- Hopeless Records
infobox record label
name = Hopeless/Sub City Records
founded =1993
founder =Louis Posen
distributor =Alternative Distribution Alliance
genre =alternative rock punk rock pop punk emo
country = US
location =Van Nuys, California
url = [http://www.hopelessrecords.com/ Official website of Hopeless Records]Hopeless Records is an
independent record label located inVan Nuys ,Los Angeles ,California . [ [http://www.last.fm/label/Hopeless+Records/ Hopeless Records’s Label Page – Music at Last.fm ] ] [ [http://www.punknews.org/labels/hopeless Punknews.org | About Hopeless Records ] ] The label was started in 1993 byLouis Posen and financed by a group of private investors. Hopeless's artists are generally consideredpunk rock ,pop punk ,emo , oralternative rock , but some also include elements of various genres of metal.The label's "charitable arm,"
Sub City Records , participates in a number of benefit tours such as theTake Action Tour . [ [http://acoatofredpaintinhell.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/taking-action-one-tour-at-a-time-an-interview-with-louis-posen/ Taking Action, One Tour at a Time: an Interview with Louis Posen « A Coat of Red Paint In Hell ] ] Each year Hopeless/Sub City releases a benefit compilation "Take Action!" which is a multidisc compilation of punk and other independent bands. The CD release usually coincides with the annualTake Action Tour .Hopeless also owns
downloadpunk.com , a music downloading site that offers songs and albums in DRM-free, 192 kbit/sMP3 format.Artists
Current artists
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Anarbor
*Against All Authority
*All Time Low
*Kaddisfly
*Mustard Plug
*Nural
*Samiam
*The Human Abstract
*The Dangerous Summer
*There For Tomorrow
*Selby Tigers Former artists
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88 Fingers Louie
*Amber Pacific (Contract Ended)
*Atom And His Package
*Avenged Sevenfold (2001 - 2004; Left forWarner Bros. Records )
*Break The Silence
*Common Rider
* Digger
*Dillinger Four
*Ever We Fall (Broke Up)
* Heckle (1997)
*Falling Sickness
* Fifteen
* Funeral Oration
*Guttermouth
*Jeff Ott
* Mêlée (Sub City , Left forWarner Bros. Records )
*The Queers
*Royden
*Scared Of Chaka
*The Story So Far
*Thrice (Sub City , 2001 - 2003; Left forIsland Records , thenVagrant Records )
*The Weakerthans Compilations/Samplers
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Hopelessly Devoted To You Vol. 1
*Hopelessly Devoted To You Vol. 2
*Hopelessly Devoted To You Vol. 3
*Hopelessly Devoted To You Vol. 4
*Hopelessly Devoted To You Vol. 5
*Hopelessly Devoted To You Vol. 6
* Take Action! Vol. 1
* Take Action! Vol. 2
* Take Action! Vol. 3
* Take Action! Vol. 4
* Take Action! Vol. 5
* Take Action! Vol. 6
*Take Action! Vol. 7 -March 4 ,2008 See also
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List of record labels References
External links
* [http://www.hopelessrecords.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/sep2007/sb20070921_623045.htm?campaign_id=rss_smlbz Business Week-The Paul Newman of Punk Rock]
* [http://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSN1920623720070820 Reuters-Small punk label a powerhouse of philanthropy]
* [http://www.purevolume.com/labels/hopelessrecords Hopeless Purevolume Site]
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