I’m sick of my dork nephew and his friends pretending not to be impressed the fighting skills I’ve honed over the past three weeks doing…
John Waters says, “If you go home with somebody and they don’t have books, don’t fuck them,” which is why I recently started reading. Books…
10 Queer Punk Bands That You Need to Listen to Before the End of the Day or You Aren’t a True Ally
If you’re into buttstuff and like loud, scuzzy, guitar music, there aren’t very many gay bars out there for you. So, as we were hearing…
5 Times a Band Read a Book and Then Made It All Our Problem
Do you have that one friend who only reads a book every few years, but when they do, they don’t shut their damp, smelly mouth…
In a global attack that exploits a popular file transfer software used by governments and major corporations, a Russian-based ransomware gang accessed data from several…
Red Hot Chili Peppers are just a band. Sure, I’ve heard a few parts of their songs, and yeah, I might have become a little…
“No Cuffs Can Hold These Tiny Hands!” – Everything We Know About Trump’s Federal Indictment
Former President and “Home Alone 2” actor Donald Trump has been indicted by a federal grand jury over his mishandling of classified documents, with charges…
The 10 Best Ska Music Videos That Will Inspire Your Summer Wardrobe and Get You Beat Up By Jocks
Ska music never made an impact in the music video world, since second wave was already dying down as MTV premiered. By the time of…
6 Theoretical Spice Girls Who Didn’t Make It Past Early Drafts
The Spice Girls were one of the biggest musical acts of the 1990s, buoyed to the top of the charts through a combination of amazing…
What We’re Listening To This Week
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…
Fig Newtons: 5 Wild Facts About the World’s Sexiest Snack That Will Leave You Quivering With Desire
Since 1891, the world has enjoyed Nabisco’s greatest and most fuckable creation, the Fig Newton cookie. Although we all have great memories of having a…
The Gig Economist’s Guide To Redlining Your Heart With Cold Medicine and Redbull Instead of Taking a Day Off
Listen up, you self-employed sociopaths! Is post-nasal drip getting you down? Do you lose feeling in your feet every single time you yawn because you’re…
Unless you have been offline for the past two years, which, first of all, good for you, you’ve probably heard of Baltimore’s hardcore outfit Turnstile.…
We Rank the Films of Glenn Danzig: Bad
Well, this one has been a long time coming! Given that we’re a punk news outlet with a strong slant toward film, horror, and an…
10 Metal Bands That Are Metallica According to My Mom
I love my mom. She’s always supported me and all of my interests, even if she doesn’t like or understand them. When it comes to…