Award-winning city hostelries celebrate Best Bar None success
There were joyous celebrations at the Apex Hotel on Sunday night as Dundee premises scooped three of the top four prizes at the inaugural Best Bar None Scotland Awards. (...)
Unprovoked attack left student unconscious
An 18-year-old Dundee College student suffered serious head wounds after being assaulted by two men in a busy city centre street. (...)
Taxi drivers and police row over casino parking
A row has broken out between Dundee taxi drivers and the police over the collection of fares outside the new G Casino — with some drivers threatening to boycott the entire city centre at kicking out time. (...)
Korova Conspiracy brings Steve Lee to Reading Rooms
Nearly 19 years to the day since making his Dundee debut behind the decks at the fledgling club night the Rhumba Club in Fat Sams, Steve Lee is back spinning tunes at the Reading Rooms on Saturday. (...)
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Party time for Sex and the City 2 fans
Cocktail dresses, cupcakes and champagne were the order of the day for over 400 women who flocked to a trio of fabulous Sex and the City girls' nights out in Dundee over the weekend. (...)
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On tour with LOSTBOY! AKA Jim Kerr
It seemed like a good idea at the turn of the millennium. Ged Grimes — ex-Danny Wilson bassist — had settled down with the wife and kids and decided that his live gigging days were, on the whole, a thing of the past. (...)
More on: Ricky Ross | Iggy Pop | Fat Sams | Jim Kerr | Simple Minds
Underground Heroes at Fat Sams and Devitos
Long-time Dundee friends Underground Heroes are back in Rocktalk country for a couple of gigs this weekend, starting at Fat Sams in Dundee tonight. (...)
Dundee Concert for Haiti hits £16,000
The Dundee Concert For Haiti in February raised £16,000 for the earthquake-hit region, it has been revealed. (...)
Thomas White: man of many sounds
The name Thomas White might not mean much to the mainstream music-loving public, but mention his two bands -- Electric Soft Parade and Brakes -- and the penny will soon drop. Alan Wilson catches up with the Brighton musician ahead of his gig at Duke's Corner in Dundee on Friday night. (...)
More on: Andrew Mitchell | Patrick Wolf | Fat Sams | Thomas White | Duke's Corner
Calvin Harris puts heart and sole into Dundee gig
Music star Calvin Harris is used to crowds at his gigs going crazy -- but he had a reaction he wasn't expecting in Dundee last night when he was caught in the face by a flying shoe. (...)
More on: Calvin Harris | Dundee | Dumfries | Fat Sams