ATHENS, Ga – Several sources are confirming that local death metal band, Rats of Fire, threatened to play an encore after their already overbearing 35-minute opening set at…
LOS ANGELES – The lines between friend and family were blurred this past weekend as Toby Morse, singer of the massively-influential hardcore band H2O, celebrated…
OKLAHOMA CITY – A Whole Foods break room, normally reserved for 15-minute shift breaks and minor clerical duties, was suddenly transformed into the site of…
GRAYSON, Ky. — The state of Kentucky is mired in controversy this week after a record store clerk at Divine Vinyl was jailed after refusing to sell…
BOSTON – A 25 minute Facebook rabbit hole took a depressing turn for local man Pat Kelly when he discovered the Burn shirt he never…
LOS ANGELES – Pop icon Taylor Swift took to the internet to announce the prequel to her 2014 chart-topping album 1989 which will be a collection…
[Editor’s Note: What follows is a first hand account by veteran Hard Times reporter Don Smalls, who was on the edge of the pit as…
CHICAGO – Chasing the waning popularity of nostalgia-driven reunion shows, legendary Oi! band Booze Crews announced they will be playing their first show in almost 20…
PORTLAND — The production of popular IFC sketch comedy show Portlandia was suddenly halted last week after the show’s writer and star, Carrie Brownstein, knocked…
KANSAS CITY – He can’t find a job, his band is falling apart, he’s worried his girlfriend is sleeping with his best friend, and now…
DETROIT – Legendary rocker Dave Grohl added another memorable moment to the latest Foo Fighters tour last night when he brought one lucky fan on stage for…
SAN JOSE, Calif. – In a solemn display of unity, punks from several nearby scenes gathered this weekend to plan the inevitable benefit show that will honor…
SANTE FE SPRINGS, Calif. — Former Subway spokesperson Jared Fogle has found himself a new gig: headlining next year’s Warped Tour with his new pop-punk…
HARTFORD, Conn. — The rapidly rotting corpse of an unidentified man, pieces of which are now strewn across the bathroom floor of local DIY punk…
ASK A PUNK, USA — Boot Bone, a streetpunk band out of Gainsville, Florida opened their set with a killer performance of their song “Fight…