All posts by Kev Brock

I'm a musician, singer/songwriter, blogger, writer, poet, bodybuilder, movie lover, music lover, video gamer, history/political buff, conservative/republican, etc. I like to do a lot of things.
music, TV

Report: Chris Isaak being the #1 pick to replace Simon Cowell on American Idol…

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Out of all names picked to replace Simon Cowell: Howard Stern, Conan O’ Brien, Perez Hilton and many others…look like American Idol/Fox is getting very close to finding their guy. Who is it? That’s right. It’s Chris Isaak! A singer/songwriter that is known to being similar to Elvis Presley and singing like Roy Orbison. He did songs like “Wicked Game” and “Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing”. Chris is also a film actor and has his own show, “The Chris Isaak Show”.

More on it here:

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1644127/20100721/isaak_chris.jhtml

I hate American Idol, but this is actually a good decision. Chris is a very talented songwriter, I enjoy his music. If you’ve seen Chris’s interviews, he’s always been brutally honest and he is a kind of a dick (I meant that in a good way). I’d say go for Chris. I would watch American Idol again if he is hired. He would be entertaining. 🙂

Kev

Celebrity news

BREAKING NEWS: Simon Monjack’s death was the same as his wife, Brittany Murphy…

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Man, Simon Monjack’s death is sounding more like a suicide everytime. Did he want this to happen? He loved his wife too much that he wanted to die exactly like her? Questions needs to be answered here. This is mysterious.

More on it here:

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/38351708/ns/today-entertainment/

Kev

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Report: The Riddler confirmed for “Dark Knight 3” after all????

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With Comic Con starting tomorrow, rumours hit the net that the Riddler is confirmed for the Joker, but denied reports that Joseph Gordon-Levitt will be playing the character. The question is, will Christopher Nolan go to San Diego Comic Con to confirm the Riddler news himself? I would think he would probably be there.

More on it here:

http://www.firstshowing.net/2010/07/20/excl-studio-casting-names-the-riddler-as-batman-3-villain/

I’m hoping Chris would deny this rumour ’cause I honestly don’t want the Riddler as villain. I would like someobody different and new. A villain like Hugo Strange, Bane, Killer Croc, Black Mask, etc. A villain that hasn’t been used before in the earlier films.

If the Riddler is confirmed, Leo Dicaprio will probably end up getting the role anyways. Leo will want to star in a Batman film. Leo may not top Heath, but I’m pretty positive Leo would nail the Riddler role perfectly. Robin Williams would do good, but he’s too old. The Riddler should go to a younger guy and Leo is perfect, in my opinion. Leo might be able to pull off that crazy laugh, Riddler does.

I’m sure we’ll hear more Batman 3 news over the weekend when Comic Con starts. Who knows, maybe Chris Nolan will surprise us and he might be there. Maybe he will even bring us news for the new “Superman” flick at Comic Con as well.

Kev

TV

Report: Steve Carell maybe leaving “The Office” but B.J. Novak is staying!!!

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Well, look like NBC plans to keep going with “The Office” even when Steve Carell leaves ’cause they’re going to keep going with another few seasons. B.J. Novak just signed a contract to stay with the show for the next two seasons. The deal covers both as actor and writer/producer.

Variety Reports:

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118021972.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&ref=verttv

Hmmmmmm, when Michael Scott quits the company on the show, there will indeed be a new boss. NBC can try and go on with the show without Steve Carell, but the ratings will tank without Steve, I’m 100% sure of it!!!!

Oh well. Guess I’ll make my prediction for the boss replacement of, “The Office”. Who will be Michael’s replacement?

I think the new boss will be female, and it might be either Pam or Kelly.

Kev

Celebrity news

Thought: Lindsay Lohan goes to jail…

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Today, Lindsay Lohan goes to Lynwood jail, a jailhouse for women. Why is she smiling in that mugshot? What’s the smirk for? That is what people are questioning about online. When I look at that face, I see it as an evil smirk. She’s playing with the media and the news ’cause she knows they would love this stuff if she smiled at the camera. It is clearly an evil look, the smile is not all the way wide, eyebrows are down as if she’s angry and all that. What that pic is saying there? I see her saying, “Hey media, fuck you”.

I don’t agree with what she did in DUI. DUI and drugs are wrong, yes. She’s still human. Instead of being mean and disrespectful like “she deserves this” or “let her suffer”, people should just be more positive about her and people should wish her well, and hope she gets better, but nope, people will still be hateful toward her. People make mistakes, we all do, nobody is perfect and it takes time to improve yourself.

I agree jail is the right thing for her, but this doesn’t need to be a huge news story at all.

Kev

movies

Report: Bill Murray says, “Ghostbusters 3” news is a bunch of crock, does that mean a third film is dead?

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Bill Murray did a new interview with CQ magazine, and in the magazine, Bill, responds to “Ghostbusters 3” news that’s been hitting the internets. Bill’s response? He calls it a bunch of crock. Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis been plugging in Ghostbusters 3 on the itnernet for months, and after all this time, Bill Murray squashes “Ghostbusters 3” news.

Sorry, Ghostbusters, fans. Looks like a G3 is never gonna happen now.

Read what Bill have to say about it here:

http://www.gq.com/entertainment/celebrities/201008/bill-murray-dan-fierman-gq-interview?currentPage=1

Kev

Stallone news

Cool Video: Sylvester Stallone on David Letterman last night…

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Sylvester Stallone is in New York City to promote the Expendables for late night TV. He went on David Letterman last night. On last night’s show, Sly and Dave talk dogs, his family, his broken neck, and of course, the Expendables movie. It was an entertaining interview. Sly’s humour was great as he brought out some laughs, but my only complaint is Sly’s outfit. Dude, what’s up with the purple outfit? I bet his wife, Jen, talked him into wearing that purple outfit. I was hoping Sly would come out wearing just jeans and a t-shirt to show off his physique a little bit.

Kev

music

Report: Ozzy and Tony Iommi throws out trademark lawsuit, and moves on…

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A while back, Ozzy sued guitarist, Tony Iommi, accusing him of owning “Black Sabbath” trademark name all for himself. Ozzy thinks the trademark name, “Black Sabbath” should be shared with all 4 members of the band. Ozzy and Tony, have resolved their problems of the ownership name. Ozzy threw out the lawsuit and they will not head to court for this. Yep, they pretty much buried the hatchet and moved forward. It was nothing personal, it was all band business stuff.

More on it here:

http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/07/20/black-sabbath-lawsuit-ozzy/

Tony’s a good man for this. I think Ozzy’s ego went over the top on this and Tony must of talked Ozzy out of the lawsuit to avoid getting sued. Can’t blame him.

Kev

Random/off topic posts

Music theory and ear training…

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My new goals in music is mastering music theory and get better at ear training. I’ve been working on both pretty hard, all summer long. Learning scales & modes, things like that. There’s a lot of songwriters and guitar players out there that don’t even have a clue with music theory at all. I learned that if you want be a serious songwriter and get better at guitar, you have to know music theory. If you master music theory and get better at ear training, you’ll be able play anything. That’s my goal.

I’m starting to buy guitar instructional books on this stuff from the bookstore. Time to study music again. I feel I’m okay at guitar playing, but I’m not afraid to admit, that I still need a lot of work too. I want to become a little more professional. I want to jam with other musicians and you need to know theory in order to do that. I know some music theory here and there, but I’m no expert at it, yet.

I just want to improve my lead guitar soloing so I can record my own guitar solos over my songs. It’s feeling good to start learning and studying music again. I’ve honestly been working on that more than songwriting. Just want to get better, that’s all.

Kev

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CD Review: Jaze Wade “Light Between Space”

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Supporting other musicians, is one of my favorite things to do. It doesn’t just have to be musicians in my area. I support musicians all over the world if I like their music, whether they are signed or not. It doesn’t matter. I just love listening to music whether the musician is famous or not. Jaze Wade is a musician from Shreveport, LA. He describes himself as an electronic and alternative rock musician. When I gave this album a listen that I downloaded from Itunes, he wasn’t kidding. There’s plenty of electronic and upbeat guitar driven rock music. When I started playing this album on my Ipod, I was immediately drawn to it and was hooked. The songs are catchy, different and unique. Jaze’s singing is listenable. You can really hear his passion and emotion with his vocals during the song, “Into the Faded Sun” which is one of my favorite’s off the album. The song “My Sweet” has a 70’s sound to it, it starts off with acoustic playing and here comes great guitar solos over the intro. The reason I love this album so much is because it reminds me of David Bowie. It seems he has a lot of David Bowie influence. He’s a talented songwriter, check out Jaze Wade. He has a gift with his music. The production on the sound of the album is really awesome. Professionally recorded and all. Great work Jaze, and looking forward to hearing more work from you in the future!

Listen to a few tracks off “Light Between Space” from his myspace here:

http://www.myspace.com/jazewadeaxiom

Kev