 34-year-old Maya Ambrose triumphantly peeled the very last remains of duct tape leftover from her homemade 2006 prom dress in front of…
VESTAL, N.Y. — The funeral for local punk Jimmy Stark became a matter of sheer embarrassment when his best friend Derek Norton accidentally forgot to…
It’s the middle of the night. I take my one water glass to the kitchen for a refill, and that’s when I hear it. “Ew,…
For more than 25 years Alkaline Trio has been the archetypal brooding, pop-punk muse casting creepy shadow puppets over the landscape of modern music. But…