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The Rock N Roll Isles Of LaLaLand...
there are no borders in music * Wales * Ireland * England * London *
manda rin by gillian whisker

The Big Country (Planet Water) / Scotland (Planet Earth)

(bis, Idlewild, Bay City Rollers, Mogwai, Cale, Travis, Simple Minds, The Skids, Annie Lennox, Big Country, The Beta Band, Belle & Sebastian, Shirley Manson, T-In-The-Park oh and a cast of THOUSANDS of local stars world famous or unknown... feel free to email names you feel MUST be here...)


Jockrock for all things independent and Scottish http://www.jockrock.org
online shopping? http://www.vacant.org.uk/jockrock/records/jockrockshop.html
will
take you to the virtual shop which offers a variety of Scottish indie
products selected for your listening pleasure. Order securely with your
credit card from the comfort of your own armchair. Also, see if your favourite Scottish band has split up, been dropped by their record label, or perhaps even reformed! Looper, Dawn of the Reps, Annie Christian, Mogwai, Ganger, El Hombre Trajeado & Bill Wells are all in the news, sometimes for positive reasons.
All that plus the usual live reviews, gig guide etc.

hanging out for the evening?... play at T.T.T. (DJ Tam Coyle). Playing Belle And Sebastian, Gomez, Cornershop, Beta Band, Mansun, All Saints, Divine Comedy, Beastie Boys, MSP, bis, Garbage, Idlewild, Spice Girls, Asian Dub Foundation, Gorky's, Stereophonics, Nirvana plus all yer regular party faves. Vodka + mix £1/Promo beer £1, Tuesdays 10-3, entry £1 (free before 11)
13th Note Club, 260 Clyde Street, Glasgow

rock n roll tourism...

Aberdeen (with a massive thanks to Rocklands own Dandys Girl)

some useful links: http://www.granite-city.com/home/home.php * http://www.aberdeenhq.co.uk/index.html * http://www.nightb4.com/uk/aberdeen/ * http://www.whatsonaberdeen.co.uk/ * http://www.vacant.org.uk/jockrock/scotland/aberdeen/guide.html

Record Shopping:
One-Up Records - 17 Belmont Street t:01224 642662 Excellent record store. The first floor is full of CD’s, loads of back catalogue CD singles, box sets etc - Head downstairs and look for that album you‘ve always wanted on vinyl. Plenty choice of second hand vinyl too.  T shirts, postcards, and loads of DJ accessories.

Fopp Records 13 McCombies Court. t: 01224 625052 Good choice of CD’s and Vinyl old and new.  Sometimes sell decent music related books.

Cavern Records 13a Belmont Street, t: 01224 625005 plenty old vinyl and cds for all tastes from over the years

plus Virgin Records Union Street t: 01224 213050 and HMV Trinity Centre

Iona, Western Isles. The scene on the postcard which Dallas McCabe gives to Ellie Brookes in Sex and Chips & Rock'n'Roll is from here...

Kerrera, Inner Hebrides. "It's where fifteen tons of high quality marijuana from Columbia was imported into Britain in 1980. Was the largest amount ever to be brought into the UK. That's rock & roll!" (thanks to Mathew Priest, ex-Dodgy)

tuts.bmp (348354 bytes)A legendary venue in Glasgow, it's worth giving them a ring and finding out what's going on, if you happen to be in town. The atmosphere is grrrrreat!
Cale - this is the latest new band website I've visited with hype free praise from people who have listened to their music. Keep an eye out!
http://www.caleonline.co.uk

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