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that formed in 1994. The name "1208" came from the apartment number they first shared. They released two full-length studio albums on

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: '' Feedback Is Payback'' (2002) and '' Turn of the Screw'' (2004). Their song "Fall Apart" from ''Turn of The Screw'' was featured on the popular

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''. In November 2006, the band was reported to be working on a third album, however the album never materialized. 1208 reunited in 2009 for a one-off show with

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All original members performed, with the exception of drummer Manny McNamara. Deviates drummer Donald Conrad filled in on drums. Singer Alex Flynn is the nephew of Black Flag founder

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Members

* Alex Flynn -

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* Neshawn Hubbard -

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* Bryan Parks -

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* Manny McNamara -

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Discography

*'' Feedback Is Payback'' (2002) *'' Turn of the Screw'' (2004)

Singles

*"Scared Away" from '' Feedback Is Payback'' *"Jimmy" from '' Feedback Is Payback'' *"Next Big Thing" from '' Turn of the Screw''

Music videos

* "Jimmy" (2002) * "Next Big Thing" (2004)

References

External links

1208 Year 1208 ( MCCVIII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Asia * April 15 – A fire breaks out in the Song Chinese capital city of Hangzhou, raging for four days and nights, destroying 58, ...

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