Now that people in the United States are being forced to have babies, it feels like choice is a thing of the past. But when…
NEW YORK — Dating website OkCupid announced on Wednesday that they added a new filter, enabling users to search for potential partners with a Black…
NEW YORK CITY — Rolling Stone magazine announced today it would be scaling back the latest version of its popular special feature, merely ranking the…
DUXBURY, Mass. — Members of suburban punk band Trash Pirates shocked the underground music world by openly thanking their parents’ money in the liner notes…
When we learned that one of our interns had booked us an interview with the legendary Dave Matthews we were far beyond excited. Dave Matthews,…
PORTLAND, Maine. — Music fan Trevor Eastman’s Pandora account is still reeling from the painful, ear-wrenching effects of giving a thumbs-up to a Simple Plan…
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Music critic Tess Haroldson published an expertly-written negative review today of the latest album from local ska band Fishnet Envy, despite…
TORRANCE, Calif. — Avid ska fans and recently married couple Judy Gillespie and Leonard Roth capped off their wedding celebration last night with their very…
LOS ANGELES — Ska/punk band and breakout stars of the Tony Hawk Pro Skater soundtrack Goldfinger confirmed today they’ve begun writing new songs, preparing for…
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Pioneering ska guitarist Anton “Stripes” Waller was hospitalized today after suffering a massive upstroke, several bummed out sources in suspenders reported. “This…
THE REAL WORLD THE RICH KIDS NEVER UNDERSTOOD — Tomas Kalnoky, leader of beloved ska outfits Catch 22 and Streetlight Manifesto, revealed today the next…
Here at The Hard Times we are constantly looking for ways to push the boundaries of digital journalism. So while most online publications are looking…
Virtuoso. Iconoclast. Visionary. Ska pioneer. These are just some of the terms used to describe legendary jazz/ska trumpeter Miles Davis. He never once confined himself…
NEW YORK — Local man with a small beanie Casey Rosevear announced his engagement today via Facebook to Liz McNamara, a woman wearing overalls, unsurprised…
ROKEBY, Neb. — Residents of a sleepy Nebraska town are living in fear of a teenager who recently transformed into a full-on hypebeast who will…