Enjoy Damon’s latest clip for ‘The Time Of Times’ below. BDB MP3 at bottom of post.

MP3: Badly Drawn Boy – Born In The UK

Enjoy ‘Once Around The Block’ from the UK stop of the European Light Of Day Tour.

MP3: BDB – Holy Grail (via R Franklin)

Enjoy ‘Once Around The Block’ from the UK stop of the European Light Of Day Tour.

MP3: BDB – Holy Grail (via R Franklin)

Enjoy ‘Once Around The Block’ from the UK stop of the European Light Of Day Tour.

MP3: BDB – Holy Grail (via R Franklin)

Watch it below. Check here if you missed the first two 30-second TV spots.

MP3: Badly Drawn Boy – Donna & Blitzen (via EC)

If you missed the first one, watch it here. Which do you prefer (if any)?

MP3: Badly Drawn Boy – Promises

Enjoy/Protest the coffee chain’s latest commercial featuring BDB’s ‘I Love NYE’.

MP3: Badly Drawn Boy – Once Around The Block (via Radio Slipstream)

BDB – A Journey From A To B (The Go! Team Remix)

Keep up to date on TGT here.

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MP3: BDB – A Journey (The Go! Team Remix) [alt link]

Damon opens up on his MySpace blog: *Hello everybody, this felt like as good a time as any to say hello to you all at last. The first and main reason is to let you all know I’m playing a ‘secret’ gig next week, Thursday 11th October at Sankeys new night ‘The Aftershow’. There’s no public awareness as to who plays at these nights, it’s down to the artist to exclusively let you know, which is what I am doing now (I’m a week late though). Tickets only cost £5, and for that you get to see several bands on the night, including BEEP SEALS (ex Alfie) JIM NOIR, more and myself. Also many DJs including EMBRACE DJs Danny and Richard McNamara.

If you’d like to be there subscribe soon, or if you can’t go let someone else know instead. Hope to see you there. Secondly, I like to take this opportunity to say a big thank you to you all for your support over not only the last year, but the last 10 years too. September marked my 10th Anniversary as a recording artist, and my b-day this week psychologically marked the end of this current album’s life cycle. Thanks to anyone who came to see myself and the band play this year. We’ve had some amazing and memorable shows and they never happen without a responsive audience, so thanks again if you were there. My intention is to release brand new material before the end of the year in the form of an EP/MINI LP, even if it’s a collection of demos, I’m eager to move on creatively.

PS Next weeks show may be one of the last I play this year, so try and make it if you can. I’ll keep you posted about anything else on the horizon.

Lots of love DAMON BDB

PPS I’m donating my fee for next weeks show to charities that were dear to Tony Wilson.*

MP3: Badly Drawn Boy – The Time Of Times

NME’s got the dirt: *This year’s LodeStar festival has been cancelled today (August 1). The 6 Music sponsored event and was due to kick off on August 31 in Cambridgeshire and feature Badly Drawn Boy, Idlewild, The Bees, Maps and The Pigeon Detectives. Organiser Doug Durrant suggested that tickets sales were affected by “weather perception”. He said: “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.”

Speaking about the weather he said: “Well, ticket sales were fairly low, and totally reflective of the weather up until today (August 1). “The weather might have turned around but it’s really come too late for LodeStar.” However Durrant said he was focusing on 2008 explaining: “I think that when you’ve worked hard for two years to put on a fantastic festival for people and I doesn’t happen, the only way to get over it is to look forward.” Ticket holders are entitled to a full refund.*

This is the 2nd time in 10 days that Idlewild has fallen victim to a canceled festival date. If you recall, the much-buzzed Truck Festival was nixed due to weather just last week.

(photo via Magnet)

MP3: Badly Drawn Boy – Walk You Home Tonight