The Secret History

New York indiepop cult heroes My Favorite are back with new EP ‘Tender Is the Nightshift: Part One‘ which will be out August 5. It’s their first new music in six years.

One of the best new bands I saw at NYC Popfest last weekend was Finland’s French Films. Their set was easily the highlight of Sunday’s all-day Littlefield show, bringing a needed rock n’ roll element (and youthful energy) to a day that leaned more towards the precious…

As mentioned, Finland’s French Films are coming over for NYC Popfest this weekend, playing the big, all-day show at Littlefield on Sunday (6/2) that also features Close Lobsters, The Wolfhounds, The Orange Peels, Alpaca Sports and more…

We already knew that The Monochrome Set would be performing at this year’s NYC Popfest (May 30 – June 2) but now the rest of the line-up has been announced and it’s pretty great with appearances from New Zealand Flying Nun legends The Bats, two bands who featured on NME’s legendary C-86 cassette (Scotland’s Close Lobsters and London’s The Wolfhounds), and long-running California band The Orange Peels; plus newer bands like Wales’ The School, UK group Flowers, Hobbes Fanclub and Tigercats, Sweden’s Alpaca Sport and Azur Blue, Norway’s Making Marks, and Spain’s Zipper; and American groups Ringo Deathstarr, Math & Physics Club, Literature, Ski Lodge and more…

In honor of our ramped up coverage of NYC Popfest 2011 (with more coming soon), here is an unposted set of pictures from NYC Popfest 2010 (day 3 & 4)…

Theophilus London will headline the “Official Northside Festival Opening Party” at Music Hall of Williamsburg on Thursday, June 16th. Tickets go on AmEx presale Wednesday at noon, and then general sale Friday at noon…

DOWNLOAD: The Wake – Oh Pamela (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Neverever – Blue Jeans (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Neverever – Young and Dumb (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Tender Trap – Girls with Guns (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Allo Darlin – Dreaming (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Allo Darlin’ – My Heart is a Drummer (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Veronica Falls – Found Love in a Graveyard (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Moustache of Insanity – Amazon Wishlist (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Horowitz – Winona (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Embassy – It Pays to Belong (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Leaving Mornington Crescent – Corners (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Very Truly Yours – I’d Write You a Song (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Pants Yell…

DOWNLOAD: Veronica Falls – Found Love in a Graveyard (MP3) DOWNLOAD: NYC Popfest Mix (ZIP) As mentioned before, UK band Veronica Falls are playing this year’s NYC Popfest on Thursday May 20 at Cake Shop…

DOWNLOAD: Veronica Falls – Found Love in a Graveyard (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Allo Darlin’ – My Heart is a Drummer (MP3) DOWNLOAD: BOAT – Lately (MP3) The line-up for the fourth annual NYC Popfest has just been announced, which will happen May 20 – 23 at a variety of venues in Manhattan and Brooklyn…

and DOWNLOAD: The Secret History – It’s Not the End of the World Jonah (MP3) The New York City Popfest continued on Saturday night (5/16) with a packed line-up and packed house at Brooklyn’s Bell House…