Midtown (band)

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Midtown is a punk rock and alternative rock band from New Brunswick, NJ. Formed in November, 1998 by three Rutgers students, Midtown soon became a quartet. The band took advantage of the fertile New Jersey punk scene to develop a sound that combined elements of emo and hardcore and began recording shortly after their formation. Their first EP, Sacrifice of Life, was issued by Pinball Records in 1999. Their second album, Save the World, Lose the Girl, was released in early 2000 by the Drive-Thru Records label and picked up for distribution by MCA. After Living Well Is The Best Revenge was released they left the label. Their next album, Forget What You Know, was produced while the band was not under contract with a record label and then picked up by Sony records.

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[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles

  • "Just Rock 'n' Roll"
  • "Like a Movie"
  • "Get It Together"
  • "Give It Up"
  • "Empty Like the Ocean"

[edit] Members

[edit] Trivia

  • Lead singer/bassist Gabe Saporta was born in the South American country of Uruguay.
  • Gabe Saporta is in the Gym Class Heroes video for "Papercut".
  • Drummer Rob Hitt owns and operates I Surrender Records.
  • Rob Hitt can be found in Cartel's video for "Honestly."
  • Guitarist Tyler Rann played in the house band on Last Call with Carson Daly.
  • Guitarist Heath Saraceno has been filling in on guitar for Senses Fail since late 2005 and is now the newest member of the band.
  • Gabe Saporta's side-project, Cobra Starship, created the theme song for the movie Snakes on a Plane.
  • Midtown were in an episode of MTV's reality show "The Real World: Back To New York".
  • Gabe Saporta is in the DVD for "The Real World: Back To New York" in a deleted scene.
  • Tyler, Gabe and Rob are all of Jewish origin.
  • Midtown is currently on a hiatus while the members of the band pursue other projects.
  • "Give it Up" has appeared in EA's Madden NFL 2005
  • "Give it Up" has also appeared in EA's Burnout 3: TakeDown
  • Guitarist Tyler Rann has a new side project called Band of Thieves, in which he is the lead singer

[edit] External links

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