RAMfest 2013 – Joburg Line-up, highlights and a stupid joke.

It’s the return of the RAM!

Yes kids, RAMfest (Real Alternative Music Festival) returns to Riversands Farm (near Fourways, Johannesburg) on 15 & 16 March 2013. I say this to you, thinking that you are a dumbass if you don’t already know it.

What you might very well not have noticed yet, is the line-up for the event. This is wrong, coz you really, really need to see it… and hate February, as well as March1-14 for standing between now and then.

This year the Joburg leg of the festival is spread over two days, with 3 stages. As usual I don’t really care about the electronic stage, but my friends that are into that type of shit all seem to agree that even that line-up is awesome.

Of the many bands, it’s obvious that the big ones will stand out. Van Coke Kartel, Jack Parow, Rise Against, Bring me The Horizon , Pestroy needs no mention. You know who they are, and that you will want to see them.

Bands I would like to highlight, and that you need to check out, are the following:

• North of Winter
• Black  Cat Bones
• Man As Machine
• Beast
• City of Heroes
• Jet Black Camaro
• Tailor
• The Smoking Mojo’s

Here’s the full line-up for all the stages (times may change and all that). Which bands would you like to highlight?

RED HEART MAIN STAGE : *

: Fri 15 March:
23h15 – Jack Parow
21h30 – Van Coke Kartel (sameswering)
20h30 – Fuzigish
19h30 – The Inspector Cluzo (Fra)
18h30 – Black Cat Bones
17h30 – Man As Machine

: Sat 16 March:
23h00 – RISE AGAINST
21h30 – BRING ME THE HORIZON
20h00 – tbc
18h30 – Pestroy
17h30 – Mind Assault
16h30 – Beast
15h30 – Juggernaught
14h30 – Truth & Its Burden
13h30 – Deity’s Muse
12h30 – The Hammer Of Redemption

OLMECA ELECTRONIC STAGE:*

:Fri 15 March:
23h00 – I AM NOIZE
22h00 – Double Adapter
21h00 – Das Kapital
20h00 – Prototype
19h00 – Veranda Panda
18h00 – Mr Mon

:Sat 16 March:
23h00 – Reepa
22h00 – Rude One
21h00 – Sibot
19h00 – Pendulum Dj set & Verse
17h30 – Twelv & Thesis
16h00 – Benson
14h30 – NightVision
13h00 – JanuaryOne

BOOM! STAGE: *
This stage will pull you straight out of your hangover, right back into the swing of festivities.

:Fri 15 March:
22h00 – The Frown
21h00 – Freedom For Your Life
20h00 – Planet Joy
19h00 – North Of Winter
18h00 – City Of Heroes

:Sat 16 March:
22h00 – 4am
21h00 – The Stella’s
20h00 – The Action Thrillers
19h00 – Low Profile
18h00 – Hokum
17h00 – Short Straw
16h00 – Jet Black Camaro
15h00 – The Sunday Punchers
14h00 – Asleep In Transit
13h00 – Rambling Bones
12h15 – Tailor
11h30 – Tamara Tree
10h45 – Earl Grey & Croquet
10h00 – The Smoking Mojo’s

 

TICKETS

Even though the camping tickets are all sold out, you can still get 2Day access tickets.:
RAMfest Johannesburg tickets: http://www.ticketbreak.co.za/event_details/1467

- R550 pre sold,2 day access. NO camping incl.
- R650 at the gate, 2 day access, NO camping incl.
• No credit card? Keep an eye on their Facebook and Twitter for cash sales points, or use Ticketbreak’s EFT services.

Campsite opens on Friday 15 March at 12:00 for campers. For non campers doors will open from 15:00.

PARTY BUSSES

High Five Party Bus
- http://www.highfivepartybus.com/ram-fest.html
- http://www.facebook.com/events/339999349426156/

Hot Box Express
- http://www.hotboxexpress.com/

RAMfest on the interwebs:

• Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ramfest
• Twitter: @ramfest
• Website: www.ramfest.co.za

I look forward to seeing you all at RAMfest 2013!

Lastly, as promised, a stupid joke:
A police officer stops a blonde for speeding and asks her very nicely if he could see her license.
She replied in a huff, “I wish you guys could get your act together. Just yesterday you take away my license and then today you expect me to show it to you.”

Kaptein Skuim – Die man agter “Langarm Style”

Ek is ‘n fan van funny musiek.
My eerste tape -het die kasset nog vir krismis gekry- was daai Leon Schuster ene met “Hamanzamtouti” op. Ek het Weird Al Yankovic geluister asof dit in die ng kerk se nuutste her-hersiende liedboek was, en ek die liedjies moes ken vir Sondagskool.

Ek beskou myself as ‘n connoisseur van grappige songs, en het dus gladnie gedink “Lekker Vuilgat Treffers volume 3″ was enigsens snaaks nie. Iemand wie ek wel dink is snaaks, en nou al ‘n geruime tyd dophou, is Kaptein Skuim. Die eerste keer wat ek die man op die radio gehoor het, was ek jaloers, want ek wou dit ook doen. Jaloesie het egter vinnig plek gemaak vir “ag dis lekker geniet die liedjies“. Nou het die man waaragtig gaan staan en als net tot op ‘n nuwe vlak geneem met sy nuwe treffer, Langarm Style.

Ek het die voorreg gehad om bietjie met die lewende legende te gesels, en hier is wat hy kwytgeraak het:

BaasDeBeer: Dag Kaptein, thanx vir jou tyd. Kom ons skop sommer by die begin af… Give me the basics: Waar kom jy vandaan, hoe lank is jy nou al Kaptein Skuim, wat doen jy presies?
Kaptein Skuim: PREToria! Blou Bul! Martin [Bester] speel nou so 2 jaar al my pakkies wat ek daar [by Jacaranda 94.2] aflewer.

BdB: Kan jy moontlik bietjie meer uitbrei op wat jy doen, sodat iemand wat geen idee het wie/wat jy is nie, ook sal weet?
KS: Ek het so 2 jaar terug n pakkie vir Martin afgelewer en hy het dit gespeel. Dit was die Baby Tjoklits parody. Vandaar lewer ek elke week n pakkie af met n skuimcall, parody song of parody advertensie/tv shows ens. En ja, solank hy dit speel, sal ek aflewer!

BdB: Ek onthou daai Baby Tjoklits ene. Dis hy wat my so jaloers gemaak het… Hoe het Kaptein Skuim ontstaan?
KS: Ek sal die vraag na my ma’le toe moet stuur! Ek ken nie al daai detail nie

BdB: Ek moes so ‘n antwoord verwag het van ‘n funny-man… Is jy net deel van Jakaranda FM, of funksioneer op jou eie ook?
KS: Ek doen my eie shows ja, van feeste tot teaters. Ek skryf ook ‘n vervolgverhaal op JA.FM (Jacaranda Afrikaans) se website getiteld “My gunsteling Steve Hofmeyr”! Gaan basies oor ‘n drummer in ‘n band, met die naam Steve Hofmeyr en sy struggles om daai naam te dra. Mense is altyd moerse teleurgesteld om hom te sien! Ek is ook besig met my 2de album met songs en skuimcalls – die is nog naamloos!

BdB: Ok, so jy speel eintlik maar orals (en met almal as ek dinge so uitkyk). Wat’s die most memorable gig waarby jy al betrokke was en hoekom?
KS: Memorable… Jacaranda Pops, ek het ‘n kort verskyning gemaak maar dit was awesome, so ook die res van die show. Imagine Arno Carstens met n simfonie orkes… wow!

BdB: Klink legit. Maar sê my, kry parody artists regte fans, of is dit net die funny freaks wat jou stalk?
KS: Ha! Party mense hou baie daarvan, en ander HAAT dit. So dis fanmail en hatemail! Die volgende album is original!

BdB: Sien uit om dit te hoor! Maar wees nou eerlik, glo jy dat daar ‘n toekoms is vir musical-comedy in SA? If yes, hoekom is daar nie meer suksesvolle musikale komediante nie (en meeste van die wat probeer, suck)?
KS: Die ding met song-comedy is weird/moeilik…in die eerste plek moet jy eers mense kry wat vir jou sit en luister. As mense nie luister nie, is daar absoluut niks wat mens daaraan kan doen nie. Ek het al ‘n moerse snaakse song (volgens my) in ‘n raserige plek probeer. Dis hartseer. Dis die groot rede hoekom ek teater verkies! Parodies werk goed in daai opsig, as mense luister is dit hopelik snaaks en as hulle wil party kan hulle dans en luister anyway nie na die woorde nie maar na die wysie. Maar ja, daar is verseker ‘n toekoems.

BdB: Very valid point. Nou, jy skryf oor omtrent alles en almal. Is daar ‘n topic waarvan jy nooit sal fun maak nie?
KS: Ek glo as ek van A fun maak moet ek van B ook kan fun maak. As ek sekere persone uitlos oor ek van hulle hou of watookal die rede, doen ek nie my werk nie. Op die ou einde van die dag is dit net n GRAP! Mense neem die lewe heeltemal te ernstig op.

BdB: Mmm, ok, so ek wag vir jou liedjie oor terminale kanker… Op ‘n ligter noot, jy het onlangs uitgekom met ‘n parody weergawe van die super bekende hit, Gangnam style van Psy. Dis briljant, maar waar het jy die inspirasie gekry/hoe het jy op die idee gekom?
KS: Dis die boere se Gangnam. Almal het êrens in hulle lewe al die yskas rondgeskuif. By ‘n skoolsokkie, mandjiedans, troue, matriekafskeid of reunie! Die song moes gebeur, ek is net bly ek kon dit doen!

BdB: Blykbaar is jou weergawe besig om nogal groot te gaan?
KS: Die feedback is awesome! Die song versprei mooi regoor die land. Dit maak my gelukkig!

BdB: Ek sal die video wat jy onlangs gemaak het, hier onder aan die post sit… Maar vir eers, kan jy nou ‘n vers (kom ons noem dit ‘n rympie) op die spot opmaak oor al die VIP trunk-voëls wat so een na die ander medical parool kry?
KS: Hey, jy gee my ‘n idee vir ‘n song nou! Titel : Op die golfbaan is ons almal gesond!  By the way, dit lyk vir my of Selebi dalk rerig siek is though! Dis die stront van die land, met die trackrecord weet mens nie meer wat of wie om te glo nie!

BdB: Hahaha, awesome! Ek sal my royalty claim form vir jou stuur, dan kan jy die R1,20 oor ‘n jaar vir my oorbetaal… Maar moenie stall nie, laat ons hoor…
KS: Nou maar reg, hier kom hy… Op die wysie van “Under the boardwalk”:

Op die gholfbaan
Is ons almal gesond
Op die gholfbaan
Lekker vet en rond
Op die gholfbaan…gholfbaan….gholfbaan : )

BdB: Hahaha, awesome… Hoop dit haal jou show een of ander tyd. So, enige advice vir aspirante musical comics?
KS: Doen wat vir jou snaaks is! Die oomblik as jy begin comedy skryf (enige vorm van kuns infact) vir ‘n teikenmark dan vlieg die hart by die ruit uit. Ek glo die teikenmark sal jou vind en nie andersom nie. As dit wel vir jou werk, well done!

BdB: Thanx vir jou tyd, sien uit na jou album! Laat weet ons sodra dit klaar is!
KS: Altyd ‘n plesier, sal verseker so maak. En dankie vir jou gesig in my music video.

Nou ja maats, dit was my chat met Kaptein Skuim.
As jy die Kaptein in die hande wil kry vir bookings, of sommer net om hom te stalk:
Twitter: @diekapteinskuim
Facebook: Kaptein Skuim

Hier is die video vir Langarm Style:

Did Crash Car Burn’s new single (The Light) crash and burn?

The answer to this question, is a resounding NO.

I just liked to make a lame play on words with their name, that is all… The fact of the matter is that the single is actually very, very nice. It is not as strong as some of their previous hits, but as far as “first new single from the upcoming album” goes, it is pretty deliciously awesome.

The song itself is undeniably Crash Car Burn, as I’m sure you will agree after hearing the first 3 seconds. Considering fresh music, I think this is one of the juicy, ripe, just plucked ones. I certainly look forward to hearing more of the new stuff.

Another thing which intrigued me is the way in which the band embraces social media to distribute their new material. They currently (until 6 October at 24:00) have the song available as a free download via their Facebook page, as well as a mobile link. The interesting thing though, is that in order for you to download this song for free, you need to like their facebook page (which is the norm) and also send a tweet. Everything is automated, so it’s not really any extra hassle to you. Personally I feel that this is a very good way to do things. “Influence” is Currency on social media, so in effect you are paying for this song, by using your influence.

Do you think that this way of distributing songs is a good/fair idea? Or would you rather just download a free song for free, no strings attached, and let the band trust you to tweet about it only if you like it?

Anyway, enough of that, check out the song and let me know what you think..

• @CrashCarBurn on Twitter
• “The Light” (free single on facebook)
• “The Light” (free single on mobile/SoundCloud)
• And as always, feel free to follow me: @BaasDeBeer