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.

Report: Tim Robbins rumoured to play Howard Stark, Tony’s dad in “Iron Man 2″…

Actor Tim Robbins is rumoured to be casted as Howard Stark, Tony Stark’s father in “Iron Man 2”. It’s been said that Tim Robbins will only play a small flashback scene where he brings together “The Avengers” and “Captain America”.

For those who has forgotten who Tim Robbins is, he has starred in movies such as “The Shawshank Redemption”, “Antitrust”, “Mystic River”, “War of the Worlds”, etc.

More on it here:

http://www.latinoreview.com/news/exclusive-scoop-the-player-may-join-stark-industries-5873

Lets hope this rumour is true. Tim Robbins is a brilliant actor and he would make a good cast addition to the “Iron Man” series.

Kev

Confirmed: U2 announce they will release new album titled, “No Line On the Horizon” on March 2nd, 2009…

The legendary Irish rockers, U2, has announced the band will release their 12th studio album titled, “No Line on the Horizon” on March 2nd, 2009. The album is produced by Brian Eno and Danny Lanois. It was recorded in various studios all over the world. Previously, Rick Rubin was the producer for the album, but the band fired him and ditched his recorded tracks due to creative differences.

The band didn’t give anymore details on the new album. No tracklisting, no insight on the sound and no description of the style of music of the new album. I’m sure the band will give us all that in the near future.

From U2’s official website:

http://www.u2.com/news/index.php?mode=full&news_id=2279

I hope this will be a good album, so I’ll be looking forward to listening to it. I didn’t like “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb” at all. I did love the album released before that, “All That You Can’t Leave Behind” though. “Leave Behind” is a fuckin’ incredible album, one of the best new albums they’ve ever done. I hope “On the Horizon” album will fuckin’ rock and not be a mellow record.

Kev

Confirmed: U2 announce they will release new album titled, “No Line On the Horizon” on March 2nd, 2009…

The legendary Irish rockers, U2, has announced the band will release their 12th studio album titled, “No Line on the Horizon” on March 2nd, 2009. The album is produced by Brian Eno and Danny Lanois. It was recorded in various studios all over the world. Previously, Rick Rubin was the producer for the album, but the band fired him and ditched his recorded tracks due to creative differences.

The band didn’t give anymore details on the new album. No tracklisting, no insight on the sound and no description of the style of music of the new album. I’m sure the band will give us all that in the near future.

From U2’s official website:

http://www.u2.com/news/index.php?mode=full&news_id=2279

I hope this will be a good album, so I’ll be looking forward to listening to it. I didn’t like “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb” at all. I did love the album released before that, “All That You Can’t Leave Behind” though. “Leave Behind” is a fuckin’ incredible album, one of the best new albums they’ve ever done. I hope “On the Horizon” album will fuckin’ rock and not be a mellow record.

Kev

RIP: Majel Barrett-Roddenberry 1932 – 2008

Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, the widow of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, has passed away due to leukemia, she was 76. She died at her home in Bel-Air, California where she was surrounded by family and friends. She was known as “The First Lady Of Star Trek” since she was married to Gene Roddenberry.

She has done voice over work for the Star Trek computers in the original Star Trek, The Next Generation, Voyager, Deep Space Nine and most of the Star Trek movies. She recently did voice over work as the Star Trek computer for J.J. Abrams new “Star Trek” movie as well.

Other than doing her voice over work for the Star Trek computer, she had an on screen acting role playing the character of, Lwaxana Troi, who is the mother of Counselor Deanna Troi, on the “Star Trek: The Next Generation” series.

The Associated Press reports:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5je7I8T2di7PvaK8GamP14iZzuqhgD955BPH81

Kev

Report: Axl Rose planning on suing Guitar Hero franchise…accusing video game of using Guns N’ Roses songs without his permission…

Axl Rose has threatened legal action against Dr. Pepper, and now he’s threatening legal action against the Guitar Hero franchise. What is he mad about at Guitar Hero? Axl claims that the game used “Sweet Child” and “Welcome to the Jungle” songs without his permission.

He says he’s okay and all good with Slash being involved with the game, Slash has been featured in the game “Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock”, but Axl is not okay with the franchise using his songs without asking him.

More on it here:

http://www.nme.com/news/guns-n-roses/41729#comments

Remember, the copyright laws people. Don’t hate the musicians ’cause they want to sue over their music. It’s their music. If you own the copyright to something, you have the right to sue as you please. It’s all about protecting the artists work.

Axl is being protective over his music when it comes to Dr. Pepper, the Kevin Cogill “Democracy” blog leaker, and now Guitar Hero. Axl has every right to be doing what he wants to be doing. You may hate these musicians for threatening legal action, but hey, it’s their right, they have the right to do that.

I mean, if all this was happening to my songs and if people were stealing ’em and using ’em without my permission, I would threaten legal action too.

Kev

Pics of “The Wrestler” premiere in Los Angeles…

Actor Mickey Rourke, the main star of “The Wrestler” poses for the camera.

Actress Marisa Tomei attends the premiere…

The gorgeous Rachel Weisz is not in the movie, but she attends the premiere to see it herself…

Rapper 50 Cent attends “The Wrestler” premiere in Los Angeles…

Wrestling hall of famer and actor Rowdy Roddy Piper poses with Mickey Rourke…

Piper looking cool…

Marilyn Manson’s ex-girlfriend, Rachel Evan Wood, shows up at the premiere…

30 Seconds to Mars, frontman Jared Leto attends the premiere…

WOOOOOoooooo!!! Ric Flair styling and profiling at “The Wrestler” premiere with his wife Tiffany.

Ric Flair and his wife, chatting it up with Mickey…

Marlan Wayans, just showing up and looking cool…

Roddy Piper and his wife Kitty at the premiere…

It was a huge celebrity turn out “The Wrestler” premiere in L.A. Of course, many legendary wrestlers came out.

More premiere pics to come as I find ’em!!

Kev

Pics of “The Wrestler” premiere in Los Angeles…

Actor Mickey Rourke, the main star of “The Wrestler” poses for the camera.

Actress Marisa Tomei attends the premiere…

The gorgeous Rachel Weisz is not in the movie, but she attends the premiere to see it herself…

Rapper 50 Cent attends “The Wrestler” premiere in Los Angeles…

Wrestling hall of famer and actor Rowdy Roddy Piper poses with Mickey Rourke…

Piper looking cool…

Marilyn Manson’s ex-girlfriend, Rachel Evan Wood, shows up at the premiere…

30 Seconds to Mars, frontman Jared Leto attends the premiere…

WOOOOOoooooo!!! Ric Flair styling and profiling at “The Wrestler” premiere with his wife Tiffany.

Ric Flair and his wife, chatting it up with Mickey…

Marlan Wayans, just showing up and looking cool…

Roddy Piper and his wife Kitty at the premiere…

It was a huge celebrity turn out “The Wrestler” premiere in L.A. Of course, many legendary wrestlers came out.

More premiere pics to come as I find ’em!!

Kev

TV Review: “A Muppets Christmas – Letters to Santa”

Just finished watching the Muppets special on NBC titled “A Muppets Christmas – Letters to Santa”, here is my review.

Plot/synopsisThe Muppet characters wait in line at the Post Office in New York City waiting to mail their Christmas cards, later they realized they weren’t Christmas cards. They were actually letters to Santa Claus written by children. When the Muppets return back to their apartment building, Claire, a little girl who is friends with Gonzo, felt dissapointed when Gonzo reveals that the Muppets won’t be around for Christmas, they will be on vacation.

The Muppets then begin to realize that Christmas for children is more important than a vacation so to get into the Christmas spirit, they decide to help these children by delivering these letters to Santa Claus. They try everything they could to deliver these letters, then they have no choice but to travel to the North Pole and see Santa themselves.

It was actually very good and entertaining. I liked it a lot! They kept it old school Muppets the way it’s supposed to be!!! They brought every single Muppet character back in one entire hour! Yep, every single Muppet character besides the well known ones, they also brought back Sam the Eagle, The Swedish Chef, Beaker, Sweetums, Lew Zealand, Dr. Teeth, Janice, Zoot, Statler and Waldorf, etc. Yep, the whole gang is there.

Celebrity cameo appearances by Mayor Bloomberg, Whoopi Goldberg, Uma Thurman, etc.

The story was great, the songs were fun. It was a good show and a job well done!!! Bring on the new Muppet film for the big screen!!!

Score for “Letters to Santa” = *** (3 stars as in good)

Kev

Report: David Coverdale thinks Led Zep should record new album with guest vocalists…

David Coverdale, who once sang for Jimmy Page on the “Coverdale/Page” album, says that Jimmy Page should back off on the Led Zeppelin tour with a new singer and just make a new album with different special guests singers instead. Coverdale used Santana’s “Supernatural” as an example.

More on it here:

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=111033

I am not afraid to say that I actually like David’s idea. Jimmy Page has already done something like this before. He’s done it with his solo album “Outrider” released back in 1988, Pagey’s only solo album had different guest singers. Mostly singers we don’t even know about like John Miles, Leon Russell, Chris Farlowe, and of course Robert Plant sang a song on “Outrider”. “Outrider” was also the first time that Jason Bonham played drums on an album with Jimmy Page, so that O2 reunion wasn’t the first time Pagey and Plant played with Jason.

Jimmy Page doing another album with his new band with different guest singers is a good idea. I can see all kinds of today’s rock singers singing for Pagey’s new Led Zeppelin band. Singers like Chris Cornell, Eddie Vedder, Dave Grohl, James Hetfield, David Bowie, David Coverdale, Neil Young, Eric Clapton, Scott Weiland, etc.

Although I don’t see this happening anytime soon.

Kev

Report: Drew Peterson soon to be married to another 23 year old…his next victim?

Drew Peterson, a former Bolingbrook, Illinois, police seargant, announced he is engaged to a mysterious 23 year old woman but would not reveal her identity. She is the same age as Stacy Peterson who disappeared in October of 2007. Drew proposed to the mystery woman after only four months of dating her.

The Associated Press reports:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g9LSLrzFQGStXb1io5FdErAtFFKgD954HO9O0

My question is, why would any woman want to be with this man since he is the suspect and could be responsible for the Stacy Peterson disappearance? Also, why would any woman want to be with him since he had a long history of domestic violence? Oh that’s right, Drew is a retired police seargant, so he must be rich and wealthy.

If anything happens to this new woman, lets hope the authorities do the right thing by keeping an eye on him. Who ever this woman is marrying Drew Peterson, is probably a spoiled little brat, a gold digger just marrying him for the money, not thinking straight that he could beat her too.

He doesn’t want the news media to find out who his new future wife is, but the media will find out quick enough.

Kev