Michael Hardy had been on his bus writing songs with his frequent collaborators Brett Tyler and Jordan Schmidt when he pressed play on a mix of his new album.They were floored by the heavy-rock ...

Michael A. Hardy, a fervent civil rights lawyer who for more than three decades defended the Rev. Al Sharpton as his faithful counsel and confidant, died on Monday in Manhattan. He was 69.

HARDY's half-country, half-hard rock project The Mockingbird & The Crow was released via Big Loud/Big Loud Rock on Jan. 20. By Jessica Nicholson Over the past five years, Michael Hardy (who ...