Fanboys

Fanboys the Musical Aug 16, 2022

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys share some special goodies and treats to celebrate their big season finale. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: CUTTINGS (https://cuttings.bandcamp.com/releases), Year Twins (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_-qVO7XdK0), Slime Lush (https://slimelush.bandcamp.com/album/custom-slaughter), Coven Brothers (https://open.spotify.com/album/3WsrAZsO0KJNGCXt2sO4ht?si=lj7GezTHTYqwIDhGNVzy3Q), BUSHIES (https://bushies.bandcamp.com/), and Golder (https://open.spotify.com/artist/3xUhVy2qbs1DFkp2JjTs3T?si=yQclL4kdRjaZlD-QuK3Acw&nd=1)

Respect Your Punk Elders Aug 09, 2022

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys jam with some Gen Xers and prepare for their very special 150th episode. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Fascinus Rex (https://fascinusrex.bandcamp.com/), Invoices (https://invoice.bandcamp.com/album/more-or-less-demo), Cadigan (https://open.spotify.com/album/1xhjL3pJXOnsAlyniixZzm?si=AAUEAdZKT3G6nmTvlCBS0Q&nd=1), The Mystery Addicts (https://open.spotify.com/album/592OsyDuSQrfi7GirNKHwk?si=q1lmtJcqQledKpVL8s3tiQ&utm_source=copy-link&nd=1), Loyalty Snob (https://loyaltysnob.bandcamp.com/album/l12d-2-second-suffering), and Odlid! (https://open.spotify.com/artist/3xUhVy2qbs1DFkp2JjTs3T?si=yQclL4kdRjaZlD-QuK3Acw&nd=1)

AC/DC (All Cops Do Crimes) Jul 27, 2022

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, Edgar and Ty mourn the generation we lost to downtempo indie music before reflecting on that time AC/DC rocked about rock. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Los Mangos (https://open.spotify.com/album/36VPVlQTSzmkXJFs5ULMU0?si=0rTCnc_jSdaM2bLXOfhHvQ&nd=1), Snake Lips (https://open.spotify.com/album/2XI5amOohEYapZSlhwVspC?si=9oSCCRaoSrSikzYZ3KVksQ&nd=1), PURPLESTICKEY (https://soundcloud.com/user-739003697/nothing-to-prove?ref=clipboard&p=i&c=1&si=0A2418F781FF43C6B7FD09965E1611F7&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing), Scrivener (https://1scrivener.bandcamp.com/album/crickets-keep-singing), Tri State Area (https://open.spotify.com/album/5gosmV0X9Tt0Zw4cSTVlzw?si=PpobVVNxTUCTBkHyvdTxdg&nd=1), and Lobotomy Truck (https://open.spotify.com/track/1Yr7pmMONA5HY4ZYUbUZHU?si=P3u025jfSY-7McYCId6smg&nd=1)

Just Call It “Accent Humor” Jul 19, 2022

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, Edgar and Diego launch their “all Shrek all the time” podcast and do math at the grocery store. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Unbegun (https://unbegun.bandcamp.com/album/mind-the-time-3), Grocer (https://open.spotify.com/album/71B3V1kvmPFAhdnU1B40mh?si=M8_eZP3kSsSdSp3FhAK8sw&nd=1), rosiegothicc (https://open.spotify.com/track/1LMUAeWqc8gy3ONaK558Zw?si=O_ahchk5SQKDMGLgETnuvw&utm_source=copy-link&nd=1), benzoate (https://benzoate.bandcamp.com/album/swallowed), Grand Ephemeris (https://grandephemeris.bandcamp.com/album/equinoxical), and The Kinbotes (https://thekinbotes.bandcamp.com/album/the-kinbotes)

#1 Podcast for Famous People Jul 12, 2022

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, Ty and Diego take in the crisp mountain air and explore the good parts of Americana while staying far, FAR away from the bad parts. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Witchin Alley (https://open.spotify.com/album/5NHEJ3GON7UZKLMRbFn7if?si=mhvSL-zJRli13wVtuv4DYQ&nd=1), Casanovela (https://open.spotify.com/album/1pHmgHJkb0qs98UvdQ4HAb?si=FxYEOgj3SxKNx5ZKJX7CCg&nd=1), Dear Mr. Watterson (https://open.spotify.com/album/2YpzbjBTKhTZjy7YMUQarB?si=eKBp9G54T9eXlaz0VYKQdA&utm_source=copy-link&nd=1), All We Need (https://open.spotify.com/album/2QKWis3ZdDAZCWvMFPbnOG?si=-HqSZdTmQIqlyN1WTLYa2Q&utm_source=copy-link&nd=1), Vanux (https://soundcloud.com/vanuxwips/mortal-kombat-deadly-alliance-character-select-vanux-cover), and Relentless Moisture (https://relentlessmoisture.bandcamp.com/releases)

Feat. Punk Legend OJ Simpson Jul 05, 2022

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys gaze the hell out of some shoes and get to the bottom of that whole “white Bronco” situation. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Catatonic Suns (https://catatonicsuns.bandcamp.com/releases), Eephus (https://eephus.bandcamp.com/album/gift-shark-ep), Collars (https://open.spotify.com/album/5dleN3cAgcdHdDvgZ1P5NE?si=34NpNzafSvuBX3zFA92_Qg&nd=1), Los Alamos (https://open.spotify.com/album/1KbcjpDNfRUydwrM0Ej5dv?si=gDTJ8x9TQW2rvBhwAtARIw&nd=1), rotary ghost (https://open.spotify.com/album/5boIp0E5N5aKdSfjzS9h4Y?si=ubqMXomKQ1CUWgrem1ke8Q&nd=1), and comic relief (https://comicrelief.bandcamp.com/releases)

Hot Fanboy Summer Jun 21, 2022

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys shoot down the gods of blues and beat up a poor sad singer-songwriter. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Mack Tonja (https://open.spotify.com/album/1Xpb5f7P8FsyR58XtScexs?si=xWHXYfVRQzWl1QjH5YBRvQ&nd=1), Bradford Beard (https://linktr.ee/bradford_beard), Wraki (https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=OdFGnUC1BJs&list=PL4ZoHRpuSV6BTj8rocgBgsqLaomsIEp-k), Astyanax (https://astyanaxtxdm.bandcamp.com/album/extreme-antinatalist-design), Military Two-Step (https://soundcloud.com/connor-armstrong-721178050?ref=clipboard&p=a&c=1&si=9af154da49c443daac84602c504efa2c&utm_campaign=social_sharing&utm_medium=text&utm_source=clipboard), and nik gulley (https://nikgulley.bandcamp.com/)

Mountaintop Cock Rock Jun 08, 2022

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys podcast from the top of a trippy mountain and disagree a bunch. Go figure. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Grayson Erhard (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzUCoMldX2Q), Scoopski (https://open.spotify.com/album/6gDAR7bvSzfW9KhHXaNt2U?si=uo8EswktSXey0lVNS6CwJw&utm_source=copy-link&nd=1), Windodio (https://inthejunipers.bandcamp.com/album/milkous-beats), Russian Girlfriends (https://open.spotify.com/album/4CPWIu1veTczVeyL7H2rHZ?si=BgFqsglaSdqAw7ixxJQcBg&nd=1), Ofrenda (https://music.apple.com/us/album/bygones/1618686336?i=1618686337), and Cruel Idols (https://open.spotify.com/album/4Hjtmd94QDGIQTSSYhv8Ah?si=Q7a_ZjQXQ0SPt9AXTXyv6w&nd=1)

The Dirt May 31, 2022

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, Edgar reasserts the podcast hierarchy, and the boys trip balls to an industrial music video. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: natureplayer (https://soundcloud.com/natureplayer/doing-dumb-shit-on-the-internet?ref=clipboard&p=i&c=1&si=A9C1498D1B9849749DFCC7D878FE94D7&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing), Dirtmill (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERpolsQ0MpE), Sons of Mourning (https://soundcloud.com/greg-wilson-607568710/sets/som?utm_source=mobi&utm_campaign=social_sharing), Insane Ian (https://insaneian.bandcamp.com/album/illinoise), The Usual Suspects (https://open.spotify.com/album/4lhQqq5HybEDXcCno9W6Gg?si=HGKUzkJtQDedMiA18208NA&nd=1), and Doomsday Profit (https://doomsdayprofit.bandcamp.com/)

Lunatics Running the Asylum May 24, 2022

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys Ty and Diego mishear lyrics, do some spring reverb detective work, and miss their friend and boss Edgar terribly. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: gloomy june (https://open.spotify.com/track/7xzBR1hpuhcNXbEofosIV0?si=P7AcaoAvSA-ShroBS84o3Q&nd=1), The Overrides (https://open.spotify.com/album/5jPqkUtgmPQVhN3P6Wa5gx?si=vd-rMsNFRJCYbxpTZMjGaQ&utm_source=copy-link&nd=1), Minmo Music (https://minmomusic.bandcamp.com/releases), Worship (https://open.spotify.com/album/5qjYgT6uhyEvRtbchT2q83?si=VMJ7hz3mQQ2wXitt0cgb1g&nd=1), Trailer Swift (https://open.spotify.com/album/7gW6QTQs85pKCNHerAC2jY?si=85w92jmNTTGdrb0y7FYBJw&nd=1), and Callahan and the Woodpile (https://open.spotify.com/album/0qkEjG6p7cyMg84RXi9jge?si=Eq2ZNvT0TS6IYb7ylfM0xQ&utm_source=copy-link&nd=1)

Rap Rock Renaissance May 17, 2022

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys debate live albums, rediscover rap rock, and get back to their roots: unlistenable garbage. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Bright Ugly (https://brightugly.bandcamp.com/releases), Kinetosis (https://kinetosis.bandcamp.com/track/fred-durst-sex-tape), Contact (https://open.spotify.com/album/2fpTRQmJ3shpYt5iyoCbH9?si=qSE5Mo1NT1WsEYKc6V81aw&nd=1), Aim 2 Kill (https://aim2kill.bandcamp.com/album/5150-in-da-510), Bathroom of the Future (https://open.spotify.com/album/7zMN7SFOD7wI4pT8M0Fu68?si=2P26TM38RRCORGK_pXY3fw&nd=1), and Love Sponge (https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=0N_gIk_2UCA)

The Ol’ One-Hand Slam Dance May 11, 2022

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys practice some aggressive, sweaty self-love and OD on too much punk. Get the free version of this episode on Spotify, iTunes, or Libsyn (http://fanboys.libsyn.com/), and pick up the full episode on Patreon! (https://www.patreon.com/thehardtimes). Plus, get exclusive content from Fanboys, The Hard Times, and over 20 other comedy sites by signing up for Coil! (https://coil.com/comedy?ref=thehardtimes) ALSO: does your music suck? Want to force the Fanboys to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)!

Featured artists: Skatsune Miku, Triple Deke, Viridis, Charming Disaster, Playing for the National Championship, Ladybird TX

Tambourine Masterclass May 03, 2022

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, Diego and Edgar tour the west coast and offer insights on the finer points of tambourine virtuosity. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: The Blunt Force Trauma (https://open.spotify.com/track/4CJKwtspD9Ik6ClPMNG4QH?si=oyvYaJiJS1GromwlVFa7DA&nd=1), Wicked Pricks (https://wickedpricks.bandcamp.com/releases), Die Job (https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=XFxAwbDi6VE), Flowerbed (https://open.spotify.com/track/07e8GAERKt7ctQkI0EoSIM?si=1YarAhVZS-KIufIZxw9g6Q&nd=1), Lost Puppy Forever (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiKPROY5Oa8), and The Butts (https://thebutts.bandcamp.com/album/so-it-goes)

Stare Into the Fanvoid Apr 26, 2022

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys drink deeply of the font of madness and also play baseball? Idk it’s a weird one. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Jaegerwocky (https://soundcloud.com/user589303943/lvechrnr?ref=clipboard&p=i&c=1&si=6BFCB749219442BA9CA342DC0AAC679D&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing), Venray (https://venray.bandcamp.com/), Sleepersound (https://www.rebelnoise.com/articles/video-premiere-blossom-by-sleepersound), Jimmy Two-Bagger (https://open.spotify.com/track/2KXEoEfVb15vSMYyJDPyc2?si=f21867dbdeda4dc2&nd=1), La Strega Nera (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW_F4JKYI3s), and Nervous Dog (https://open.spotify.com/album/5hhMvnsHUqYtKhUEFfVdVJ?si=BEx1G0HWQmGVuIhZwoWuxA&nd=1)

The Way-Too-Long Episode Apr 19, 2022

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys track down Tom Delonge and reminisce on the salad days of nu metal. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Big Gaping Holes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LtVQG-RTSg), Smothered (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTwjWvN9Ggg), Black Sasquatch (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKvUdeidJbo), Juliet’s Apartment (https://open.spotify.com/track/5LUMmOUNU88nFujlm2iP12?si=TH_6ipEPRWiCEqctBZ9y2w&nd=1), Vile Ritual (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3_mnaMf7a0), and Masquerader (https://open.spotify.com/track/2hOgkOlMQ5ZZ5YzA3OJio5?si=0b5fc28232094c69&nd=1)

Fancy a Cuppa Steel Reserve, Love? Apr 12, 2022

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, Ty and Edgar are inundated with submissions from across the pond. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Roo Bin (https://roobindoesmusic.bandcamp.com/), DIODE (https://diodeband.bandcamp.com/track/blood-moon), More Animal (https://open.spotify.com/track/1wmd9lNl04te41bZ1YxqKM?si=4tKCT3kuQhGiTqmEpFyLOw&context=spotify%3Aartist%3A7p6f8ldGakbYnNlTrD9u3j&nd=1), CHIHUAHUA (https://open.spotify.com/album/68JJ5YGs0FFgy8dvLxvv6v?si=wvPd5Ie4T1aytuCnMj90XQ&nd=1), Big John Bates Noirchestra (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h3DnRYo2aQ&t=2s), and The Mourning Post (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhYkrp3WK2o)

Premature Soloing is Totally Normal Mar 29, 2022

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys try their best to speak well of the dead, solo all over themselves, and welcome an old friend. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: The Frenzy of Tongs (http://www.thefots.com/), KKMDS (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q3ESIxDh-Y), Dumpster Fire (https://song.link/reachingout), Freddy VS (https://open.spotify.com/track/0GQlY1kzwKnnEBqrot1B5v?si=ttzPmZ9sSFSnZuKUWm38cA&nd=1), West Coast Tape Delay (https://wctd.bandcamp.com/releases), and Beautiful Freaks (https://open.spotify.com/album/6dIywVTNXdd4gcTRVO6MNb?si=fUIN80EnSka3W9rEPLwsGw&utm_source=copy-link&nd=1)

Ambient Anarchy Mar 22, 2022

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys detonate their genitals, plan an ambient uprising, and taste the blood. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Green Obsessive (https://soundcloud.com/guywholikesthecolorgreen/your-star-with-love-wip?ref=clipboard&p=i&c=1&si=44953CD9311F4E15A8E07E954569072E&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing), Billy Cobb (https://open.spotify.com/track/2j195zrNulufNkOiGCucgo?si=LpSAw32URhqEr-FcksKoMg&nd=1), Eli Kirk (https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/elikirk/uninspired), A.P.E. (https://anti-peopleentertainment.bandcamp.com/album/food-truck-delights?fbclid=IwAR1Xz7N6tLBCH1jMPxIGxS74o2YiFobL9q8i_kr9aqcsWC7R8VEvWXOGClQ), Icarus the Cosmonaut (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo7QVl71Y80), and Borderline Case (https://open.spotify.com/album/6ldwhyXxCKsDl4cAy0xvyS?si=CBqHZNO8Sj2SuqHh-uAdGg&utm_source=copy-link&nd=1)

The Kiss Mar 08, 2022

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys attempt to discuss music while navigating some thick, sweaty romantic tension. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Two Thumbs Down (https://twothumbsdown.bandcamp.com/album/end-all-be-all), worriedaboutsatan (https://worriedaboutsatan.bandcamp.com/album/time-lapse), Reginald Blaine (https://losingteeth.bandcamp.com/album/the-hypocrite-demos), Dead Herring (https://deadherring.bandcamp.com/album/dead-herring-grit-teeth-split-7), Blackout Princesses (https://blackoutprincesses.bandcamp.com/album/khraniteli), and Jiahu Symbols (https://jiahusymbols.bandcamp.com/releases)

Non-Diatonic Sex Practices Mar 01, 2022

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys discuss that nasty nasty and discover the dark history of Sheriff Woody. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: God Ton (https://godton.bandcamp.com/), Breaux (https://breauxut.bandcamp.com/track/goodbye-california), Brain Freeze (https://brain-freeze.bandcamp.com/track/the-toy-story-chronicles), Nikky P and the Juvenile Delinquents (https://open.spotify.com/track/5Ww9weemMGMRRF69inupNZ?si=957b81296be44798&nd=1), Creeping Nun (https://creepingnun.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-pale-house-of-the-nun), and Milton V (https://miltonv.bandcamp.com/)

The Late Late Late Show Feb 22, 2022

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys check out the latest and greatest TV hit and fight a French dragon. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: All New Episode (https://open.spotify.com/album/0bylc56mNWQQH0KVv42YBh?si=MKN3FbsHS6SoSR6Hyqg5Pg&utm_source=copy-link&dl_branch=1&nd=1), Abandoncy (https://open.spotify.com/track/1HFAxtxRUun2dUVHe7KRtk?si=Yt1emBWmSrOqJzPzlpe2_g&utm_source=copy-link&nd=1), Mon Dragon (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYgH_Snm26I), Entropy (https://entropyhardcore.bandcamp.com/album/the-future-is-bright), Mesothrax (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt-me1rCarU), and Solilians (https://iheartnoise.bandcamp.com/track/old-schmeckled-hen)

Diego’s Secret Family Feb 15, 2022

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, Edgar and Ty blow Diego’s greatest secret and successfully (?) apply lit theory to cloud rap. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Stribling Way (https://open.spotify.com/album/2wXhWEGoopA9lZ7WXuFfZA?si=MqF2_G0DRn2Rf6o0jlvXgQ&nd=1), Moses Atlas Gold (https://soundcloud.com/frank-moses-332593052/sets/the-decision?si=a4432c28a05d4e6296507ac6779c112a&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing), Ultra Dust (https://open.spotify.com/album/4jUmmvlhL9lOR7X3ywb4YK?si=SN6tE-unQiqG2Oh3NIKi0Q&nd=1), Vincristine (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzSzbA6p4DI), Creation Myth (https://open.spotify.com/artist/0l2bRsTKtkRGYrqaSi3jb1?si=_GbPgYIiTSiH7YhuZnEHfQ&nd=1), and Travis Alexander (https://boaisy.com/)

While My Keytar Gently SKREEEEEEE Feb 08, 2022

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys discuss nerds making love (again) and how to multitask surfing and rocking. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Decade Defector (https://open.spotify.com/track/4UOkLpw8csvguehTbptsxn?si=Nr-R4vktQ3ajIAL2Hr2g0w&utm_source=copy-link&nd=1), Good City Modern (https://open.spotify.com/track/1BX1WO7u4GCczbE8fZoDsQ?si=554d9b81cdee4053&nd=1), Delmont (https://open.spotify.com/track/04TeiuHuBUtAxb55PO8I8X?si=3mLfD6fbRUWkyDWHFcJbWA&nd=1), Moody Vermin (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68DNM6rexSA), PIDGE (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l_x4dCftcbYMPJknKIfe2ZDljhbQhB_hY), and Silly Goose (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXGbsF9BXLM)

Happy Birthday Dogface Feb 01, 2022

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys celebrate Diego’s birthday and remind you all that misogyny is not a genre. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Creature Culture (https://open.spotify.com/track/5qjo0ulsHFpYMX345SYWfS?si=OpKb7IgESzuO6ZX6-0vFh&nd=1), Spring Colours (https://springcolours.bandcamp.com/album/spring-colours), Of House (https://open.spotify.com/track/0tndMukZ3PcolBLvdyyzir?si=faa3149652c349ac&nd=1), Lady Longhorn (https://ladylonghorn.bandcamp.com/), Brain Itch (https://brainitch.bandcamp.com/album/forced-to-pay), and Private Hell (https://privatehellrva.bandcamp.com/releases)

Audio-Only Music Videos Jan 18, 2022

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys talk low-budget videos and splatter jazz, whatever that is. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Ethan Havis (https://soundcloud.com/ethan-havis?ref=clipboard&p=a&c=1&si=453f0a724e9f416daed621a4a06039f2&utm_campaign=social_sharing&utm_medium=text&utm_source=clipboard), Loveless (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9EDgX8BlL0), Trash Mountain (https://trashmountain.bandcamp.com/releases?fbclid=IwAR3MeSGyJFOmhv4UVV6jJNCNyG3c5j9D6VS_pnps-Jutjq7Rzq9UzUXATzY), Natasha Pocket (https://open.spotify.com/artist/1dgf9LPd5zwX9wJZ7vHmlE), rrooms (https://definitelyalabel.bandcamp.com/album/a-singular-vision), and Estelle Morningstar (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FmwVLa4hcI)

This Used to Be a Punk Show Jan 11, 2022

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys are back in the same studio and use that opportunity to talk about Mark McGrath. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Null Humans (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5HuBxPmRPA), Jesus Christ Supercar (https://open.spotify.com/album/0mUaeSQxlbUn8WxDdMI8Ul?si=CD6g9PAsRVK_Cl3uCpdPJQ&nd=1), Conbot (https://open.spotify.com/track/0JA1w4Kjjs1xAZtyzISL6s?si=0_y4ZBHRQ6ScU9Yq3QCz1Q&nd=1), No Potential (https://open.spotify.com/album/31ihVqGpLMhDSBndjUi4J2?si=YWYgW9bIQVaYjfFUs_mPOg&nd=1), Shujinko Syndrome (https://open.spotify.com/track/11aztlrpfB9njRmhfnFvgD?si=NWDrsYZnQnKJE2IK8wxEhA&utm_source=copy-link&nd=1), and Suburban Luck (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7dMxzI4phU)

Social Distortiancing Jan 04, 2022

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys talk punk finance. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: The Love Team (https://theloveteam.bandcamp.com/album/lookin-good-feelin-gooder), BAIXO CRISTO (https://twitter.com/TodoDiaUmRap/status/1408808467733827586), YouTube Dad (https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/youtubedad/dad-stuff-bro), Killizabeth (https://killizabeth.bandcamp.com/album/rot), FearlessNinja (https://open.spotify.com/track/1wISZc4tCS4n0OsOAeSP3R?si=471b52e7adc94aec&nd=1), and Joyless Buzzkill (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxXbRMx6BiE)

Merry Fistmas Dec 21, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys reunite to help you NuvaRing in the new year. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Thirsty Curses (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhrIcKxbcUc), TV COMA (https://open.spotify.com/album/5USGTo7GCXOk5TKLWvFOJz?si=lWLo-rCdSOu9eU--Zxu0VQ&nd=1), Stereo Joy (https://dirtbagdistro.bandcamp.com/album/halloween-mixtape-2), Knoll (https://knollvhs.bandcamp.com/album/interstice-2), How I Became Invisible (https://open.spotify.com/track/1tbEGbq4BnVfxzDdDWOGhH?si=5SKI7pBNSlaYws4Fmsjngw&nd=1), and Tapedekentride (https://tapedekentride.bandcamp.com/album/computer-music)

The Industrial Episode Dec 14, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, Ty and Edgar talk goth symphonies and industrial orgies. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Vindicating Twilight (https://vindicatingtwilight.bandcamp.com/album/my-ephemeral-mind?fbclid=IwAR3zOiOun9GbdfDb2b4cPQbgPitXC98speVsDahkwfZ60BKSjLf83MZCKsY), Doors in the Labyrinth (https://doorsinthelabyrinth.bandcamp.com/?fbclid=IwAR05evUoLZo6DDZvJn38QuHexBPoc0IKghszEuPNWDjessMHwbn0W_ZnzqU), Another Dead Weirdo (https://deadweirdo.bandcamp.com/album/choke-a-love-letter?fbclid=IwAR1gJMta9h33MPSIYrTDTzmVnQrLEB3ipIl6MfR8nE0IodR9kRNj1jhr7dg), Coraline Ada Ehmke (https://soundcloud.com/coralineada/the-punk-session-2-6-11-21?in=coralineada%2Fsets%2Fthe-punk-wip&fbclid=IwAR2KwkUjqi3Z4u_bMxI7sHJTLm0wLf77L6Z-jZZajmbIPcMoJ6ElB66yEks), SPKGoose (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLzRFtLQfZg), and Tulpa (https://tulpaproject.bandcamp.com/album/fm-transmitter?fbclid=IwAR0Siesk0nJsUhfZbb3RY2x-XdVH4khEowDelO2BamAB7YKwLpNMKWbDu0k)

XXF@NB0I$XX Dec 07, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, Ty and Diego ponder Scottish goths and San Francisco bromfs. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: xXALIVEGIRLXx (https://xxalivegirlxx.bandcamp.com/album/its-halloween-you-troglodyte), Windley (https://windley.bandcamp.com/), Low Morale (https://thelowmorale.bandcamp.com/album/making-you-better-feeling), bromf (https://bromf-sf.bandcamp.com/track/nobody-wants-to-find-out-theyve-been-a-werewolf-at-night), The Roland High Life (https://therolandhighlife.bandcamp.com/album/songs-about-comic-books-mid-30s-malaise), and Boating School (https://open.spotify.com/track/3nmg07RlsfLxbShzCrbIvx?si=0os0u31LS7-r7THuIfIH_A&nd=1)

Old Punks and Oyster Butts Nov 30, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, Edgar and Diego celebrate the holidays and commit ageism. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Vigettini (https://soundcloud.com/bubu7-309246500/sometimes-my-bloody-valentine-cover-wow), Brindan Reece Eisler (https://soundcloud.com/brindan-reece-eisler/wander-far?ref=clipboard&p=a&c=1&utm_campaign=social_sharing&utm_medium=text&utm_source=clipboard), Slug Fest (https://slug-fest.bandcamp.com/album/animal), Nazca Plate (https://labelofgoods.bandcamp.com/album/cicada), Small Wars (https://smallwarsmusic.bandcamp.com/), and Radical Times (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO_cNdbMxJM)

Punk Rock Posterior Hygiene Nov 23, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys subject themselves to loud noises and instruct you on bathroom cleanup procedures. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: CREDENTIALS (https://orbtapes.bandcamp.com/album/why-is-my-arm-not-a-lilac-tree), Circles (https://open.spotify.com/album/63ahNxNQszCKQhscghFXXP?si=jlj9VcPaR--N2UaVQ4so-A&utm_source=copy-link&dl_branch=1&nd=1), DONXRAMON (https://donxramon.bandcamp.com/releases), Local Teen (https://shopping.bandcamp.com/album/falsely-accused), Old Derelicts (https://oldderelicts.bandcamp.com/releases), and SEPTIK (https://soundcloud.com/septikgoose/nu-south?ref=clipboard&p=i&c=1&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing)

Baby-Eatin’ Hardcore Nov 16, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, Ty and Edgar finally get to listen to metal. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Droopy-Eyed Armless Children (https://bettereagles.bandcamp.com/album/better-eagles-collection-1), Withstand (https://withstandpahc.bandcamp.com/releases), Deathtax (https://open.spotify.com/album/4795b0r4wPnDABXvhP7jix?si=aXt5m5wETAeRFmVo2F_bPQ&utm_source=copy-link&dl_branch=1&nd=1), Sew Saw Thief (https://sewsawthief.bandcamp.com/album/align), VFLAMBDA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m7aXO6s6-Y), and Master Fader (https://seedmachine.bandcamp.com/album/master-fader-armed-and-legged)

Noise and the Dental Sciences Nov 09, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys flash their gnarly whites and party it up at Myrtle Beach. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: deleTR (https://open.spotify.com/artist/3oxj7z8rz3vcQsDzUTBmF3?si=VSt73lEcRdWUAs5ZfK73nA&dl_branch=1&nd=1), Jose Rioseco (https://open.spotify.com/track/4zJBhyF3izsALBMlL5o6Zp?si=vFhtpgDqSFOm4-pl7Ucwkw&utm_source=copy-link&dl_branch=1&nd=1), SUNNY LEDFURD (https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Y1Qy_KpV8l0), Pops Tuna (https://open.spotify.com/album/27fQkKxaWD3cuGCFCzVQHK?si=KOZfCNmMSjS6o6zmUtsiWg&dl_branch=1&nd=1), Grayson Talton (https://open.spotify.com/album/0ZUv6T3rrms5RdRgL0mKP6?si=UusaAqD6Q8uvAnPCva5Dvg&dl_branch=1&nd=1), and Minor Inconvenience (https://open.spotify.com/album/1KVe606lLWSz5SEu4i2cBE?si=NTDwK2jxR6CJA04PXMkEpw&dl_branch=1&nd=1)

Prepper Punk Nov 03, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys get ready for the long-awaited Death of Rock. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Apocalypse Preparation (they seem to have vanished off the internet in the last two weeks?), Every Third Thought (https://soundcloud.com/everythirdthought/sets/direct-democracy-1?ref=clipboard&p=a&c=1&utm_campaign=social_sharing&utm_medium=text&utm_source=clipboard), Healing Potpourri (https://open.spotify.com/album/6Y6eCcWpofaUj9DeoL46Id?si=c1ZRmOeyRxeeH-MD7qVw8g&dl_branch=1&nd=1), Granticus (https://soundcloud.com/granticus-1/to-rape-the-raper), Swivel (https://swivelbandnv.bandcamp.com/album/grunt), and SLEEPER//MUSCLE (https://sleepermuscle.bandcamp.com/album/it-just-wont-leave)

Operation: Weezer Feet Oct 19, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys destroy their sweaters and sell pictures of their feet. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Ahab Sealife Conservation Inc. (https://open.spotify.com/track/5ySEUtRMyUW73H0fkOIHQK?si=ee70a5301ec44f4f&nd=1), Manhattan Blockade (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS_nkjrNpqo), theguynamedtim (https://open.spotify.com/track/7IUlJD4dQGYHYVHKoVXubz?si=d1UbcXa_SsC2rKQPKmCM2g&dl_branch=1&nd=1), Mothé (https://open.spotify.com/track/4aCL3LnRRZ2MyV70ssSIGK?si=FLcCKOLHQ4CF2Cqmy9Iavw&dl_branch=1&nd=1), FUS (https://open.spotify.com/album/29fnbkxAmVr3QlzlfIrl13?si=l0qawZzaTvC5UcUJfPv9bA&dl_branch=1&nd=1), and Teddy Grey (https://teddygrey1.bandcamp.com/album/rock-n-roll-mcdonalds)

Jock Jams 2021 Oct 12, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys reminisce on the best of the 00s and determine who killed Eddie Van Halen. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Calaveras (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_agQIRwfTU), Scraftpunk (https://soundcloud.com/ftkcab/sets/it-likes-you?ref=clipboard&p=i&c=1&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing), Minutes to Dawn (https://minutestodawn.bandcamp.com/album/2-eps), Muscle Vest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tUSLgHwuM8), Embolism (https://embolismdeath.bandcamp.com/album/eternal-night-of-the-ice-goat), and Glasstrick (https://soundcloud.com/glasstrick/gemerlap-muda-mudi?in=glasstrick%2Fsets%2Fgejolak)

Effort is Not Punk Oct 05, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys worship at the altar of Bizkit and debut their country album. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Gator Shakes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bz7lBg7vdY), Nate Cross (https://open.spotify.com/track/09SGUtlKrgmEmynfMIItgb?si=7tuvAnkqQlaVTz73LGvc0Q&dl_branch=1&nd=1), Moon Child (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL64dUPGpEuP4JipNsKO-u8q4ALQS71Nug), Carne Asada (https://carneasada1.bandcamp.com/album/full-contact-mariachi), August Company (https://open.spotify.com/track/19JKetWUwnLhIZHqIPJQdK?si=q85BsFeASSixhtCcNdXEDQ&dl_branch=1&nd=1), and Firebase Inc. (https://soundcloud.com/firebaserecords/the-bomb-demo-1)

Studio D’s Nuts Sep 28, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, Diego returns just in time to be converted to the one true god: prog rock. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Absolute Future (https://absolutefuture.bandcamp.com/releases), Fake News (https://fakenewsska.bandcamp.com/album/bad-apples-ep), Will Roos (https://willroos.bandcamp.com/track/through-the-night), Broken Dreams Club (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlMrxxBVKR4), Razor Boomarang (https://open.spotify.com/track/6qm5WKg9A4GJTQ2hljrzEO?si=46JbNKypS12ihGsGALzvXQ&dl_branch=1&nd=1), and Hank Tuesday (https://hank2sday.bandcamp.com/album/cantor-canter)

OnlyFansBoys Sep 21, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, Edgar and Ty happen upon a diverse variety of pornography. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: The Travel Guide (https://open.spotify.com/album/4KVQOYZFX2Vr19LRBSriXh?si=yFgQqg7yRZqUT15awap94g&dl_branch=1&nd=1), Kaotis Infinitum (https://kaotisinfinitum.bandcamp.com/album/meat-the-beetles), DYI (https://open.spotify.com/track/78SGuD4Sea5pNNtP2X3kfX?si=LXVoiwUGTWa9CBuZELlz9A&dl_branch=1&nd=1), Dead Pornography (https://deadpornography.bandcamp.com/album/swipe-right), Astro Mutt (https://astromutt.bandcamp.com/album/escape-from-earth), and Heel Turn (https://heelxturn.bandcamp.com/)

Sampler Plate of Noise Rock Sep 14, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, Edgar and Ty get heavy and heady before discussing sexy car crashes. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Batu Besi Pasir (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goiR-bREtvM), Koleas (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRzzmFwrJ8Q), NO YEAR (https://itsnoyear.bandcamp.com/album/so-long?fbclid=IwAR0i1nF2lbKtDAsPdnUlkmUV5V8-QOCnUAMvD9aHkX5aAC8JMR_4sHomZgE), Jesus and the Junkies (https://jesusandthejunkies.bandcamp.com/album/keep-up-the-dangerous-ep?fbclid=IwAR3tmZ0-rX7u7tZmexi7qB4W4KdMT5ZkHh_OPbFBldrvseOHzgEKXpqu8rs), Beefus (https://beefusband.bandcamp.com/track/a-mile-in-clown-shoes?fbclid=IwAR31Kp3_7X5hHNS0eNTWIiw2gvCn5hmgHY0YCZseErcmEhhWmhmodmnXWGk), and motherface (https://motherface.bandcamp.com/track/living-child-in-the-dead-world?fbclid=IwAR2hSSne2DWaSr3KO8W4-1IlX2c0c-6MPJaDaVa8P2lDNwRlmiDUURRQeEg)

The Water Level Sep 07, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys host some returning favorites and outsmart the world’s greatest detective. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Course Recovery (https://open.spotify.com/album/7bgVXWognFU4Mf25mXBkZx?si=kueKeGo6Tl6rMKj5JG0q9g&dl_branch=1&nd=1), War on Women (https://waronwomen.bandcamp.com/), Daniel Corral (https://spinalfrog.bandcamp.com/album/polytope), Cat Temper (https://cattemper.bandcamp.com/album/kitty-hate-machine), Scumbag College (https://scumbagcollege.bandcamp.com/), and Lindblom and Lindblom (https://lindblomlindblom.bandcamp.com/album/the-red-rail)

Harsh Boise Aug 31, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys welcome Ty back with an unfortunately retro episode. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Decade Defector (https://open.spotify.com/artist/3mWGuo3rGy91jf0p4ehwTI?si=c-sxPfhmSWib_zLRKnDuWg&utm_source=copy-link&dl_branch=1&nd=1), Her Noise is Violence (https://hniv.bandcamp.com/album/insecure-flesh), Dark River Lion (https://open.spotify.com/album/6TOdL11vvjOEM5CIVmZjS2?si=iytlp3klQBWL-p1gGY1m3w&dl_branch=1&nd=1), Pope Boner (https://popeboner.bandcamp.com/), 3REV (https://3rev.bandcamp.com/album/grooving-up-slowly), and Lucas Magookas (https://magookas.bandcamp.com/)

Man vs. Machine Aug 24, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys welcome Ty back with an unfortunately retro episode. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Christofur Real (https://open.spotify.com/album/5wOYGZa4eXxqnzyDAc6py2?si=uWCT_tB6TZGzqeRb9w4DNw&utm_source=copy-link&dl_branch=1&nd=1), The Lungs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmvwTJ0AH4M), 36 & Awakened Souls (https://pitp.bandcamp.com/album/the-other-side-of-darkness), The Age of Truth (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P1x9LT2wJA), Follow Your Bliss (https://open.spotify.com/track/7zn4NGkSSFzdXVyNaFvZIr?si=FPxBvC-ATT2MTf1NVWdqMQ&dl_branch=1&nd=1), and Facecut (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2eezcto8PA)

Host Position Has Been Filled Aug 17, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, Edgar and Diego create a replacement for Ty with the power of technology. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Sam Alabaster (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5hTXH-kZVY), Bog Wizard (https://bogwizard.bandcamp.com/album/from-the-mire), Reginald Blaine (https://losingteeth.bandcamp.com/album/moth), Creek Indigo (https://soundcloud.com/creek-indigo/elliot-smith-gloom-jesus?ref=clipboard&p=i&c=1&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing), L Cars (https://lcars.bandcamp.com/album/the-world-is-so-much-stranger), and tdstr (https://tdstr.bandcamp.com/album/vertigo)

Hiring: Entry-Level Host, No Benefits Aug 10, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, Edgar and Diego luck out and receive a bunch of music Ty would love. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Moon Rot (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNh3fw5siFw), OUGHTS (https://oughts.bandcamp.com/), Good Damn It (https://gooddamnit.bandcamp.com/), The Kindest People (https://open.spotify.com/album/6mrJKMEfKAAcnx3XEI4tlX?si=d16srDI4RYS5dodUSQqV8g&dl_branch=1&nd=1), Aeonic Impulse (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ4b0pqlKHg), and Alexandra Valentine (https://alexvalentine.bandcamp.com/album/lock-the-door-stay-inside)

Punkaloids Aug 04, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys boot up their holograms and take this show on the road. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Kinoshita Crazy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdGBSFbreNQ), Taking Over (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SevX1YhOOiA), GirambQuamb (https://girambquamb.bandcamp.com/album/pork-in-congress), INNNNI (https://innnni.bandcamp.com/album/railroad-tracks-ep), Ergo I Exist (https://ergoiexist.bandcamp.com/), and Certain Trips (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWnpRk-erkk)

Fanboys = Lizard People Confirmed Jul 27, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys have been replaced by clones, and you’re just gonna have to take my word on that. Grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Henry Fjord and the Assembly Line (https://soundcloud.com/user-39908222/melanie?ref=clipboard&p=i&c=0&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing), FRAK! (https://soundcloud.com/dynamic-duo/sets/frack-her-emails?ref=clipboard&p=i&c=1&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing), Magazine Beach (https://open.spotify.com/track/6Db6zR5jGfeIoI840At3Lw?si=fFMHnX_TSW2kxQVFmeUSKg&dl_branch=1&nd=1), Stratotron (https://stratotron.bandcamp.com/album/matrices), Nyctovore (https://open.spotify.com/track/7Hv1jg8CAk2wYXla1WiWzp?si=4wctaChFR2aemQPgCoBgUA&utm_source=copy-link&dl_branch=1&nd=1), and Rotten Hand (https://rottenhand.bandcamp.com/)

Edgar is Dead Jul 20, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys struggle to record an episode without Edgar, their beloved president, most trusted companion, and promotional material writer. If you want to hear them be very cruel to poor Edgar, who has been nothing but kind and generous to those ungrateful bastards, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Blizzard of Al (https://blizzardofal.bandcamp.com/album/hate-the-sinner-love-the-sin-the-collected-cassingles-of-blizzard-of-al), The House of Wills (https://thehouseofwills.bandcamp.com/), Dr. Confusion (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSEtac260oE), The Blunt Force Trauma (https://open.spotify.com/album/0LkEPzBmiets6CK2juGCaW?si=cO6fFzaKR1S97HzG4IXFLg&dl_branch=1&nd=1), Sunnydale High (https://open.spotify.com/artist/5w9NxkikQAOC80fGUOtpZ8), and This Book? (https://tinyurl.com/4pw4jjdv)

Margarita Dick Jul 13, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys hopped up on hemoglobin and once again front-load the mean stuff. If you want to hear more, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Twilight Creeps (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up6BnCZ25wI), Nehedar (https://soundcloud.com/nehedar/sets/akudim), TV Talk (https://open.spotify.com/album/2EimORbsdDNen7fYX7aGEM?si=h30xY4KyQyWNxHckrMJGLw&dl_branch=1&nd=1), Column of Sand (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6NyYV2iOS8), Worrystone (https://open.spotify.com/track/4bVXvTPzcNILnvecfHb16I?si=7jibnFsmQiWIJ9UQ_a11xA&dl_branch=1&nd=1), and Stereo Joy (https://open.spotify.com/track/6NoRZIRTIZlmxmZlI2DDdd?si=9f6fQO2jRZqg_A3MdpoSAw&dl_branch=1&nd=1)

A Concerning Return to Drug Music Jun 30, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys do drugs and have emotions. If you want to hear them get seduced by a werewolf, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: The Foilies (https://thefoilies.bandcamp.com/), Nolan Jack (https://open.spotify.com/album/5RkfC7FaFqZsb95xdt8xqZ?highlight=spotify:track:5WQ4JrVqITsZon0mAimhq2), Trojan Warfare (https://open.spotify.com/album/533nVGpxPrPa90znOL89BE?si=ctgAxxmuT2mu6qNNDXAqkQ&nd=1), Jacob Gemmell (https://jacobgemmell.bandcamp.com/album/all-about-the-tides), Bigby Woods (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJRfQS5c7TU&t=1s), and Jesse Crossley & The Associates (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjP6dE12_Ng&t=2s)

Slayed by the Bell Jun 22, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys crank the suck, confront their pill addiction, and level up their MIDI stat. If you want to hear them verbally assault every band from 2004, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Law Abiding Citizens (https://lawabidingcitizensog.bandcamp.com/album/social-hackers-ep), Death to Slater (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0-t-sX5twg), Im2LyriCal (https://open.spotify.com/album/0vnEdEJirS3xXieOy8uicK?highlight=spotify:track:1jaMtD0RQ9frKN4Qv5fNHd), ElPlasa (https://soundcloud.com/elplasa/birdhaven-battle-theme?utm_source=cards-frame.twitter.com&utm_campaign=wtshare&utm_medium=widget&utm_content=https%253A%252F%252Fsoundcloud.com%252Felplasa%252Fbirdhaven-battle-theme), Grouphal (https://grouphal.bandcamp.com/album/grouphal), and Nowhere Days (https://nowheredays.bandcamp.com/album/circling-the-drain)

Skank That K-Hole Jun 15, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys tranquilize some horses and read a goddamn book for once in their lives. If you want to hear Fat Mike’s singer-songwriter album, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Cash Boys (https://twitter.com/CashBoys4/status/1364502743784775680), Super 17 (https://super17.bandcamp.com/album/a-deep-dreamless-sleep-every-night), Insane Ian (https://insaneian.bandcamp.com/album/the-sex-training-ep), Booze Radly (https://boozeradly.bandcamp.com/album/haunted-mind), Kyle Brown (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgQCMeuIJ9w), and Slater Mayhem (https://soundcloud.com/slatermayhem/sets/total-fukin-mayhem)

Hail Drugs, Gay Satan Jun 08, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys get female-fronted and renew their devotion to the One False God. If you want to hear Homer Simpson’s midlife crisis, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Old City (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXq-BEDLfUb-r9EIou2yEyQ), Dan Riggs (https://soundcloud.com/01110/wilderness-modified?fbclid=IwAR0fVhyXfyaRU8AHe9whyUQuSGnrxWqfFVhExMzsMP4Ic_DoMwpsHoeoRX0), Speak, Memory (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYV9sXhRuK4), Super Cassette (https://open.spotify.com/album/1QzSuIjxZmIUrzG2DvfsNt?si=0fyq91RkQIOURqjgsfFCaA&nd=1), Maxwell V. (https://soundcloud.com/maxwellvv/cruisin?ref=clipboard&p=a&c=1&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing), and Chris Swank (https://open.spotify.com/album/0dWwZR8YCdtRa0Iz1UcXSM?si=0hMg3iqsRzG_MmXSn5y0Ng&nd=1)

In an Aelophant Over the Sea May 25, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys plunder some phonics, debate hipster grammar, and listen to their dads’ favorite radio station. If you want to hear them levitate some elephants, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Jack Fox (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeZmfaqAYhc), Brendan Ra Tyler (https://bloopshnoogan.bandcamp.com/), Prison for Kids (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEK0vShB82U), The Dream That Was Our Life (https://thatdreamwasourlife.bandcamp.com/), Elephants Over Oceans (https://elephantsoveroceans.bandcamp.com/), and We Were Ravens (https://wewereravens.bandcamp.com/album/menhir)

A Solid Hour of Nerds Banging May 18, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys become wine moms, learn the intricacies of nerd sex, and wax poetic about a video game they’ve never played. If you want to hear them flex their “bars,” grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: ‘tine-’tine (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX1A0ItXOLY), Shannon Hurley (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gblfjScI5j4), LEX the Lexicon Artist (https://open.spotify.com/album/7mUVHqspVQh40clESXj90c?si=86IzN1bIRFGMCdETQ4y1TQ&nd=1), GameGrooves (https://gamegrooves.bandcamp.com/album/archstones-a-metal-tribute-to-demons-souls), The Cyberwingman (https://open.spotify.com/artist/70LhK3vjRDECKNnY

Hardcore Till I Die uwu May 11, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys marry a ninja, confront the incel menace, and are cursed by a Victorian doll. If you want to hear them find the line between trve kvlt and pop-punk army, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: FearlessNinja (https://open.spotify.com/album/2q1Hjs8jzDIrYdWqrrGztl?si=9JgE0mEdQc-pT4VVs2tAFA&utm_source=copy-link&nd=1), Ozone Baby (https://ozonebaby.bandcamp.com/track/tibetan-pop-stars), Ben Visini (https://benvisini.bandcamp.com/album/i-need-an-outlet), Zovi (https://zovi.bandcamp.com/album/stories-in-eternal-ash-and-elsewhere), Ehmephtee (https://open.spotify.com/album/6usA0PBiUHjnma8WxtupB7?si=QZXrHXj0S66r6JxUmRGxIg&nd=1), and Dojo Komodo (https://soundcloud.com/ben-krebs-1/strange-future)

Boysfest 2021 May 04, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys debate the existence of gravity, announce their summer fest lineup, and do acid with Gen X. If you want to hear them do Satanic yoga and debut their prog epic, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: River Graduate & the Idealistic Confessions (https://soundcloud.com/user-236764494/sets/summerslump), Free Lunch in America (https://open.spotify.com/album/104OwAGV9xLuzQJfNCVO9c?si=wYqqUByiTdGjn5zszaTIKw&nd=1), Radio Eris (https://radioeris.bandcamp.com/), The Teardowns (https://mavisguitar.bandcamp.com/album/mg-presents-the-teardowns-vol-1), Niku Senpuki (https://nikusenpuki.bandcamp.com/album/blah-blah-mimicry), and The Mellifluous Flower (https://open.spotify.com/album/0fZamjOJDeV4HuFUvuQoHN?si=JjQIJmo0Q3qx4ImxTcszPQ&nd=1)

Tuesday Night Boy Fight Apr 27, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys challenge some fellow boys to a test of might, get sad at the club, and reveal the worst song ever written. If you want to hear them roast the hosts, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Tough Boys (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61wOBO2vnj8), Satorian (https://soundcloud.com/satorian/sets/hyperzen-1/s-ClojWkZZT05?ref=clipboard&p=i&c=1), Eye Splice (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkOZ8cKPnS8), Heart Stalk Lunatic (https://open.spotify.com/album/3KIDOuPHg5TD1NpWVn1FsY?highlight=spotify:track:6G4R1Yqv8hXM9RX39Ydx1B), Mint Blips (https://open.spotify.com/album/1K3klAUzV9HMrZUoWqGdAd), and Hollow Genesis (https://songwhip.com/hollowgenesis/hollow-genesis)

Erotic Autotune Apr 20, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys discover their autotune plugin, bail on an orgy, and flip through a late-90s radio. If you want to hear them fly with the eagles and the Jacobs, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: HoneyWine (https://open.spotify.com/album/2rxVwGka69iJPitMFtlEnV?si=9QzVHmiMQt6RW7E9aAU48w&nd=1), Medulasa (https://medulasa.bandcamp.com/album/nu-year-nu-metal), Brandon Judy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEL3eTpmyfI), Mittens for Kristel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V46ScggZfnM), Flying Jacob (https://open.spotify.com/album/3V9P4ZJi7YniIlFDJUGdky), and west ferry (https://westferry.bandcamp.com/track/all-for-show)

Intro to Punk Music Theory Apr 13, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys discuss music theory (incorrectly), dunk on some art nerds, and begrudgingly accept the straight edge lifestyle. If you want to hear them finally gang up on one of their own, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: We Never Settled (https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Hq8SjswDv4dNlDcxHPiCO), Blends (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2kj5H3eeBw), Madhappy (https://madhappy.bandcamp.com/album/s-t), Brian Revels and the Heat Lightning (https://open.spotify.com/album/3OhewJtlbnlqmUcibjKgis?si=jJL_XlE8So-NyzHG0vJydA&nd=1), Via Ripa (https://open.spotify.com/album/2UpsuR4HpoSNQ9jOiG25wj?si=7QLSv2czQpq2Y4WRtbCIPg&nd=1), and Matlock Expressway (https://matlockexpressway.bandcamp.com/track/meanwhile)

Lucky Number 500 Apr 06, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys hesitantly celebrate an anniversary, slap corpse paint on a trombone, and smash some taint. If you want to hear them cry cry cry cry, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Trauma UKBM (https://www.bandlab.com/trauma_trombone/nightfalls-in-the-hammer-smashed-wind-8c62bb36?revId=7526537f-2aa0-ea11-96d2-0003ffd1fc09), TheAwkwardOne (https://theawkwardone.bandcamp.com/album/love-goblin-deluxe), Taintsmasher (https://open.spotify.com/album/6CX0NBMayRL0ajC8KhnUpo?highlight=spotify:track:6kErwG0O30NWbkagA0JF0M), Michael Guy Bowman (https://open.spotify.com/album/7A2RBttEdkFWRdu82XXosz?si=dwnBjiT6SBmDCoEljCv9rA&utm_source=copy-link&nd=1), The New Adventures (https://thenewadventures.bandcamp.com/), and Sam Alabaster (https://samalabaster.bandcamp.com/)

Yes, You’re in Quarantine, We Get It Mar 30, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys get swimmy, lament how covid has made music boring, and get a lesson in comparative literature. If you want to hear more, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: HollowBoy (https://h0ll0wb0y.bandcamp.com/album/love-end-of-days), Peter Faragasso (https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=H7cq9GNUdj0&feature=youtu.be), Mint Club (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7CsYIZ2s4gTx34sWyMEc3P?si=FT3BPKESTue9XXV6D5m6Tw&utm_source=copy-link&nd=1), Matt_Geary_Music (https://soundcloud.com/mattgearymusic/ascend-into-obscurity-sampler/s-e8j8BJQPeZL?ref=clipboard&p=i&c=1), Together on Two (https://togetherontwo.bandcamp.com/album/humble-exile), and Beth Kinderman (https://bethkinderman.bandcamp.com/album/the-heros-journey)

Professional* Music Critics** Mar 23, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys wrestle with the blues, listen to some porn, and heroically refrain from killing each other. If you want to hear them embark on a space opera, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Xander Deacons (https://xanderdeacons.bandcamp.com/album/pariah), Of Fallen Kings (https://soundcloud.com/offallenkings/thirst), knuckleduster feat. lydiangel (https://soundcloud.com/knucklduster/girlboss-moments-ft-lydiangel), Catfish Blue (https://catfishblue.bandcamp.com/), Dead Style (https://open.spotify.com/album/4o27Ijugs3zxGb4FHYSiw5?si=tPQZyqRUS9SrXn2x_uPGuw&nd=1), and Captain Gelato and the Supersonic Cosmonaut (https://cgnthesc.bandcamp.com/album/captain-gelato-and-the-supersonic-cosmonauts-vs-maxwell-demon)

The Redemption Episode Mar 16, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys revisit some previously-featured bands to see if they ever got around to sucking less. If you want to hear them nuke the mooks, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Double Fisted (https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/doublefisted/the-first-seven-inches), Why Dogs Why (https://whydogswhy.bandcamp.com/track/t-o-c), The Safest Ledge (https://open.spotify.com/album/6A2SWo59BUKexvgqRDUIet?highlight=spotify:track:3oXOZhEgHf4pkmBdjsnPPu), Forest Hills Project (https://open.spotify.com/album/4BlqbbBROUsgYPr5xY2CZt?highlight=spotify:track:5S3lf8pMh6MgdjJwXuLa6C), The Nukeproofs (https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/thenukeproofs/mooklord), and Magnolia Drive (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_7uvtVoZcs)

Taste the Nectar™ Mar 09, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys suck down some nectar, explore international releases of classic sitcoms, and check in on Gen Z. If you want to hear them mug buskers and hurt Edgar’s feelings, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: White Lighter (https://open.spotify.com/album/69n2jvwTzYIoKEo6TH895b?si=L_onpJHhRhSf8m-QTGK3Yg&nd=1), Papa Dunka (https://open.spotify.com/album/3z5Wdu8As7b9PPG8wA3tkA), Birches (https://brchs.bandcamp.com/album/ii), Darling, Lightkeeper (https://darlinglightkeeper.bandcamp.com/), Nusagi (https://soundcloud.com/nusagi/razor-blades), and TV’s NORM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3iIH9XN2Oo)

Like Ted Dansen But With Cyanide Mar 02, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys meet Ted Dansen like five times, thrash the bowling alley, and noise rock noise rock noise rock. If you want to hear them learn to swear backwards, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Cyanide Dansen (https://cyanidedansen.bandcamp.com/album/do-no-harm), Key of Solomon (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTALeEvAT-Y&feature=youtu.be), Gaytheist (https://hexrecords.bandcamp.com/album/Gaytheist-how-long-have-I-been-on-fire), Actionesse (https://actionesse.bandcamp.com/), Caliphobia (https://caliphobia.bandcamp.com/album/tenderize-2), and The Burst and Bloom (https://theburstandbloom.bandcamp.com/track/over-over-3)

Orangejuicebacon (feat. John Danek) Feb 23, 2021

This week, the Fanboys are joined by Hard Times contributor John Danek to talk about finally forgiving Dad, descriptive breakfast foods, and drinking for Dilla. If you want to hear them teach Danek the proper pronunciation of ukulele and how to score a skate video, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Pontius Pilates (https://denizenrecords.bandcamp.com/album/speed-up-for-la), The Nukeproofs (https://linktr.ee/Thenukeproofs), Deaddigital, Inc. (https://deaddigital.bandcamp.com/album/art-wont-save-you-ep), The Freedos (https://thefreedos.bandcamp.com/track/incandescent), vera, etc. (https://soundcloud.com/veratridine/field-mouse), and Brett Vee (https://brettvee.bandcamp.com/album/real-soon)

Self-Abuse at the Skate Park Feb 16, 2021

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys get bored of breakdowns, lock the doors to the Hall of Fame, and soak up the last days of summer vacay. If you want to hear them fail to catch a pun once again, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Last Sun (https://open.spotify.com/album/6PlfwUa9eq97a5IOuJO6ZW?si=k3xdNS7FR2u7L6pa0RfHPQ&nd=1), FUDGY (https://fudgy.bandcamp.com/album/reference-library), G2KMS (https://open.spotify.com/album/0DRlmXZsqafPUoJowF7WEl?highlight=spotify:track:5UAqRK6rmP129MNvrxBvr4), Plasma Cutter (https://plasmacutter.bandcamp.com/), Molly Rhythm (https://mrlrr.bandcamp.com/album/dark-matters), and Duncan Jewett (https://www.strangefamousrecords.com/artists/duncan-jewett/)

This Is Just Like the Album 1984 Feb 09, 2021

On this week’s nostalgic episode of Fanboys, the boys trip some sick hop, try out drag, debut the long-awaited theme song to Stranger Things. If you want to hear them get dragged kicking and screaming back to the 80s, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Death Animation (https://soundcloud.com/deathanimation/fire-feat-sasha-washington), TRASHPOP (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVIFFkbI0JE), They Drove Us From the Garden (https://theydroveusfromthegarden.bandcamp.com/releases), Ding Dong Probably (https://open.spotify.com/album/3yIIYQYKr4Gk14lIyvgGkm?highlight=spotify:track:4sWZ550GDE02DjPmWsE666), Rad Max (https://radmaxrocks.bandcamp.com/), and BORIS BECKER (https://borisbeckerband.bandcamp.com/releases)

Djent: A Literature Review Jan 26, 2021

On this week’s highly academic and polyrhythmic episode of Fanboys, the boys discuss new frontiers in nerd metal, wade through some swampy indie, and do some pills. If you want to hear them brace for another drone strike, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Nobody, No One (https://open.spotify.com/album/5YTRZ6YxaPuiIMQ0QRbl72?highlight=spotify:track:71L3NdU26Sm2WoEc0IXgcU), GOODGIRL (https://goodgirlusa.bandcamp.com/album/poor-habits), Pill Squad (https://pillsquad.bandcamp.com/track/hell-look-better-when-hes-dead), malmen & xyce (https://xyce.bandcamp.com/track/malmen-xyce-papillons), The Fatherless & the Widow (https://thefatherlessandthewidow.bandcamp.com/), and KoeeoaddiThere (https://soundcloud.com/koeeoaddithere/outwardness-to-grow)

Transatlantic Cannibalcore Jan 19, 2021

On this week’s jet-setting and people-eating episode of Fanboys, the boys get fonky, hit up an 8-bit dance hall, and listen to Deathcab! You Black Cutie. If you want to hear them splatter America across the pavement, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Jhariah (https://jhariah.bandcamp.com/releases), Bit Shifter (https://bit-shifter.bandcamp.com/track/rough-weather), The Reveling (https://open.spotify.com/album/4lmaFam1R5ICdYEUNfQjcN?si=2tfPjjzMSAahCPWcP9t9WA), Broken Dreams Club (https://dreamsclub.bandcamp.com/), Lizard Hands (https://lizardhands.bandcamp.com/album/this-complex-machine), and American Nosebleed (https://open.spotify.com/album/7ko4Wm8mZ9Izs7aHPdeUlz?si=LJltQtanTp-iQhS0qWDs9A)

Relax Your Butt Immediately Jan 12, 2021

On this week’s fully-puckered episode of Fanboys, the boys represent the SLC scene, seduce some gorillas, and kick Diego’s dog. If you want to hear them do some math and jam some thrash, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: The Butts (https://thebutts.bandcamp.com/album/nightmare-at-area-51), The Relax (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x5w5RSpvBg), Milpool (https://lemontreerecords.bandcamp.com/album/we-are-all-weve-got), Drag Me Under (https://dragmeunder.bandcamp.com/album/moon-ripper), Rival Hive (https://rivalhive.bandcamp.com/), and Stray Rebel Bullet (https://open.spotify.com/artist/25HmxCgI1mXpRLnz30s05z?si=lLkeSjywQCGREzUHjDo1sw)

Noise Wars Episode II: Attack of the Drones Jan 05, 2021

On this week’s definitely very haunted episode of Fanboys, battle-rap the frat house, pop down to the shops innit, and become mercenaries in an age-old ambient feud. If you want to hear them beat the cyberpunk horse to death and embrace their inner darkness (again), grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Emery Charles (https://soundcloud.com/emery-hajdu/8-ball-prod-mxtro-1st-verse), DEAFDEAFDEAF (https://soundcloud.com/user-587832510/vanilla), FiFac (https://fifac.bandcamp.com/track/jakes-trash-ambient-diss), Trashbriokids (https://soundcloud.com/trashbriokids/igotacondition5untreatedundiagnosedmix), Foam Swords (https://soundcloud.com/foamswords/sets/actual-songs), and Lovechild of Melancholy (https://open.spotify.com/album/5WbGduMxtzJo3zjw5nqsN1?highlight=spotify:track:4B2ehSxI54olmrAjUuaRpq)

The Haunting of Cry Manor Dec 29, 2020

On this week’s definitely very haunted episode of Fanboys, the boys cock-punch the patriarchy, show feet, and discover a lost Lennon-McCartney joint. If you want to hear them outrun the nightcall again, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: All Thicc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80wN7qsOWfM&feature=youtu.be), Ever (https://open.spotify.com/album/1jgDeyu6g4GO79nAv4zBBv?si=_hafKL6oTHGSnITz373lJA), Divine Feed (https://soundcloud.com/user-892729640/heaven-from-here), Full Volume Only (https://open.spotify.com/album/354wqB8V9byhUfZiYaanoF?highlight=spotify:track:6kd7qRZI9kwtxsLjxnHD9H), Nine Necks (https://ninenecks.bandcamp.com/album/nine-necks), and Late Drifter (https://open.spotify.com/album/5WbGduMxtzJo3zjw5nqsN1?highlight=spotify:track:4B2ehSxI54olmrAjUuaRpq)

Season’s Screamings Dec 22, 2020

On this week’s holly-jolly episode of Fanboys, the boys bring you some vaguely manipulative, minor-key Christmas cheer before immediately running out of Christmas songs. If you want to hear them get patronizing around a campfire and fill the Hard Times-mandated indie quota, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Scott Making Cents (https://scottmakingcents.bandcamp.com/track/a-peloton-for-xmas-a-christmas-song-for-totally-happy-people), Thirsty Curses (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0I6Id7cn3o), Bather (https://open.spotify.com/album/67tWkC61v5OdtzWwBHV8Ku?si=Cb9y2PlcQQWc4OPYSWiWeg), Gone Wrong (https://gonewrong.bandcamp.com/album/all-your-rage), Rona (https://open.spotify.com/album/6TSWlo7UM4qVQXNobJjz8V?si=h9zppchcQAmYHjXHCMCa-w), and Woodson (https://woodson.bandcamp.com/)

Do Fanboys Dream of Electric Beats? Dec 15, 2020

On this week’s cybernetically enhanced episode of Fanboys, the boys get utterly and immediately fail to be cyberpunk, storyboard a music video extravaganza, and get sudsy with a miniboss. If you want to hear them get a lesson in punk history and dunk on the Strokes (again), grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Loyalty to Me (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B7CdGOSvSU&feature=youtu.be), Brown Stratos (https://brownstratos.bandcamp.com/), Shower Days (https://showerdays.bandcamp.com/), Kizuna Beef (https://crybabydeathmatch.bandcamp.com/track/yearning-never-sleeps), Suicide Helpline (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqeQmSpNWGY&feature=youtu.be), and Hotel Casino (https://open.spotify.com/album/5huRSM4EBm6AFBjPgrO5wH?si=Qp6RNHnhSHeBcQgfxaMirA)

The Last Noisebender Dec 08, 2020

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys get blueballed by a wet crocodile, follow a manic pixie dream girl around Coney Island, and play Hardcore Guitar Hero. If you want to hear them wage holy war on goths and noise music once again, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: markmuffins (https://markmuffins.bandcamp.com/album/iwishmyhousewasbythewater), SELVEDGE (https://selvedge-000.bandcamp.com/album/hunger-stones), Best Ex (https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=jiWSzNuHF8w), Bazookatooth (https://open.spotify.com/artist/34lAvISXYzgAqAd5AXOr9T?si=MhvU966ORjG2xFy1CoHpWw), Lead Blocks (https://labelofgoods.bandcamp.com/album/lead), and earliestsunsets (https://soundcloud.com/earliestsunsets/soldered-to-the-bed)

Nancy Reagan and the Wall of Death Dec 01, 2020

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys ruin the episode before it starts, check out Colombian Deftones, and shout out the punkest First Lady in American history. If you want to hear them get schooled on rap again, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Mechanical Canine (https://open.spotify.com/album/7vmECLjmzEYsZaObvw2rsP?si=j8_5lyfzRUG1Axx5VD2XFA), Bañista Lunar (https://open.spotify.com/album/0BjZLciIcVrH3kwYpwD9yu?t=&tto=fedffd42), Reagan Era Rejects (https://reaganerarejects.bandcamp.com/album/rer-ep), Another Hospital (https://open.spotify.com/album/2qeNAC0lLYEgpaKQjki2JS?highlight=spotify:track:1B8qBzuCmPCiAqbsIXozkA), WesTheFitting (https://soundcloud.com/westhefitting/disregarded), and Max Knightly (https://pastelhandgrenade.bandcamp.com/)

Featuring Emo Legend Karl Marx Nov 24, 2020

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys get schooled on Appalachian Materialism, remember that post-rock is a thing, and roll in the trash with some capitalists. If you want to hear them engage in some mutual melodization and do coke off a trombone, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Mountain Party (https://mountainparty.bandcamp.com/album/proletariat), Ilapso (https://open.spotify.com/artist/4j2AGVhqfzCLqbbx3f5qgB?si=WoG4MIasTbu-eq7OQGk4aQ), Demonia (https://open.spotify.com/album/5o8kDWrIVVOuYWaJT6EI9o?si=nUQml9TkTNWKQ78YG1mgpQ), Bitr. (https://bitr.bandcamp.com/releases), Foreverless (https://open.spotify.com/album/6ayviSm8mlIPpcamg9W7Mg?highlight=spotify:track:0erKgGsXEgLxfO6xI9v1Q7), and Mala Vibra (https://open.spotify.com/album/3ZUyZQ4ZW6ZNAYuV3gw8bZ?highlight=spotify:track:0HZmebGsYxj1DUeYvch9x8)

Flamingos of Death Metal Nov 17, 2020

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys fight the avian menace, enter the boy band wars, and start a fight with Hard Times royalty. If you want to hear them get down to some DILF rock, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Peregrine (https://peregrine.bandcamp.com/), Steel Tigers of Death (https://steeltigersofdeath.bandcamp.com/), Post Industrial Complex (https://open.spotify.com/album/22sjGDj65s45qufDUcLjhE?highlight=spotify:track:6wq85nxPcooxRutNQHV7LW), Danek (https://danekdanek.bandcamp.com/album/four-lackadaisical-songs-of-a-dubious-origin), Bonsai (https://bonsai.bandcamp.com/), and Bad Dads (https://baddadsonorcas.bandcamp.com/track/smoko-pt-2)

Baby Shark: Weezer Edition Nov 10, 2020

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys welcome back some old favorites, feel funky and sad, and get seduced again, which is becoming a problem. If you want to hear them get grabbed by the balls by punk and queef the beast (whatever that means), grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Pronouns (https://pronounsmd.bandcamp.com/album/purbli-d-ep), Fully Involved (https://fullyinvolvedmusic.bandcamp.com/album/insulince-ep), Kay Roman (https://open.spotify.com/artist/21zuBtUqQHfbolSPNhOYHk?si=MMceoTj1TVmjyCMAG_3_ZQ), Sultanare (https://open.spotify.com/album/1IKp6GHiHqBIq70nb3HBLP?highlight=spotify:track:6nKpUccbwFWxpcZkaZDM70), The Normandys (https://open.spotify.com/artist/39HhPXuzSS2N6zqKHDpYA6?si=Z5s9YCbXS8q5iEcLKWhokw), and squeaky pig (https://squeakypig.bandcamp.com/album/person-person-person-person-person)

Punks Don’t Vote (But You Should, Poser) Nov 03, 2020

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys kill some creeps, accuse some hometown heroes of murder, and call out that piece of shit Brian Eno. If you want to hear them get a m b i e n t and a e s t h e t i c, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Static Bats (https://staticbats.bandcamp.com/track/k-y-l-r-kill-your-local-rapist), El Trigal (https://open.spotify.com/track/0haOQ1Jt7kxnzxYU9SnTch?si=HeqFUfEfScWRusfWuJPHDw), Fox Lake (https://open.spotify.com/album/328g4nNO28YYSWgy1gWnp5), lean_fm (https://soundcloud.com/leanfm/redacted/s-BBQkTgwp2zC), Project IA (https://open.spotify.com/album/17nvVOGAr17SU9dDYe7ubj?si=SEg_yqPmRXSLdfIELa1blg), and Vienna Panic (https://open.spotify.com/album/7yj2oi1lfuvLePMPyHtBwc?highlight=spotify:track:09O8osxjkJYqd8YjwlWxx0)

They Say This Episode Is Haunted By Goths Oct 27, 2020

On this week’s SPOOOOKY episode of Fanboys, the boys talk GOMERs, go to a monster beach party, and listen to some spooky spooky roots music. If you want to hear them get seduced by goths again and debate the finer points of screaming, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: American Goner (https://americangoner.bandcamp.com/), The Sickly Hecks (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUWHZcHc0dQ), Ashbreather (https://ashbreather.bandcamp.com/), Killizabeth (https://killizabeth.bandcamp.com/), 7candystars (https://ffm.to/cherish), and No Man Show (https://soundcloud.com/christian-kettlewell/did-i-ever-know-you-at-all-1)

Holy Shit a SPIDER Oct 20, 2020

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys take the fight to the insect menace, dance under a bridge with a vampire, and have commitment issues. If you want to hear them go back to 1975 and finally, FINALLY get some non-Nazi black metal, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Rob Moss and the Skin-Tight Skins (https://skin-tight-rock.bandcamp.com/), Jo Kendrick (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdwLlNqrpz4&feature=youtu.be), Mister (https://misterofficial.bandcamp.com/releases), Panic Attack! (https://open.spotify.com/album/2fl2LIaqJOTDFbllaVpGEM?highlight=spotify:track:1kQ618xfHsd8ahs1hE3vQn), The Posters (https://thepostersband.com/), and Mefitis (https://withstandpahc.bandcamp.com/releases)

The Oral Sex Episode Oct 13, 2020

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys witness an artist’s evolution, consent to some maxilofacial romance, and hit up the local goth bar. If you want to hear them snort shit through a bendy straw and get their brains kicked out by hardcore, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Atomic Zombie Mob (https://ianpgilchrist.bandcamp.com/?fbclid=IwAR2lwodVk6Iz4AAufHPpvYm_JutHjPoB-x_pRAUqABfNxIKvd_baonzqx0M), Sports Reference (https://open.spotify.com/artist/5gVlO9lqi1AxMXyhIA4riy?si=zz9LzIENTEyibI9aQ5RpTg&fbclid=IwAR2XDxVJqdfVS6h0w15LyZsqUM6bXHkyL-nAbnXaJwcbuyRrrLR_plQNF_Q), Walking Heads (https://withstandpahc.bandcamp.com/releases), Local Teen (https://shopping.bandcamp.com/track/dick-in-yo-mouth), Carbuncle (https://bafflingindustries.bandcamp.com/album/shit-cut-into-thin-lines-and-snorted-through-a-bendy-straw), and Withstand (https://withstandpahc.bandcamp.com/releases)

Eurovision (feat. Lauren Lavín) Oct 06, 2020

This week, the Fanboys are joined by Hard Noise editor Lauren Lavín to talk noise rock coffee shops, Eurovision metal, and the limits of ska. Check out Lauren’s new podcast on The Hard Times Podcast Network, The Horror Times! Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Micah (https://soundcloud.com/micah-ez/fear-and-loathing-in-a-smoke-filled-garage), Kat Kalling (https://songwhip.com/kat-kalling), Necro-Cannibal Machinery (https://necrocannibalmachinery.bandcamp.com/album/flock), How I Became Invisible (https://howibecameinvisible.bandcamp.com/), TV Coma (https://open.spotify.com/album/2lkcJ7UBHYW7w1eq3nfwqT?highlight=spotify:track:0ytexlytEfOMNbffbTCMaB), and Blisses B (https://open.spotify.com/artist/4FBGuSdz5S73qEwghgdKKA?si=CLm5MjghQoimbYIHYEZsvQ)

Fuck It: A Capella is Punk Sep 22, 2020

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys crash the studio computer, gaze at some shoes, and cop some punk barbershop. If you want to hear them check out some AFI B-sides and rock out to some tunnel punk, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Vindicating Twilight (https://soundcloud.com/user-845396353/my-paranoias-out-to-get-me-dont-trust-the-coroner), Loud Sleepers (https://loudsleepers.bandcamp.com/), Arlen Gun Club (https://open.spotify.com/album/0jBQS0VWzi9dn88rhdOsE7?highlight=spotify:track:4X6QkemyUvYHz1xntmLttJ), Osama Bin Reagan (https://osamabinreagan.bandcamp.com/album/wake-up-and-deface-the-day-live), Resistors (https://resistors.bandcamp.com/album/resistors), and Forest Hills Project (https://open.spotify.com/album/6XrWQMA4VvTP0NBOovxMFH?highlight=spotify:track:0CDw6ri7Bih1SiEPOs99Yg)

Here Comes the Womb Sep 15, 2020

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys crush a womb, take their kids to a punk show, and take you out back to see their bong. If you want to hear them get murdered in a factory and disrespect your hometown heroes, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: TRVS PRKNS (https://open.spotify.com/album/4zQUFuxite90zaS7xmwVgH?highlight=spotify:track:4kVYes9H3fq2uHyysfd72v), Abandoncy (https://open.spotify.com/album/7vg4aNcHqKYAreoRMPa3T7?highlight=spotify:track:761lhMPkPvf640gkE2WhB8), Neon Exdeath (https://open.spotify.com/album/5xzJkqiGiVVLX4C8Zoh0VH), Broski (https://open.spotify.com/album/0n9KBW3jNBh1e0eTRNI95F?si=qgg1ySELRNyi7pY_9kAUPQ), Kill the Hypnotic Bastards (https://musician-noise.bandcamp.com/track/yr-cult), and The Burnt Biscuits (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRt_74eLn5c&feature=youtu.be)

Terminally Sick Riffs Sep 01, 2020

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys contract stupid ear syndrome, get sickened by straight edge noise rock, and experience a musical Mandela effect. If you want to hear them become genuinely convinced that they are dead and watch some punk-lic access TV, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Moonraker (https://moonraker.bandcamp.com/album/lanterns), Get Well (https://getxwell.bandcamp.com/), Amra (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXAnX_k2k0o), Goof (https://gooftheband.bandcamp.com/album/goof), Last Chance Marie (https://open.spotify.com/album/5WedOASXarWbvx9nFcohke?highlight=spotify:track:2oDbpYtS3C7sRuEjg3MLwY), and Blackcat Manor (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tchWHvWZM64&feature=youtu.be)

The Punk Episode Aug 25, 2020

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys mosh in the funhouse, give and receive harsh feedback, and look past the penis. If you want to hear them celebrate punk legend Rick Springfield and watch a very happy-go-lucky cut of Hereditary, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: The Long Way Home (https://wearethelongwayhome.bandcamp.com/track/throat-rot), Modern Day Rippers (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l-AHBeqUIDi-JJjRKXWfDf2bNyrSipG2Y), Cede the Clouds (https://cedetheclouds.bandcamp.com/releases), Creamboy (https://open.spotify.com/album/2bvJLJkChfRse4CgWAiquK?si=aK5D2zrvSPCJuzKhszWVQA), Chris Real (https://open.spotify.com/album/76llryMj6B2eucINkHu5Ks?highlight=spotify:track:4M4XediSjUIxKif6sHHYtJ), and Unicorns at Heart (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9YKHiC_dmE&feature=youtu.be).

Zeppelin vs. Metallica 2: Reckoning Aug 18, 2020

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys get mad at chlamydia, watch two rock titans duke it out, and get straight-up bamboozled. If you want to hear them perform a spooky public service and get PUMMELLED, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Yung Poop (https://open.spotify.com/album/61ZrFfi9b8tEd3zupnueS5?highlight=spotify:track:50e7MnH4HiGFgp1SAVZ7xL), Jimmy Who and The Night Creatures (https://open.spotify.com/album/619uvwn6KaSajvQgy8oS7O?si=M3BfrxSkTbO_65RR_4guyw), Face Turn (https://faceturntx.bandcamp.com/album/demos), Nick Nutter (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0896idLT8E), The Night Howls (https://thenighthowls1.bandcamp.com/album/ferocious), and Muscle Vest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqQvv_Gh1x8&feature=youtu.be).

Guitar Solos, Hard and Flaccid Aug 11, 2020

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys talk slide guitar, music jondras, and dial-up dance music. If you want to hear them shovel their way through another “demo” and crash an acoustic open mic night, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Fully Involved (https://fullyinvolvedmusic.bandcamp.com/), Ugly Blondes (https://open.spotify.com/album/6nI9QVuJczcKH3NUGTqgHi?highlight=spotify:track:0NiKXUr1sO17jsv1lThxko), The Umbrella Thief (https://open.spotify.com/track/3ZrJG6HYps9oFiC2u2LnKa?si=mmAKl2v4SHOK9SlVY3kXoQ), What Makes Sense (https://open.spotify.com/artist/2X89r7VnPlC3yrNk0GEdFd?si=MO1J04SASNevTHmfM02aYQ), onlinefriends (https://soundcloud.com/onlinefriendsband/sets/we-dont-care-about-sports), and The Devil in Love (https://open.spotify.com/album/24TBwg8VT2bOfz6X7PBJYU?si=j3kziT94SEKVfENogaP7sA).

Minisode: Diego is Gone Aug 04, 2020

On this week’s non-standard episode of Fanboys, Edgar and Ty talk tours, celebrate a drunk girl’s birthday, hold a memorial service for Diego. Sign up on Coil for exclusive content from the Hard Times Podcast Network! (https://coil.com/comedy?ref=thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)!

Mission Accomplished: Rock is Dead Jul 28, 2020

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys stare into the void, rehash the 90s again, and friggin’ DANCE, dude. If you want to hear them define “indie” for all you scrubs and get tragically blindsided by ska once again, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Rage of Devils (https://rageofdevils.bandcamp.com/), KIBBEY/GSPIN/LEADENSHREW (https://soundcloud.com/1trillionmph/rdy), Fuzz Lightyear (https://open.spotify.com/track/3ZrJG6HYps9oFiC2u2LnKa?si=mmAKl2v4SHOK9SlVY3kXoQ), Saw Tooth Wave (https://open.spotify.com/artist/0tWMgTtgYLBL3VYt79Scgx?si=nVOoBjLGT6ms_MXeT7Craw), Dinosaur Duvet Set (https://soundcloud.com/dinosaurduvetset/its-just-not-my-day), and Reggie Childs (https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/reggiechilds/its-easy).

Balrogs and Dead Dogs Jul 21, 2020

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys confront the reptilian menace, bully an emo kid from Middle Earth, and lay a curse on Jasmin’s spine. If you want to hear them dance in an iPod commercial and jam with a dead white lady, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Nova Robotics Institute (https://open.spotify.com/album/2jYbfWJ6zKdDxuoKrn1Na5?si=DuuaYZMDS4yLZTtzT-8_VA), Staflos (https://staflos.bandcamp.com/releases), Silvertine (https://silvertine.bandcamp.com/), Dogdied (https://dogdied.bandcamp.com/album/byford-dolphin), Shiny Vinyl (https://vimeo.com/user102258082), and Postmortem White Girl (https://postmortemwhitegirl.bandcamp.com/releases).

Never Give the Drummer a Mic Jul 14, 2020

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys learn Portuguese, study electronic astrology, and check out Bob Dylan’s punk nephew. If you want to hear them get an erotic chakra massage and get drunk at a city park concert, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Contando Bicicletas (https://open.spotify.com/album/50hYS0F9EAWmGLsYVi2FG5?highlight=spotify:track:6bI3JUwXTMM7i0gxgKiO41), T.O. Dore (https://open.spotify.com/artist/6qCCU7crPBRLambJJ3X3tF), John Louis (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ysu-to9T5E), Church VAN (https://open.spotify.com/artist/5WtlaFG3Uktrl83cLGg3n6?si=RC-8DRm2T7un2_qxAnpiHQ), Sam Seliger (https://open.spotify.com/album/1ZtmNTEGLhXTgkvIdlLqhq?highlight=spotify:track:32A67lWLS2HeDN5gtrTzUF), and Max Power Smiling Politely (https://open.spotify.com/album/430JPLkcX9khTyCxWeMoGd?highlight=spotify:track:6fmmqipP35Fd6H0lSrjKo7).

Donald Duck is Metal as Fuck Jul 07, 2020

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys chew psychedelic bubblegum, listen to metal’s heaviest waterfowl, and quit smoking. If you want to hear them rip off Bad Religion (again) and listen to Laser Guns n’ Roses, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Queen Wolf (https://queenwolf.bandcamp.com/album/comedy-gold), Karnstein (https://karnstein.bandcamp.com/), Matt Pless (https://open.spotify.com/album/0u5zDqIHQetEFLUvyjyt3M?highlight=spotify:track:5DLfAEDYwBITPUKJVQYGcv), Trashed Ambulance (https://thousandislandsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/shorthanded), The Overrides (https://open.spotify.com/artist/2alzKjLMRRjmzhPB8rF7kr?si=TTB5EOkHRUub_tcMfqHnYA), and Spacelord (https://spacelordband.bandcamp.com/).

Punkthumping Jun 23, 2020

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys beat a cat against a guitar, thump some tubs and diddle some bos, and do hash in the desert. If you want to hear them get their faces melted by tempo changes and get friggin’ TROPICAL, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: Sophisticated Adult (https://open.spotify.com/album/7rNNZHbaoEmoxqJqZwlDgC?si=WgBk1cSLRmSv7BZ8g4cMVA), Patches (https://open.spotify.com/artist/4kr0kJSO2o8xmenHezRVEC?si=9vj4wppkQmSW8Xx_usdEIA), Magda-Vega (https://open.spotify.com/artist/3AnlLpvD9rhSCXPWi4xX0Y), Hive Mentality (https://hivementalityldn.bandcamp.com/album/holly-hobby-ski-mask), Intolerable Swill (https://open.spotify.com/album/7zzNA4AlOeuUAbPeDExGyU?si=hIucbVZORXmV8cQiH4ZjGg), and Fellow American (https://open.spotify.com/album/7ct69RQDkAtRryf9bNkkcd?si=jCfgKjYdQ_KchY9OTF4k5w).

Multi-Level Moshing Jun 16, 2020

On this week’s episode of Fanboys, the boys start a punk MLM scheme, patronize an intergenerational hardcore act, and ugggggh noise music. If you want to hear them practice journalistic in-SHRED-grity and listen to the feel-good college comedy of the summer, grab the full episode on The Hard Times’ Patreon! (https://patreon.com/thehardtimes) ALSO: are you in a shitty band? Want to hear the Fanboys try to say something nice about it? Submit your music to Edgar’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdgarTowner)! Be sure to check out this week’s featured artists: The Warhorse (https://thewarhorse.bandcamp.com/track/texas-chainsaw-mascara), Shut Up and Jam (https://shutupjam.bandcamp.com/releases), Deadlites (https://open.spotify.com/artist/4VhYJNZF9ECrmd1ymCFm0e?si=0EB39MqxQyy7I587yuxa8w), Fuckpuddles (https://fuckfuckpuddles.bandcamp.com/album/krabkore-3-way-split), Extinction (https://extinctionevent.bandcamp.com/album/anthropogenic-degradation-of-ecosystemic-vegetation-demo-2019), and Swans of Never (https://swansofnever.bandcamp.com/track/celestial-skies).

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