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)

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Jock Jams 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)

Effort is Not Punk

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)

Studio D’s Nuts

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/)

OnlyFansBoys

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)

Sampler Plate of Noise Rock

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)

The Water Level

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/)

Harsh Boise

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)

Man vs. Machine

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)

Host Position Has Been Filled

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)

Hiring: Entry-Level Host, No Benefits

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)

Punkaloids

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/)

Fanboys = Lizard People Confirmed

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)

Edgar is Dead

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)

Margarita Dick

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)

A Concerning Return to Drug Music

Welcome to Fanboys! Each week, Hard Times contributors Edgar, Ty, and Diego listen to YOUR music. Their mission: say something nice about it. Do they have what it takes?

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