Life is great and all, but after 30 years or so of it, a certain apathetic malaise starts to set in. The day-to-day grind starts…
When one thinks of the ‘90s, mainstream acts like Nirvana, Garth Brooks, Alanis Morissette, and Bill Clinton’s jazz quartet often come to mind for pedestrians…
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Look, I’ve loved Bad Religion since the ‘90s. For my money, they’re one of the best punk bands ever, and the fact that they’re still…
One of the more underrated Revelation Records acts to speak of is Bridgewater Township, New Jersey’s power trio Shades Apart. They formed in the late…
Yo dawg, what’s the 411 with the shorties these days? I was just rolling with the homies and spittin’ mad ‘90s slang and these Gen-Z…
Uh oh! You just opened Instagram and noticed all your friends are all in the same place and having a blast without you. Were you…
The Wet Bandits are not what anyone would call criminal masterminds. But following our mandatory annual Hard Times staff rewatch of “Home Alone,” we’re not…
The impossible to define, label, categorize, or speak ill of the band known as Rx Bandits have a sterling catalog that is truly amazing sans…
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“King of the Hill” has long been an American institution. Holding a mirror up to American society, it shouts ‘Look! Look upon yourselves, American society!’…
One of the cool things about watching a show set in the past is that the audience knows what’s around the corner. On “Stranger Things,”…
October is the perfect month to deep dive into some spooky nostalgia! This year we decided to to spend a little time with The Midnight…
My name is Mark Brooks, father of four, owner of Brooks Construction Fencing Rental Co., and, sorry liberals, a proud functioning illiterate. Teacher after teacher…