Wakefield trio The Research have teamed up with that other Wakefield trio The Cribs to make beautiful music together.
Actually, its just one Crib (Gary Jarman) and one song called "I Would Like To Be Forgiven". You can listen to the track currently on their MySpace page...and its quite a lovely track I must say.
Currently the band have disbanded with EMI in the UK but are still going for a round of tour dates that if you are in the UK should not be missed
April 02 - This is Fake DIY Live @ The Fly, London 03 - 229, London 09 - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds 17 - New Slang at the Works, Kington Upon Thames 20 - Borderline, London 24 - The Windmill, London
May 03 - The Faversham, Leeds 13 - The Junction, York
Everyone's favorite Wakefield trio, The Cribs seem to really make the most of their remixes. First it was CSS putting some lovely touches on to "Men's Needs" and now its the fantastic Postal Service throwing some nice signature songs onto "I'm A Realist"
Wakefield favorites The Cribs have been forced to cancel their upcoming U.S. tour because of "scheduling conflicts".
They will be rescheduling these dates soon but for now make new plans on the date you were supposed to go!
Here are the canceled dates:
Montreal Cabaret Juste Pour Rire (November 12) Ottawa Capitol Music Hall (13) Toronto Horseshoe Tavern (14) Boston Paradise Rock Club (15) Brooklyn Music Hall Of Williamsburg (17) Cleveland Grog Shop (19) Chicago Double Door (20) Minneapolis Varsity Theater (21) Edmonton Starlite Room (23) Calgary Hi Fi Club (24) Vancouver Plaza Nightclub (25) Seattle Neumos (27) Portland Doug Fir Lounge (28) San Francisco Popscene (29) Los Angeles El Rey (December 1)
The Cribs really do love America because they can't seem to leave! They've just announced another tour starting in November in supprt of their latest release "Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever" despite hospitalizations, being attacked by fans and blood poisoning. Yes, blood poisoning
Here are the upcoming tour dates:
Mon Nov 12 Montreal, QUE Caberet Tues Nov 13 Ottawa, ONT Capitol Music Hall Wed Nov 14 Toronto, ONT Horseshoe Tavern Thurs Nov 15 Boston, MA The Paradise Sat Nov 17 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg Mon Nov 19 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop Tues Nov 20 Chicago, IL Double Door Wed Nov 21 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theatre Fri Nov 23 Edmonton, ALB Starlite Room Sat Nov 24 Calgary, ALB Hi-Fi Club Sun Nov 25 Vancouver, BC Plaza Nightclub Tues Nov 27 Seattle, WA Neumo's Ballroom Wed Nov 28 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge Thurs Nov 29 San Francisco, CA Pop Scene Sat Dec 1 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
If you are lucky enough to be unemployed, have the day off or have a cool boss who let's you duck out early on Fridays, go to this in-store! You will not be sorry. Here's the show info:
Amoeba Records Hollywood 6400 Sunset Blvd. (at Cahuenga) 6 PM
For the less fortunate of you who can't make it out to Amoeba in Hollywood, you can watch the live webcast of their set over at Amoeba's official site.
Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatevr came out Tuesday. Buy it. In fact, buy a copy today and get all 3 Jarmans to sign it. I'm telling you, it will be worth money one day.
The Cribs know my needs. My needs are to see those three unwashed pop geniuses sweat on me and possibly dribble just a little bit of beer and blood on me. Thank God they know me so well, cos they've just announced their newest string of US tour dates. Here's the word from their official MySpace:
"The Cribs have announced a run of new shows in America and Canada around their appearance on the Main Stage at Lollapalooza.
The Cribs US Dates
(*note these dates are in UK format day/month/year...)
23.07.07 San Diego, California - The Casbah 24.07.07 West Hollywood, LA - The Troubadour 25.07.07 San Francisco, California - Slims 27.07.07 Portland, Oregon - Doug Fir Lounge 28.07.07 Seattle, Washington - Capitol Hill Block Party 29.07.07 Vancouver BC - Richards On Richard 01.08.07 Minneapolis, Minnesota - 7th Street Entry 02.08.07 Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Pabst Theatre 04.08.07 Chicago, Illinois - Empty Bottle 05.08.07 Chicago IL, Grant Park - Lollapalooza Main Stage 06.08.07 Detroit, Michigan - Magic Stick 07.08.07 Toronto, Ontario - Lees Palace 09.08.07 New York - Bowery Ballroom 10.08.07 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Johnny Brendas
Support bands for these dates will be White Rabbits on the East Coast and Sean Na Na on the west, including Minneapolis.
The Cribs x"
Nice opener choices, but Sean Na Na doesn't surprise me. Sean Na Na is the more palatable, indie-rock stylings of the reforming Har Mar Superstar (aka Sean Tillman). These guys are a fixture in the LA scene, and are definitely buddies of the Cribs. Minneapolis is their hometown, so no surprise there either.
The Cribs' Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever is, again, an amazing record. I cannot urge you enough to go out and buy it when they release it on July on Warner Bros. BUT, if you just can't wait to have that Wakefield brogue whispered in your headphone by the Jarmans, you can download it (from any country) on iTunes here.
Check out their first video from the album, "Men's Needs":
Here is the first full glimpse of The Cribs' supposedly single-laden third album Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever. The boys flew out to Los Angeles the weekend of SXSW (very tricky, Jarmans) to film the first(?) single's video. The band decided to stick with their theme of using arts & crafts video-making pastiche, but you know, added a naked chick. Though, said naked chick does seem to have it in for the boys... oh well. No use crying over a spilled drum kit.
"Men's Needs":
Also, since I'm on a SPIN kick, here's an interview they did with the boys and Alex Kapranos while they were finishing up the album in NYC. Check it out here.
Since the lovely Wakefield trio The Cribs have signed to Warner Brothers they've definitely started to get a lot of U.S. love!
Now here's the best part about U.S. love...A TOUR!
Here are the U.S. tour dates:
San Francisco The Independent (April 26) California Coachella (28) Toronto On El Mocambo (30) New York Mercury Lounge (May 2, 3) Cambridge Middle East Restaurant & Nightclub (4) East Rutherford The Great Bamboozle (5)
These shows are definitely going to be fantastic...absolutely great band live.
So, I'm going to get all Ricky Wilson on you guys and gush about a band that is probably my favourite UK band to come out in the last 2 years. Yes, I am talking about Wakefield's own, The Cribs. Basically: they're fucking great. Ryan chugs a can of beer as part of their live act! While playing guitar! and barely ever changes his clothes! Ross stands on his stool whilst drumming! Gary plays bass! Uh, you get my point...
They also know how to pick producers. Their second album The New Fellas (yes, second, check out their first self-titled release here, smartass) was produced by Orange Juice frontman Edywn Collins and now they've got another great Scot (wow, can't believe I just typed that) helming their soon to be released third album, who is none other than Alex Kapranos.
There's been bits and blurbs about what's going on with this next album. For one thing, here in the states it will be released on Warner Brothers. I mean, I'm happy for them and all, but I can't help having this sinking sensation that somehow WB isn't going to make three northern brothers that make grating guitar power pop at the top of their priority list. But, let's hope for the best.
Here's a clip of the brothers Jarman at the recent NME Awards talking about... well, I'm not sure because a. they're from Wakefield and b. I don't have sound. So, enjoy it for me....
ALSO!! Did any of their MySpace friends see the post about "Our Bovine Public" getting a preview, limited time only MP3 release? That shit's not on their page. I am buuuumed! If anyone has info on where I can find it, comment below.
Ah, one more thing.... here's a reminder of last year's "appearance" by Ryan. He. Fucking. Rules.
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