Nice piece in the LA Times about Hopeless/Sub City Records, punk labels that were founded and are run successfully on a premise other than searching the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
In the first few years, Sub City donated funds to a diverse set of charities, but Posen says that the fans, many in their teens, wanted a more streamlined message about the issues closest to them, depression and teen suicide. In 2001, Sub City teamed
with the hotlines, and it is now their major source of funding — although the label has given more than $600,000 to other charities, including the Women’s Justice Center and the Multiple Sclerosis Service Society.
Read the inspiring story here.
