For many Bay Area punks Lookout! Records was the catalyst that helped foment the local scene into a much larger entity. Plagued by the numerous…
Faith No More amalgamated metal guitar, new wave synth and funk bass to create their singular sound (and inadvertently planted the seed for what would…
Welcome to the wacky and wonderful world of Les Claypool and Primus. Unless you are a bass player, there is probably little chance that you…
Death is the only thing certain in life, and if you’re a true punk you die a lot younger than most people. Here are just…
FRANKLIN, Tenn. – Local Guitar Center customer Jess Haylin was unaware that a routine trip to buy equipment would lead to her becoming the muse…
No one, we repeat, NO ONE sounds like Billy Talent, which can be a good or bad thing depending upon who is listening/jabbering about on…
WASHINGTON — Global scientists warn if we continue on our current trajectory Australian recording artist Nick Cave and The Bad Seed’s 1984 Gothic Folk song…
You remember 2003, don’t ya? Sure you do. September 11th was still fresh in everyone’s minds, the Devils won the Stanley Cup, you and your…
Ah, Rise Against, also known as the token band for PETA and for having your favorite song in “Guitar Hero 3” If you’re over the…
Ah, the 90s. That magical decade of grunge, flannel and other things we here at The Hard Times don’t remember, due to a crippling keyboard…
Knoxville, Tennesee’s Superdrag is the most underrated band of the ‘90s (and possibly of all time); so, so sorry Jellyfish. While most know the alternative…
LOS ANGELES — New York hardcore band H2O surprised fans with their lyrical growth and maturity with a new song about what it was like…
Scotland’s dance-rock provocateurs, Franz Ferdinand, have been a polarizing act since their debut EP dropped two decades ago. Depending on how arty you were in…
Though it remains polarizing amongst a certain set of low-fi purists irked by the high production values, “The Sunset Tree” remains one of The Mountain…
LAKE WORTH, Fla. — Rival MAGA rappers Li’l Q and Lok ‘Er Up from the east and west coast of Florida respectively have begun to…