Throughout the early to mid-aughts, seeing your favorite emo band perform meant either attending a live show, or turning on Fuse TV and hoping their…
If you’re of a certain age and mindset, you will freely acknowledge that Green Day is the band that got you into punk. Unless you’re…
WICHITA, Kan. — Local teenager Denise Draymond’s uncontrollable leg bouncing and foot tapping is catching the attention of multiple people who see potential in her…
BARTERTOWN, Australia — A group of mostly nude, heavily armed combatants honored the life of legendary singer and actress Tina Turner by fighting each other…
Texas is the proud home of failing power grids, an ever-expanding system of highways, and idiotic Republican politicians making sure every psycho with a gun…
Few good things have come from the irradiated wastes of Ohio. It’s an unforgiving realm of demons, bloodthirsty mutants, and sorcery (probably, we’ve never been).…
If you’ve ever met a guy in a beanie who knows what all bands sound like, you’ve met a R.E.M. fan. But while the Athens,…
It’s no secret that tattoos go with punk music like a pack of Marlboro Reds with a lukewarm PBR. A match made in heaven. They’re…
Like the albums themselves, our ranked list of Radiohead’s oeuvre has arrived after years of overwrought sessions, scorched-earth changes of direction, and personal meltdowns. Ever…
Historically, teenage angst and broken families have been the bread and butter of alternative music videos. From mothers water-spraying their sons away to fathers holding…
WACO, Texas — Local punk Brianna “Gutpack” Mullhall was visibly upset upon learning Chip and Joanna Gaines will soon renovate beloved DIY venue Sugar House,…
When the esteemed writing team here at the Hard Times isn’t busy crafting Pulitzer-worthy journalistic masterpieces, they can often be found listening to music. Some…
England’s finest indie export has made a full career out of dividing their massive fan base over the course of their sixteen-year and counting run.…
While he remains known for his tenure as Faith No More’s singer, Mike Patton has an astonishing resumé rivaled only by the likes of Josh…
Today the Hard Times listens to the third and latest full-length of New York City’s own Hank Wood and the Hammerheads. This self-titled release, like…