DEADBEAT RADICALS / FREEKSTAR ARCHIVE

Last updated 2023-06-10
Deadbeat Radicals (also known as Freekstar), was an eclectic postmodernist "attitude pop" group that began in February 2000, based in Newcastle, England.
Though the band was originally formed as Deadbeat Radicals, in early 2004 the name was changed to their short-lived new title Freekstar.

• Sharon Wilson — lead vocalist and songwriter.
• Tim Hutchinson — guitarist, songwriter, programmer.
• Ed Sonsino, Mark Hankin — bassist.
• Mark Cliff — drummer.
• Ley Graham — backup vocalist, keyboardist.

Though the group never made it to any sort of mainstream popularity during their lifetime, Freekstar has a few claims to their 15 minutes of fame.
Their original music was in the 2003 sitcom Radio Free Roscoe, it was featured heavily in the obscure 2004 Mac-only video game ToySight by Strange Flavour, and in a very bad horror-comedy B-movie titled Freak Out.

Regardless of popularity, the group went on to make tons of original music, and plenty of physical media releases. They got some recognition from music publications and magazines, who generally had positive things to say.

They were signed to two different record labels during the Deadbeat Radicals era — namely Bluefire Records, and Org Records. These record deals were not enough to sustain the group financially, so during the Freekstar era, they opted to release their music independently through internet platforms like MySpace, and TuneTribe.

In 2005, the group supposedly ran out of money, and could no longer afford to do live performances, or press CDs. This caused the group to disband, and no new music was produced or released after that point.

In 2007, Freekstar made their final (documented) public appearance, when lead singer and songwriter Sharon (under the stage name Roxy) appeared for an interview in the second issue of a local music internet zine titled THE DOSE.

In this interview, Sharon expresses grief that the band she loved so much never took off how she wanted. She showed interest in making a grand comeback, but that comeback unfortunately never came.

It's not too late! Sharon Wilson, if you're out there, please make yourself known! YOU ARE BULLETPROOF!

🟢FOUND SONG LIST🟢

These songs have been preserved, and can be downloaded freely.
A lot of these songs were only ever released as low-quality MP3s, but I will host FLACs whenever possible.

🔴LOST SONG LIST🔴

These songs are known to exist, but are not preserved.

❓UNCONFIRMED SONG LIST❓

These are some song titles I've seen referenced in internet music libraries.
These tracks are lost to the point that I cannot find proof they ever existed.

💿CD ARCHIVE💿

DBR / Freekstar released a few CDs during their lifetime.
These are the ones I was able to get my hands on, so I have preserved and archived them.

💿🔴CURRENTLY LOST CDs🔴💿

I was not able to acquire these CDs, so they are currently unpreserved.

✉CONTACT✉

My name is Evan Clue, and I'm a YouTuber. I'm probably one of the only DBR / Freekstar fans left, and I'm going stir-crazy trying to dig up everything this band ever did.
If you have any Deadbeat Radicals or Freekstar songs, CDs, media, or content that is lost, unconfirmed, higher quality than what is currently preserved, or is not on this site at all, I will happily pay you a bounty.
You can contact me (clue#1234) via Discord through my server, or you can e-mail me at kaykayclue at gmail dot com.