Episode 198: REPOST Midtown w/ Rob Hitt
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This is a REPOST of Episode 87 where I interviewed Rob Hitt about Midtown and this is what we chatted about.
- Constantly playing a song on repeat
- The bands that influenced Midtown
- Writing really high notes in Lanemeyer
- His first band which wasn’t Professor Plum
- Meeting Josh from Humble Beginnings
- How Midtown formed
- Gabe’s usage of big words in songs
- Buying CDs with friends and dubbing them for each other
- Jay Pinball
- New Found Glory
- Their first album being amazing
- Vinnie from I am the avalanche singing background on a Midtown song
- Fenix TX and Drive-Thru Records
- Almost getting fired from the band
- Being roommates with Max Bemis
- And a ton more
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