Buiding Towers On Top of Ruins

Friends of My Hope & Anchor...

So it is clear that I gradually lost my steam for personal blogging right around the time I rolled up my sleeve to create a new group. In fact I created this blog as a way to keep myself looking, thinking, writing after My Favorite ended. To that end, I quite enjoyed it. Below you'll see the current Secret History news which we are quite excited about! In addition, I've decided to start a new blog in May around the time of the release. This new blog will be more concentrated on beginning conversations about art, music, theory, power, faith...basically anything of concrete consequence to the human condition. The irony of a personal blog for a reader, is that it is a bit like having an attractive but ultimately self-involved boyfriend or girlfriend. They seduce by revealing what they need to, but leave voids when the need passes. I guess the need has passed for me to keep an on-line diary, but its replaced by a desire to really throw some roundhouse punches are the steady decline of Western Civ, Democracy, and indie music.

I'll keep updates here on when and where this new blog shall show up...but as always you can find the most current info on me/us at www.myspace.com/friendsofthesecrethistory

which ironically has a big part to do with the steady decline of Western Civ, Democracy, and indie music...

Write me here, there, or anywhere...
Michael

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Dearest Dears,

It is with great pleasure that we announce that The Secret History has signed on with the Le Grand Magistery label to release their debut recording, a 5 song e.p. tentatively titled “Desolation Town.” LGM is a label that we’ve been fans of for a long time, having brought artists as acclaimed and diverse as Momus, Stars, Baxendale and Pas/Cal to the ears of discerning, troubled pop fans everywhere.
http://www.magistery.com/

The e.p. will feature tracks previewed on-line in their early forms, plus the single (and much whispered about live favorite) “It’s Not The End of World, Jonah,” and an epic jangle-y ballad called “Palermo.” We’re hoping for a late Spring release for this lovingly designed first course. We’re already knee deep into recording what's next, a full length featuring 11 more songs, a couple of them resurrected and invented from the last unreleased sessions of our previous pop group…so the next year will feature a Russian novels worth of sense remembered art rock, maudlin pop hits and seasick sailors ballads. The Secret History in other words…In other news, please mark your calendars as we return to the stage on Thursday March 27 at the famous Galapagos art space in Williamsburg Brooklyn. It is the debut of a traveling party we’ve created called “Modern Problems,” and features performances by The Secret History, The Isles (a UK fave, and one of NYC best rainy pop bands) and The Exeter Popes, who also are quite stirring. In addition, our favorite DJs Miss Mondo and Kevington are on board for dancing or at least standing happily. The first 25 punters will also receive a limited edition “Jonah CMYK” 4 badge set featuring untitled film stills from the world that never was...they are quite lovely if I do say so myself. More details to come…
http://www.galapagosartspace.com
http://www.myspace.com/theisles
http://www.myspace.com/theexeterpopes

Speaking of djs…The Secret History will also be playing the triumphant 4th anniversary of the Mondo dance party at Don Hills in the West Village of Manhattan of Friday May 16th. It promises to be a blow out, a blast and anything else explosive which isn’t also frightening. www.mondo-nyc.com

For further info and updates, visit and join up with us at www.myspace.com/friendsofthesecrethistory.

Coming soon: A new website and scandalous blog by yours truly to accompany the release of “Desolation Town.”Looking forward to seeing you on the 27th, and to finally getting some of these songs in your hands, hearts and headphones…

Glowing in the heather,Michael Grace Jr.The Secret History