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Celebrating 22 years of ska and reggae in 2010!! Bigger Thomas continues to keep crowds moving and grooving to their patented version of reggae ska that includes a heavy dose of traditional and 2-Tone ska thrown in for good measure. The band reflects the cultural diversity of the city they call home with members who have roots in the NYC metropolitan area as well as Haiti, Jamaica and the UK. Best known for their upbeat ska-pop song “Ska in My Pocket” they now play a diverse style encompassing ska, reggae, calypso, punk, african and latin rythyms. They have had the pleasure of performing alongside the English Beat, Colin Hay of Men AtWork, Pato Banton, Jimmy Cliff, Yellowman, Burning Spear, Bad Manners, The Selecter, Special Beat, De La Soul, Bim Skala Bim, The Alarm and The Toasters. The band will release their new 10-song album ‘Steal My Sound’ as a digital download and on CD in May 2010. The album was recorded at Version City Studios and produced/mixed by King Django. The art work was designed by John ‘Teflon’ Sims who helped to design album covers and art work for The Specials, The Selecter and other 2-Tone bands. Bigger Thomas Mr 2Tone logo Illustration: Roger Apollon.  The band’s other albums ‘We Wear The Mask’, ‘Resisting Success’ and “Bigger Thomas” a CD/DVD reissue of their first out-of-print LP are also available online at itunes.com and CD Baby.

For more info visit and bookmark: http://www.myspace.com/biggerthomas

OK rudies look out for the cool 2 Tone VW Camper owner: Callum Johnson at the Volksworld Show this weekend 27th & 28th March at Sandown Park Racecourse. Sandown Park, Portsmouth Road, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9AJ. Check our website: www.volksworld.com/vwshow.html and www.kentcoastkampers.co.uk

Yes Willo don’t you wish you had one!

Listen up Rudies! King Hammond of N1 Records has a great new track – Reggae Movement # 1

Check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VMKqAUCfYM

King Hammond aka Nick Welsh (ex Selecter) is laying down some terrific sounds on a new album that will have you rudies reaching for the downloads. King Hammond will be appearing at  the Ska weekend 2toneposters.co.uk is putting together for September 4th & 5th with Special Brew, Orange Street, The Refinements, TooT’n'Skamen, Skatonics and many more plus ska DJs at Folkestone Harbour. With All Or Nothing (Coventry) Scooter Club, South Coast Pirates Scooter Club etc. More details to follow soon. Not one to miss. Pencil this in your diary for a great ska weekend day trip by the sea.

This ART 2 Tone Exhibition at:

New York, Dusk Lounge, 147 W.24th St., (between 6th & 7th Avenues), New York, NY 10011  April 20th & 21st  www.dusklounge.com Tel: 212-924-4490

New Bigger Thomas Out In April, ‘Steal My Sound’, www.biggerthomas.com

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This ART 2 Tone exhibition goes to New York and ties in with the After Gig Parties at the Dusk Lounge in Manhattan to celebrate the two Specials gigs and the release of New York ska band BIGGER THOMAS and their great new album ‘Steal My Sound’.

Next MINI – This ART 2 Tone Exhibition at:

www.thespecials2.com PRE RAH GIG PARTY, The Hand & Flower Pub, 1 Hammersmith Road, London W14 8XJ – 2pm to 8pm

If you missed Margate, Brighton and Coventry here is a chance for a mini taster of the Rude Boy 2-Tone graphics along with the biggest meeting of specials2 website RUDIES. Skanking 2-TONE, SKA, ROCKSTEADY, MOD, PUNK  sounds by DJ Tiddles, Boy About Town, Tone The Skin, Tony B Back ll Back, plus ska juke box. FREE ENTRY come along even if you don’t have ticket for The Specials at The Royal Albert Hall. This will have your feet tapping.