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Will Crewdson

About Me

Guitarist/songwriter based in London. I play guitar in Rachel Stamp and Dragons. Currently writing and recording for Johnette Napolitano's second solo album and collaborating with director Tom DiCillo (Johnny Suede/Living In Oblivion) as one half of The Black & Blue Orkestre .

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Download The Black and Blue Orkestre's version of 16 Tons

The first Johnette Napolitano solo album Scarred is out now. I co-wrote and produced 10 of the tracks. ORDER IT NOW!

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Member Since: 01/10/2006
Band Website: http://www.willcrewdson.com
Band Members: Will Crewdson
Influences: Stagger Lee, Martin L. Gore, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Joe Perry, Brian Setzer, Thomas Dolby, Jellyfish, Sponge, Neil Young, The Tubes, Sly Stone, Redd Kross, Astro Boy, Andy Partridge, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, Shaheena Dax, The Pursuit of Happiness, Hieronymus Bosch, Adam Ant, Tom DiCillo, Zodiac Mindwarp, Kraftwerk, Rob Zombie, Prince, Serge Gainsbourg, Hate Dept., The Psychedelic Furs, The B-52’s, Johnette Napolitano, Plus-tech Squeeze Box, Cabaret Voltaire, Link Wray, Jim Jarmusch, The Beastie Boys, Matthew Sweet, Tom Petty, Trent Reznor, Danny Elfman, David Lynch, Crispin Glover, Pee Wee Herman, Tom Bailey, Adam Schmitt, Marc Bolan, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, The Nectarine No.9, The Rolling Stones, Steely Dan, Warren Zevon, Vanessa Paradis, Bo Diddley, Amon Tobin, Roxy Music, Howard Stern, Aimee Mann, Flash Gordon, Wendy and Lisa, New York Dolls, Kris Kristofferson, Jason Falkner, Starbucks, Grace Jones, Webb Wilder, Hard Corps
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Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Stamp Best Of - Out Now!

Now I'm Nailed To Your Bedroom Wall I've Only Got Myself to Blame - The Best of Rachel Stamp is out today! 20 tracks covering the whole of Stamp history on one CD. Also available on iTunes with the ex...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:53:00 GMT

Rachel Stamp - Victory Is Ours!

Thanks so much to everyone who came down to the Islington Academy gig on Friday. It couldn't have gone better and it was amazing to see so many people crammed in there after all these years (creak) He...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Apr 2009 10:32:00 GMT

Rachel Stamp Back In Action

My old band, Rachel Stamp, will be playing a one-off gig in London on the 10th April ("Good" Friday) 2009. There's also a 'Best Of' compilation coming out around the same time with a DVD. Full details...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:56:00 GMT

Multi-basking

As well as getting on with tracks for Johnette I'm also doing the music for a production of Hedda Gabler for The Broken Biscuit Theatre Company. I'm trying to keep it quite varied but with a central ...
Posted by on Thu, 29 May 2008 08:04:00 GMT

Beds Are Burning

Just added a "work in progress" (ie very rough) version of a track Johnette Napolitano and I are working on. It's a cover of the Midnight Oil song Beds Are Burning. Hope you like!
Posted by on Sat, 03 May 2008 12:28:00 GMT

The Smiths Occasional Podcast

My solo track Harpernoid is featured on the latest Smith's Occasional podcast along with the story behind the song. Download it hereMany thanks to Neil, Laura and Mari for playing the song.
Posted by on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:58:00 GMT

Live Clip from Holland

Here’s a clip from the recent Dragons euro-jaunt:
Posted by on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:26:00 GMT

16 Tons

I just uploaded a brand new track which I played guitar on and co-produced with the director Tom DiCillo. It's a cover of an old song called 16 Tons which was made famous in 1955 by 'Tennessee' Ernie ...
Posted by on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 11:06:00 GMT

Dragons Live in Amsterdam Now Online

Go here and click on Exclusives to see a few live tracks from The Paradiso. Luckily this isn't the video from the night before in Dordrecht. I nearly lamped the cameraman for refusing to move from his...
Posted by on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:24:00 GMT

Pigeons Pecking at Fried Chicken

Is this a South London phenomenon exclusively or does this kind of mindless animal cannibalism go on elsewhere? We need to know (well, I do)Check out Dragons on XFM Manchester live in session from 7pm...
Posted by on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:59:00 GMT