Minutemen is one of the most influential hardcore punk bands of the 1980s, especially their biggest album “Double Nickels on the Dime.” It left an…
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…
No band associated with the riot grrrl movement found more popularity in the mainstream than Sleater-Kinney. And no haircut says “Sleater-Kinney is a Top 3…
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
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…
Lester William Polsfuss, better known by his stage name Les Paul, was a pioneering musician and the inventor of perhaps the most famous guitar in…

From ‘Meet the Fockers’ to ‘Little Fockers.’ We Dropped the Ball on Our Robert De Niro Retrospective
Robert De Niro. Just saying his name evokes images of some true American classics. In the world of cinema, few have a level of star…
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…
It’s hard to believe that Bright Eyes’ “Fevers and Mirrors” was released almost 20 years ago. It’s even harder to believe that upon revisiting this…
Sum-41 will forever be known as the band that made the bold stance of being not as good as Green Day, but worse than Good…
It’s been over 20 years since Mötley Crüe’s classic album “Girls Girls Girls” was released and now seems like the perfect time to look back…