Davey MacManus has been lifted to the hights of international stardom, hanging out with the likes of Jack White and co, or at least in a sentance of this article he has. In a review of My Red Cell’s new album by Crud Music Magazine, they say of MRC’s lead singer: “He has a brimming, psychotic delivery that is impossible to ignore, reminiscent of a speeding Jack White smothered by Davey MacManus of past Welsh cult heroes The Crocketts in some rowdy bar after closing”.
I might stick the new crox site up sometime soon. It’ll only be the stuff I’ve finished, around 50%, but it’s better than nothing.
Oooh it hurts. Here’s a couple of reviews you won’t be seeing on The Crimea site. Both of the Ambient Picnic festival on the 1st of this month, and both for Underdogzine.co.uk.
AMBIENT PICNIC - BY JON
In 2004, you’d think we would have moved on a bit from the shoegazing FX-rock of the early nineties, but it’s obvious that headliners The Crimea still hold their Ride records close to their hearts. If you think of X Is Loaded, but without any of the tunes that make that band vaguely tolerable, then you still won’t manage to plumb the depths of dullness that The Crimea do – and with appalling lines like “we’ll walk through the streets like lottery winners on acid” they don’t help themselves either. It was at this point I decided to head off to the Dance Tent – that’s just how bad they were…
AMBIENT PICNIC - BY GARETH
From bad to worse as The Crimea take the main stage, some crappy Indie band that nobody had heard of and indeed few people stayed to see. The shocking thing was these guys were the headliners… but how??? Nobody had heard of them. Still at least I am justified in bitching about the Ambient Picnic when they put on this level of a show for a headliner.
Enough. Andy Norton’s currently on the road with Charlotte Hatherley from Ash as rythm guitarist and backing vocalist for any current radio sessions she’s doing. I’m currently trying to find out details of future sessions, but here’s a couple of acoustic MP3s he did a couple weeks ago. They’re the last two, titled “Acoustic (Low Quality)”, and were recorded for a Virgin radio session.
And the girl Andy replaced, Julz Parker is playing her final UK gig this year with Project Winerhaven at the Late Bar on Kilburn High Road, Thursday August 26th. Please go, she’s good and stuff.
Archive for 2004
The new Halflight E.P, entitled Subside, is out now and I do believe our very own Owen Hopkin provides drums for some of the tracks. You can read reviews and purchase a copy over at their website, www.halflight.info.
I did have alot of stuff to post a few days ago, but since then websites have been torn down, TV listing mags thrown away and computer files gone missing. So bear with me while I take you through a round up of the last weeks Crimea goings on, at least what I can remember…
There’s a tiny mntion of the band in this T In The Park review, saying The Crimea “proved to be one of the bands to watch out for in the coming year”.
Virgin Mobile Louder’s website has a page on The Crimea with a pic and bio to advertise their appearance at the V 2004 festival on August 21st and 22nd.
Last Monday, The Crimea’s Lottery Winners On Acid was used as background music on BBC1’s Real Story programme. The show was all about National Lottery winners who didn’t end up in the care-free world they probably should have.
*Tries to remember stuff* Ermm… the Carling Live site had some pics of The Crimea on. They don’t anymore. But I saved copies and they’ll be up here soon enough. And Underdogzine.co.uk should have a review or something about The Crimea in their next issue, but their site’s all broke and stuff so I don’t really know. Sooo if you have any news/rumours/made up stories about The Crimea then send it in.
” Ih-bee-thar “. And with that word you know it’s deffinately a MacManus who’s taken over Radio 1’s Thursday evenings. Listen again and view her full Radio 1 webpage here. This week Annie’ll be in ground-zero itself presenting a live show from the island’s Cafe Mambo as part of Radio 1’s Ibiza weekend. And before you ask, I have put in a request to her to play some Crocketts stuff, but so far heard nothing back. Maybe it was the whole “Nuke Ibiza” thing. Whatever…
Julz / Project Winterhaven are playing the Mau Mau on Portobello road on Aug 8th. They’ll be on around 7 but doors open at 3 for some singy-types to do their stuff. Apparently they’re alright.
There’s something else but I forget. Maybe it’ll come back… … maybe not…
Calling all big Crimea fans in America who have some HTML experience and time to spare. I’m looking for someone over there who’d like to help out on the site for a few months posting news, reviews, bootleged radio stuff, magazine clippings… Basically just keeping an eye out for anything on the radio / TV / US mags/websites for any info on the band that we wouldn’t get over here, and putting it up on this site. I dunno how publicised they’re going to be in America yet but I figure I might as well get the bases coverd sooner rather than later, so if you think you’re the right girl/guy for the job, get in touch with me at christopher@inaudible.co.uk.
Aliright kids. I think I’m about to get sacked from a job I never had. At least it’s something for the resume. So incase you don’t see me round here too much anymore (North Korea really don’t look that bad) I better remind you about the ANNIE MAC SHOW, tonight at 9pm. While you’re waiting for that to start, click this, skip to 1hr 10mins and hang around a bit to hear Regina Spektor’s “Your Honor”. It’s kinda cool.
PS. I knew bloody craig should’ve kept his site going :o\
Two Shows + Help The Aged. The Crimea get charitable.
TLC or GLC? The Crimea want More of both. You knows it.
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The Crimea should be playing the Ambient Picnic festival in Shalford Park, Guildford on August 1st. More details are on the gigs page but here’s some stuff nicked from thier website: The Ambient Picnic 2004 will feature four stages of live music, art exhibits, an EcoZone, traders, caterers and amusements, and also a quiet field set aside for peaceful contemplation, massage and the many practitioners of alternative therapies. First person to send in a pic of one of the band getting massaged gets a copy of whatever Crimea single you want.
The Annie Mac Show, next Thursday from 9pm on Radio 1. You best all be listening :o)
The Cockermouth edition of the Times & Star newspaper had an article on Andy Stafford in it on July 1st. It’s all about him and the band getting signed by Warners, so check it out on the Times & Star website or by clicking More. You can also view my little bio on him here.
The Times Leader website has an interesting article on a day in the life of Warner’s A&R man Perry Watts-Russell, who signed The Crimea to the Warners lable, and features a little bit on his involvement with the band. Click More or view the Times Leader website to read it.
And the new FF Vinyl compilation The North South Divine, featuring The Crimea’s White Russian Galaxy, was released on Monday. BBC Wales have reviewed it here and say that, among other things, “highlights include The Crimea’s brash new wave White Russian Galaxy”. You can pick up a copy from Amazon.co.uk for ?7.99.
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The Crimea and various radio…erm…heads.
The Crimea try to conquer America. Click More to find out which US radio stations you can hear them on.
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The Crimea are reviewed on the Tasty Fanzine site, and for once the line “sometimes they come across as more of a piss-take than the Darkness” wasn’t aim’d at them. Hit More.
After watching/listening to over 15 hours of T In The Park coverage, I can truthfully say The Crimea were nowhere to be seen. Maybe greater recognition is needed…
In which case, this years Kerrang Awards have come along just in time. Fill in their entry form before August 26th and then just add whoever you want (err… The Crimea…) to the best newcomer/band/album etc sections.
Drinking T (and stronger stuff) with The Crimea
Broken vans and brollies. Yes, it’s festival time again. Click More to find out where the Crimea are gonna be playing.
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Julz Parker (ex crimea star guitar girl why am i still explaining this) and her band Project Winterhaven are playing the Kilburn in London on Thursday 15th with Club Church Crew. Get down there to witness the best guitarist in the whole damn world. Possibly. Now where’s my monkey?
