Shoegaze pioneers My Bloody Valentine changed music forever with their genre-defining album “Loveless.” As it turns out, their name bears a striking resemblance to a…
Recently, the Hard Times sat down, on a concrete staircase, with one of the most influential voices in the history of crust punk, Stoop Kid,…
In the 1890’s, Ivan Pavlov discovered that he could cause dogs to salivate at his command by associating food with the ringing of a bell.…
Black Metal is most closely associated with its geographical roots in Scandinavia. There has been, however, a growing contingent of the scene in the United…
Recently, The Hard Times recently had an opportunity to interview influential indie rock band The National. But on the day the interview was scheduled for…
Kempton Jones, a backpacking enthusiast from Iowa, has done what many once considered impossible. After a year-long journey across nearly 4,000 miles of harsh, inhospitable…
With the Misfits on tour, we here at The Hard Times thought, “What better time to interview one of the most influential bands in punk?”…
If there’s one thing everyone knows about the Hard Times, it’s that we’re avid nature enthusiasts. Recently, we had the opportunity to sit down with…
Harmony Korine is one of the most interesting directors of his generation. His films are bizarre, uncomfortable trips into unexpected places. I thought it’d be…
Recently, Henry Rollins, acclaimed actor from the 1994 movie ‘The Chase’, agreed to sit down for an interview with the Hard Times. Unfortunately, our office…
Much like our favorite drug MDMA, Incubus blew up in 1999 and have kind of hung around in the mix since then. We figured that…
The infamous, anonymous street artist Banksy is as known for his subversive artwork as his reclusive nature. Imagine our surprise when he immediately agreed to…
When I first saw The Hard Cores, I thought they were just bad. I mean, spectacularly bad. They had no bass player, the drummer kept…
Maybe it’s unfair to blame Slayer for their fans’ wild, destructive behavior but it is an undisputed fact that every single Slayer fan is an…
This is all a bit confusing but hopefully we’ll be able to explain what happened and the Peace Corps will release us and help us…