When Andrew Weatherall suddenly died in February 2020, the outpouring of grief was monumental. The DJ and producer was a revered figure, known for producing and remixing indie-dance crossover acts such as Primal Scream, as well as being a curatorial guru on everything from thumping techno to deep dub via obscure rockabilly. His status as an influential and beloved music figure even garnered him the nickname the Guv’nor. But prior to this he went under another name: the Outsider.
This was his nom de plume as a writer for the fanzine Boy’s Own, which launched back in 1986. In the first issue Weatherall set out its intentions: “We are aiming at the boy (or girl) who one day stands on the terraces, the next stands in a sweaty club, and the day after stays in bed and reads Brendan Behan while listening to Run-DMC.”
