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Hopeless Records’ Top Execs on 30 Years of History, New Exhibit & the ‘Great Music & Art’ That Make Up the Indie Community
Hopless Records execs talk the indie label's history and a new exhibit celebrating the company, which has released music by Avenged Sevenfold and more.
More than fine, in fact: That label, Hopeless Records, has gone on to work with more than 200 artists — including Avenged Sevenfold, All Time Low, The Wonder Years, Taking Back Sunday and Yellowcard — that span from punk to ska, metal to emo. Posen and Ian Harrison, the label’s GM, spoke about Hopeless Records’ origins, the challenges of condensing 30 years of activity into a single exhibit and the value of the independent sector. The Wonder Years gave us these two amazing lyric books with original song titles that had changed, early album plans, a pros and cons list about conversations with the label.
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