anniversary Archives

Mac McCarthy • November 11, 2024

How has it already been 25 years since 1999? 25 years since you were a naive pre-teen who hadn't yet…

Bobby Korec • September 28, 2024

RODEO, Calif — Bay Area punk band Green Day revealed that their 2004 release “American Idiot” was more specifically a…

Dan Kozuh • August 4, 2024

Every friend group has one—the person who, despite all evidence to the contrary, insists on believing the most outrageous things.…

Mac McCarthy • February 22, 2024

2004 was a dry year for big-name punk releases. With the start of the Iraq War in 2003, every respectable…

The Hard Times Staff • December 14, 2023

We see a lot of comments saying "The Hard Times used to be good" and today we provide you with…

Corey Montgomery • June 12, 2023

We know that the year in which Indie-Rock was dominating the charts feels like it was just yesterday, but it…

Dave McNamara • May 1, 2023

PITTSBURGH – Local man Jack “JJ” Jenkins was shocked to find out the “new” album from his favorite band Deer…

Zach Hudson • March 13, 2023

MILWAUKEE — Local punk Max Prime is celebrating his 20th year of incessant complaining about his former favorite band AFI…

The Hard Times Staff • January 6, 2023

January 6th, 2021 was one of the strangest days in American history. A group of rebels that love America and…

The Hard Times Staff • December 14, 2022

The Hard Times launched on December 14, 2014, and since then we have continued to bring you the most hard-hitting,…