Lots of bands create comeback releases after a brief (or long) hiatus, but not so many do it twice; Yellowcard managed to fly and reintroduce…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Practically alone among the rock bands of the early 2000s, the National is still going strong with its particular brand of melancholy, brooding guitar rock…
Alexisonfire’s official website exists at the URL theonlybandever.com. Pretty bold claim, if you ask me. But then I started looking into it. Weirdly, I can’t…
This spring, Sum 41 announced that they would be officially disbanding after a tour to support their upcoming album, “Heaven :x: Hell.” Yeah, you read…
The late 90s and early aughts were a rough time for rock. Unfortunately, in our haste to flush nu-metal and post-grunge buttrock down the cultural…
Named after a freeway exit near their practice space, and often mispronounced by people who have only read it, (it rhymes with “Skater”) Sleater-Kinney have…
Ah yes, Killswitch Engage. The rooster’s crow of the metalcore world. The band you can set your watch to. Every few years they’re gonna put…
Today is the day we officially announce The Lawrence Arms as “The Hard Times’ favorite band of all time” (this could change tomorrow). In honor…
One of the more memorable bands to have come from the 2010s (even though they started just prior to 2010, but whatever.) is Touchè Amorè.…