Description- Our very own Editor-in-chief, Bill Conway is on the Pitch Group this week! No, it’s not a performance review for the cast, it’s just a lovely conversation about stand up, how the Hard Times was in it’s early stages as well as Bill, in his early stages. We appreciated him taking time out of a very busy schedule for this wonderful chat!Thanks for listening!
2019-09-04 09:16:43 +0000 UTC View Post
This week on a groovy and nostalgic episode of Fanboys, the boys celebrate a very contentious anniversary, hear an electronic tribute to America’s most talented actor, and reignite their dormant feud with Long John Silver’s. About that: for the record, Edgar’s opinions on Long John Silver’s do not represent the views of the Hard Times editorial team, who are perfectly willing to ignore LJS’s disgusting, bone-dry “seafood” in the name of brand synergy. Hit us up, Daddy Silver. An...
2019-09-03 14:03:25 +0000 UTC View Post
This is one of the best episodes of the podcast ever. Mark and Jeremy lose their goddamn minds watching a truly awful episode of the Legend of Zelda in which Ganon drags all of Hyrule into the ground using a giant magnet and a Dog Man. In the live action, Mario and Luigi sing with a Little Richard parody named Little Robert in a segment we will have to sit through again in a few months because they used the exact same one twice. The boys talk Insane Clown Posse, the awfulness of HBO's hit 201...
2019-09-02 09:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Composer extraordinaire Louie Aronowitz joins Matt and Bill for a very special episode. Buy our book ya freaks. https://thehardtimes.net/book/
2019-08-29 08:09:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Writer and comedian Sari Beliak joins the Pitch Group this week to catch up with Eric and make a whole NEW friendship with Pat! Sari talks about working with the Hard Times, the Onion and Reductress! Make sure to follow Sari on Twitter @thecrassceiling and thanks as always for listening!
2019-08-28 14:36:28 +0000 UTC View Post
This week on a diverse and schizophrenic episode of Fanboys, your favorite Hard Timers “answer” (read: attack and belittle) a letter from a listener, give a platform to a brilliant rising star in the hip hop community, and get reluctantly dragged back in time to listen to some Buckingham Nicks shit. It’s actually pretty good, but don’t tell Ty that - don’t worry, we’ll turn him into a crowd-killing pit fiend one of these days. Also, big deal right here: since you’re not a coward...
2019-08-27 09:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Mark and Jeremy agree to agree that this episode of The Super Mario Bros Super Show kind of sucks. That, however, doesn’t stop them from having fun digging into this week’s very strange take on Hawaiian culture! Koopa impersonates a fire god and tells the townsfolk of Waki-Waki to chuck Princess Toadstool into a volcano, and so they chuck Princess Toadstool into a volcano. In the live action segment, a traveling hustler named Anjelica sells Luigi a watch that makes him do everything backw...
2019-08-26 09:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's your ad free episode of The Hard Times Podcast! Today’s episode is filled with questions. Can Bill interview our guest, hilarious comedian Dave Ross, alone? Where did Matt go? How many people can Matt apologize too in an episode?? How long can two grown men from the east coast talk about growing up on the east coast??? Listen now to find out!
2019-08-22 17:34:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Description- We have the pleasure of being joined this week by the incredible Sarah Pappalardo! Sarah is co-founder of the feminist satire site Reductress & co-author of “How to Win at Feminism”. Follow Sarah on Twitter @yourpappalardo and thanks as always for listening!
2019-08-21 07:25:21 +0000 UTC View Post
This week on a highly cultured and disturbing episode of Fanboys, the guys listen to a psychedelic soccer mom, get invited to the world’s most disgusting gallery opening, and learn a thing or two about feminist hardcore from War on Women. Turns out they still have some learning to do. Especially Ty. That aside, check this shit out: because you’re either a Patreon subscriber or a hacker skilled enough to access this post illicitly, you get to hear the boys listen to Indonesian folk and sli...
2019-08-20 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Suprise: this episode is dumb and bizarre! Mario and the gang find themselves in the story of Romeo and Juliet — er, I mean Romano and Joliet — and King Koopa's pulling the strings in an actual arms race between the two warring families. Meanwhile, in the live action, some guy name Pietro shows up to announce that he's the long lost third Mario brother (and that he wants to sell the family business!) Is he the real deal? Find out in the section that the show titled "Fake Bro." Plus, we ta...
2019-08-19 13:21:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's your ad free episode of The Hard Times Podcast! We finally did a zine episode as Matt and Bill chat with New Noise Magazine EIC Lisa Root! They talk zines, inbred hometowns, zines, drinking METH, snowboard related neck injuries and zines.
2019-08-15 21:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
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2019-08-15 02:10:15 +0000 UTC View Post
This week on The Pitch Group we are joined by Hard Times contributer, Author and Lead singer of Every Time I Die and The Damned Things, Keith Buckley! We find out how Keith’s personal experiences and appreciation for comedy and satire led him to the Hard Times. Catch Keith on tour with either band as well as for his latest novel “Watch:A Novel”. Thanks so much for listening! Please subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Spotify, etc. and become a patron of our podcast network at ...
This week on a very dark and dangerous episode of Fanboys, the guys expose a psych-rock drug ring, try to reconcile emo with trumpet solos, and get violently assaulted by a harsh noise terrorist. They also commanded me to show you a video of Ty eating Nutella out of a dude’s belly button using a Dorito, but… I’ve gotta put my foot down here. I’ve watched the video, and I cannot in good conscience subject anyone else to it. I don’t care if this costs me my job - I have standards. Any...
2019-08-13 09:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
In the live action segment of today’s Super Mario Bros Super Show!, Susanna Ross (Yes, THAT Susanna Ross, the one they made up for this episode) has ditched her backup singers and knows just the plumbers she wants to replace them with. It’s Mario and Luigi! If you think this episode doesn’t end with them singing ‘Baby Love,’ in the basement dressed like Diana Ross & The Supremes, well then I have got something shocking to tell you. In the animated portion of the episode, K...
2019-08-12 09:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's your ad free episode of this weeks Hard Times Podcast! Eddie Sutton of Leeway chats with Matt and Bill about addiction, Detox, Rikers Island, taint stabbing, having a dead guy’s bone in your neck, sweating out booze to sober up mid set and touring with motherfucking Bad Brains.
2019-08-08 09:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
The Pitch Group is joined by some Hard Times elite this week, Miranda Moriarty! We find out how she works her wonderful photo editing magic while helping run Jones Creek Brewing, her bar that is “nestled in the beautiful Willapa Hills” in Washington state. We always appreciate you guys listening and want to thank you!
2019-08-07 09:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the guys check out a jazzcore caveman, transform a metal song into a Canadian post-rock song, and chat aboot hangin’ oot with da boys in Montreal. They also share some laughs about artists dropping out of Woodstock 50, which probably would have been hilarious if the entire festival hadn’t been cancelled like five hours after they recorded the episode. You can’t win ‘em all. Additionally, we have exciting news: since you’ve graciously donated to T...
2019-08-06 11:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
"Names Mario. Mario Mario." That's right, we got a JAMES BOND parody on our hands! Secret agents Mario and Luigi battle against the evil Koopfinger in Spy Land after James BLOND (why?) is turned to stone. The brothers are armed with nothing but their wits, fancy suits, and holy shit is that a GUN?! Meanwhile, in perhaps the show's best live action segment ever, '9001: A Mario Odyssey,' Mario and Luigi get a visit from a programmer named Albert Einstein (why?) who installs a computer named HAL...
2019-08-05 11:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone,
Thank you all for your continued support. Here are some more headlines for you to pose. If you see a Hard Times headline you like email bill@thehardtimes.net and if you see a Hard Drive headline you want to be a part of hit up jeremy@thehardtimes.net. Thanks everyone.
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Here's your ad free episode of The Hard Times Podcast! David Knudson of Minus the Bear and Botched swings by to chat with Matt and Bill about live sampling, sentient pedalboards, van days, straight edge graffiti and post band life.
2019-08-01 09:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
This week on The Pitch Group we talk with Hard Times contributor, stand up comedian and writer Erin McLaughlin. We find out a lot about Erin’s Fiverr as well as her wonderful work, not only with the Hard Times. As always, thanks for listening! Please subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Spotify, etc.
2019-07-31 10:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode, the Fanboys discuss traditional white people mating calls, get blown away by a music video, and marvel at the sad 90s kids who keep submitting music. And because you’re an official Patreon Daddy, you get to hear them reminisce about Ray Liotta and jam out to some emo music. You are very excited about that! While we’re talking, let me remind you to check out the SeepeopleS video — it is absolutely bonkers. The Fanboys also told me to link a picture of Ray Liotta here, bu...
2019-07-30 11:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
It’s time for another animated Zelda episode! You know what that means, right? Yes, that’s right, Link is super horny! Like, hornier than we’ve ever seen him. In between the bits where he’s trying to kiss Zelda there’s some story about Gannon kidnapping the king using a unicorn he stole from a girl named Sing. That’s right, they named the character Sing in order to suit this episode title, which still doesn’t make any sense. She’s not out here campaigning for the unicorn or an...
2019-07-29 10:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's your ad free episode of The Hard Times Podcast! Brendan Kelly of The Lawrence Arms and The Falcon chats with Matt and Bill about @nihilist_arbys, being the favorite band of The Onion, OJ Simpson, serving slop at the Warm Tour, and hiding a son with one testicle.
2019-07-25 10:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
This week on The Pitch Group we talk with Hard Times contributor Patrick Coyne. We learn a lot about Patrick AND how healing crystals work. Check out the new lineup of TickerTape on tour this summer! As always, thanks for listening! Please subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Spotify, etc.
2019-07-24 11:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
This week, the Fanboys puzzle over kitschy cassette releases, receive a music submission at work, and realize that dad rock is evolving. And guess fucking what: because you’re one of our strong, virile, superior Patreon supporters, you get access to the boys neg your girlfriend and (attempt to) craft a mariachi masterpiece thanks to a submission from a fellow Hard Timer. You’re so excited about it! Just as a reminder, music submissions are still open, and since you’re a patron, you can ...
2019-07-23 13:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Mario and the gang are in PASTA LAND!!!! They've finally reached the Mecca of pasta-based religion and get to hang out in a place where the trees are forks and the leaves are spaghetti. It's truly a paradise for our linguine-loving lads, until, of course, the big bad King Koopa steals all the children! In the live action, Mario and Luigi's plant turn into an evil plant man and—wait holy shit, is that Patrick Dempsey?! Oh my god I think that's Patrick Dempsey. No, no... it can't be him. Oh m...
2019-07-22 07:32:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's your ad free episode of the Hard Times Podcast! Musician and Writer Luke O’Neil joins Matt and Bill to talk about Massachusetts, sleeping through shows, the loss of Alt Weeklies, the right being full of talentless dummies, Fox News poising brains and the struggles of freelance writing.
2019-07-18 07:32:33 +0000 UTC View Post