outcry collective Blog Journal

This Is The End

2010-07-23T06:35:00.001-07:00

This band has been everything to us for the past four years. We have toured the length and breadth of the UK countless times and shared the stage with some truly amazing bands, and some god-awful ones, played to packed crowds, and on many occasions just the bar-man and promoter. Every second of it has been incredible, and we wouldn’t change a single thing.

Last night all four of us met to discuss the future for the band and ourselves as individuals. It has become apparent over the last few months that we have reached a fork in the road. Carrying on as we have been, the next stage would be to write another record, and set the wheels in motion for another year or so of touring. However, this is a commitment unfortunately not all of us can make.

Over the years we have supported ourselves by working where we can, doing mundane part-time jobs to get by. We have also relied heavily on the generosity of our families, allowing us to live at home, and supporting us in our decision to do the band full time. The time has come to make a change.

This band has never been about making money or being the next sensation. It’s important everyone understands that we are nothing more than four best friends being creative, expressing ourselves, and using our music as a vehicle to travel wherever it will take us.

As we have left it, the band is not finished entirely. It will be impossible not to write music now and again, and maybe even record some if we find time, but for now we won’t be playing anymore shows. For this we are truly gutted, and wish the circumstances were different.

Thank you to everyone who has supported our band in any way possible; the fans, our friends and families. What we have achieved and experienced would never have been possible without you. Please continue to enjoy our music and spread the word.

Peace & Love,
Steve, Chris, Rob and Sam.

KILLJOY (B-SIDE)

2010-06-25T01:43:00.000-07:00

'Crystal Clear' Live In Session

2010-06-16T02:37:00.001-07:00

Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms

2010-05-10T13:24:00.000-07:00

We woke up at Steve’s place and his family were hosting a wedding. Everything looked very posh so we made a speedy exit to crazy chick’s café nearby. I noticed Marti Pellow from Wet Wet Wet getting out a Mercedes, and entering a tanning salon. I thought it was him, but to confirm his number plate said V3 Wet. Either a legend or an idiot either way you slice it.

We hit the road; looking forward to the show but gutted it was the last night of tour. When we got there everyone had already sound checked, and the room was massive. The stage looked and sounded the best of the whole tour. The que was getting bigger and bigger and everyone was so up for the show.

I’m not just saying this because it seems as though we said it every night on the tour, but this was honestly the most fun show we have ever played as a band. The crowd were so awesome, walls of death, circle pits and sweat. The stage was huge, the sound was huge, our bro’s side stage, everything was sick. Portsmouth was seriously a fun time.

Young Guns smashed it, and Steve went on stage for a heavy drop and everyone went nuts. We all invaded the stage on the last song, I got my manhood ripped apart by a security dude after crowd surfing and nearly landing on my neck in the photo pit.

We were very sad to end the tour, but so happy we went out on a high note. Cheers to both Save Your Breath and Young Guns for such wicked tour. And cheers to everyone who came out to the shows.

Swindon Furnace

2010-05-10T13:14:00.000-07:00

So we once decided about two and a half years a go that it would be a good idea to pile into a car and head to Swindon to watch Young Guns play the furnace. Truth be told the show itself was not the busiest I have ever seen, and it’s quite an accommodating venue. A few years later, and once again a que is forming outside.
To me this venue feels like a nineties MTV in session studio or something with the balcony. The show was rad and the people were great. Young Guns bloody smashed the living shot out of it. Highlight was Jon climbing a speaker stack for a big drop, and leaving his pedal on its tuner. He then proceeded to lap the venue, and do many guitar swings. Awesome…

London Barfly

2010-05-10T12:28:00.000-07:00

Last time we played the Camden Barfly it was amazing. And going on how good this tour had been so far, we expected something similar. London didn’t disappoint, it was a wicked show, although the people outside of the capital can be a bit more vibing. Highlight was Steve splitting the crowd and standing on the bar.

After the show we all hung out with our respective managers etc… and there was a great vibe in the gym. Then we got a falafel and went home. Cheers London

Birmingham Flapper & Firkin

2010-05-10T12:08:00.000-07:00

Personally I hate this venue. It’s tiny and hot and I have never had a good show. The show itself was awesome, it had a really rock’n’roll vibe about it, loads of smoke and sweat. The highlight of the evening was Young Guns performance, and the stage invasion at the end was epic. Good work Brum x

2010-05-10T11:49:00.000-07:00

Normally we don’t really like days off, they usually involve a lot of sitting around doing nothing, being bummed out that there is no show. But we made the most of this day off. We walked around Bristol and it was a lovely day. Steve and Sam picked up some Cd’s, and we got to see a lot of the city. That evening we went to the cinema, and then got a Chinese which made everyone feel like shit.

It was good to reunite with all the boys at the academy, and it’s a great venue with a lot of history. The que was mental again, and the crowd were one of the best on the whole tour for us. So so good, they gave 110% the whole time! Sick show…

Yeovil Orange Box

2010-05-10T11:46:00.000-07:00

Yeovil is somewhere we have never travelled in the long time we have been a touring band. But we have heard loads about the place so we were excited to play. It was quite nice to have the feeling of being in such a small place. There were kids queing up as we arrived. Hungover might I add. Ben gave Steve a nice hair cut, and we all rested up then played a cracker of a show. All three bands had a great night and the crowd were so nice and gave 100% at the show. Good work.

Cardiff Club For Bach

2010-05-10T11:40:00.000-07:00

Having spent the night outside Chris’ from Save Your Breath’s house; we were fully charged for the matinee show in the centre of town. When we got there were already kids queuing up. The show had been upgraded to the upstairs room, and with a new PA system, everything was sounding meaty (‘raining steaks’ as Si put it). The show was fun, and once again it was nice to meet the kids.

After the show we all got spruced and went to the Lost Prophets show at the CIA. KIGH were fucking amazing, and Lost Prophets did a lot of covers. We missed Sharks and Hexes unfortunately. After the show it was really cool to hang with the boys and finally relax a bit. We all went back to Chris’ and had a good giggle, Si cooked the best spicy rice ever and spilt a whole tub of butter on the kitchen floor. It was an awesome evening. We can’t legally tell you what happened to Steve, let’s just say his appetite for debauchery led him to bed down on the clubs doorstep in the rain, we later found him curled up on the couch where the promoter had very kindly let him in to sleep for an hour or two. Thank you Cardiff…

Nottingham Rock City

2010-05-10T11:31:00.000-07:00

I woke up in the van having had the worst nightmare for ages. To be honest, I have been feeling pretty shitty today, but the general vibe in the camp is good. Once again the road we took down from Scotland to Nottingham was incredible. We love playing Rock City, although most times in the past it’s been to people who want to listen to Prodigy, and show very little interest in live music. Tonight should be different; once again it’s sold out.

The show was insane. Kids were crammed to the front and sweating. The pit was juicy. Big thanks to all you Nottingham folk who came to the show and made it another beauty. Good work.

Now, the longest drive to Cardiff… booooo

Glasgow King Tuts

2010-05-10T11:25:00.000-07:00

The drive up to Glasgow is always a long one, but the scenery is always pretty awesome. But this time, I was chilled out on the bunks watching Inglorious Bastards with Steve. When we arrived, the people at King Tuts were lovely as ever, and the soup and main course meal was especially great. The show was sold out and at 8.00 sharp the place packed out very quickly. We were first on tonight, the show was amazing, and the crowd were so loud. Thanks to everyone for checking us out, and being so nice afterwards. Both Save Your Breath and Young Guns destroyed the place, so on the whole it was another really successful show. Can’t wait to come back to Glasgow…

Manchester Roadhouse

2010-05-10T11:05:00.000-07:00

Tonight’s show is Young Guns first ever sold out headlining show. Having known the boys since they pretty much started, we couldn’t be more proud, and of course a little bit excited about the show. Last time we played here there were 7 people watching, hmmm? Cheers to all the peeps who came and said hey after the show, make sure you stay posted with the latest from the tour to see how we are all getting on.

Colchester Arts Centre

2010-05-10T10:56:00.000-07:00

We got down to the farm early to spend a few hours sorting ourselves out, packing up merch and running through some songs. Everyone was in good spirits, and excited to be hitting the road again. We headed to Hemel Hempstead to pick up a merch board, and then onto Colchester Arts Centre. The venue is awesome, really nice people and a wicked sound. Naturally we all enjoyed the veggie chilli and beers. The show was awesome, and it was great to see so many peeps there. All in all a very successful evening. On to Manchester…

Exciting times

2010-04-26T08:29:00.000-07:00

So tomorrow we head out for 12 dates with Young Guns. Lots of the shows are sold out so it should be a fun time.

I will try my hardest to keep the blog updated as we go, there is sure to be a lot of pics and video's etc...

We have new merch on this tour, including limited edition copies of our ep, which you can see below. They are only going for £3 which is cheap, and our full length is going for £5. That's a bargain people...

We Got Shot

2010-04-22T05:32:00.000-07:00

Out with the old and in with the new

2010-04-19T06:11:00.000-07:00

So we have had roughly three weeks off tour. In that time we have all been very busy with our lives getting things together. We head on tour with our friends Young Guns and a band we havent played with yet called Save Your Breath. The tour is going to be very fun, and the shows are nearly sold out.

We have a couple of new lyric videos which you should check out for tour, as these songs will be played at the shows. There will be a new myspace, new pictures, new songs up, new news coming very soon.

New Videos

2010-04-16T12:17:00.000-07:00

Head over to our YouTube channel to see two new videos we just made...

Lyrics for 'Moonlight' and 'Straight From The Throat'

www.youtube.com/outcrycollective

x

Futures

2010-04-14T17:12:00.000-07:00

Pay Per View Love Limited edition ep's

2010-04-13T09:18:00.000-07:00

Going to be selling a few hundred limited edition 'numbered' ep's on the upcoming tour with Young Guns.

There are not many of these ep's around, so you may wish to get your hands on a copy...

RINGO STAR

2010-04-11T13:21:00.000-07:00

On Tuesday evening this coming week, we have been invited to play a show at Bacchus in Kingston. As we understand it, this is the opening evening of what is to become a weekly rock night. We are honoured to be asked to play the first party.

Big thanks to our friend Alex for investing time and effort into promoting a rock night in our local area, like him we feel it's really important to keep nights like this existing.

So if you don't mind loud LIVE rock'n'roll, get down for 11.30 and party with us on the floor.

Keep going to watch live music. Te scene needs you now more than ever. In the immortal words of Blakfish...

'I don't know what came first, the shit music or the shit drugs? But i do know that kids who used to go to shows, now go to clubs'

Camden Town

2010-04-08T02:22:00.000-07:00

Thankyou for a wicked last show of tour... See you soon

Tour

2010-04-05T05:34:00.000-07:00

The tour is now over. It was awesome to be out on the road again and we had a great time. Thank you if you came out to the shows and supported the bands. Here are few things that have happened…

In Sheffield we took it upon ourselves to turn what was the highest stage in the world into a platform for our amps, and just made it a floor show. It was a fun show and we got given cupcakes.

Sam slowly recovered from his illness as the tour went on. Poor guy was not good on the first half, but he soldiered through and played the shows nonetheless.

In Birmingham we did a shoot in an independent record store called The Tempest. This place is so rad, it has every cool record, including a copy of our first EP. We thought it was closing down, which sucked, but it turns out its only moving across the road. Fuck HMV, get down and support your local independent record stores.

The coolest thing about playing in Birmingham is hanging with the guys in Blakfish. They recently split which sucks so much, but most of the guys have formed a new group and are writing. Watch this space, its going to be awesome.

On the whole the tour was great. Make sure you check our page for our upcoming dates with Young Guns and Save Your Breath.

Tour

2010-03-18T08:14:00.000-07:00

Personally I have always had difficulty playing at the Cavern. We have played there a few times now and there is normally always something which spoils the show for me, whether it be equipment failure, or just a shit turnout.

The place itself is wicked, and after some undercooked pizza 'cavern style', we were looking forward to playing.

Chickenhawk were loud and heavy as hell. Backwards drumming from the floor, its a first.

Then we played. Thanks to everyone for making it an awesome show and one we wont forget.

The Computers were naturally very classy.

We rested up and then hit Bristol for this evenings show at The Croft. I used to go to University here so it was great to come back and see the new shopping complex; Steve, Rob and myself had a great time.

Steve thought he spotted his future wife. See pictures to se how that one panned out.

The Croft is decked out with Jackknife posters, and smells like a wet dog. Just ate the hottest veggie chili known to man. Desperado's were a lovely touch, thanks to Matt for the Desperado's.

Sounded swirly, noisy and everything you'd expect from a loud rock'n'roll gig.

Jah bless

On The Road Again

2010-03-16T11:54:00.000-07:00

So after three months of no touring, it's time for us to it the road again.
Luckily for us, it's an awesome tour with two great bands, so we have been very excited about getting back out.

We convened at the farm on Monday morning having not practised a note. Despite having three months to prepare for this tour, we have somehow managed to leave everything to the last minute, and despite a few last minute hiccups, it all came together in the end.

Got enough Monster energy drink to choke a horse and a capacity load on the van...

It's been awesome to hang with The Computers again, lovely chaps. Chickenhawk are all cool guys and a great band; our jaws were on the floor during their sound check so that's always a good sign...

Thanks to all those brave souls who came to the Plymouth show, you made it work. And the new White Rabbit set up is swell.

Here are a few pics of our adventures so far... stay with us for more updates throughout the next few weeks... and come to a show because this line up is a gooden...

Plymouth - Exeter

Jack & Joan

2010-03-12T08:24:00.000-08:00

Yesterday we visited the Gibson HQ in London.
It's an awesome place and the peeps are lovely.
We got to try loads of great guitars and picked a couple of beauties as the start runners for our upcoming tour with The Computers.

Want to hear these babies raw?

Get your ass down to a show and lets see what their made of

VG

2010-03-08T12:12:00.000-08:00

I would like this man to direct a music video for us one day.

The best Kebab/photoshoot ever

2010-03-06T05:10:00.000-08:00

Yesterday we had the pleasure of being photographed by Tom Barnes. We have known Tom for many years and it was really cool to work together again. Having driven down from Sheffield at 6 in the morning, he was very tired, and consequently shot most of the shoot from the comfort of a leather couch. Which is impressive stuff.

The location was my sisters trendy North London apartment, her and her boyfriend Dave were very cool for letting us use the place for the afternoon, and Pearl the cat was great company. My sister also hooked us up with some cool clothes from Reiss, so thanks to them.

My girlfriend is a pro make-up artist and so we let her paint us to save TB from having to edit out our appalling skin, and she did a wicked job.

Speaking of bad skin; the guys all treated themselves to a kebab for lunch, but not just any kebab, this was particularly posh, and received rave reviews across the board. I'm not sure Rob was pleased with himself for passing on the kebab and opting for a portion of chips instead. But being a true team player, he waited until the drive home to share his regret/disappointment in his decision. Honestly this kebab was exquisite despite only getting a picture of the rubbish left behind.

The shoot went really well. We managed to squeeze in a few different styles, and Tom got the opportunity to experiment with some different ideas, so all in all everyone was very happy. Look out for the pics online and in the magazines.

2010-03-04T03:51:00.000-08:00

For a while now, BRMC have been a big part of our lives. When we are on tour we play them a lot. They are just undeniable. Their bass lines, grooves, vocals, hooks, clothes, artwork, just general style is fucking cool. And this new record is no exception... go and listen to it.

http://www.myspace.com/blackrebelmotorcycleclub

2010-03-02T09:11:00.000-08:00

So we are booked in to do a shoot with the lovely Tom Barnes this Friday in West Hamstead. I couldn't tell you how it is going to turn out, there isn't really a specific plan just yet. We're looking forward to it though as Tom is a talented man.

Stephen's House Party

2010-02-28T10:13:00.000-08:00

Spam. Dry noodles. Beer. Tequila. Spills. Bob Marley. Living room rage sessions.

2010-02-26T01:42:00.000-08:00

So For the past few days we have been back in the studio writing, messing around with a few bits and pieces old and new.

So far all the ideas have potential, whether that potential can be realised is yet to be seen. We spent time sorting through about 15 to 20 ideas and categorising them i.e. deciding whether they will make it through to the next stage, a kind of 'musical ideas' x-factor if you will? I'm pleased to say; some of them are going to Hollywood.

Sam then bounces the tracks down and we put them onto CD. We then leave the studio and let them affect our day to day lives by whatever means possible. For me, this involves playing them over and over again in the car (they wouldnt stand a chance at home, Lil Wayne dominates my player right now)

After Yesterdays session, I have come to the conclusion that two tracks are steering this band in the right direction. I read a very interesting quote from Josh Homme yesterday talking about the Arctic Monkeys and producing their newest record 'Humbug'. The general idea was that for a band to change what they are doing from their last record, but maintain that core exssance of what got people liking them in the first place, is a very difficult challenge, but an entirely necessary one. The quote ended, 'if you risk nothing, you get nothing.'

This summed up how I think we are feeling as a band right now. We have been trying to push our musical direction onto a road that is going to take us on a rock'n'roll adventure. And yesterday, I think we found the vehicle.

Can you feel the Irony chaps?

Chris

The day that changed everything

2010-02-23T08:52:00.000-08:00

Never has Pasta-bake been so intense.

2010-02-23T08:07:00.000-08:00

Photoshoot with Scarlet Page for Kerrang! Magazine
She was awesome.

2010-02-22T15:54:00.000-08:00

We had a wonderful time performing at the Purple Turtle in Camden this weekend passed. It was our first show of 2010. Here are some snaps.

2010-02-19T06:08:00.000-08:00

Just been confirmed for this tour with our old friends. Going to be a fun time we thinks...

Last time we were on tour we were mid van party post show in a car park somewhere, and Jon was doing the Coby Dick dance in front of our van, when he lost his balance, fell forward and head butted the van step. It was nasty, but fucking hilarious at the same time... hopefully less physical damage will be done, but the party spirit will live on in May.

2010-02-10T13:48:00.000-08:00

This was a great fucking tour and i miss every person on it :(

This is just where we are right now

2010-02-08T07:03:00.000-08:00

So far we have around eight or nine song ideas, and we are not entirely sure what we are going to do with them. I think we want to gauge peoples response before deciding exactly what to do. We are still a relatively unknown band, so we will have to wait and see.

One thing is for sure. We want them to be different to anything we have done before. There has been talk of incorporating a Hammond keyboard in some parts, as well as other new instruments to the songs. Again, we will have to wait and see.

As for today...

Rob is currently modelling in Amsterdam...

Stephen is returning from a college re-union at center parcs...

Sam is either mixing or sleeping. Probably the latter...

As for me, I'm trying to write, write, write, write, write write, write, write, write

This is just where we are right now.

Festivals 2009

2010-02-06T04:02:00.000-08:00

2009 was a good festival season. 2010 will be interesting.

a r t i c l e s

2010-02-03T06:01:00.000-08:00

'articles' was a product of two bands essentially. Jack used to bring a more 'hardcore' influence to the music, and thats what we were originally about. However we wanted to branch out of the hardcore/heavy bracket, and the later half of the record starts to show that. Unfortunatly these were the first songs we wrote with Sam as our new drummer, so we really didnt have much time to perfect what we were going for. Sometimes you write amazing music off the bat, other times it takes longer. But i do feel that given more time, we will really develop with our future writing.

I made a video promoting the album. The footage is cut together with film taken from the last tour we did with Blakfish and Gay For Johnny Depp.

Once again if you have not heard our album, or if wish to support us. You can find it on the internet and in selected stores.

Fisherman's Friend

2010-01-31T05:41:00.000-08:00

Sam spent the first few weeks of 2010 in Port Isaac, engineering/recording a quire of fishermen who go by the name 'Fisherman's Friend'.
Listen out for it...

The Future Sound

2010-01-28T13:35:00.000-08:00

Throughout the last week I have managed to spend time writing with each member of the band. Today we were in the same room working for the first time in months, although the actual time spent together was brief, it was awesome.

The tunes we are working on are sounding really great, we're trying lots of new ideas and experimenting outside of our comfort zone.

Time for chilli-con-carne and red wine.

2010-01-22T02:47:00.001-08:00

Some pictures from 2009

2010-01-22T02:40:00.000-08:00

Some live pictures from 2009

Psychedelic Minstrel's

2010-01-21T15:58:00.000-08:00

We become psychedelic minstrel's again in March

We cant wait

Making Music

2010-01-18T09:25:00.000-08:00

It was a year to the day that we were in the depth's of recording our debut full length record, entitled 'articles'. If you have not heard it yet, but are unwilling to part with cold cash (just yet), please feel free to download it illegally, or exploit your freedom in participating in what some call 'the biggest artistic robbery of all time', by using Spotify or we7. You know you're getting old when you start quoting Peter Waterman.

When Mr Burden returns from recording fisherman in a small village in Cornwall, we shall begin writing the follow up... A few ideas are circling my mind, riffs are thundering in the distance, getting closer.
In February we shall be writing new songs. Demo's will be thrown together. We plan to be more creative, explore untrodden realms, but primarily have fun making new music again.

Watch this space...

Resurection

2010-01-17T03:35:00.000-08:00

My bed-side table works.
The pots are a bit temperamental but it has a wicked tremolo.

Now i dream of combo's

Free/ Hendrix / Blues

2010-01-16T06:06:00.000-08:00

Chongin

2010-01-15T09:25:00.000-08:00

Fun & Games at Steve's Crib

Mushroom Pizza
Killer
Slowest game of poker ever known
Sailer Jerry & JD
LOUD music

Present: Steve, Tom, Alex, Des, Max, Chris

Same time next week ;)

'Walk On This'

2010-01-15T08:37:00.000-08:00

Fun & Games at Rob's Crib

Steak dinner
White & Red
Poker
Beginners Luck

Present: Camilla, Sarah, Rob, Steve, Chris

Rob 'bass in your face' Pryor returns

2010-01-13T05:05:00.001-08:00

Feed the homeless

2010-01-12T08:51:00.000-08:00

All night sat in front of The Computers

2010-01-12T03:17:00.000-08:00

Last night Steve had the Computers stop through at his place for the night. They were off on tour to France the next day.
The evenings entertainment consisted of watching back to back Friends sped up (Wouldn't recommend), Nirvana Live at Reading in 1992, Buffalo Soldiers with Joaquin Phoenix.
Steve's driveway is like a rally course as a result of all the snow. Good times.

Present: Steve, Alex, Nick, Sonny, Aiden, Louis, Charlie, Chris, Bob Hope

The Beginning

2010-01-09T07:56:00.000-08:00

Greetings,

So what to make of 2009. It was a tempestuous year for us to say the least. We recorded and released our first full length record, we toured in Europe for the first time, we parted ways with our management of four years, we played to 1000 people, and we played to two people. A lot happened. It was both amazing and utterly demoralising. All in all though, a strong year, one we shall all look back on think; 'fuck me'.

Unfortunately we all came into 2010 separated from one another. Rob was in Thailand with his girlfriend soaking up rays and drinking cocktails. Steve was nursing a hangover in a pub full of skinheads. Sam was being treated to an evening of indulgence from his brother, and i shared two bottles of champagne and wine with my girlfriend. Classic disorganisation.

I write having yet to have even shared a beer with my fellow band mates in this new decade. However if there is one thing we have learnt over the years, it's to be patient, that day shall come soon. All we need now is for the snow to melt.

Good luck with 2010.

Christopher