genre Archives - HARDTIMES

Tim Sheard • August 24, 2025

At The Hard Times, we know how much you love your K-pop. We also know how much you love your…

Sarah Cortina • August 9, 2025

Look, I’ve done some things I’m not proud of in this life. We all tell little white lies to get…

Mimi Kenny • November 28, 2024

BOULDER, Colo. — An explosive dispute over genre semantics broke out at the Thanksgiving dinner of the three-generation metalhead Reeder…

Zachary Wolf • November 19, 2024

For a long time I wanted to learn about jazz, but didn’t know where to start. One day I was…

Adam Frost-Venrick • September 25, 2024

MALIBU, Calif. — Legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, the genius behind albums like “Highway 61 Revisited,” “Time Out of Mind” and…

Matt McInerney • August 6, 2024

I can remember hearing “Revolver” for the first time. I stole my dad’s guitar off the wall and tried to…

Mimi Kenny • January 24, 2024

Many frustrations come with being an accomplished boundary-defying musical artist such as myself. But the biggest might be people trying…

KC Jones • January 17, 2024

AUSTIN, Texas — Local musician Garrett Thompson's attempt to explore diverse music genres resulted in five uniquely terrible solo projects…

Mike Civins • June 14, 2023

Does your favorite band have blood on its hands? Did they put out an album or even just a song…

Scott Murray • September 11, 2022

ATLANTA — A group of heroic gatekeepers came together to stop the spread of a new subgenre of hardcore music…