This article is about the satirical website. For the 1960s American folk rock band, see The Hard Times (band). For other uses, see Hard Times (disambiguation).
The Hard Times
"Punk News Comin' Your Way!"[1][2]
Type
Satirical website
Founder(s)
Matt Saincome Bill Conway Ed Saincome
Staff writers
250-300 contributors (July 2017)[3]
Founded
December 2014
Headquarters
San Francisco[4]
Website
thehardtimes.net
The Hard Times is a satirical website with a focus on punk (especially hardcore punk and first wave screamo), alt music, and millennial culture[3][1][5][6] founded in 2014 by former SF Weekly music editor Matt Saincome,[1][2][7] his brother Ed Saincome, and comedian Bill Conway.[5][6][8] It has been compared to The Onion, ClickHole, and Reductress in style,[1][5] and has received praise for its specificity and niche appeal.[8][9]
The Hard Times also publishes Hard Drive, a satirical video game vertical, hosts stand-up comedy shows at music festivals, and produces podcasts.[3][6][10] As of 2021,[11] the Hard Times podcast network included:
The Hard Times Podcast, hosted by co-founders Bill Conway and Matt Saincome
The Hard Drive Podcast, hosted by Hard Drive co-creators Jeremy Kaplowitz and Mark Roebuck
Hard Money’s Million Dollar Podcast
The First Ever Podcast, hosted by Jeremy Bolm, vocalist of Touché Amoré
Fanboys
Up the Blunx
Coward Hour, hosted by comedians Brendan Krick and Nik Oldershaw
The Ace Watkins Presidential Hour
The Pitch Group, hosted by Eric Navaro
The Horror Times, hosted by Tiana Miller, Lauren Lavin and Dan Rice
Hipsterocracy, hosted by comedian Johnny Taylor, Jr.
Vert Button, hosted by Bill Conway, Andrew Cannon, and Tim Ward
Deep Dive in the Shallow End, hosted by Kris Casey and Jeremy Kaplowitz
Content published by The Hard Times is typically virally spread through engagement on social media such as Facebook.[1][5][8] The site averages between 2 and 6 million views a month.[3][8]
^ abcdeRaggett, Ned. "Punk And Irony Are Dead; Long Live The Hard Times". The Concourse. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
^ ab"About - The Hard Times". The Hard Times. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
^ abcdDaniels, Melissa. "How The Hard Times Is Building A Bridge Between Punk and Comedy". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
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^ abcd"The Hard Times is perfecting punk satire". The Daily Dot. 2016-11-06. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
^ abc"Spotlight: 'The Hard Times' Founder Matt Saincome on Turning Punk Into Comedy & Developing a New TV Show". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
^"The Hard Times Unveils Its First Ever Documentary - October 4, 2016 - SF Weekly". SF Weekly. 2016-10-04. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
^ abcdBrown, August (13 January 2017). "In strange times for Internet satire, the Hard Times grows beyond its punk niche". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
^"'The Hard Times' Founder Gives An Inside Look At His Punk Satire Site". Uproxx. 2017-11-08. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
^Douglas, Nick (10 April 2019). "We're the Founders of the Hard Times, and This Is How We Work". Lifehacker. Archived from the original on 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
^"Hard Times Podcast Network". The Hard Times. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
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