This Was The Scene Podcast

Negative Progression Records was a label that formed in 1998 by Seth Hyman and released some of the best indie, emo, pop-punk, hardcore, and metal bands. The catalog included such bands as Counterfeit, Over It, 5 Driver, The June Spirit, Bounder, and a ton more. I remembered NPR from back in the day when they released the 5 Driver’s album “Self Proclaimed Rock Stars” which I thought was quite a ballsy name. I connected with Seth, got him on the Skype, and this is what we chat about: The 5 Driver artwork The show with skinheads vs. straight edge kids His band Lipmonger Starting Negative Progression Dealing with band breakups Playing a show where Hopeless happened to be in the crowd Over It leaving the label to go to Lobster Records Dealing with bands on the label Almost signing Midtown The Substance Free Coalition Bands that he wasn’t able to sign Lumberjack Distribution And a ton more Click here to check out their bandcamp page  You can also hire Seth to represent you legally at www.sethhymanlaw.com This we