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Cheers,

Jim.

BiG Ed was invited to BBC Radios 2's London studios for an interview for the Wednesday night Steve Lamacq show on Radio 2.
Clips of the interview were broadcast  yesterday - 10th Dec between 23:00 - 0:00. They dropped in a track after the interview as well.
Ed appears after the first track and the full interview and track at approx 41mins 30seconds.

You can listen to the show live, or play the show again after the broadcast on Steve Lamacq's Radio 2 webpage.

The new album is on full release!

Ed's new album, which I was fortunate enough to drum on and help mix 'A Life in minutes' is on full release under the name 'Ed Rome' now! Best place to get it is onwww.rockersrevolt.com

Click the album cover below for Ed's myspace page.

Cheers everybody, rock and roll...

Jim

Hi all, here is an update of whats happening!

BBC Radio 2 Interview
I was fortunate enough to recently be invited to BBC Radios 2's London studios for an interview for the highly accredited Steve Lamacq show.
Clips of the interview will be broadcast tonight (10th Dec between 23:00 - 0:00). They will also be dropping in a track after it so don't miss out!
You can listen to the show live, or play the show again after the broadcast on Steve Lamacq's Radio 2 webpage.

New album on full release!

'A Life in minutes' is on full release under my name 'Ed Rome' now! Best place to get it is on www.rockersrevolt.com

Comments on the album so far include:
'Blown Away' 'Excellent Album' 'Bowled Over' - Steve Lamacq (BBC 2/6)
'Very Entertaining' - Alex Lester (BBC 2)

Radio Play

Radio play has come in from the likes of Steve Lamacq (BBC 2/BBC 6), Alex Lester (BBC 2), Don Letts (BBC 6), David Rodigan (Kiss Fm - Roots and Reggae show). Clips of all these can be found on www.myspace.com/edromereggae
Keep listening!

All radio play tracklistings so far can be found on: The Rockers Revolt Forum

London show to finish the year

We are playing at the venue 'Jamm' on Saturday the 20th Dec with Pama International, Dreadzone and many other Reggae acts. Our stage time is some time between 21:00 and 22:00.

Mixing tracks...

I have recently been mixing and dubbing up some tracks for Pama Internationals latest release 'Highrise'. Highrise is an anti knife/gun campaign featuring artists such as Billy Bragg, Dennis Alcapone, Mighie One, Jimmy Screech, Wrongtom and Mungos Hi Fi. You get a FREE copy of this album if you come to the above gig!

Hope to see you there,

ED.

Click the album cover below for Ed's myspace page.

Ed Rome's brand new Dub Reggae album "A Life In Minutes" is now out on ROCKERS REVOLT!

The much anticipated debut album 'A Life In Minutes' is available NOW from the Rockers Revolt shop and all good record shops.

TO BUY THE ALBUM CLICK HERE NOW!

Take proper old school dirty Reggae inspired by King Tubby & Studio One and mix it with classic British song writing from the school of Billy Bragg and Ian Dury and you've got something truly unique.

As well as recently being tour support for the 'Easy Star All Stars' (Radiodread/Dub side of the moon), multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Ed Rome has been plying his trade over the years with countless live sessions for the likes of Lee Perry, The Beat and members of The Specials.

His song writing has enabled Ska Band 'The Big' to become a key feature on the underground Ska/Reggae scene, taking him all over the world. Now Ed Rome is venturing out on his own with a superb debut album, 'A Life In Minutes'. This soon to be 'classic' is crammed with heavyweight rhythms, dirty organ, innovative guitar, Jamaican horns all topped with Ed's unique growling vocals and everyday tales.

'A Great Voice' Jerry Dammers (The Specials)

'Quality Old School' Neville Staple (The Specials).

'astoundingly good' and 'hypnotic' (Do The Dog Skazine)

Click the album cover below for Ed Rome's reggae myspace page.

After hammering it for the last three years, and the departure of our Bass player Dave Worsley, The BiG are taking a break for a while. Ed, Bella and Jim will be continuing to play live with BiG Ed's reggae project. The album "A life In Minutes" is soon to be released this year on Rockers Revolt. There will be an ED ROME tour in late October/early November to promote this. There are a few live dates coming up on the flyer below, plus one at The Ironworks, Shrewsbury on Saturday 21st June if you fancy it...

Cheers for all your support over the last few years, and go check the ED ROME myspace by either clicking the flyer, finding him in our top friends or just at www.myspace.com/edromereggae.

Cheers,

The BiG.

The BiG's album "Whatever Makes You Happy" - US Release is now available to buy on iTunes. The US CD is just the first of two the two discs released as a double album in Europe, but you can buy the second disc as single tracks from the same page.

Hopefully the European Double Album will be available soon too on iTunes, we will keep you updated!

CD's are also available from our website www.thebig.org or from Moonska World and Megalith Records (see links on our page).

Cheers,

The BiG.

The BiG - WHATEVER MAKES YOU HAPPY iTunes link

FYI - track listings:

CD1 "Whatever Makes You Happy" - US Release

1. think bigger
   
2. london boy
3. brian
4. supply and demand
5. main man
6. whatever makes you happy
7. colourist
8. upgrade
9. the shock
10. where's humanity?
11. innocent civilian.. - listen-->
12. angry day
13. snob
14. chain pub

CD2 "Whatever Makes You Happy (a tale of the fear)"- songs available to download individually. (CD 2 of the Double CD European Release)

1. enlightenment
2. our man
3. my species
4. caveman
5. selfish bastard
6. the working
7. enjoying life
8. whatever makes them happy.. - listen-->
9. the fear (part 1)
10. foreplay, suicide sex and the portable demon
11. too easy
12. comin' home
13. my culture - 
14. don't count me in

Hi all,

should have put this up ages ago! After playing a blinder at The Endorse It In Dorset Festival, we all had a good old knees up drinking more beer, cider, white russians and wine by the bucket load, resulting in lots of jovial merriment, only to find out that Lee Scratch Perry's band had not made it to the festival, so of course we hopped on for an impromptu one hour Reggae/Dub jam with other members of Flipron (cheers Joe from Flipron: http://www.myspace.com/flipron for filling in on our set, as Jonny Keys was away),Bison and The Cracked Actors. We just about pulled it off, and I remember stumbling off the stage afterwards due to an excess of alcohol. Anyway, a kind chapo sent us a few pic's of us on stage with the legend, Lee Sctatch Perry, so here they are.
Cheers and Beers,
Jim BiG.

Well, don't have any of us playing but have quite a few of us drinking in the mud!!!

If any of you have any, whack them our way and i'll put them up!!!

Cheers for everyone who came to see us, and everyone who was wearing theit Solar Powered Ska Tee's. Cheers for spotting us in the crown Rankin Roger, nice surprise and two nice joints watching Nevile Staples set...

Happy days before too much rain...

Gerome and Dan making a guest appearance on Thursday night, or was it Friday?

Dave, Ed, Hunter and Gary enjoying the sunshine before the storm coming in the background...

Solar Powered Dave!

Jim struggling in the mud!

Our camping area after some nosh...

Getting there, Saturday i think, only one day to go before playing. Yet again, more constant drinking from Jonny Fingers...

I met Dave after getting lost for an hour on the Friday night, then we got battered with Tom somewhere. Where? No idea whatsoever!

Watching Nevile Staples set Saturday afternoon with cider...

Rankin Roger spotted us in the crown to say hello whilst watching Neville's set so came and said hello.

mud, mud and more mud, and more rain!

Riece and BiG Ed, or is that BiG Dave the roadie? After the solar powered show in the dark and the rain! Note the last of the emergency cider being guzzled...

Loyal Postie fans with Jim after the show sharing the emergency Cider!!! Cheers Matt!

BiG Ed and Hunter dancing the night away in the mud, Ed actually managed to pull a crown during his ramdom dancing in Los Vagueness at about 4.30am Monday morning. Excellent stuff!

A jaded Jonny Fingers and Jim just before the very end, what a mess...