breaking pangaea - phoenix (2003)

honestly, no. there isn't a better picture of BP online. however, back when i was jock-riding the shit out of equal vision's roster, i fell in love with this ep. of course, after this EP, fred mascherino/macarena/maraschino/macademia left BP to join taking back sunday. i was pissed at first, till i realized how awesome he was and where you want to be is (IN MY OPINION) a better album than tell all your friends. i don't necessarily think it's more enjoyable, but it sure is better. anyway, this isn't about that band, but i've run out of things to say. if you slept on this album in 03, grab it now.

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-breaking grizzly

r.i.p. muxtape (2008)

so we had a good two month run with this new feature of ours. turns out the motherfuckin riaa got to one of our youngest children, and from the looks of it, it looks like this little dispute won't last too long, and muxtape will be visiting the farm pretty soon.

we'll pour one out for lil' homie. sorry to disappoint all 11 of you who listened to it.

-weworemasks

northstar - broken parachute EP (2008)

personally, one of the most traumatic break-ups in music was northstar. i loved this band. saw them like 11 times, and they were always amazing, down-to-earth and genuine dudes who played great shows and great music. post break-up, there had been talks with speakmusicmedia to release an unreleased/b-sides compilation and it took nearly four years to actually release. the release was limited to 1,000 copies, so it's very unlikely that you'll find it now. there quite a few gems (everything) on here.

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(sorry about the MU link, but it's bigger than 100mb)

-grizzly

the receiving end of sirens - the afterglow (2008)

ha, well i know this is the second TREOS post in a week, but whatever. upon announcing their break up, the dude bros have posted their last song appropriately titled, "the afterglow." tear.

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the receiving end of sirens - the afterglow

-grizzly

park - it won't snow where you're going (2003)

park was just one of those bands that never took off. they toured with the right bands, played the right music, but just never caught on. even though they're broken up now, there's no reason not to give this album a spin.

a little generic, considering what's out now. however, this is just an all-around great record, and one of my favorites from back in the day. a great soundtrack for all the sad bastards out there.

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-it won't snow where grizzly is going

the receiving end of sirens - break-ups, b-sides and acoustics.

another one bites the dust. a couple of days ago, the receiving end of sirens announced that they're breaking up, to the dismay (or joy) of many. personally, i love this band, and nearly everything they've done. great dudes, great live show. i'll miss em.

here are some acoustics and a b-side, some with casey, some without. two of them are old, two are a little newer.

treos on myspace.

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the war of all against all (acoustic)
this armistice (acoustic)
weight/wait
the salesman, the husband, the lover (acoustic)

-grizzly

midtown - forget what you know (2004)

midtown was one of those bands for me that was pretty good, but i wouldn't flip out over or anything like that. i wouldn't care that they broke up or stopped touring or anything of the sort. until they released this album. this album pretty much came out of left field, especially for a pop-punk band that toured with blink 182. this album was somewhat ahead of its time as far as the genre is concerned. not to mention, empty like the ocean is pretty much the greatest song ever. but of course, as soon as i fall in love with a band, they break up. for shame.

midtown on myspace.

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-grizzly