Deadbeat

With all the mental health issues to the fore these days I'd forgotten this one off 'non hit' but it does still make me chuckle....

Pop wallpaper and friends again were interviewed in this issue and 33 years on we finally know why terry hall hated those gigs. Ghost to...

SLF dont half jog the memory back. Issue 5 was our coming of age. It was, in our own heads, the first time we'd produced a proper issue ...

For complete issue see links page above - thanks to Gordon Gurvan, retro Dundee for scanning

The perfect Christmas Present for those struggling to connect to their Dundonian past. Whether it sits smack in the middle of the coffee tab...

Nothing like a slow afternoon in Scotland to google band names from the Deadbeat tapes, circa 1983, 84 & 85. It seemed a good day to upd...

But then again its not over yet, so its probably doing as well as always. Giving it 31 days however was always a bit of a silly one. Let...

I love Spring cleaning, albeit I never get very far. I started tidying out some of the old stuff but stopped when I started reading Dundee f...

That's if you can afford the 21 * 45 minutes!

I love a good rant but this yin/yan thing floats like butterfly and stings like a bee. One minute I'm ranting about our life being struc...

A fascinating 21 act play depicting scenes from Josephine's book, "Tommy Turns Cars". (Josephine takes) 21 strides in 21 day...

Western civilisation is a misnomer. We are not civilised in the west we are happily subdued by our phones etc. The end of the world is nig...

Its that simple - a tasting menu and a happy camper! I love this place, so no surprise but my wife is still telling me to give it 5 stars!...

Quite apt really, as Vinny Bee slides into the autumn of his life, or as we say in Scotland, winter, so Deadbeat routinely slowed down, even...

As the post bag reveals "Very important!" Yes Crows for a pose is one of the most visited pages on this site and as we approach ...

Thank you, 34 again, its a great feeling. VB & KB take a bow

Great night, thought provoking and entertaining. Watching the spark of creativity ignite into a bonfire on the stage at the Scottish Storyte...

A trip to the Kings Head theatre to see Harry is a mere 800 mile round trip, but in the comfort of East coast trains, London buses and then ...

Not so much a review just a heads up. A reminder for me as well as you. I first encountered The Wedding Present about the same time as Biff ...

Europe has lost one of its stars, certainly not the brightest in the class but one of its stars none the less. I think the poll probably ref...

The deadbeat single from 1984 was released on heads together - glad to see the name is being used by some 21st century deadbeats!

Post Maxwell the attention was solely on where the money was invested. I invited Alastair Darling into our offices in George St pre-election...

As many of the readers of young Deadbeat move into their 50's there's a bit of contrarian thinking to throw out to you. Many of you ...

2016 - I'll name that band in one!

I'm at a play about the obsession of young fans. Specifically Sophie and Caitlin are one direction fans. Simple world this. Two freshers...

I'm off to see Harry in London as you can gather from earlier mention "Harry" is a play. The reviews are flying in now as the ...

But then again its not over yet, so its probably doing as well as always. Giving it 31 days however was always a bit of a silly one. Let...

The opening night of the play "Harry" by Caitlin McEwan at theatre N16 Balham saw this proud father raise a glass, happy days ahea...

April 14th 2016 is the final night of the play "Harry" by Caitlin McEwan, and you can contact the production company via twitter ...

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1986 - selfie- after the gig at Baxter park

What a difference 30 years makes - or not as the case may be. Ross Bradford, drummer of Life Support pictured below at a gig in Baxter park ...

I remember 1984 in the Tron and thereafter its pretty much been a blur. I was discussing ankles with my daughter today and its the first tim...

I was 20 and KB was on his way to his 20th birthday when we took a wee summer break. We planned issue 17 to include a Flexi disc (thanks t...