Rock alternativo americano, bom para agitar o ambiente.

Faixas do álbum:

1. In One Ear

2. James Brown

3. Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked

4. Tiny Little Robots

5. Lotus

6. Back Against the Wall

7. Drones in the Valley

8. Judas

9. Back Stabbin’ Betty

10. Soil to the Sun

11. Free Love

LINK – Cage The Elephant

Parece com? The Pigeon Detectives, The Cribs.

Clipe da música In One Ear.

Enjoy o/

Kurz: Franz Ferdinand rocken! Leider erwies sich die Sporthalle zu Hamburg erneut als nicht Konzerttauglich!
Die Vorgruppe “The Cribs” überzeugten!

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A quiet enough week on the new video front, with the dry season perhaps kicking in a couple of weeks earlier than usual. Not to worry, though, as Animal Collective are on hand to kick off proceedings, followed by The Cribs and then Mumford & Sons.

Have a handball-free weekend, mes amis!

Animal Collective – In the Flowers

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The Cribs – We Share the Same Skies

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Mumford & Sons – Winter Winds

The Cribs – Another Number (Rollercoaster Project Remix)

photograph © pavel platonov

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The Cribs Johnny Marriga on mulle ikka veel harjumatu. On ikka veider kooslus ja korralik eavahe sel suhtel. Aga tundub toimivat. Eks The Cribs pidigi üles kasvama, toda lad-punki oleks naljakas selles eas nii teha. Kahju natuke siiski. Mulle tohutult meeldib Ryan Jarmani huumorimeel, mis muusikas väga tugevalt väljendus. Aga kui jutte uskuda, oli laulukirjutamine Marriga just Ryani idee. Eks siis tuleb leppida. Mul on hea meel, et ta arenes selles suunas.

Ma just mõtlesin, et see meenutab mulle midagi. See vanema venna/onu adopteerimine. Meelde tuli! Peter Doherty ja Graham Coxon! Ok, pole täiesti sarnane. Graham töötas Peteri sooloprojekti kallal ja Graham pole ametlikult bändis, kuigi esinenud on vad vist küll koos. Ja kahtlane tunne on, et selliseid koostöösid on veelgi. No tegelikult ju ka Arctic Monkeys ja Josh Homme.

Men’s Needs, Women’s Needs, Whatever is the title of The Cribs’ third album, released on May 21, 2007. It reached 13 on the UK Album Charts. Critically acclaimed, it was voted #9 in the annual ‘Albums Of The Year’ in influential UK music magazine NME, amongst various other end-of-year lists. The single ‘Men’s Needs’ was voted #3 of the year in the same magazine.

The album was produced by Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand, and features a spoken word collaboration with Lee Ranaldo from Sonic Youth.
Track listing

1. “Our Bovine Public”
2. “Girls Like Mystery”
3. “Men’s Needs”
4. “Moving Pictures”
5. “I’m a Realist”
6. “Major’s Titling Victory”
7. “Women’s Needs”
8. “I’ve Tried Everything”
9. “My Life Flashed Before My Eyes”
10. “Be Safe” (features Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo)
11. “Ancient History”
12. “Shoot The Poets”

The Cribs are an English 4-piece indie rock band from Wakefield, West Yorkshire. The band consist of twins Gary and Ryan Jarman and their younger brother Ross Jarman. Recently they have been joined by ex-The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr who has been made a formal member of the group since 2008. The band, who first became active on the concert circuit in 2002, were initially tied to other like-minded UK bands of that time, most notably The Libertines, by a British music press that were looking for a ‘British rearguard’ to the wave of popular US indie rock bands of the time. In 2008, Q magazine described the band as “The biggest cult band in the UK”.

Recordings
The band have released four albums on the Wichita label – self titled debut The Cribs in 2004, The New Fellas in 2005, Men’s Needs, Women’s Needs, Whatever in 2007 and Ignore The Ignorant in 2009. Known for their staunchly purist approach to recording, the band have often been labeled as ‘Lo-Fi’. Significantly, their debut album was recorded in 7 days at London’s Toe Rag Studio, onto 8-track. Toe Rag Studio is known for its vintage set up which is as authentic to an original 1960s studio as is possible in the modern day. Parts of this record were taken from the original sessions the band recorded with Chicago based avant-garde musician Bobby Conn.

The New Fellas, the band’s second album release, was recorded with Edwyn Collins, the singer/songwriter and guitarist from Glasgow’s influential Orange Juice in London at his own studio. Again, a comparatively unpolished record sonically, as both the producer Collins and the band themselves were achieving sounds similar to those heard on the Orange Juice records. This was, however, the intention and the reason the band and producer were put together.

Men’s Needs, Women’s Needs, Whatever saw the band finally take steps to progress forth from their ‘Lo-Fi’ roots being recorded in Canada with Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand as producer. The album was mixed by Andy Wallace (Nirvana, Foo Fighters). The album was released on 21 May 2007 and was preceded by a single, Men’s Needs, on 7 May, which reached #17.

Currently, the bands last 7 chart-eligible single releases have charted inside the UK Top 40.

Their song “Martell” from The New Fellas release was featured in the Canadian Telus Commercial, a series of commercials known for consistently featuring less mainstream yet iconic music ranging from Daft Punk to Supergrass.

The band appeared on Later with Jools Holland in May 2007, prior to the release of Men’s Needs, Women’s Needs, Whatever, where they played the songs Men’s Needs, Our Bovine Public and I’m a Realist. Men’s Needs is the bands biggest hit to date, reaching number 17 in the UK charts. The track has also picked up many accolades, including being named 3rd best track of 2007 by NME, Track of the Year 2007 by the Metro paper and finishing in the 100 best tracks in Rolling Stone magazine in the USA.^{[citation needed]}

Their song Hey Scenesters! was listed in NME’s “50 Greatest Indie Anthems Of All Time”. The band were one of only a few contemporary bands included in the list.

They appeared on the Late Night with Conan O’Brien on July 18, 2007, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on 27 July 2007 and The Late Show with David Letterman on 18 March 2008.

Recently, the band were personally invited to support the Sex Pistols at four of their five comeback concerts in Brixton in November. In November 2007, The Cribs were named as the headlining act of the 2008 NME Awards Tour. They were nominated for four NME awards; Best British Band, Best Live Act, Best Track (“Men’s Needs”) and Hero Of The Year (Ryan Jarman), but won none of these awards.In February 2008, they released “I’m A Realist”/”Bastards of Young”, the latter a cover of a song by The Replacements.

The new album was announced in June 2009, the title being “Ignore The Ignorant”, with a release date of 7 September. It will be preceded by first single “Cheat On Me” on 31 August. Two tracks from this album were recorded at The Fly’s In The Courtyard sessions on 14 September 2009.
Live performances
Known for their raucous, unpredictable live shows the band have built-up a fanatical following due to a heavy touring schedule since the release of the first record. Their DIY ethic also led to them touring independently, when they were supposed to be off the road writing. Although this contributed to the bands success, and much larger venues, the band have always claimed to be more at home doing things in that way. On their first tour back after recording the third record in early 2007 the band returned to their roots and held some gigs in very small, intimate venues, including a show in their hometown at the Wakefield Escobar and another at the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds (a venue they used to play at when they first started out). In June, they returned to Leeds at the climax of their full-size UK tour with two consecutive sold out nights at the University Refectory (the first band to do this since Ian Dury and the Blockheads 30 years ago). They subsequently came back and accomplished the same feat in 2008, after the show being presented with an award by the University for being the first band in its history to have ‘2 consecutive years of 2 consecutive nights of sell-out shows at Leeds University Refectory’. In 2007 the band spoke out against the mainstreaming of Indie in the NME.

In November 2007, they were invited by The Sex Pistols to support them for 4 nights at the Brixton Academy to mark the 30th anniversary of their Never Mind The Bollocks album.

In 2008, The Cribs headlined the Radio1/NME stage at the Leeds Festival, and the Reading Festival. The Cribs, along with The Subways are also the only bands in the festivals history to progress through all the festivals stages in consecutive years, Carling Stage (2004), Radio1/NME Stage (2005), Main Stage (2006) – though The Cribs would trump them due to a performance they made on the Comedy Stage in 2002 and a headlining set on the Radio1/NME Stage in 2008.

On 8 December 2008, NME announced that the band would be playing a short UK tour to promote their latest album, due to be recorded shortly after. The tour visits a number of small intimate venues, including The Ritz in Manchester, London’s Heaven, the ABC in Glasgow and St George’s Hall in Bradford.

The band have announced a UK tour to support the new album. It runs from 24 September 2009 to 15 October 2009 and takes in 14 venues. Afterwards, they have dates planned in Japan, New York, Los Angeles, and Europe (supporting Franz Ferdinand in the latter) before another four UK gigs in December. More U.S. dates are pending.

Hay… ¿falsas esperanzas?

Suele ocurrir que cuando el titular de un artículo es una citación tan clara como “No cierrro la puerta a una reunión con los Smiths” uno ya no se lo cree, y lee el texto entero para situar la frase en su contexto. Pero es que estas palabras de Johny Marr, del que ya dijimos que esta con The Cribs, no tienen trampa ni cartón, es más, la frase entera sigue con “los que me escuchan no son idiotas y saben que muchas cosas disparatadas acaban sucediendo”. Ahora que cada uno se haga las ilusiones que crea convenientes, porque en question de reuniones-realmente-esperadas, vamos curados de espanto.

Music Go Music, Thousand Crazy Nights
Patti Smith, About a Boy
The Asteroids Galaxy Tour, The Golden Age
The Slits, Kill Them With Love
Parlour Steps, Soft Lies
Sleater-Kinney, Get Up
Karen O and the Kids, Heads Up
Sleeper, Sale of the Century
Speakeasy Tiger, Limbs
Nancy Sinatra, Momma’s Boy
Typsy Panthre, Hitch-Hiker
Silversun Pickups, Three Seed
The Lower 48, Bedroom
Sing-Sing, When I Was Made
Pariah Piranha, Hate Beast
Sick of Sarah, Bittersweet
Carolyn Mark & NQ Arbuckle, Officer Down
Shoe, It’s Going to Be O.K.
Boat, We Want It! We Want It!
The Shortcuts, Nothing New
Big Bang TV, Diamond
Shonen Knife, Fruits & Vegetables
Brilliant Colors, Motherland
Shellshag, Gary’s Note
Drink Up Buttercup, Even Think
She Mob, I Took the $
Joe Gideon and the Shark, Hide and Seek
Shelleyan Orphan, Dolphins
The Cribs, Cheat on Me
Tracy Shedd, Won Past Ten
She & Him, I Should Have Known Better
Sex Presleys, Heartbreak Hotel

My review of the show by The Cribs on Thursday, November 12th at New York City’s Bowery Ballroom is now online on the main Powerline A.D. site. The Cribs are touring in support of their latest album, Ignore The Ignorant. The album is the first with the band’s new recruit, former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr.

The Von Bondies were also on the bill. Both bands put on great performances.

¡Más difícil todavía! Señoras y señores ¡Pasen y vean! Se rifa el mejor álbum de la temporada 2009 (el top de las mejores canciones del año es este)

Y, como igual ustedes andan perdidos entre tanta oferta disquera del año… yo, humildemente, me he tomado la libertad de hacerles una selección previa.

¡Vota ya! Que el ganador se llevará un perrito piloto (que yo, sacrificadamente, tendré a bien entregar en mano… si ustedes me lo financian)

Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion

Bat For Lashes – Two Suns

Bob Dylan – Together Through Life

British Sea Power – Man Of Aran

Camera Obscura – My Maudlin Career

Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest

Sonic Youth – The Eternal

The Cribs – Ignore The Ignorant

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart

 Wilco – The Album

The Cribs are on tour and making all the appropriate showings to promote their recently released album, Ignore the Ignorant, out now.

Prior to the Cribs tour they made a stop off here in Portland at Jackpot Records for a one off free show! How lucky are we hey?

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Dot Dot Dot, How Long
Marnie Stern, Grapefruit
Gossip, 8th Wonder
Stellastarr, Warchild
Mum, If I Were a Fish
Stars, Midnight Coward
Orenda Fink, Sister
Garrison Starr, Pauper
Rikah, Day After Day
Staci Twigg, Not Like You
His & Her Vanities, What It Is
Star 69, I’m Selfish
U.S.E., Dance With Me
Splendora, Rattle
The Bloodsugars, Light at the End of the Tunnel
The Spinanes, Suffice
Big Bang TV, Diamond
The Sounds, Queen of Apology
The Cribs, We Share the Same Skies
Regina Spektor, Somedays
A Fine Frenzy, What I Wouldn’t Do
The Soviettes, Bottom’s Up, Bottomed Out
Brilliant Colors, I Searched
The Softies, All in Good Time
Violet Vector and the Lovely Lovelies, Applesweet
Some Girls, Launch Pad
Globes on Remote, Space Camp
Solex, Randy Costanza
Deluka, OMFG
Slumber Party, I Don’t Mind
Smoosh, Bottlenose
Kendra Smith, Temporarily Lucy

I’m in a fucking good mood today. For no reason whatsoever, brilliant.

I spent most of my day cooking and preparing food for the diet of doom. Peeling and chopping is good for the soul. After pigging out all half term, I put on 6lb. One week back at work and I’d lost it and plus another 2. So my mission this week is to be mega strict with myself. I have all my fruit chopped for breakfast, I’ll have my soup at work for lunch and run around all day shouting at the naughty ones. I might even hit the 10st mark if I really hammer it.

I  had The Cribs on repeat all day while cooking. I love love love them! I got into them when I was off sick with the first operation on the womb of doom and I’m still in love with them bigtime.  They look like their mum cut their hair for them and they have silly accents. Brilliant.  I could listen to Be Safe on repeat until I die. For reals. Tacky video below for anyone so inclined to watch it.

Speaking of *cough* music, Jedward made it through for another week on X-Factor. I never watched the programme before sharing a house with Poppy. I hate everything it stands for. So of course I love Jedward, the twins bringing shame on the entire population of Ireland. They can’t sing, they can’t dance. They do have silly hair and funny accents mind. Am I the only person to see the beauty of this? Simon Cowell’s music machine has hijacked music for this country for years. We don’t even get to have a ‘Christmas Number 1′ anymore because it’s a given that whoever wins the shitfest that is X-Factor will get there with some godawful cover. All the people up in arms about how two talentless twins are stealing the place of someone else with “real talent” need to wise the fuck on up. Do they not get it? People with real talent haven’t been able to break through for years now. Please tell me where that big fatty that won a few years ago is? Or the Justin Timberlake wannabe? Or the countless other clusterfucks that have won?    So passionate am I about bringing this sham down, I put a bet on them winning. I don’t give a flying fuck what anyone says, I have faith in the millions of other people equally sick of this shit and I look forward to cashing in the couple of hundred quid I’m due to make. 

Banda bastante conhecida e reconhecida na Inglaterra, aqui quase ninguém conhece, mas deveriam!

Faixas do álbum:

1. Hey Scenesters!

2. I’m Alright Me

3. Martell

4. Mirror Kissers

5. We Can No Longer Cheat You

6. It Was Only Love

7. The New Fellas

8. Hello? Oh…

9. The Wrong Way To Be

10. Haunted

11. Things Aren’t Gonna Change

LINK – The New Fellas

Parece com? Mystery Jets, The Fratellis.

Clipe da música Hey Scenesters!

Enjoy o/

Scott Thomas (Views Infinitum), a photographer from the lake district of western New York, made an assignment: Water, he wrote, moves, stands still, creates and destroys.  Capture it.

Around here, the water has pretty much captured us.  It’s our livelihood, our passion, our cradle, our place of rest.  And below the surface there are echoes of our history. 

“The cribs” are still there offshore.  The huge log frames filled with rocks were the foundation for lumbering era docks.  They can shelter fish, tear a hole in your boat, tell you a story.  Once upon a time, they say, this lake was not a placid resort.  Once upon a time this was a hardscrabble frontier that promised opportunity.  Wounded veterans of the Civil War came here to make new lives.  Enterprising souls came to make their fortunes in the Gilded Age.  Then the lumber was all gone, and life moved on.  It always does.  The water remains.  It’s worth remembering that when the water is gone, life on this planet will be gone, too.

Definitely related posts:

• How shall I say I love you to a place?
• Three Winter Tales

Indie rock clássico, só escutar e curtir.

Faixas do álbum:

1. London Bridge

2. Selfish Ways

3. Donkey

4. End of an Era

5. She’s Got a Reason

6. It’s Not Right

7. Tuned to a Different Station

8. Tarred of Feathered

9. Wait

10. Heading for an Early Grave

11. Red

12. Turn Against This Land

LINK – Turn Against This Land

Parece com? Little Man Tate, The Cribs.

Clipe da música London Bridge.

Enjoy o/