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Big Hand Links:

Big Hand TV
Enough Said!

MySpace
Big Hand at the number 1 online community

NME
Come vote for us!

Bands we like:

Reel Big Fish
American ska legends and friends of The Hand

Fight the bear
Check out these boys... keppin' it ska and mixing it up!

Unknown Hagana
Sounds like hearing the police say "you are no longer our prime suspect"

Mad Caddies
Amazing Cali skanksters and newest friends of The Hand

The Slackers
NYC ska legends and close friends of the 'Hand

7 Seconds Of Love
Creators of a genius song about a Ninja and an even better song about a man with soup on his head. Classic!

Bombskare
Edinburgh legends and close pals of the Hand

The Ruffness
Keep an eye out for these dub, roots, reggae, dance fiends

The Hustlers
Blues action at it's best from Scotland's capital

The Flicks
Liverpool, you better be ready for this lot!

The Zen Hussies
Swing, ska, jive & Boogaloo, what more can we say?

Venues we like:

Mr Wolfs
Tasty noodles and the finest music in Bristol

Cafe Drummonds
The finest venue in Aberdeen

The Barfly
All over the UK, but London is bestest

Whistle Binkies
Our oldest stomping ground in Edinburgh. Great for live music every night of the week

The Bongo Club
Best venue in Edinburgh and always has cool sh*t on.

Bannermans
Great scene and live music venue that is going from strength to strength in Edinburgh

Random things we like:

Air studios
The Hands' favourite music people in this cut-throat world

Blacki
Lords of all that is guitar related, these boys have the best range of unusual guitar brans the Hand have ever seen. They give us free stuff and enjoy a bevvy so we love em :)

Ska monkey
Canny Geordie Ska Monkeys

Love Music Hate Racism
Nuff said!

Temperley of London
Bestest fashion label in all the world!! Plus they're really cool folks.

Farmageddon
Best festival we have ever been to and played at. Take 300 mates, one of which owns a big farm in Cambridge, buy loads of booze and food and organise a weekend of pure mayhem and debauchery. Lovely!

Caught in the Crossfire
On line skate, music and lifestyle site. they are very nice to us - We like them like jelly.

Rat Race Adventures
If you don't like physical activity, I would avoid this site! Some of the coolest street events you will ever see!

The Woodcraft Folk
An educational movement for kids and young people, which helps develop self confidence and activity in society, with the aim of building a world based on equality, friendship, peace and co-operation. Nuff said!

Shambala Festival
Awesome Festival in Plympton. Ska, dub reggae and happy happy feel good stuff. Not to be missed!

Friends of the Hand:

I Dig Your Voodoo Design
Devilish DB who's designing the BH album

Wild UK
The UK's best Club and College promotions company, also close drinking buddys of the hand. Not that that would affect anything... that would be awful ;)

Brian Chan
Great photographer and responsible for our EP shoots. Plus he's a black belt, so we have to be nice ;)

Spotlighter Music Photography
Photographer specialising in bands...

O'Shea Band Photo's
Official Photographer and friend of the Hand

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