Hard times 1984–1985

Hard times covered 1980s punk rock–particularly hardcore punk–as well as other “hard” or “heavy” forms of rock. Founded by Ron Gregorio and also edited by Amy Yates Wuelfing, the coverage centered on bands from the zine’s home state of New Jersey but also included major national and international acts. The bands profiled, interviewed, and reviewed in its pages included New Jersey-based death rockers the Misfits, singer Glenn Danzig (of the Misfits, Samhain, and Danzig), Suicidal Tendencies, seminal DC-based hardcore band Minor Threat, and other well known groups such as the Meatmen, Black Flag, Dead Kennedys, Circle Jerks, and the Replacements. Gregorio and Wuefling typed and pasted the zine together, including many of Gregorio’s own photographs.