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.
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Report: Billy Corgan recruits 19 year old drummer to replace Jimmy Chamberlin of the Smashing Pumpkins…

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A 19 year old drummer who plays for an Oregon based local band gets the opportunity of a life time. Being the official drummer for the Smashing Pumpkins. Who is he? His name is Mike Byrne, who plays drums for the Oregon band: Moses, Smell the Roses…

http://www.myspace.com/satisfactosaurus

Mike has been working with Billy Corgan for quite a while, seems that Billy is so impressed that he calls him the future of the Smashing Pumpkins.

More on it here:

http://www.nme.com/news/the-smashing-pumpkins/45218

Congratulations to Mike and all the best. Just don’t let Billy Corgan’s huge ego get all over you!

Kev

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Springsteen and The E Street Band coming to SPAC!!!

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There may just be another summer concert that I’m going to be interested in going to. Springsteen and The E Street Band is going to make a stop at SPAC in Saratoga Springs on Aug. 25th, tickets go on sale this Thursday at 10 a.m.

http://wnyt.com/article/stories/S969952.shtml?cat=10114

I never saw Bruce live before and always wanted to as well. I might think about this one.

Kev

movies

Clint Eastwood’s “Gran Torino” is now out on DVD!!!! WOOT!!!

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Clint Eastwood’s latest film “Gran Torino” is finally out on DVD. Hell yes!!! This film is awesome! Clint returns to the leading role after all these years. He plays a racist old man who has a hatred against asians and black people. He has a hot classic car called, Gran Torino. He becomes friends with a young asian girl next door by saving her from other gang members in town. Clint’s character is being attacked by gang members while he forces this young asian boy to do work around his house for trying to steal his Gran Torino car.

This film is reccomended to those who never got to see it in theater. Clint is still a badass even at 80 years old!!!! I think I’m going to take a bike trip up to Kmart to pick up the DVD this afternoon so I can watch it tonight!!!

Kev

Health and Fitness

It is possible to get a muscular and fit body without using equipment and going to the gym…

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If you’re the type of person that don’t go to your local gym all the time, don’t go at all, or can’t afford to pay for subscriptions there…don’t worry about it. You can still get the body of your dreams right at your own home…even if you don’t own any gym equipment of your own.

I don’t need to go to my local gym all the time because I’m already learning so many body weight exercises that don’t require equipment. I’ve been learning so much work outs that could exercise every body part: the chest, the abs, shoulders, arms, biceps, triceps, legs, calves, the butt, the back, etc. I’m doing it all!!!!

The internet is good resource to learn what exercises to do if you don’t own equipment or don’t go to the gym. Google and youtube are your best friends for this. I used to think about hiring a profesional trainer to help me get fit, but I think that is unnecessary now. You can always be a self taught trainer, instead of having someone else train you. I think I’m doing ok, learning how to train by myself. I am noticing a difference and feeling a little change.

A lot of people will be talking negative stuff by saying shit like, you will never be Mr. Muscle Man, but I call that bullshit. If you stay committed, don’t give up, you could indeed prove people wrong. You could easily get a transformation of your body quickly if you do it right. Just don’t listen to what people have to say about what you’re doing, and keep at it.

Anybody can get that muscle look, it doesn’t matter who you are or what you look like.

Kev

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BREAKING NEWS: Liam Neeson in talks to play Hannibal in “A-Team” movie!!!!

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Well, it looks like 20th Century Fox found their Hannibal for the “A-Team” movie, that would be no one other than Liam Neeson. Bradley Cooper is also in talks to play Faceman Peck.

I think Liam is a perfect fit for Hannibal. Look at the two pictures above. Notice the similarities? The eyes look the same and the smile is similar too. They’ll probably give Liam a different hair color to match Hannibal’s from the TV show, give him that cigar, the black gloves, the clothes, and there’s a perfect match.

20th Century Fox probably loved what Liam did in the movie “Taken”, and they figure he’s capable of doing action flicks at this age. Liam Neeson is currently filming “Clash of the Titans” remake since returning to work from his small hiatus, since the death of his wife, Natasha Richardson.

Variety Reports:

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118004693.html?categoryid=1238&cs=1

Kev

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Summer concerts???

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The summer is here. The time of year where summer concerts is around. I don’t go to national concerts anymore, but only if bands come around that I love, I’ll go see for sure.

The only concert I’ll be going to see this summer is the reunited Phish at SPAC in Saratoga Springs. I sure am looking forward to this one. Phish is a favorite live band of mine. I don’t own any of their CD’s, I just enjoy seeing them live more. I think Phish plays the best live shows in the major label industry.

I have been to plenty of hippie concerts, so I know how crazy they are and I know what they are like. I’m just going to this show for the live music of Phish, of course. I ain’t going to SPAC hours before the show to party hard with a bunch of hippie strangers, I’m not going to that concert for that. I’ll arrive at SPAC at the time the show starts.

In these type of concerts, of course, most people attending the show would be either really drunk or stoned or worse, tripping on acid, etc. These people don’t really bother me, as I don’t pay attention to it but the concert itself. I go to the hippie jam band concerts for the music, not to party. Yes, I’ve always been a fan of the hippie jam band genre for years. I grew up on that music.

After the summer’s over, then I’ll be seeing Metallica in Albany in Nov.

I also want to see AC/DC and Elton John/Billy Joel at the Times Union Center but tickets to those two shows are pretty pricey, I don’t want to spend a lot of money on concerts.

Phish and Metallica is good enough for me.

Kev

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Report: Alice In Chains to release new studio album without Layne Staley…

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Alice In Chains, has signed a new  record deal with major label EMI and is due for a new record release sometime in Sept. This will be the band’s first studio album in more than 10 years. Alice In Chains reunited in 2005 with a new singer. His name is William Duvall, the new Alice In Chains frontman.

In between Layne’s death and recruiting a new singer for Alice In Chains, Jerry Cantrell released a few solo albums and toured for both of them. The new Alice In Chains is excited and happy to give us their new songs, so am I. I can’t wait to hear them.

I’ve been an obsessive Alice In Chains and Jerry Cantrell fanatic for many years. I don’t know how good this new singer will be, I just want to hear Jerry’s great guitar playing. In my opinion, Jerry Cantrell has always been one of rock’s best guitar players out of everybody out there.

More on it here:

http://www.guitarworld.com/article/alice_in_chains_sign_with_emi_new_cd_due_in_sept

Kev

Videogame news

“Ghostbusters – The Video Game” comes out in two weeks, just around the corner….

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The Best Buy website says “Ghostbusters – The Video Game” comes out June 17th which is in two weeks. I know I’m definitely going to get it for sure, ’cause I’ve been anticipating to get this game ever since it was first announced. I hope the game don’t dissapoint and hope it don’t suck. I’m just a little worried that the creators of the game will make it too easy ’cause they’ll know that kids will be interested in it too.

So far, from what I’m seeing, the game looks a lot of fun to play. Check out a couple of gameplay clips from the game itself. The game is set a few years after “Ghostbusters 2” film.

Enjoy.

Kev

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RANT: More on myspace music…on how it doesn’t do anything to your so called music career…

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I’ve heard from unsigned bands and songwriters all over the world, that they claim that myspace helps their music get heard, get success and become more popular. The thing I have to ask is, really? Does myspace really helps unsigned bands and artists get to the next level? The way I see it, myspace doesn’t do anything.

When I used have my myspace music account up, I used to think that myspace was going to help me get to the next level by hoping to get signed to some small indie label or some sort. Never happened.

I’ve been noticing that a lot of bands and artists would add as much people as they possible can, just so they can make themselves look popular.  They would add as much other bands as possible, they would add as much hot looking women to their pages as possible, etc. I used to do the same thing when I had my music account up. Does this really make you a popular musician? Bands also like to treat myspace friends like fans when in reality they only added you for their own networking. Many people could give a rats ass about you, or your music.

Yes, I know it’s possible to get actual fans of your music in myspace but the truth is, it don’t really happen much, I am noticing.

I know the truth hurts and it’s sometimes hard to face reality, but you have to realize that all myspace is just a big piece of fantasy land that musicians are all living in.

You’re not going to become a Dave Matthews Band or a Metallica, just by having a myspace account although a lot of bands and musicians like to look like famous people.

As I said in my previous blog, myspace isn’t helping you. You’re only helping the “myspace” site itself get more powerful.

I know myspace is just a promoting and marketing tool, but I wish people would stop obsessing with that site. That’s what myspace and News Corp wants, is you to obsess with it and feel addicted to it, they’re just doing whatever it takes to keep people there. People left myspace, going to facebook more now instead, I can see why.

Unsigned bands won’t delete their accounts and leave myspace ’cause they are all living under this delusion that they think myspace helps their music. Myspace is really useless to your music.

There are better ways of getting your music out there on the internet other than myspace. You just got to do some quick thinking and planning things over.

Kev