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Frontman of UK indie band The Cribs defends One Direction from Backlash

March 12th, 2013

Amid feuds with British band Kasabian and singer Jake Bugg, the boys of One Direction have Ryan Jarman’s defence. In a new interview with Gigwise, the frontman of indie band The Cribs said that the boy band is just an easy target for critics. One Direction was named Worst Band at the NME Awards in [...]

Tags: Jake Bugg, One Direction, The Cribs
Posted in Blog, Celebrities & Pop Culture | Posted by Alfonso

The Cribs “Leather Jacket Love Song” (Video)

January 21st, 2013

“Leather Jacket Love Song” is a two-year-old song The Cribs wrote back when Johnny Marr was still a member. To coincide with their upcoming singles collection, Payola (out Feb. 25), the band have decided to release the track as the lead single. The song’s great, but the video is extraordinary. Working with director Andy Knowles, [...]

Tags: Johnny Marr, Leather Jacket Love Song, The Cribs, The Wedge, Video
Posted in Blog, The Wedge, Videos | Posted by Cam

The Cribs “Glitters Like Gold” (Video)

May 30th, 2012

English rockers The Cribs released a video for “Glitters Like Gold” featuring two nostalgic elements: VHS-like quality and Pop-Up video insets. Don’t be fooled by the old school vibe of the video, be sure to click on the pop-ups as they appear on screen as the video includes click-able links. One of the graphics links [...]

Tags: The Cribs, The Wedge, videos
Posted in Blog, Blog, The Wedge, Videos | Posted by Melissa

The Wedge Playlist for May 20th

May 23rd, 2012

For the week of May 20th, The Wedge featured videos from: Diplo, Grimes, Perfume Genius, Girls, Bear In Heaven, The Cribs, POP ETC, The Morning Benders, Hooded Fang, Zeus and Spiritualized. DIPLO FEAT. NICKY DA B EXPRESS YOURSELF (3:32) LABEL: MAD DECENT DIRECTOR: LIL INTERNET GRIMES F. MAJICAL CLOUDZ NIGHTMUSIC (4:59) ARBUTUS DIRECTOR: JOHN LONDONO [...]

Tags: Bear In Heaven, Diplo, Girls, Grimes, hooded fang, Perfume Genius, playlist, POP ETC, Spiritualized, The Cribs, The Morning Benders, The Wedge, Zeus
Posted in Blog, Playlist, The Wedge | Posted by Cam

Watch Damian interview The Cribs

May 22nd, 2012

The Cribs have been at the forefront of the UK’s indie scene for a decade now, and have seen unimaginable success, considering their DIY approach. After experimenting what it would be like having arguably the greatest living guitarist alive (aka Johnny Marr) in their band for 2009′s Ignore the Ignorant, the Jarman brothers have gone [...]

Tags: Damian Abraham, interview, The Cribs, The Wedge
Posted in Blog, Interview, The Wedge | Posted by Cam

Damian meets up with The Cribs on this week’s episode of The Wedge

May 18th, 2012

On this week’s episode of The Wedge, Damian welcomes his kindred spirits, the brotherly English indie rockers The Cribs into the MuchMusic environment to get their music geek on. Also on the show, we play some new videos by Grimes, Perfume Genius, Bear In Heaven, POP ETC, Hooded Fang, and an oldie commemorating Spiritualized’s debut [...]

Tags: Blog, Damian Abraham, The Cribs, The Wedge
Posted in Blog, Blog, The Wedge | Posted by Cam

The Cribs “Come On, Be A No-One” (Video)

March 21st, 2012

Lots of anticipation for the new album by The Cribs, The Belly Of The Brazen Bull. We heard the Dave Fridmann-produced “Come On, Be A No-One” a few weeks back and here’s the video. Based on some of the previous videos the band have produced, this “tour footage” clip is pretty meh. But maybe it’s [...]

Tags: Be A No-One, Come On, The Cribs, The Wedge, Video
Posted in Blog, The Wedge, Videos | Posted by Cam

The Cribs “Come On, Be A No One” (Stream)

March 6th, 2012

Out May 5th is In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull, the new album by UK indie stars The Cribs produced by Steve Albini and Dave Fridmann. We’ve already heard “Chi-Town,” the scrappy new tune featuring Albini behind the boards. Now we’ve got one by Fridmann, “Come On, Be A No One,” which sits nicely [...]

Tags: Come On Be A No One, Stream, The Cribs, The Wedge
Posted in Blog, Stream, The Wedge | Posted by Cam

The Cribs “Chi-Town” (Stream)

February 15th, 2012

It always seemed inevitable that The Cribs would always end up working with Steve Albini at his at Electrical Audio space in Chicago, and that’s exactly what they’ve done with their new album. Actually, In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull was also made with Dave Fridmann, but “Chi-Town,” the first track offered from the [...]

Tags: Chi-Town, Stream, The Cribs, The Wedge
Posted in Blog, Stream, The Wedge | Posted by Cam