NEW pop project Biggles Flys Again had its debut album out at the end of March. And to mark the release of Remember Saturday, the group is offering up a free mp3 download of Old Pop Song . A spokesman said: "Conor Deasy set out to make a pop album with traditional values and he didn't leave anything to chance as many of the instruments used during the recording were of the antique variety. "Allied to the BBC Neve recording desk, Hammond organ and Yamaha keyboards was a keen pop sensibility which has drawn comparisons to [...]
WHEN it comes to time signatures for modern music, it seems hard to beat 4:4 time. Four beats in a bar dominates the charts - so I thought I would waltz through my collection and try to find a few 3:4 tracks. No doubt some more musically-minded than me will point out how most of these probably don't count due to changing time signatures, or compound time, or whatever. But I reckon it's just nice to move to a different beat for once. Suggest any others in the comments below!
Badly Drawn Boy - The Shining
Damon Gough, aka Badly Drawn Boy, has something of a history of mistreating audiences - he lost his shit on an L.A. audience in 2010 - but it's still kind of a shock, and definitely a drag, to hear about it happening again. Read More...
Stereogum Damon Gough, aka Badly Drawn Boy, has something of a history of mistreating audiences - he lost his shit on an L.A. audience in 2010 - but it's still kind of a shock, and definitely a drag, to hear about it happening again. Read More... [...]
Three-day UK festival Strummer of Love enters its tenth year with a bang.
Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: Broken Social Scene, Real Estate, Wilco, Badly Drawn Boy Song: Bearhug - Angeline [download here ] What's so good? [...]
Robert DeNiro and Paul Dano star in the movie adaptation of Nick Flynn's memoir Another Bullshit Night In Suck City , a film called Being Flynn , which is out now via limited release through Focus Features . To celebrate, we're giving away a pair of Bose MIE2 Earbud Headphones as well as a Being Flynn package that includes a copy of the soundtrack, which features arrangements by Badly Drawn Boy, and a book. Check out the trailer for Being Flynn below. To enter, you need be a fan of [...]
In these enlightened days, it seems like complete and utter nonsense that healthcare has, for some, become something financially out of reach. There is nothing more heart-wrenching that to hear about a child who is very ill and can’t get the treatment she needs because the treatment costs some astronomical amount. Billie Bainbridge is a 4-year old English girl. And she has a very rare type of brain tumour. The treatment options in the UK are limited for such a rare condition but the good news is that Billie has been accepted into a clinical trial [...]
In my book there's nothing better for a persons development then having to perform under pressure. The bigger the audience, the higher the stakes, the more to lose, the better. There's something about those situations that requires you to simply man up and perform. It begs you to destroy your comfort zone, fail and constantly push yourself to get better at whatever it is you do. It also requires you to be out there all the time, in the mix, on hypothetical stage performing, trying new things and pushing it. It doesn't matter if [...]
Gotta say I'm a bit amazed at being able to get my meaningful possessions packed, transported, and mostly unpacked in a relatively short span of countable hours. Now there's the process of acclimating to a new domestic space, but there's plenty of time for that. Unpacking box after box of CDs brings many thoughts to mind. And even more songs. For some reason, this one popped into my head at several moments. Not sure why, but then what fool assigns meaning to any thoughts that come when trying to reconstruct the shape of a collection from poorly packed moving boxes? [...]
Are you still clinging to what little's left of summer sunshine? Well, the new Kings of Convenience video won't make things easier. Here's what Erlend & Eirik have to say about this rather unexpected present: "This song is from Declaration of Dependence, that was released almost 2 years ago. We thought it deserved a video and 2 weeks ago the weather-forecast was good. We called up our friends (who has got some rather advanced video shooting equipment) and made this one-take video, on top of Eirik's roof. The audio is [...]
Cyndi Seui latest release come straight from the forthcoming Kitsch Cat Vol.2 compilation and features Gramaphone Children to boot. A Cover of Badly Drawn Boy’s ‘Silent Sigh’ the track sees Seui becoming even more of a force to be reckoned with as he effortlessly rides the thin line between Nu-Disco/Dreamwave and ElectroPop. Lush synthesizer Pop, multi layers and meticulously produced, that’s always kept funky with a slick Disco bassline is Seui’s trademark, and he deftly applies that to this cover version turning a reasonably dreary song into a beautiful synth powerhouse. [...]
Ever since this May’s Paul Simon cover songs collection, a follow-up starring Bruce Springsteen — a figure similarly oft-cited as inspiration to our favorite indie acts — has been in the works. The hard part, though, has been that there are dozens of versions of the Boss floating around, some brilliant and others falling a bit short despite showing plenty of reverence for their hero. Given Frightened Rabbit’s recent tribute to the blue-collar icon and Kurt Vile’s forthcoming studio take on “Downbound Train,” now feels like a good time to compile the best or [...]
These days, its fairly common when an artist scores an entire film's soundtrack. We've seen the likes of Nick Cave, Johnny Greenwood, Daft Punk and Chemical Brothers do it in recent years. However, ten years ago, that was not the case so it was a bit of a surprised when Badly Drawn Boy was asked to score the entire film for the film adaptation of Nick Hornby's novel About A Boy . At that time, Badly Drawn Boy was at the height of his popularity, buoyed by an exceptional debut album ( The Hour of Bewilderbeast ) [...]
Whew, what a weekend. First off we celebrated my grandparent's 60th wedding anniversary over the weekend. A massive number of DuPree's gathered to wine and dine, share stories and enjoy each others company. Last second plans for a visit resulted in late night conversations, listening Say Anything and Eisley demos, then cigars on the back [...]
Apple Cart is the new kid on the block of London summer festivals. The Sunday 7th August lineup at Victoria Park, London includes Patrick Wolf, Badly Drawn Boy, Saint Etienne and The Magic Numbers and many many more. Not only are the Apple Cart folks (the same crew that produce The Field Day and Underage festivals) bringing you a killer slate of music, they also want you to have a bit of fun for your Sunday afternoon, as the show fest also includes, comedians, magicians and cabaret performers. Sounds pretty cool, right? Well, b3sci's got a pair of tickets to [...]
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