I was racking my creative brain for litraly minutes, trying to think of an acurate way to describe thee outlaws, an introduction a review that would stand testemant to thier ability and passion. I must say it was an almost impossible task. So what better way to introduce this incredible band into your lives than by thier own words, from a sohostrut interview earlier this week.

How Did you guys meet?
I met Tony through his old band Thee Exciters, Alex was always at the bars i went to and we got chatting, and Starkeys been a friend for 7 years so he joined later on.

How do the songs come to be, are they written on any truth?
Not always, they used to be very personal but you can get too attached. There's always an element of truth in our songs,, for instance on 'jimmys into torture', i have a friend called jimmy, a nice fella, not a big football fan, but can be mean. So it was loosley based on him. I love the 3 steps of blues, which all blues songs are written around. Bass-rhythem-storytelling.

Band philosophy?
Its all about having a laugh!

What do you think about the current music scene?
Shite! There's not enough rock 'n' roll bands anymore. Apart from the ones who've been doing it for years i.e primal scream and Oasis.

How do people react to your music at the shows?
They go mad. Its what we're about. If we have a good time so do the audience.

Where do you see the band going?
I'd like to do some of the well known festi's. I don't feel we're pop enough to get massive but to be signed to someone like rough trade would be great!

(Answers by Joey Auckland)

dirty country guitars and harmonicas

Whilst on the hunt for new, live british talent i have come across some quite startling sights, in venues that were once home to raw frustration manifested in music about a raging political climate now hold refuge for odd looking kids in skinny red jeans maintaining cool. And for the first time in my life i actually wanted to see at least one person who looked like trouble.

This made me wonder where the pure angst of music had gone, songs sung by blokes who couldn't afford synthisizers or drum machines. The in your face love it or shove it rock 'n' roll, like Oasis' "cigarettes and alcohol" before it was stunted by the smoking ban and Thee Outlaws showed me it wasn't gone.

This is extremly apparent in the bands debut single "Jimmy's into torture" the content of this track hits upon what you are capable of when nothing society offers you appeals to you, a very strong message to convay but thee outlaws shrug it off as second nature. This track is literaly drenched in dirty country guitars and harmonicas wrangling out lip biteing riffs. Fans of BRMC and the heavier Jet stuff will be pleased with this four piece from southampton.

Joey Ackland- vocals Neil 'starkey' Starke- Lead guitar Alex Tapp - Bass Guitar and Vocals Tony 'the face' Castle- Drums ..

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