Interview - Camden Crawl

Written by Emma Edmondson | Thursday, April 20, 2006 |

Emma Edmondson heads out for The Dish to get some  thoughts from the Camden Crawl.

What is your top tip for surviving to the end of the Camden crawl?
Johnny Dogs – “A  Balaclava”
Edward Larrikin – “Drink plenty of Apple Juice and definitely don’t go to the kebab house behind the Electric Ballroom. Dangerous!”
Fred Les Incompetents – “Don’t try and see too much. To be honest your lucky if you’re gonna see four or five bands, let alone forty which the promoters sort of trick you into thinking you might when you first buy a ticket. The funnest bit about it is speaking to everyone and just hanging around Camden knowing that almost everyone you pass is a like minded music fan.”

Which bands did you see at the Camden Crawl this year, and who rocked and who sucked?

Johnny Dogs – “Larrikin Love- Dead good, like bouncy squatters. Cazals- Ace, good hat work from Phil. Futureheads- Tight. The Klaxons?- 1990 hardcore but never as good, leave it alone i reckon. Trafalgar- Well funny arrogant bastards, generally hated, i liked em.”
Edward Larrikin – “Plan B was incredible, Shit Disco were cool, I hear the Rumblestrips were brilliant as usual but we were playing at the same time. One band in particular sucked enough for everyone, they know who they are but we wouldn’t want to talk about it as that is what they want. They have nothing to do with music, someone overheard them saying “Not everyone was booing…”…”
Fred Les Incompetents – “Dirty Pretty Things did their finest Libertines impression but it only sufficed to remind me of the good times, as opposed to the major label approved action figure of his former glory that Carl Barat has become. Would have really liked to see Klaxons or Sway but the queues looked a little bit un-appetising. I’d say the best thing I saw was Les Incompétents in the reflection of the mirror at the back of the stage. And the bits of Forward Russia and Larrikin Love I caught. And the drug addled Rasta Busker outside Camden town tube.”

Your top memory from this year’s Camden Crawl?

Johnny Dogs – “Cant remember.”
Edward Larrikin – “Plan B destroying the Electric Ballroom.”
Fred Les Incompetents – “Walking between each venue with friends knowing that Summer was on the way, and the British music scene was as healthy was ever. Wait that makes me sound gay.”

Which three words would you use to describe the Camden Crawl?

Johnny Dogs – “Music. Camden. Rats.”
Edward Larrikin – “Higgedy, Jiggedy, Riggedy”
Fred Les Incompetents – “Indie Street Party”

If you promoted the Camden Crawl what would you call it and why?

Johnny Dogs – “Camden Crawl, save on printing more shit.”
Edward Larrikin – “The Random Brawl. Why? It would be sponsored by ASBO juice.”
Fred Les Incompetents - ‘NME says geetar music iz cool  and well buff lol, so why not spend four times the amount you’d ususally spend on a gig to see the same amount of bands but call it a festival and then spend half your evening queuing coz dat wood be jokes innit!!!!!’
 “I think that name speaks for itself. Jokes aside, it is fun and all that but just too stressful to really enjoy a huge amount.”

And finally, what’s your drink of choice at the Camden Crawl?

Johnny Dogs – “Orange squash.”
Edward Larrikin – “Babysham and Lucozade. We are a classy band you know…”
Fred Les Incompetents – “A new home-made concoction for that perfect sugar-high: Fanta mixed with Sprite: Fight!”

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