A sharp, comedic send-up of punk and hardcore culture, from the creators of the favorite and critically-lauded satire site The CRISIS.

The Hard Times: The Initial 40 Years is the first book in the Hard Times, the Internet’s favorite music satire site. Often referred to as “The Onion for punk rock and roll”, the site has developed a sizable, devoted following because of its razor-sharp takes on underground music and substitute tradition. And with headlines like “Man Magically Transforms into Music Historian While Speaking with Women” and “Pretentious Friend Only Listens to Podcasts on Vinyl fabric”, you don’t need to be considered a punk rock die-hard to understand their hilarious commentary.

Now, within this ‘zine-style “historical retrospective”, the authors behind the site document its advancement together with the rise of punk rock and roll, with original content from their ‘archives’ commenting upon ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s punk, and site-specific fan favorites through the aughts-onward. Using its exclusive aesthetic and laugh-out-loud laughter, The CRISIS would be the perfect present audiobook for music nerds and pop tradition devotees everywhere.