Garvey happy to lose bet Sep 11, 2008
"I remember when Damon Gough (Badly Drawn Boy) won the Mercury and he came back and said 'It's good for all of us, this'. "Back then it was special that our mate had done it, so to be in that position ourselves just blew us away. "It shows Manchester is still consistently the best place for music. We always want to live here and work here and it's great going to London and coming back with a gong, it feels like looting the capital. "When I got home today I was walking down the concourse just... (Manchester Evening News)
Elbow Beats Favorites to Win Mercury Music Prize as Judges Surprise Again Sep 10, 2008
Among acts boosted by a Mercury Prize were rapper Dizzee Rascal (real name: Dylan Mills), who won in 2003 for ``Boy in Da Corner,'' and Badly Drawn Boy (a. k.a. ), the 2000 winner for ``The Hour of Bewilderbeast,'' both on the independent XL Recordings label. (Bloomberg -- UK)
The Verve (retna) Aug 22, 2008
But for sentimentalists with a hankering for what sounds like Badly Drawn Boy s younger cousin, Pete s sirens may be calling. LOUDON WAINWRIGHT IIIRecovery. (Mirror.co.uk)
Testing faith in 'Henry Poole' Aug 16, 2008
Time and again, Pellington slams the movie to a halt for a mopey montage scored to an Eels or Badly Drawn Boy song, and by the fourth or fifth time, you're groaning. This isn't directing; it's playlisting. (Boston Globe)
Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst Captures Nomadic Spirit With First Solo Album In 13 Years, By John Norris Jul 22, 2008
Never mind that many have long perceived Bright Eyes to be creatively, in essence, a solo project no more a "band" than, say, Beirut, Badly Drawn Boy or M83. Conor is quick to point that out as a misperception. (VHI.com -- Music News)
KCRW Kicks Off Special June Programming to Celebrate Music Library Jun 3, 2008
Also, KCRW Librarian and DJ Eric J Lawrence will choose one song a day from the archives to feature streaming on KCRW.com, showcasing the diversity of the archives, including; exclusive live performance tracks from My Morning Jacket, Badly Drawn Boy, Dori Caymmi, and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, as well as rare and unusual recordings from Peter Gabriel, Serge Gainsbourg, Baz Luhrmann, legendary Los Angeles Lakers announcer Chick Hearn, and more. KCRW (89. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Oasis Come Out Of The Dark And Into Canada Apr 2, 2008
Oasis have been working on their seventh studio album, the follow-up to 2005's Don't Believe The Truth, with producer Dave Sardy (Badly Drawn Boy, Atari Teenage Riot) at Abbey Road Studios in London, England as well as Los Angeles' the Village Studios. The band's Definitely Maybe was recently voted the best album of the last 50 years by the U.K.'s Q magazine, while (What's The Story) Morning Glory. (ChartAttack)
Leave A&R to the suits - EMI boss Feb 28, 2008
Jazz Summers, chairman of the Music Managers Forum and manager of the Verve and Badly Drawn Boy, described Hand's idea as "totally and utterly ludicrous". "The real essence of a record company, the reason why a record company is successful, is having good A said. "If he [Hands] wants to succeed at EMI he needs to have an army of great Ale and get rid of the suits. (Guardian Unlimited)
Countdown to Versus Cancer Feb 23, 2008
In its inaugural year, it brought together New Order, Johnny Marr, Shaun Ryder, Badly Drawn Boy and Doves in a holy hoe-down into the wee hours. Last year, The Charlatans and Noel Gallagher hooked up with Paul Weller and Ian Brown was reunited with old Stone Roses bassist Mani. (Manchester Evening News)
Marr rocking The Cribs Jan 28, 2008
Sources reveal that the Marr and Cribs collaboration has proved pretty prolific too - they've been working together all week at Moolah Rouge recording studio in Stockport - a favourite haunt of Bolton's Badly Drawn Boy, Damon Gough and fellow northern indie heroes I Am Kloot - and have penned a number of new songs. Marr is no stranger to the Stockport studio either - he used it to rehearse his set in advance of the very first Versus Cancer gig at the MEN Arena in 2006, He and The Cribs... (Manchester Evening News)
Sixties revival Jan 2, 2008
Two people who took this task very seriously were folk singer-songwriter Jane Weaver and her husband Andy Votel, the record producer and long-time colleague of Jarvis Cocker, Badly Drawn Boy and Gruff Rhys from Super Furry Animals. They started a project that they called Bearded Ladies - a play on "beards", the nickname given to geeky, usually male collectors of obscure recordings. (Guardian Unlimited)
A little Minogue goes a long, long way Dec 30, 2007
Anyway, she did the decent thing and played a lot of music, kicking off with her own track (hmm), and sailing through at least two of my favourite Christmas songs, Shane and Kirsty's 'Fairytale of New York' and 'Donner and Blitzen' by Badly Drawn Boy. In between, she tried her hand at banter, exclusively revealing just how hard it is to be a radio presenter. (The Observer)
Album Reviews Oct 26, 2007
I once spent a summer listening to Badly Drawn Boys soundtrack for About A Boy, long before ever seeing the Hugh Grant flick ... To Be Surprised captures the same energy and jangly guitars as a Badly Drawn Boy tune, but the rest of Dan is filled with quieter, acoustic-driven arrangements. (Muse)
Manchester Music Makes the Scene Oct 17, 2007
Badly Drawn Boy wrote the soundtrack to About a Boy here. Piccadilly Gardens. (Suite101.com)
Rock stars play in bid to highlight charities Oct 1, 2007
Known in its most spontaneous form as guerrilla gigging, the phenomenon has seen The Others putting on brief shows in tube trains for groups of fans and random passengers, and Badly Drawn Boy earning 13. 74 from busking outside Waterloo Station for 12 hours - largely unrecognised. (Guardian Unlimited)
Barnes & Noble Releases Exclusive SundayMusic(R) Series Available Only At Barnes & Noble Stores And On Barnes & Noble.com Sep 12, 2007
Revered singer-songwriters Rufus Wainwright, Patty Griffin, Badly Drawn Boy and Richard Thompson ("duetting" with son and rising star Teddy Thompson). Enduring classics from the late, great Jeff Buckley, and Grammy-nominated prodigy Imogen Heap. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Mercury dilemmaWill big names lose out to little-known acts in the music prize battle? Sep 5, 2007
When Badly Drawn Boy won it, the media were first to criticise, but truthfully his album was fantastic and still is. I would be hard pushed to call it this year. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Whistling tunes Aug 27, 2007
Epitaph -- Badly Drawn Boy. Games Without Frontiers -- Peter Gabriel. (Boston Globe -- Local)
Lode rock festival cancelled Aug 2, 2007
Headliners who were signed up to play at the event, which was due to be staged from August 31 and September 2, included Badly Drawn Boy and Scottish rock band Idlewild. "Despite a tremendous amount of effort in marketing the festival, unfortunately, we were battling against all the pictures and reports about the dreadful weather we've been having this year," Doug said on the website of event sponsors BBC 6Music. (Cambridge Evening News)
Lucerne Hosts Huge Music Festival Jul 16, 2007
Elvis Costello, Damien Rice, David Gray, Seal, Steely Dan and Badly Drawn Boy are just a few of the numerous acts playing at the Blue Balls Festival on the shores of Lake Lucerne from July 20 through 28. As one of the top 10 summer events in Switzerland, the Blue Balls Festival attracts about 100,000 visitors who enjoy more than 60 events and soak up the atmosphere that includes traditional Swiss food and drink. (Suite101.com)
Attention grabbersWhy just sponsoring a music festival is no longer enough Jun 21, 2007
" Creating such "exciting, original" content is a priority for broadband provider Tiscali UK, says its head of entertainment Rob Andrews. It broadcast sets from the main stage at the Wireless Festival live on its website, which was viewed by "thousands". And it also held 15 backstage gigs, each for less than 100 people, with acts including Badly Drawn Boy, newcomers Scouting for Girls and a rare acoustic set by Faithless. The performances will be made available on the web and, eventually,... (BBC News -- UK)
Keira's Wireless Bash Jun 20, 2007
Queens Of The Stone Age, Kelis, Air, Just Jack, Badly Drawn Boy and Editors also performed. The festival, only three years old, this year pledged to get greener and reduce carbon emissions. (Sky News)
Gigging Montreal to Madrid, Taos to Turku Jun 11, 2007
The line up s at Boadilla del Monte in Madrid and Parc del F rum in Barcelona feature Arcade Fire, Bloc Party, Scissor Sisters, LCD Soundsystem, Badly Drawn Boy, and a DJ set from Belle and Sebastian. Tickets for the weekend (until June 30) are $140. (Boston Globe)
A tribute to Diana; Manson to France May 13, 2007
A massive old-world tent with teak floors, velvet interiors, and Art Deco doors known as Spiegelworld returns to its location under the Brooklyn Bridge this summer for a line up of shows that includes Lady Sovereign , Lila Downs , and Badly Drawn Boy. There are also European-flavored cabaret shows such as "La Vie " and "Absinthe " running throughout the summer. (Boston Globe)
A rock/pop primer Apr 21, 2007
What we do know is that Badly Drawn Boy had better watch his back. Get Cape's record, "The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager," has just been released Stateside. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Hymns of Canada's rap master Mar 24, 2007
For example, in last week's Nightur weekly Thursday entertainment magazine) we had interviews with Badly Drawn Boy, Apples In Stereo, the Young Dubliners, Brian Warren of the local band Weatherbox, and Eric Clapton, along with reviews of new albums by Modest Mouse, Air and others, and previews of gigs here by Reeve Oliver, Kris Delmhorst and Le Quan Nihn. So, Mr or Ms. ummmm, I make reference to music-related articles in the paper for no other reason that to help make you and other readers or... (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Badly Drawn Boy Mar 23, 2007
I didn't know who he was and I wasn't really interested, either. I just happened to go back to the channel where the opening bars of 'Thunder Road' was playing from the No Nukes concert in 1979," Gough says. "The music sounded incredible, and my mom and dad had just bought a videocassette player that week, and I put in a cassette and recorded it. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Bands blossom at eclectic SXSW Mar 14, 2007
Also performing will be Bloc Party, Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore, Razorlight, the Bravery, Rickie Lee Jones, Badly Drawn Boy, Robyn Hitchcock, Meat Puppets, Buzzcocks and new bands fronted by Tom Morello, Perry Farrell and Les Claypool. International invasion. (Variety)
Likeable mix of old, new (Adam Mazmanian) Mar 8, 2007
Badly Drawn Boy, the scruffy purveyor of the power lullaby, rocked a packed house at the 9:30 Club on Tuesday, playing a mix of favorite hits, a few numbers from his early extended play albums, and a slew of cuts off his newest release, "Born in the U.K." He's best known for his work on the soundtrack to the Hugh Grant film "About a Boy," and more than a few of his fans were drawn to the show expecting a Vegas-style greatest hits medley, shouting out song titles in the sometimes not so brief... (Washington Times)
6 pop acts ready to break out in '07 Jan 14, 2007
But his gift for melody, and warm production courtesy of Ken Nelson (Coldplay , Badly Drawn Boy ) -- as well as an agreeably craggy voice -- should hit the sweet spot for fans of everyone from Ben Harper to James Blunt to early Rod Stewart. Paolo Nutini plays the Paradise on Feb. 3. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Buskers of the world unite Jan 6, 2007
"And it could be worth keeping an eye out for some other of Andy's rock'n'roll counterparts on the day, as he tells me he's hoping to get a couple of his mates to take part. The second Versus Cancer gig will be held at the M.E.N. Arena on March 30, with the full line-up of music stars to be revealed next week.Last year some of the city's biggest bands took part in the gig, including New Order, Doves, Badly Drawn Boy and Elbow. It helped raise thousands of pounds for Manchester's Christie cancer... (Manchester Evening News)
