Broken Records Interview from the Bedlam Theatre Gig
This weekend I am going to be publishing a mammoth post of Broken Records live videos from their Bedlam Theatre gig in March of this year. The band suggested we get the cameras in and so we’ve got about ten songs, all with top notch audio mixed by Kas, their sound guy, and honestly, I think they look fucking incredible. I know that’s a bit wanky to say, but in terms of the quality of material that’s been on this site, I think it’s a big step forward, and I am really pleased with how they turned out. They also give you a really good idea of just why people love this band, and how immense they can be in a live setting, which can often be hard to get across.
Anyhow, at that gig, Jamie and I sat down and discussed some stuff after the show, and I’ve interspersed some of that footage with some teasers of the live stuff to make the above video. It makes for a really nice ten minute inro to the band and the album and stuff like that, so have a watch, and I expect you all to be waited with bated breath for Sunday’s video extravaganza.
My favourite bit is when we’re discussing lyrics, and more specifically the ones to If Eilert Loevborg Wrote a Song, it Would Sound Like This, and Jamie says… well, you’ll have to watch it and see, won’t you.
Looking forward to the vids – production’s looking really good.
I remember seeing some umm..interesting…students plays at the Bedlam. Good venue though.
For this gig it was amazing. Primarily, the lighting was great, which is what makes the videos look so nice. Colin did an amazing job, especially considering he didn’t know the band that well.
Haha! I think the the cameraman during the interview might have been a bit pissed!
What a fucking great night that was.
Fucking hell, the filming and recording here is aces, you’ve done a great job.
I have a feeling this week will mainly consist of my nose getting right rubbed in it for missing this gig. Shite.
Oh the video seems top notch, lots of rich blues punctuated by white light. Like a lightning storm at midnight. But it’s the sound quality that hits me. Definitely looking forward to this week. So is there a tour of the States in the works?
Yup – the North East towards the end of the year, apparently.
Don’t you listen to my Fresh Air show, you swine?
Hmph. The Fresh Air stream won’t play on the swine’s office computer anymore because when the swine posted emails to the DJ booth in the past (in an effort to show support for someone the swine innocently believed to be a friend) it apparently attracted the attention of someone in the chain of command who believed the swine could be using his time more constructively.
And does Washington, D.C. count as “the North East,” d’ye know?
good interview when’s mine? ha! you don’t have to stroke my hair at the end though.
He does that with everyone, Maxwell.
Some people have actually had to issue restraining orders against him for it.
I think it’s more the hugging that people fear.
well if it stops at hugging maybe it’s ok.
how many times do you have to comment until you get your own little pic by the way?
Oh yeah hello Dylan!
Generally they comment until Dylan has a slow day at work, at which point he tends to email me what he thinks their new avatar should be. And I am lazy, so I tend to let him decide.
I’d hoped I’d earned some sort of picture as my reward for the winning suggestion of movie villain last Friday. Am I foolish to expect a prize?
This video is converting… apparently?
Broken Records live are leagues ahead of the album (which I like!), so I look forward to seeing this.
I updated the video file, so it took a little while to sort itself out afterwards. All sorted now, I think.
A little tiny Tintin rocket might be perfect for your user name there, Michael. I shall see to it.
Does Dylan ever have a busy day at work?!
Dylan, I need a new avatar.
i just did a google search for “shaved ginger” in the hope of finding a witty new avatar for bart and i found this…..
“Pony is an orangutan from a prostitute village in Borneo. We found her chained to a wall, lying on a mattress. She had been shaved all over her body. If a man walked near her, she would turn herself around, present herself, and start gyrating and going through the motions. She was being used as a sex slave. She was probably about six or seven years old when we rescued her, but she had been held captive by a madam for a long time. The madam refused to give up the animal because everyone loved Pony and she was a big part of their income.”
surely this is not true.
Bart I am going to be avoiding you until it grows back. I don’t think I could handle the creeping sense of dread.
Euan – I am not convinced he works at all actually, just sits at his computer covered in corn-based snacks trying to think of some smart remark to post somewhere – anywhere – on the internet.
matthew – he should get his on blog called Dylan’s smart remarks that would cater for his need to comment on stuff.
mr bear – that has scared me. badly.
Mr Bear,
your story has raised more questions than it has answered.
I find Bart’s new avatar a bit unsettling.
Imagine how unsettling the real thing must be.
If this worked better at 50×50px then this would be his avatar:
i think the action bart doll would be a great avatar.
Except Bart’s shaved now.
*shudder*
surely his beard is back by now. it’s been 3 days.
YEEES! Now hopefully those “fat bart” comments will cease!
Well I’m not going anywhere fucking near the little baldy freak until it does, Euan, because I don’t think I could take the weirdness.
It would be like seeing Darth Vader popping into Marks & Spencer for a sandwich.
I think Bart’s moustache is pretty fetching.
er… I didn’t need that apostrophe.
its far too hot in the summer for a winter coat. i understand bart.
Yes you di’d.
Seeing as I’m now the resident big ginger beard can I have Barts old avatar or is that just rude?
dav – i didn’t think your beard was ginger. more dirty blonde. but hey ho.
the first time i met bart he had long hair and no beard, the second time he had no hair and a big beard.
Was it the same hair, just sellotaped on somewhere different?
Did he have knee-length pubes the next time you met him?
Is Bart actually a sort of human Mr. Potato Head, and you can attach different features to different bodily parts on a whim?
i may just have been looking at him upside down first time around. i don’t know. it was weird though. he’s a chameleon.
pony
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