Official Website MySpace Facebook Twitter As this post goes online, I am already sitting in a car (hopefully riding shotgun), 8 hours away from New York City. Oh the fun! me and my car buddies will have on our way there. My parting gift to you, AGDFA readers are my CMJ Music Marathon picks. All very diverse in their genres [...]
I'm not sleeping on my man Nando again (his music you sickos) after he surprised me with that Carry Out 2 tape that was straight fire. This joint wasn't off of that but it certainly indicates the direction he has taken and what he is capable of with his music. He said "My Favorite" was [...]
Pop music formed by '60s girl groups are often subjected to ancient stereotypes. Joyous harmonies, lyrics consisting of nothing more than multiply layered "doo-wop-da-doo-wop"s, and a subtle sway of the hips for sex appeal (or the most of what was allowed of it on TV at the time). While much of what was considered [...]

>> In our opinion the best half-hour of music broadcast every weekday is the first quarter of WMBR 's long-running, completely crucial radio program Breakfast Of Champions . We typically capture a chunk of said half-hour whilst commuting, and therein we encounter songs pre-filtered for awesomeness by trustworthy sources. Allow us to digress further by directing your attention to the fact that this week Breakfast Of Champions' band of the week will be the Lilys , one of this blog's all-time, top-five favorite acts; you can hear the band of the week segment at 8:30AM [...]

Sorry for the delay over the past couple days.Been busy with Military stuff as well as gearing up for parties to come.Here is some heavy tracks to set your week off. Please leave feed back and return tomorrow for our mid-week round up.Enjoy these tracks....Also for all my NC peeps be sure to check out Fridays At The Factory starting this Friday. Acid Washed-change autoKratz-Kick (BANKSY Remix) autoKratz-Kick (KATFYR Remix) autoKratz-Skin Machine (LaTourette Remix) [...]
So in love with this song right now!

1986 - My Favorite I don't know if it's the Pretty In Pink quote at the end, the catchall disenfranchised youth struggling, determined to find place and an other of the lyrics, or the most graceful and agreeable use (to me) of a synthesiser, but every second of the minute this song takes is exquisite. This is the sound of a band direct in influence, place, intent, precociousness and purpose - something that can only come with youth and naivety. This was [...]
Vor langer Zeit, als Coast is Clear noch in den Kinderschuhen steckte, stellte ich die amerikanische Band My Favorite vor ( HIER ), die tolle Popmusik zum Besten gab, nur leider just im Moment meiner Entdeckung das Zeitliche gesegnet hatte. Anschließend gründete Michael Grace Jr. eine neue Band und trat mit The Secret History in die „Post-Pop-Ära" ein. Die erste Kostprobe des demnächst erscheinenden Debütalbums «The World That Never Was» (nachdem 2008 bereits eine EP herauskam) klingt jedenfalls schon mal sehr vielversprechend. Mal schauen, wie dann die komplette CD so wird, vielleicht finden sich [...]

The Secret History (ex-My Favorite) will be releasing their new album "The World That Never Was" sometime in January next year. In the meantime, you can hear previews (currently, Our Lady of Stalingrad) at their myspace site . Very exciting! My Favorite: Absolute Beginners Again

John Hughes passed away yesterday. I admire him for his great movies, but secretly hate him for creating my short-term obsession with Molly Ringwald (and Molly Ringwald lookalikes like Christie Bowles from high school). Bless him. My Favorite: 1986

Όπως ίσως θα έχετε ήδη φανταστεί, δε θα μπορούσε να γίνει αφιέρωμα στο Λονδίνο από τη Χειμερινή Ακαδημία, και να μη γίνει αντίστοιχο αφιέρωμα στο Βερολίνο . Αντλώντας την έμπνευση από αυτό τo post, με την εξαντλητική λίστα τραγουδιών που έχουν γραφτεί για την πιο αγαπημένη Ευρωπαϊκή πόλη, και παίρνοντας αφορμή από τη νέα δική μας επίσκεψη, ας ακούσουμε μερικά ακόμη τραγούδια για το Βερολίνο.. 1. My Favorite - 17 Berlin [box] [...]

Playlist War Tapes - Dreaming Of You (New Version) Blacklist - Flight Of The Demoiselles Dick4Dick - Pornographic Zeromancer - My Little Tragedy Julien-K - Kick The Bass (She Wants Revenge Remix) IAMX - The Negative Sex (I Will Shank You For A Penny Remix) Marsheaux - Breakthrough The Red Crayon Aristocrat Club - After Dark [...]
Our eyes are glowing as our hearts are slowly E/M/P/T/I/E/D/ 1. My Favorite - Burning Hearts (2003) 2. The Magnetic Fields - No One Will Ever Love You (1999) 3. Radiohead - How To Disappear Completely (2000) 4. Badly Drawn Boy - Blistered Heart (2000) 5. Great Lake Swimmers - I Could Be Nothing (2005) 6. Arab Strap - Haunt Me (2001) 7. Belle and Sebastian - Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying (1996) [...]

The Secret History Genre: Indie / Glam / Melodramatic Popular Song From: New York City, New York [...]
Former My Favorite leader teams up with daughter of Bowie guitarist Mick Ronson for new EP as The Secret History . Comparisons to Roxy Music , The Patti Smith Group , Felt and The Smiths scratch the surface. EP to be released by Le Grand Magistery , home of Stars , Momus , PAS/CAL and others. Record release party at Public Assembly in Brooklyn this Thursday night! [...]
i am not someone who hears all the newest "hip" bands. i do not get free CDs mailed to me (just once). i do not have enuff money to buy alot of new CDs altho i do buy some. i do not purchase iTunes music on a regular basis but i have bought about 4 albums from them this year. (drm is a the main reason i don't get more) and let's face it, radio sucks! so hearing brand spanking new music is not
Former My Favorite leader teams up with daughter of Bowie guitarist Mick Ronson for new EP as The Secret History . Comparisons to Roxy Music , The Patti Smith Group , Felt and The Smiths scratch the surface. EP to be released by Le Grand Magistery , home of Stars , Momus , PAS/CAL and others. Record release party at Public Assembly in Brooklyn this Thursday night! [...]

(photo by Alex Driscoll) Ex-My Favorite lead Michael Grace, Jr. and his new kids on the electro-hip block, The Secret History , are masters of tunes of isolation that somehow carry killer dance beats. The group just released their EP Desolation Town (finally!) yesterday after a much anticipated and ridiculously long wait . To celebrate, the group will be taking the stage on November 20 at Public Assembly in Williamsburg. They'll be joined by Mahogany and The Nouvellas . Tracklist: 01 It's Not The [...]

A few years ago, this unbelievably long-running yet sort-of smalltime band called My Favorite broke up . They were totally legendary to anyone who knew anything about them (and that number kept increasing, as the band was in existence for over a decade after all), but in the grand scheme of things turned out to be an awesome hipster bonus point in reference. On the day of the last broadcast for My Favorite , lead Michael Grace Jr. said: If I've learned anything from all this, it is that one should never [...]
Άνοιξη! Γιούπι! 1. Zion i -& Radiohead - 15 Steps feat. Codany Holiday [box] Η γενναιοδωρία των Radiohead [έτσι τουλάχιστον το λέω εγώ, οι πιο κυνικοί ας το ονομάσουν "ιδιοφυιή τακτική marketing"] δεν περιορίστηκε μόνο στην παροχή του In Rainbows ως δωρεάν download για δύο μήνες. Επέτρεψαν στον DJ Amplive και στο σχήμα του Zion - i όχι μόνο να [...]