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Hard Digest March 7: State of the Union and International Women's Day Early Access and More

Joe Biden Spends The Entire State of The Union Explaining How True Emo Only Comes From The Washington D.C. Hardcore Scene

BY STE...

Hard Digest March 6: Rooster Teeth, Early Access Suicidal Tendencies, Sexting, Death, and Much More

Suicidal Tendencies Now Going By “Suicidal Ideation” After Making Progress In Therapy

BY KIMBERLY SCOTT 

LO...

Hard Digest March 5: Jeff Bezos, Early Access Jane Doe, Taxes, and More

Scrappy Underdog Jeff Bezos Defies Odds And Reclaims World’s Richest Man Title

BY THE HARD TIMES STAFF 

SEATTLE...

Hard Digest March 4: Yuzu, Early Access Courtney Love, BDSM, Cocaine, and More

Gen X Man 100% Feminist Unless Someone Mentions Courtney Love

BY DAN BOOKBINDER 

PORTLAND, Ore. — Local 49-ye...

Hard Digest March 3: Early Access "Gylcerine," Dopamine, Home Schooling, and More

Gavin Rossdale Reveals He Wrote “Glycerine” About His Tortured Relationship With a Rectal Suppository

BY MIRIAM JAYARATN...

Hard Digest March 3: Early Access Fred Durst, Hallmark, Edibles, and More

Fred Durst’s Neighbor Requests Next Time He Borrows Chainsaw He Doesn’t Return It Covered in Ass Skin

BY STEPHEN BELL&nb...

ANNOUNCEMENT: New Benefit for Hard Head $25 a Month Members

Hello again everyone,

     Bill here, Editor-in-Chief and cofounder of The Hard Times. I took an old computer out of storage and realized it has the ability to burn CDs and has my iTunes music library that is filled with gems up until about about 2013. So, for anyon...

Do you want to be in a photo for The Hard Times?

Hello everyone,

      Have you ever been looking at a Hard Times photo and thought "that could be me, I'm way better looking than that person"? Well today could be the day you make that happen. We have some upcoming headlines that we need art for, if you like t...

Hard Digest March 1: Sigur Rós, Early Access Dashboard Confessional, Baconator, and More

ASL Interpreter in Way Over Their Head After Hired to Work Upcoming Sigur Rós US Tour

BY BOBBY KOREC 

DETROIT �...

Hard Digest Feb. 29: Gaza, Early Access Black Flag, Burzum, Adoption, and More

‘Hundreds Relieved of Existence Following Spirited Mishap at Gaza Food Truck’ Writes New York Times Editor About War Crime

BY ...

Hard Digest Feb. 28: Texas Wild Fires, Mitch McConnell, Early Access AC/DC, Train, and More

Gov. Abbott Enlists Texas National Guard to Shoot at Wildfires

BY TIM GRAHAM 

AUSTIN, Texas — Governor Greg Abb...

Hard Digest Feb. 27: Early Access Christian Ska, Girl Scout Cookies, and More

Priest Suffers Crisis of Faith After Hearing Christian Ska Band

BY MATT HUSSER 

MINNEAPOLIS — Local priest Pas...

Hard Digest Feb. 26: Early Access Imagine Dragons, 2024 Election, the Specials, and More

Fire Alarm That Plays Imagine Dragons Guarantees Total Evacuation

BY CHARLES BILL 

LOS ANGELES — Gnull Industri...

Hard Digest Feb. 25: Early Access Crust Punks, Nepo Babies, 90 Day Fiancé and More

Crust Punk Siphons Gas for the Flavor

BY ALEC WALKER 

PORTLAND, Ore. — Local Crust Punk Jonas “Spleege” John...

Hard Digest Feb. 24: Skateboarding, Early Access Swing Revival, Social Anxiety, Ketamine and More

Current Owner of House From Cover of ‘Rohnert Park’ Asks Again That Visiting Fans Refrain From Practicing Kickflips In Street After Posted Quiet Hours

BY 2024-02-25 01:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Hard Digest Feb. 23: Fuckin' Slayer, Tekken, Early Access Fast & Furious, Nostalgia, Alcoholism, and More

Slayer Fan Hopes Reunion Tour Schedule Doesn’t Conflict With Capitol Riot Court Date

BY MATT HUSSER

JACKSONVILLE, Fla...

Hard Digest Feb. 22: AT&T Outage, Jane Goodall, Early Access Mrs. Doubtfire, Folk Punk, and More

AT&T Outage Forces Commuters to Listen to Something Called ‘Beefman and The Stroker Morning Show’

BY TIM GRAHAM  2024-02-23 01:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Hard Digest Feb. 21: Alabama, Early Access Ego Death, LinkedIn, Nintendo Direct, and More

Alabama Supreme Court Set to Decide Constitutionality of Pulling Out

BY JOSH BAUMGART 

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The S...

Hard Digest Feb. 20: The Beatles, George R.R. Martin, Plus Early Access Metal Band Names and More

Sam Mendes’ Ringo Movie Mostly Drum Fills and Smoking as Rest of Band Argues

BY BEN FRIEDMAN

LOS ANGELES — Acclaim...

(Almost) Banned on IG

Sometimes our content gets removed from Facebook or Instagram it is has a pretty negative effect on our ability to put our stuff in front of the people that follow us, sometimes we get it though. We think "yeah, ok we were intentionally pushing some buttons here." But today's removal was amusing....

Hard Digest 02/19: Trump Shows, Early Access Trust Funds, Dragons, and Helldivers 2

Bootlicker Seamlessly Transitions to Trump Sneaker Licker

BY BOBBY KOREC 

NEW WINDSOR, Md. — Longtime cop enthus...

Hard Digest Feb. 18: Early Access Arpeggios, Patches, and More

Punk Sews Slightly Larger Patch Over Canceled Band’s Logo

BY AUDREY VIEIRA 

BALTIMORE — Local p...

Hard Digest Feb. 17: Early Access Johnny Ramone, Perverts, Catalytic Converters, and More

Oh No: I Was Visited by the Ghost of Johnny Ramone Last Night and He Was Wearing a MAGA Hat

BY CHRIS BOWEN 

Hard Digest Feb. 16: Weekend Early Access, Air Drumming, Snoop, Pokemon and So Much More

Teen Shocked to Learn Commercial Spokesperson Snoop Dogg Used to be a Musician

BY PATRICK COYNE 

SPOKANE, Wash....

Hard Digest Feb. 15: Early Access Dispensary Throwback Night, Generational Trauma, Fortnite and more

America Combines Most Popular Sport With Most Popular Tragedy

BY JOSH BAUMGART 

KANSAS CITY,  Mo. — A m...

Hard Times Book Giveaway for Patrons

Did you know we put out a book detailing the first 40 years of our publication? We break down our top coverage from each decades music and culture scene.

Let’s give one away to a Patron. Here’s the game: post your favorite DEEP CUT article from Hard Times or Hard Drive in the comments. ...

Hard Digest Feb. 14: First Look at Trump's VP Choice, Belle & Sebastian, JRPGs, and So Much More

Trump VP Shortlist Includes Tim Scott, Kristi Noem, Frankenstein-Like Abomination Made From DNA of History’s Greatest Monsters

BY 2024-02-15 01:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Hard Digest Feb. 13: Early Access Valentine's Day, Modest Mouse, and More

Punk With New Boyfriend Suddenly No Longer Calling Valentine’s Day “Disgusting Corporate Capitalist Scam”

BY JESSICA LIL...

Hard Digest Feb. 12: Phoebe Buffay, Tucker Carlson, Cold Plunges, The Muppets and More

Folk Punk Legend Phoebe Buffay Announces First Shows in Over 20 Years

BY JOHN DANEK 

NEW YORK — 1990s folk punk...

An Update to Our Posting "Strategy"

Sorry for the cornball corporate speak, but it was brought to our attention that every time we post in here it sends an email.  Which could be up to 9 or 10 emails a day from us and that is super annoying. We are going to start consolidating the posts into something almost like a newsletter ...