LOS ANGELES — GG Allin’s 1988 song “Suck My Ass It Smells” landed at number seven on international pop charts following a leaked email containing…
LOS ANGELES — Comedian/actor Andy Dick was mortified to see his name displayed during the Emmys “In Memoriam” segment despite being still somewhat alive, sources…
Thank you, thank you, sir. Thanks for coming out tonight and supporting my music. This next song is very special. It addresses the haters. It…
NEW YORK — A pack of annoyingly talented musical theater kids are reportedly moments away from completely ruining local neighborhood bar McCormick’s monthly karaoke night,…
ATLANTA — A group of heroic gatekeepers came together to stop the spread of a new subgenre of hardcore music that was close to gaining…
Each Sunday, The Hard Times travels back and reviews a notable album from the past. This week we’re taking a look at Corrosion of Conformity’s…
Running a business is hard right now. With the unreliable supply chain, labor shortages, and the price of materials, any business is lucky to make…
CHICAGO — Local band Wasp Honey admitted that their upcoming craft beer collaboration was motivated mainly by a desire to get their over-eager bassist Kyle…
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Notorious Owl Haus music venue owner Steven Bennet was confident that punk band Vampire Byte’s suddenly wheelless tour van was on…
SOMERVILLE, Mass. — Local 29-year-old Hector Pinske can no longer locate his refrigerator under a steadily growing pile of magnets, save-the-dates, and wedding invitations received…
The attacks on September 11, 2001 forever changed the United States, and American popular culture was not immune, particularly music. In the days following the…
I’d been in a serious rut lately and didn’t know why. Every day was feeling like a repeat of the one before it. But I…
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Thirty-five-year-old punk Freddie Snyder discovered that the Devcon Duco Plastic and Model Cement he’s been huffing on and off for almost twenty…
NAPA, Calif. — Members of garage-punk band Prank Patrol almost came to blows for the fifth week in a row while arguing which “Sex and…
It’s becoming increasingly clear that ageism is becoming a bigger problem with each passing year. We need to do something about it now. Historically, ageism…