When Rob Zombie re-booted the “Halloween” franchise, he subverted expectations by taking the story’s central mystery (“why does Michael Myers kill?”) and painstakingly/joylessly providing a…
For many of us the past year has been the hardest in living memory, and in times of turmoil it’s all the more easy to…
NBC’s “Friends” remains one of the most successful sitcoms in television history, breaking ratings records throughout its run and maintaining a “hot commodity” status on…
In America, police officers kill about 1,100 citizens per year — roughly 30 times that of the next leading nation. Every time the cops kill…
Writing for a music blog like The Hard Times has opened up a lot of opportunities over the years, leading to experiences I’ll never forget.…
It’s been 24 years since the life of Michael Hutchence, lead singer of Australian pop phenomenon INXS, was tragically cut short, allegedly by an incident…
As I write this proclamation, it’s been seven hours, 15 days and 5 years since the passing of The Purple One. While the legacy of…
Whether you’re trying to class up your parents’ basement, a squat, or a humble street corner, there is no denying the sense of luxury a…
How could I have let this happen? I was just so excited that either of these guys was willing to talk with me that I…
I’m not going to tell you his name. He remains a very powerful frog in the industry, and I don’t want to deal with the…
David Bowie re-wrote the book on what it means to be a pop icon. Through his era-defining characters and alter egos, he was able to…
For better or worse, the origins of punk rock will forever be intrinsically tied to the practice of huffing glue. For some in our subculture…
AMSTERDAM — Festive spirits are high in Holland today as the nation celebrates Fourten Twitzen, their version of 4/20 day, where children who refuse to…
Well it’s 4/20 again, and all the rubes are getting stoned out of their gourds talking about how today was the day acid was invented…
Cultural sensibilities change and evolve over time. In our current cultural climate there are just certain things you could get away with on television in…