The Hard Times has been played on NTS in shows including The NTS Breakfast Show w/ Flo, featured first on 6 November 2018. Songs played include Blew Mind, Fortune Teller and Blew Mind.

The Hard Times is a name used by 1) a 1960s San Diego rock band and 2) a currently active New York City reggae band.

1) The Hard Times originally hailed from San Diego and consisted of Bill Richardson (lead guitar), Rudy Romero (guitar), Lee Kiefer (vocals, harmonica), Larry Byrom (bass, guitar), Bob Morris (bass) and Paul Wheatbread (drums). They formed in 1965 as a folk-rock outfit that by 1966 had relocated to…