There are 2 artists/groups called Cranky 1) cranky (Hiroshi Watanabe) is a rave artist from Japan. His website can be found here:
www.rave-slave.com 2) Cranky were an Australian rock/groove/hip-hop group in the mid 90s. They released several singles & eps, the biggest hit was their song "Australia Don't Become America".

Read more about Cranky on Last.fm.