Our dearly beloved Rick Moranis was known for a ton of quality material. He was a nerd inventor in “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids,” a…
“River of Dreams” was released on August 10, 1993, but The Hard Times is looking back at Billy Joel’s final studio album a few months…
Being a single guy that never left his hometown is great because the babes always come back. And when they do, I nurse these beautiful…
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Bruce Springsteen is the greatest musician of all time and I refuse to entertain the notion that there is anyone who comes close to His…
What’s the deal with the cast of “Seinfeld” today? And more importantly, what do they look like now, but with a signature devilock hairstyle popularized…
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There’s something about hiding my receding hairline that reminds me of the classic Smashing Pumpkins album “Siamese Dream.” That wall of guitars! Those quiet/loud dynamics!…
Marcy Playground, Harvey Danger, the Beatles. There are so many types of “wonders” in the music industry, but at the end of the day they…
We Look Back on Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” and Convince Ourselves He Did All That Stuff After That
We Look Back on Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” and Convince Ourselves He Did All That Stuff After That
At The Hard Times, we periodically like to pay homage to the most iconic albums of all time. So with Halloween around the corner, what…
We all remember Nirvana’s iconic album Nevermind, but often fail to pay tribute to all the babies that drowned to make the legendary cover. To…
When “The Oprah Winfrey Show” debuted in 1986, it gave women their own little corner of the television landscape where they could feel seen. An…
Hey there kiddo, it’s been a while huh? “Achtung Baby” was U2’s seminal 1991 masterpiece, a rejection of their previous efforts, and a shocking explosion…
Nostalgia for the ‘90s appeals to absolutely everyone. You can’t even work a shift at Kroger without seeing someone in a “Dexter’s Lab” graphic tee,…
With its dark tone, complex story arcs, and Shakespearean influence, “Gargoyles” was one of the coolest cartoons of the mid-’90s. What better time to revisit…