The truth is, if you’ve escaped twenty-seven club membership, your chances of aging out of the scene increase exponentially with every year. And it’s a…
Meet Ashley Hightower, a 28 year-old-college graduate from an upper-middle-class family. Like a lot of us, she has severe anxiety, but she manages that with…
Hey, uh, bit of a situation here. I’m a few measures into my song and just realized I made a grave mistake. The bridge has…
Listen, I know I can be a jerk sometimes, but there was absolutely no reason that the Ghost of Christmas Past had to bother me…
It used to be effortless making friends outside the venue when you were a smoker. Usually you’d just ask if anyone had a light and…
I met with my therapist today. He said I should start to see the benefits of my journaling soon, but it’s been three years. Four…
An automobile isn’t fit for the road unless it has a CD player or Discman with a cassette tape adapter–which is definitely the main reason…
I’ve been playing a lot of Music League lately, and after this last round there’s only one conclusion I can come to: everyone else’s taste…
Meet Alli Welch, a brilliant 33-year-old woman who never thought she wanted kids. That is, until she discovered a secret hack for not having to…
Let’s face it, folks: We live in some dark and troubled times. Israel and Palestine. Russia and Ukraine. Worst of all, my wife Larissa left…
Well, that concludes our paranormal investigation of your turn-of-the-century Victorian farmhouse. After using numerous spirit-locating devices and other elaborate ghost-searching tools, we’re happy to conclude…
Here at the Hard Times, we’re always willing to help out our fans, and today we’ll be responding to a fan letter sent by Jack…
Hey, look at this crowd of people outside the venue next to the band’s idling tour bus. It’s been more than half an hour since…
With the recent news of pop-punk band Sum 41 calling it quits after decades of apparently still being a band, there comes a stark reminder…
It’s that time of year again! With people receiving their Spotify Wrapped for the year, it’s time to reflect on the music we all listened…