48 the pulse THE MYANMAR TIMES JULY 8- 14, 2013
48 the pulse THE MYANMAR TIMES JULY 8- 14, 2013
JAM IT! A night for seconds
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GREG HOLLAND
JAM IT! produced yet another long, sweaty night of diverse music at Eucalypt restaurant and bar on June 29. The condensation dripping off the roof and the beer paddling pool in front of the stage are now becoming a monthly fixture at the restaurant thanks to the promotion and the large dedicated crowds that turn out to see this eclectic mix of local musicians.
No U Turn proved once again there was no looking back as they steamrolled forward, delivering an uncompromising set of punk rock blasts. No U Turn know exactly how to kick start a night of mixed music and the crowd was fully encapsulated by the performance. Harnessing this energy were local emerging hip hop stars One Way, channelling what seemed to be full support of Snoop Dog’ s re-emergence as reggae artist, Snoop Lion. The three members were all donned in Rastafarian regalia and wore T Shirts stating“ Proud of being Myanmar.” They
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delivered a slick and flawless set of proper hip hop – not Chris Brown or NeeYo inspired, but a Beastie Boys charged style of Hip Hop that demonstrated their energy and flair.
Cyclone proved just as damaging, with G-Tone and crew setting rhythms and rhymes that would have had most peoples’ tongues in knot. At one point, G-Tone did stumble, but the forgiving crowd was there, rapping wax-lyrical back at him to set him at his pace again. RAD Promotions were really ticking the diversity box when the next act came on stage. Fever 109, were a mass of long hair, Black Sabbath and Lamb of God T shirts, sweat, riffs and did I mention sweat? Sometimes death metal can be super seriously boring and sometimes you come across a band like Fever 109 who, while remaining a serious group of musicians, have so much fun doing what they are doing, despite how relentlessly brutal their musical output is. The riffs were crushing: the drums were like machine gun fire in my right ear as the bass sounded like mortar shells in
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my left. All the while, I had Fever One’ s lead singer’ s pitch perfect guttural growls and high pitched squeals blasting me in the face.
There is an unspoken rule among metal heads that once the music surpasses a certain heaviness, any male with long hair must remove their T-shirt and whip their hair around. This rule went unbroken about 20 seconds in Fever 109’ s performance.
Thankfully, engineers and product designers in the manufacturing of music equipment had the foresight to make their guitars and mic’ s withstand heavy moisture, because if these instruments were not sweat proof, RAD would have had quite the dilemma on their hands. Once again, JAM IT! threw a flawless show and hosted a wide range local talent, proving there is a lot to sing about despite what your musical preference is.
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No U Turn perform in Yangon on June 29 as part of the JAM IT! line up.
Photo: Greg Holland
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TRADE MARK CAUTION
KDDI Corporation, a Company incorporated in Japan, of 3-2 Nishi-Shinjuku 2-chome, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan, is the Owner of the following Trade Marks:-
KDDI
Reg. No. 3979 / 2013
Reg. No. 3980 / 2013
in respect of“ Class 9: Electric and optical fiber cables; electrical communication machines, instruments and equipment, namely, telephones, cellular telephones, telephone exchangers, facsimile machines, radiotransmitters, radars, modems, encoders and antennas; electronic machines, instruments and equipment and parts and fittings thereof, namely, computers, computer peripherals, electronic circuits, semiconductor devices, computer programs for use in operating, controlling, maintaining and managing a local or global computer network and for use in superimposing digital map contents transmitted through a computer network, and pre-recorded electronic circuits, disks and CD-ROMs, all carrying aforesaid computer programs; vending machines; measuring device instruments and equipment, namely, thermometers, rulers, projectors, plastic testing machines, temperature indication sheets, namely, thermosensitive temperature indicator strips; cinematographic films containing drama or comedy, slide film and photographic slide transparencies, slide film mounts, pre-recorded video discs and tapes containing comedy, drama or games; video game machines for commercial use with television; games devices adapted for use with television receivers only. Class 36: Leasing of office space for use in relation to computer hardware. Class 37: Installation, maintenance and repair of computer hardware and consultancy services relating thereto. Class 38: Cable television broadcasting; Cellular telephone communication; communication by telephone; communication by transmission of messages and data via computer terminals; communication by transmission of sound and image via satellites, cable, microwave and optical fiber; communication by videotext; consulting service for telecommunication; electronic mail services; facsimile transmission and communication; paging services by radio, telephone or other means of electronic communication; satellite communication; synthetic digital communication, namely, ISDN( Integrated Service Digital Network); telegram transmission and communication; teleprinter exchange transmission and communication; television broadcasting; television conference communication; radio broadcasting; cable radio broadcasting; news agencies services for broadcasting of news items to news reporting organizations; news agencies services for electronic transmission of news items to news reporting organizations; rental and / or leasing of communication equipment in general, namely, telephones and / or facsimile machines; and agencies for operating communication equipment, namely, leasing of communication equipment; and providing information in the field of communications and broadcasting via global computer network. Class 42: acupuncture; beauty salons; bone-resetting by judo technique; computer programming and / or maintenance of computer software; creating and maintaining web sites for others; dentistry; designing and planning for establishment of communication networks by communication satellite; designing of computer systems; diagnosis and instruction service about introduction and utilization of computer; editing books in the field of computers; engineering service in the field of global computer networks; hairdressing salons; health services in the nature of moxa cautery( moxibusion); marriage partner introduction and / or dating services, namely, marriage bureau, and providing information thereof, providing wedding chapel ceremony and reception facilities and providing information on wedding chapel ceremony and wedding reception facilities, funeral services and providing information thereof, providing graveyard and / or charnel houses and providing information thereof, designing facilities which are composed of machines, apparatus and / or equipment including their parts, namely, designing of industrial designs, interior designs, graphic art designs, package designs; massage and / or therapeutic fingerpressing; medical services; physical examination; preparation of medicines; Providing accommodation and / or lodgings and providing information on restaurant service; providing cooking information; providing geographical information, namely, global positioning systems; providing information on beauty salons and hairdressing salons; providing information on biotechnology, providing information on ingredients, effect, usage, pharmacology, reciprocal actions and the like of medical products; providing information on color coordinates for the designs of the interior and the exterior; providing information on computer programming; providing information on diagnosis and instruction service about introduction and utilization of computer, namely, providing plans, development, providing maintenance and consultation of computer software; providing information on fortune telling by using communication services of mobile phone and / or computer terminals; providing information on health; providing information on medical treatments; providing information on science and technology; providing meteorological information; providing technological information on electronic parts; public baths and providing information on public baths, providing information of articles in newspapers and magazines via computer terminals; rental and / or leasing of computers( including central processing unit and programmed-data carrying electronic circuits, magnetic disks, magnetic tapes and peripheral equipment for computers); research and development of communication system between computers. technical consultation, design, research and development in the fields of computer system, computer software, computer network, telecommunication, reciprocal communication and broadcasting; research and development of communication technology; research for building construction and / or city planning; research, development and consultation on telecommunication equipment; serving food and drink, namely, restaurant services; testing and / or research for prevention of pollution and providing information thereof, electrical testing and / or research and providing information on chemistry”.
Fraudulent imitation or unauthorised use of the said Trade Marks will be dealt with according to law.
Win Mu Tin, M. A., H. G. P., D. B. L. for KDDI Corporation P. O. Box 60, Yangon E-mail: makhinkyi. law @ mptmail. net. mm Dated: 8 July 2013