How was it for you, then?
We’re just compiling our notes, downloading our memory cards and photoshoping our pics, so while the Crawl may be over for another year we’ll still be bringing you some of the best stories, photos and videos of what went on over the weekend throughout the course of the day.
Escaping alive from the wreckage of Crystal Castles with all body parts intact is somewhat of an achievement. The likes of ‘Airwar’ generate the sort of crowd surfing antics you’d normally expect from emo powerhouses, with screeching vocals wrapping themselves around a barrage of weird noises and pounding beats. A truly unique band with a […]
We’re thinking of suing creepy morons under the trade descriptions act. The duo’s effortless lo-fi riffs are neither creepy nor moronic.
There’s no room to even breathe inside the Electric Ballroom; it’s insanely busy. Thankfully someone managed to find Murph despite our opportunistic photographer managing to hide him in the back of shot earlier, and the crowd go wild. Which is a good job; we’d hate to see this many people turn nasty!
… is clearly monumental as devotees, press and the generally inquisitive are brought together to celebrate the art of making music with weird devices. Ladies and gentlemen, prepare yourselves for Crystal Castles.
Sky Larkin are re-inventing the word infectious with their Purple Turtle set. Way to make an impression - if understated grandeur is possible, they have nailed it.
There are some strange people in this world. We’ve just walked past some crazy tourists hugging a plastic bear. Maybe we should invite them to go and queue for Crystal Castles. A long session in the cold perhaps, but worth the hardship all the same.
And it’s the same story for Florence & The Machine, who, as we established last night, are obviously Rather Good.
Future Of The Left is so rammed they’ve stopped letting people in all together. Don’t blame them (the people ramming the place out that is); they’re bleedin’ brilliant.
Cheeky Cheeky & The Nosebleeds are throwing the Oh! Bar off balance by being the skewed little brothers of The Young Knives, and are getting a mosh pit in return.
