I am going for the first time over to the UK. I want to check out the nightlife scene. I live in NYC but find it almost impossible, except with my dj friends to find places that spin breakbeat. Most places spin house, techno, or drum and bass. I don't mind these, but they get old. I love breakbeat. I think it is the best must to dance to. I heard that european clubs will be more generous with spinning breaks. Anyone have any clubs that they know of that i will be able to find some kickass dancing fun to my favorite breakbeats?

Music policies at clubs change rapidly... I don't know of any strictly breaks nights in London, for example, but I know they do exist at a handful of clubs, with some regularity.

In Ireland, I had a very hard time finding clubs that weren't house or hip-hop, but then again, I didn't have much of a clubbing budget there.

The best thing to do would be to study some Web sites before your trip (i.e. viewlondon.co.uk, itchylondon.co.uk) to get a good overview of what's out there.

Step 2 - once you get to the UK, at least in London, go to the nearest newsagent and pick up the weekly TimeOut guide, but make sure it's a fresh one. I've been stuck with a week-old one twice because I hadn't looked at the date.

Step 3 - Whatever town you're in, hit a record store or clubby clothing store and check out the flyers. That's gotta be the most fool-proof way to find what you're looking for. On top of that, you can chat up the folks at the store to see which ones are worthwhile.

where abouts in scotland?i can sort you out easy if you tell me which location