Each Sunday, The Hard Times travels back and reviews a notable album from the past. This week we take a trip to beautiful San Pedro,…
COLTS NECK TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Legendary musician Bruce Springsteen recently admitted that he made up the “American working class” during a creative dry spell. “By…
LONDON — Longtime royal and purveyor of British tradition Queen Elizabeth could not recall at what point in her life she knighted American rapper and…
Last week, the one iPhone shared by the entire Hard Times staff got a calendar alert, which was weird because we thought we deleted that…
Minutemen is one of the most influential hardcore punk bands of the 1980s, especially their biggest album “Double Nickels on the Dime.” It left an…
To live in changing times can feel like a curse. To understand the significance of history happening all around you is a difficult thing, and…
It’s always a tragedy when a monumental artist is taken from us too soon, but in my opinion, none of these losses are more tragic…
LOS ANGELES — Hollywood A-lister Mark Wahlberg is researching a new role as a police officer in upcoming thriller “Crown Victoria” by having already committed…
The Viper Club. “Slippery When Wet.” Drinking way too much shitty vodka in a pool. These are all potent symbols of the Sunset Strip, that…
Kevin Smith’s “Masters of the Universe: Revelation” is a faithful continuation of 1983’s “He-Man,” chock full of the colorful villains and heroes we all know…