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Riley Breckenridge
@rileybreck.bsky.social
I play drums and write music for @thrice.
I share music I dig on IG @rileybreck.
I ramble about baseball and make up dumb names @productiveouts.
Thanks, Brent!
I made it to the Angels section of the BP annual and Riley did not miss with his essay.

The connection between the Angels and society at large was a nice twist.
Baseball season is officially here! I wrote the Angels essay for this year’s @baseballprospectus.com annual, and tried my damndest to dissect the mess that is Angels Baseball.
February 18, 2026 at 10:34 PM
This is the way.
a nice adult unlock for me was realizing I dont have to say something sucks if ive never truly engaged with it and instead just saying "I'm not interested in that"
February 17, 2026 at 4:09 PM
No words can accurately describe what a force of joy and positivity Tim was. He lit up every room he was in, made everyone smile and feel seen, and he was such an incredible musician. A ray of pure light. This is so heartbreaking.
Manchester Orchestra drummer Tim Very has died at 42

stereogum.com/2489296/manc...
February 15, 2026 at 3:48 PM
We are currently governed by people who have their heads jammed several feet up their own asses and they’re trying to pull the rest of us up in there too. Hate it.
cnn.com CNN @cnn.com · 6d
A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released by the National Science Foundation.https://cnn.it/3MoF7zU
February 14, 2026 at 4:29 AM
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Our @audiotree.bsky.social session is now available on YouTube and all streaming services. We ripped through four new songs from Horizons/West, and Dustin and Teppei sat down for a really solid interview about our creative process and the evolution of the band. I think it all turned out great.
February 11, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Happy Converge Day to all who celebrate. I’m spinning this a peak volume, letting it steamroll my brain, and loving every minute of it. tidal.com/album/468877...
Converge - Love Is Not Enough
Listen to Love Is Not Enough on TIDAL
tidal.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Baseball season is officially here! I wrote the Angels essay for this year’s @baseballprospectus.com annual, and tried my damndest to dissect the mess that is Angels Baseball.
February 12, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Will Ferrell, Zack de la Rocha, or …Tim Wallach?
Who's the most famous alum of your high school?

I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
guys i just found out i went to the same high school as howard lutnick. please respect my privacy at this time.
February 12, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Our @audiotree.bsky.social session is now available on YouTube and all streaming services. We ripped through four new songs from Horizons/West, and Dustin and Teppei sat down for a really solid interview about our creative process and the evolution of the band. I think it all turned out great.
February 11, 2026 at 7:37 PM
This is what AI feels like to me. Like there's been a trillion dollars invested in Teddy Ruxpin and they're shoving these fucking dumbass bears into every last corner of your life whether you want it there or not. youtu.be/8EshrR-xk2E?...
Teddy Ruxpin Commercial
YouTube video by Mark Precilla
youtu.be
February 11, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Some of my earliest and most indelible memories of touring are of staring out the van window at the landscape of Somewhere, USA, listening to Clarity, and dreaming of playing shows with Jimmy Eat World someday. These shows are gonna rule.
We're so stoked to join Jimmy Eat World on the Bleed American 25-Year Anniversary Tour in NYC, Philly, and Boston this summer!

Pre-sale starts tomorrow at 12pm local time and public on-sale is this Friday at 10am local time.

6/17 | New York, NY
6/19 | Philadelphia, PA
6/20 | Boston, MA
February 10, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Pretty funny that “American Bad Ass”, one of Kid Rock’s biggest songs, is just him cornball rapping over a Metallica song he had to pay for. The laziest poser shit imaginable.
February 9, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Remember when you used to laugh at Super Bowl ads instead of feeling a sense of dread?
February 9, 2026 at 2:58 AM
More like Drake Maynot.
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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February 9, 2026 at 1:31 AM
This game has been great so far for me, a guy who loves punts. Can’t get enough of ‘em.
February 9, 2026 at 12:15 AM
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60 years ago today, mild-mannered jim bowl was bitten by a radioactive spider
February 8, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Getting my mind blown by the most recent Convulsing LP after seeing Brian Cook from Sumac (Botch, Russian Circles, TAAS) sing their praises after touring with them down under. An incredibly sick one-man tech/prog/death-metal from Melbourne, Australia. convulsing.bandcamp.com/album/perdur...
perdurance, by convulsing
8 track album
convulsing.bandcamp.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:40 PM
FUN FACT: The Olympics are named after Theodore Limpicks, a multi-sport athlete who created the international competition in 1963.
February 7, 2026 at 9:03 PM
I've been on a big Hydrahead Records At The Turn Of The Century kick this week. Crazy to think about how much groundbreaking heavy music they put out in a three-year span from 1998-2000. What follows is just a snippet ...
February 6, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Botch’s “To Our Friends in the Great White North”
Deleted a post about “what’s your least favorite song” because the vibes are bad enough already.

Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?

Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
February 4, 2026 at 5:08 AM
The drop-off line at school sure is an interesting look into folks who believe systems and rules are in place for the benefit of everyone, and folks who believe systems and rules don’t apply to them and ruin things for everyone else in the process.
February 3, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Revisited this absolute monster so a record from 2013 today. It’s so pissed, so heavy, and packed to the gills with batshit drumming. Pure, uncut Run Through A Brick Wall Jams here. tidal.com/album/190236...
Baptists - Bushcraft
Listen to Bushcraft on TIDAL
tidal.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:27 PM
I am always saying this.
February 2, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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He’s just describing The American Dream but you’re supposed to hate it for some reason
That's correct. Including the Founders.
February 1, 2026 at 3:33 PM