Hellcat Records Explained
Hellcat Records |
Parent: | Epitaph Records |
Founded: | 1997 |
Founder: | Tim Armstrong |
Distributor: | ADA |
Country: | United States |
Location: | Los Angeles, California |
Hellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an offshoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion, the owner of Epitaph, and Tim Armstrong of Rancid, who was generally responsible for signing bands.[1]
Hellcat published its Give 'Em the Boot label sampler in multiple volumes starting in 1997.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Films
In 2005, a Give 'Em the Boot DVD was released, featuring tour footage of numerous Hellcat bands.
On January 15, 2006, the label released Live Freaky! Die Freaky!, a full-length film produced by Tim Armstrong and filmed using marionettes. The plot involves Charlie Manson's story being misinterpreted by a nomad on a post-apocalyptic Earth. It features the voice talents of the members of Rancid, Green Day, AFI and the Transplants.
Bands
Active roster
Former bands
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: PT Plays February 2012: "The Best Of Hellcat Records" . Tom . Aylott . Punktastic . January 2, 2019 . February 13, 2012.
- Web site: Steven . McDonald . Give 'Em the Boot - Various Artists . . May 4, 2016.
- Web site: Heather . Phares . Give 'Em the Boot, Vol. 2 - Various Artists . . May 4, 2016.
- Web site: Mark . Deming . Give 'Em the Boot, Vol. 3 - Various Artists . . May 4, 2016.
- Web site: Johnny . Loftus . Give 'Em the Boot, Vol. 4 - Various Artists . . May 4, 2016.
- Web site: Various Artists: Give 'Em the Boot IV . Hank . Kalet . PopMatters . February 3, 2021 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121103041725/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/various-giveemtheboot4/ . November 3, 2012.
- Web site: Jo-Ann . Greene . Give 'Em the Boot, Vol. 5 - Various Artists . . May 22, 2006 . May 4, 2016.
- Web site: Hellcat Records signs Time Again . Alternative Press . February 15, 2006 . February 3, 2021 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160818053915/http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_464 . August 18, 2016.