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Crying Nut to tour the US

07-Jul-06
This story has to be taken with a heavy pinch of salt, because it comes from KBS. But now its members have returned from military service the band has reformed. They are about to release their fifth album, and will tour it to the States later this year. If anyone knows if they'll be playing New York, please let me know. I'll try to find an excuse for a business trip. The London gig this year was that good. Punk band Crying Nut will be releasing its 5th album after a hiatus of 3 and a half years, and hold a concert to introduce their new music. Since the band released its 4th album in December 2002, all the members joined ...
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Crying Nuts play the Mean Fiddler

21-May-06
What can one say about Crying Nut? Anarchic, mad, joyous. They opened the 2006 London Korean Festival last night in great style. While most of the audience was Korean, it was good to see some unaccompanied westerners at the gig, who seemed to be enjoying the show. Maybe they were there to support the backup band, who were mainly British but with a Korean bassist, but they stuck around for the Nuts. Many of the numbers performed were familiar to loyal fans, and can be found on the CD Crying Nut Best Wild Wild Live, and hearing these songs live is something special. There wasn't a weak spot in the set, from the opening number to the closing. One of their ...
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Crying Nut: Best — Wild Wild Live

29-Apr-06
Stern(9,g) I'm doing my preparatory work for the Korean festival, and put this on my CD player last night when I should have been going to bed. The resulting explosion from the speakers can't have endeared me to my neighbours. The sound of Crying Nut reminds me a bit of the Kaiser Chiefs in I predict a riot -- aggressive electric guitar sound and fast pulse. Only where the British band feels slightly boring and four-square, the Koreans feel free and anarchic. When the predicted riot occurs, the Chiefs will be sitting in front of the TV watching it with a nice cup of tea, while the Nuts will be out in the streets joyfully participating. I'm looking forward to 20 ...
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