When The Cribs Raged Against The Scene

I was 17 when 'The New Fellas' by The Cribs came out and my word those songs take me right back to exactly how I felt during those turbulent teenage years! Me and my friends were brought up close to Leeds and The Cribs really felt like 'our' band. They were (and still are!) authentic and totally for real.
In this video I get into the band's battle with Wichita regarding the album's sound, how they linked up with legendary Orange Juice frontman Edwyn Collins, Ryan Jarman's infamous dive at the NME awards in 2006 and why they turned down Top of the Pops when 'Hey Scenesters' was riding high in the charts.
Thanks for watching!
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[@akwilson1676]

Best thing to come out of Wakefield. Probably one of my favorite band of all time. All hail The Cribs.

[@indiesleaze]

Agreed!

[@theslate7987]

I’ve loved these boys since I found them a year and a bit ago. So many good tracks

[@theunravelers3995]

I heard “ignore the ignorant “ album and liked it years ago. Recently I heard the rest of they’re catalog and abut obsessed with the music right now. The Melodies are amazing

[@davidhoar75]

I'm thrilled to have come across your channel. All the bands I saw throughout the video including of the cribs are bands I grew up listening to. Very excited to peruse through your videos!

[@indiesleaze]

Great to hear. My next video will actually be on the Cribs again... should be out this week.

[@kodi3881]

Wow. Thanks for what you're doing! As a non-British fan of British rock, I really appreciate all the historic details included to the story and getting to know in what circumstances the band came to be and what they had to face at those times. I hope you'll make some videos on Oasis/Liam, Babyshambles or Johnny Marr in the future!

[@indiesleaze]

Thanks very much! I'm going to do a Babyshambles video very soon.

[@RevJock]

Fantastic band, always enjoyed seeing them live :-) Thanks for the video, nicely done!

[@indiesleaze]

Thanks a lot. And indeed - I've seen them many times myself over the years and they always deliver!

[@MadeOfStone02]

Nice to see Trinity get a mention. Now imagine they did a big outdoor gig at the Wakefield stadium now its been renovated. Excited to see them in sheffield

[@monkimusic4813]

My Grandad was a shoe less vagabond from 'The Merry City'... so posh by Wakey standards of today... Man's needs is their best LP work

[@indiesleaze]

The first three albums are all pretty much perfect for me. I am going to do a Men;s Needs video at some point!

[@jackhenisoncomedian]

Oh wow I am so glad to have stumbled upon your channel, what a great video, The Cribs are my all time favourite band! I’m a stand up comedian based in the UK and my stage persona is someone who’s an ageing indie kid that hasn’t really moved on from the 2000s and I usually wear one of my many MANY pieces of Cribs merchandise whilst performing haha! Keep up the good work man

[@indiesleaze]

Thanks for the comment and good luck with the comedy - sounds great!

[@jackhenisoncomedian]

@@indiesleaze ahhh thank you very much man! If I could suggest one band you should totally cover on this channel, then it’s the criminally underrated indie band Half Man Half Biscuit, although they’ve been around since the 80s their best album ‘Achtung Bono’ was released in 2005 right around the time of the indie sleaze movement and their song ‘Joy Division Oven Gloves’ formed part of a campaign to help save 6 Music, so yeah proper indie veterans got that reason alone, plus their backstory is just genuinely very very funny!

[@MatthewvanR.music.]

Can you please do more on the early years of The Cribs and more of 'em in general. Love your video's man!

[@indiesleaze]

Thankyou. That's a great idea. I'd like to do another Cribs video soon.

[@vcc947]

Your videos are great, man! Don't understand how you don't even have 600 subs yet

[@indiesleaze]

Cheers mate, I really appreciate it. I'll keep plugging away.

[@joshuadixon4932]

Its interesting as I remember NME's coverage of The Cribs to be pretty positive and frequent from around 2005 onwards. I was introduced to them via a free CD with the magazine around then and they pretty much instantly became my favourite band and obsession. I'm so proud they've lasted as long as they have with such a loyal fanbase too.

[@indiesleaze]

I saw them in Halifax last year and they were better than ever. I can see them still going strong for another 20 years!

[@AlexanderLaurence]

The portable Infinite blog 1:24 YES

[@emmetlyons9060]

Love these little vids. Keep 'em coming!

[@indiesleaze]

Cheers! Comments like this give me motivation :D

[@nevadatan7323]

I can honestly say that in hindsight i have zero regrets about getting into Reatards instead during this era. imagine thinking edwyn collins was rough lmao

[@indiesleaze]

Ah I loved Jay Reatard too. He should still be making music.

[@Simon_MCC]

Faris Badwan @ 4:43

[@AlexanderLaurence]

That's my picture of Ryan Jarman taking a piss at Spaceland 2006. 8:00

[@indiesleaze]

Oh wow, thanks!

[@timytimeerased]

Hey dude great videos, just one remark, try to not end every sentence on the same tone :) The editing is great, the writing is great, I only feel the tone of the sentences is a bit monotone. Hope you don't take it as a negative, you're on the right track imho :)

[@indiesleaze]

Thanks for the comment ;)

[@monkimusic4813]

@@indiesleaze i think your style is bang on!!!! what about a video on Radio 4 or Interpol??

[@indiesleaze]

Interpol is definitely coming soon...

[@monkimusic4813]

That 1st album is so underrated and over looked...one of if not the best of the 2000s

[@davidcurillo4998]

I made a video about them too you did a better job 🎉

[@andydee1304]

Music in the 2000's was the worst it's ever been. It was pretty much wall-to-wall garbage, and the Cribs were included in that too.

[@indiesleaze]

Nah m8.