MTV had it all figured out during the ‘80s and ‘90s. The music video is the ideal art form, the one that stands atop all…
We know that the year in which Indie-Rock was dominating the charts feels like it was just yesterday, but it was actually twenty years ago…
Punk rock is overflowing with creativity across its seemingly endless sub-genres, but few bands have created such a remarkably inimitable sound as A Wilhelm Scream.…
If you’re 25 or under, you might best know Wilco as your dad’s favorite band. And guess what? Sometimes father truly knows best. Since 1995,…
If you’ve ever met a guy in a beanie who knows what all bands sound like, you’ve met a R.E.M. fan. But while the Athens,…
Like the albums themselves, our ranked list of Radiohead’s oeuvre has arrived after years of overwrought sessions, scorched-earth changes of direction, and personal meltdowns. Ever…
Ween has no bad albums. Sorry, it’s true. They have great albums I listen to all the time and great albums that I’ll go years…
We all know that Iggy Pop is a streetwalking cheetah with a heart full of napalm, but the man born James Osterberg is much more…
Weezer has 15 albums that we know of. They’re not all going to be winners. We learned this the hard way when we decided to…
Maybe they find their repetitive one-bar grooves to be tedious. Perhaps they haven’t forgiven them for staging an elaborate breakup concert and documentary complete with…
We really wanted to challenge ourselves, so we’re going to rank every Deftones album from worst to best. Though this is no easy feat considering…
The 1980s were a golden age of rock & roll with loud guitar and even louder fashion. We here at The Hard Times felt it…
The Hold Steady is the kind of band that will never, ever hit it big on the charts, but inspires a level of fanatical devotion…
Dating can be tough. Do you ever find yourself wondering how to be less of a dweeb and feel more hip around prospective partners? You’ve…
It’s hard to imagine what the state of Indie Rock would be today without the arrival of the White Stripes. Their minimalist classic rock approach…