Quantcast
Channel: Music – The Hard Times
Browsing all 293 articles
Browse latest View live

Man Hoping Girls at Show Notice He Knows Every Lyric

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Joel Simmons, 24, is certain the only way to turn his lackluster love life around is to grab the attention of women in attendance at the Gas Wipe show with his encyclopedic knowledge...

View Article



Lead Singer Wishes the Audience Would Ask How He Is Doing for Once

BROWNSVILLE, Tex. — Kevin Sigourney, lead singer of screamo band Within the Webs, stunned audience members gathered at the local Veteran’s Hall when he began berating them shortly after introducing...

View Article

Band a Little Too Excited to Shoot a Music Video in the Year 2015

DETROIT – Prepared for a long day of pretending to play instruments and lip synching, pop-punk band How It Goes is a little bit too excited to shoot a music video in the year 2015. With bright eyes and...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Man With No Money, Venue, Contacts, or Motivation Feels He Could Make a...

DENVER – Unemployed internet commenter, Shane Clifford, 33, feels that despite the fact he has no money, access to venues, or contacts in the music industry, he could put together a better lineup for...

View Article

50,000 LPs Stacked in Garage Not Nearly as Warped as Record Collector’s Mind

Los Angeles — Trevor Harris, 59, stands in his cramped garage, surrounded by a massive horde of bent, cracked, and completely warped records that are clearly in better shape than he is. “Erhm, B-side...

View Article


GG Allin Hologram to Throw Feces at Coachella 2016

Indio, Calif. — Goldenvoice announced this week that Coachella 2016 will close out with a bang next year, as a revolutionary new hologram of GG Allin will chuck his feces directly into the crowd....

View Article

Tough Guy Frontman Doesn’t Have Any Friends to Shout out on Mic

New York City — “Big” Timmy Langston, 31, paces back and forth on stage, his large biceps — exposed to the stage’s red-hot lighting equipment due to his choice of wearing an over-sized basketball...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Local Mother Will Not Be Driving You to Riot Fest and Warped Tour This...

DEKALB, Illinois – Earlier this afternoon, your mother really let you have it regarding your plans for your ultimate summer punk rock experience by reminding you that she will not be driving you to...

View Article


Hardcore Frontman Patiently Waiting to Debut Indie Rock Project

SAN FRANCISCO – Shane Peterson, longtime frontman of popular California-based hardcore band INSPECT, has been patiently biding his time in the hardcore scene for the last 10 years, collecting scene...

View Article


Taylor Swift’s New “1988” Album Just a Collection of Youth Crew Covers

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 of youth crew covers entitled 1988. The album is...

View Article

White Power Band Criticized for Its Drumming

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – The Bakersfield punk scene was thrown into turmoil this week following the latest release by controversial, talentless, white power band Norse Horse. “’It Was The Best Of Times,...

View Article

Unknown Opening Band Courteously Encourages Crowd to Stick Around for Headliner

New York – In a heartfelt act of altruism, Ben Dawson, lead singer of recently formed hardcore band Deadbolt, concluded his band’s set by encouraging the few audience members that arrived early to,...

View Article

Greg Ginn’s Use Of #BlackFlagMatters Hashtag Draws Criticism

HERMOSA BEACH, Calif. – Black Flag’s Greg Ginn, a lightning rod for controversy, is once again drawing heavy criticism after starting a misguided protest movement using the hashtag #BlackFlagMatters....

View Article


Meet One-Man D-Beat Band, “Disguy”

ANAHEIM, Calif. – The D-beat genre — often characterized by its raw, stripped-down sound and signature drum beat — hasn’t always been the most inventive, but one bold man is trying to push its...

View Article

“Political Pop-Punk” Band Lacks Political Ethos, Pop Hooks, Punk Credibility

INDIANAPOLIS, IN —  Despite frequent sightings of flyers on telephone poles, at coffee shops, and in clubs, always declaring in gaudy writing “Political pop punk from Indy!!!” local band Paperboy has...

View Article


Autocomplete on Borrowed Band Member’s Laptop Confirms Bass Player’s Worst Fears

DENVER – Derek Kennedy, bassist of hardcore band Voice of Fury, had his growing suspicions about being kicked out of the band confirmed late last week by an autocomplete feature on the laptop he had...

View Article

Record Store Refuses To Accept Any More Fugees

CHICAGO – Local record shop Sandpounder Records announced a controversial new policy today, declaring they would no longer accept Fugees in the store. “We simply cannot accept any more Fugees until it...

View Article


All-Girl Japanese Thrash Band Popular Among Tumblr Users, Perverts

Tokyo – Geisha Revenge, an all-girl Japanese thrash metal band, has seen a surge in popularity following the release of their debut LP Tokyo Takeback, thanks in large part to two distinct crowds:...

View Article

Roadie Swaps Out-of-Tune Tim Armstrong for Slightly More In-Tune Armstrong...

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Following Rancid’s performance at the House of Blues last night, roadie Gerard Lyons admitted he was “kind of surprised” by the overwhelmingly positive audience reaction to his brisk...

View Article

Trump Proposes “Total and Complete” Ban on Bad Brains in DC

Mount Pleasant, SC – Further fueling a Presidential campaign marked by personal attacks and antagonism, Republican frontrunner Donald J. Trump called on Wednesday for Washington to reinstate its ban on...

View Article
Browsing all 293 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images