The Cribs are an English 4-piece indie rock band from Wakefield, West Yorkshire. The band consist of twins Gary and Ryan Jarman and their younger brother Ross Jarman. Recently they have been joined by ex-The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr who has been made a formal member of the group since 2008. The band, who first became active on the concert circuit in 2002, were initially tied to other like-minded UK bands of that time, most notably The Libertines, by a British music press that were looking for a 'British rearguard' to the wave of popular US indie rock bands of the time. In 2008, Q magazine described the band as "The biggest cult band in the UK".
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Links
- Official homepage at thecribs.com
- Wikipedia article on The Cribs
- MySpace at myspace.com/thecribs
- Last.fm page on The Cribs
- MusicBrainz entry on The Cribs
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Latest News Stories 
News from the BBC
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'New phase'
Tue 15 Sep 2009 10:58
The Cribs on success and not "jumping through hoops"
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Guitar legend
Wed 17 Jun 2009 08:59
Johnny Marr on working with the 'fantastic' Cribs
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No reunion
Tue 16 Dec 2008 07:19
Guitarist says reuniting with The Smiths isn't in his plans
BBC Reviews
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Ignore the Ignorant 2009
Reviewed by Andrzej Lukowski
Rockin' uncle Johnny leads The Cribs from punk adolescence to pop adulthood.
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Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever 2007
Reviewed by Tim Nelson
'Men’s Needs, Women’s Needs, Whatever' sees the Cribs step up to the major league...
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