September 2008 Archives

Tour Diary - 26th September

By Broken Records on September 26, 2008 11:54 AM | Be the 1st to comment | No TrackBacks

Everyone was feeling back up to speed on Monday when we headed to Glasgow for the gig in King Tut's. It had been a good while since we last played here, right back at the end of last year with Peggy Sue and The Pirates (arr-har!). It's a funny place, mainly because it has such a reputation and significance in the Glasgow music scene. Everybody has heard of it, but in the cold light of day you realise that it is just a small room, with a stage, a P.A. and a vaguely sticky floor, much smaller than you have it pictured. However there is a weight of expectation that you put on yourself

Continue reading Tour Diary - 26th September.

Highlands & Islands Tour Diary - Part 2

By Broken Records on September 25, 2008 11:50 AM | Be the 1st to comment | No TrackBacks

We arose early on Thursday to make our way from Inverness to Ullapool for the ferry to Stornoway. After a quick and horrible pit stop at McD's for a bacon roll and standardised coffee, it was a quick drive trans-highlands to the driech and damp west coast, where Davie stocked up on over-the-counter medications for his solidified neck (which was giving him a comical robotic appearance) and the rest of us sat in the van watching the rain. It takes twice as long to get to Lewis as it does to get to France, so it felt like quite

Continue reading Highlands & Islands Tour Diary - Part 2 .

Highlands and Islands Tour Diary

By Broken Records on September 23, 2008 11:36 AM | Be the 1st to comment | No TrackBacks

We set off from Edinburgh early on Monday morning for the first show of the "Loop the Loop" mini highlands and islands tour, leading up to the Loopallu festival this weekend. In the new blue hired pimp-mobile, complete with games console, we headed north for Portree on Skye. With a quick stop at House of Bruar to see where the elderly go when the bingo's shut, we made good time through some of the nicest scenery we've been through this summer. Having spent the last few months haring up and down the M6 it was a welcome relief to see some hills and lochs.

Continue reading Highlands and Islands Tour Diary .
Main Index | Archives | October 2008 »
Broken Records Online Shop

Upcoming Gigs

Twitter Updates

    Follow on Twitter

    Recent Comments

    • zai: Broken Records will come guadalajara, mexico someday? i hope, i read more
    • Heather: Here: http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/3530822107858817930/ read more
    • Paige: Great song, really heartfelt. I'd love the lyrics to this, read more
    • Heather: I was rather surprised when it started playing. Skins in read more
    • Anonymous: Fantastic song. I actually teared up. Does anyone have the read more
    • Shane Whitefield: It looks like Broken Records will play on Thursday, March read more
    • Luke Moseley: Hahhaha awesome little blog here, very entertaining, cant wait to read more
    • Fiona: Saw you at Latitude. You were fab. If the sound'floated read more
    • Derek Bell: Attended the Talking Heads pub last night in Southampton to read more
    • sausagesinthecurtains: Lovely stuff. I especially like the Bedlam photos, very read more

    Mailing List


    Recent Entries

    Socialize!

    Find out more on our Social Page