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.

People are so heartless and mean over Carrie Fisher… WOW… we all have our problems but have some heart, idiots!!!

This article at the Daily Mail UK pisses me off as I’m sure it pisses a lot of people off. I’m sure some others are speculating that Carrie’s past drug addiction may be the cause of Carrie’s heart attack but come on, where’s the compassion in people these days?

I’m not really all that big on Star Wars anyways… I do like “Star Wars” don’t get me wrong but I’m not much of a geek like a lot of people are but I respect Carrie for her legacy with Star Wars. Princess Leia is a pretty iconic character.

I hope Carrie pulls through and gets a speedy recovery as I’m praying for her myself. Those that are quick to speculate that her past drug addiction did this to her needs to get a life.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4063186/Could-Carrie-Fisher-s-struggles-substance-abuse-weight-loss-caused-heart-attack.html

Kev

Thinking about getting a MIDI controller soon for my home recording studio, probably will…

For now, I just have a small and basic home recording studio setup. I have a computer, a Focusrite Scarlett audio interface, two studio monitors, a phantom powered Shure microphone, a pop filter for the mic and there’s one more piece of equipment that I’m missing. I think I might need a MIDI controller in which I will probably buy soon. I already have a MIDI controller but it’s an old piece of shit MIDI keyboard. I want to get something better and something that sounds a little more professional.

I’m not really good at playing the keyboard yet so I’ll probably just buy a small MIDI controller something like this. Not sure if this is the one I’ll get, just to give you an example.

I would like to get a MIDI controller so I can make my own backing tracks to my songs. Put drums and bass behind my songs. Would like to add other virtual instruments like violin, cello, piano and other keyboard sounds so I can make some creative music. I would like to write some songs with a classical orchestration in the background which would be pretty cool.

A lot lately, I’ve been studying music theory and doing my ear training ’cause being good at both of those is important if you want to do home recording with. I would like to get some instructional books on how to play the electric keyboards and MIDI controllers if I can find some.

I want to start writing and recording songs in 2017 so I can finally get that internet album in the works that I’ve been talking about. I just need to get my basic studio setup completed. Need to get a MIDI controller. That’s why I got an audio interface that has a MIDI controller hookup on it so I can one day get myself a MIDI controller. Like I said, I would like to make songs with drums and bass in the background of my guitar playing & singing but I want to have other instruments and sounds too. I need to learn how to play piano/keyboards and I will. I try but piano is hard, I’ll try to get back into it. I would like to write some piano ballads too.

I’ll get a new MIDI controller sometime in 2017.

Kev

Notice liberals have been using “Happy Holidays” to avoid saying, “Merry Christmas”??? Yep, the war on Christmas is real!!!

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One thing I’ve noticed when it comes to Christmas this past week is liberals saying “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas” when it comes to celebrating Christmas. Conservatives like to use “Merry Christmas” and liberals like to use “Happy Holidays”. Maybe Trump is onto to something about this when he says, “We will start saying ‘Merry Christmas’ again”. Crazy. Why is it that liberals have been avoiding, “Merry Christmas”? Well, I blame it on the fake news media for the most part. The fake news media tells liberals how to think and what to say. I don’t see many people using the famous phrase, “Merry Christmas” at all that much. Mostly Trump supporters and conservatives use it. It’s no secret that liberals are a bunch of “atheists”. They hate religion. They hate anything that has something to do with Santa Claus or Jesus Christ.

Just wait until Christmas Sunday comes… I’ll be using “Merry Christmas” all day. I’ll post the meme above to offend libtards in facebook. It might earn me a couple of blocking/deleting from libtards on FB but that’s okay. While Christmas this year is exciting, the best Christmas present I could ever ask for that actually happened is Trump becoming our next President. I would think most Americans who voted him feels the same.

Kev

Why Opeth is one of my really favorite rock bands out right now!

I’ve first heard about the Swedish prog rock/metal band, Opeth, through Guitar World magazine. I’ve read a few interviews about Opeth through Guitar World which is how I was first introduced to them. Their interviews with that magazine got me intrigued with their music so I decided to check them out for myself. That’s what I like about Guitar World magazine ’cause they help introduce me to a lot of music which is what that magazine is here for to begin with. Opeth is becoming one of my really favorite rock bands right now. Why do I admire them so much? Well, musically they can do it all. They’re not just metal. They can do it all. The singer/guitarist for the band, Mikael Åkerfeldt is so talented. He can do more than death metal growls and screams which is what I like about him. Mikael can sing clearly too. Mikael can sing in all different vocal techniques. As for their music goes, they can play all styles of music. They’re prog rock. That’s what I call them. People call them “heavy metal” but I don’t believe in that term. I like the term “metal” better. Yeah, they do play metal but that’s not all they play. They also play regular rock and they do a lot of folk & acoustic music too. Not all their stuff are heavy, they write a lot of slower ballads too.

This band is so talented and I hope to get my opportunity to see them live ’cause I would see them in a heartbeat if they ever play a show around here. I think their newest record “Sorceress” is pretty amazing stuff. Probably their best record in their career. I heard their entire discography and so far my favorite albums they did were: “Deliverance”, “Watershed”, “Blackwater Park”, “Pale Communion” and their latest, “Sorceress”. Opeth is a really great band. I’m becoming obsessed with that band now, can’t stop listening to them.

I was listening to a lot of Dream Theater, Iron Maiden, Slayer, Megadeth and bands such as those but my attention turned away from them so I can listen to Opeth more. I would seriously recommend you listen to Opeth. They really are talented and they are underrated too. They deserve more recognition. I’m trying to collect all of Opeth’s albums. I already heard them all through online streaming but I don’t do online streaming anymore. From now on, I would rather buy the album from either Itunes or physical CD.

Back to Opeth, I really respect that band. I would like to get a t-shirt of theirs sometime. Yeah, I still love to wear rock band t-shirts even though I’m 40 and I don’t give a shit if people have a problem with that!

Kev

Newt Gingrich claims Trump don’t want to “Drain the Swamp”, Trump says he’s full of it…

Newt Gingrich is going around claiming that Trump no longer wants to use the phrase, “Drain The Swamp” and Trump the man himself just tweeted this today. I’m not sure if Newt really said that or if the “Fake News Media” trying to make Newt look bad but it seems that Trump is still committed with “Drain the Swamp” which is good.

This is why you should listen to Trump the man himself. Don’t listen to other people or the fake news media.

I had a feeling that claim of Trump no longer “Draining the Swamp” is bullshit and glad it is. Don’t listen to CNN, the Washington Post and all that garbage.

Get ready for Jan. 21, that’s when the draining the swamp begins. Take out the trash and clean house! That’s the American dream we voted for!

Kev

 

 

Top 15 movies to look forward to in 2017…

So it’s almost at the end of the year. 2017 is just around the corner. Usually I do this list every year for my blog as to what movies to look forward to next year.

Here’s a top 15 list of movies I’m definitely looking forward to in 2017:

 

  • Justice League: Finally, Justice League is getting a live action motion picture like we’ve been dreaming of for a long time. It’s finally happening and looking forward to it for sure. Film is looking good so far from all the video footage and photos I’ve seen of it.
  • Wonder Woman: Wonder Woman is finally getting her own movie and from the trailer I’ve seen of it, looks like a damn good film too. Definitely gonna see this one.
  • Logan: The new “Wolverine” movie looks badass and definitely gonna see this one for sure.
  • Star Wars Episode VIII: We’ll definitely see more Luke Skywalker in this one. I’m sure we’ll see Luke in lightsaber action again too. Can’t wait!
  • Underworld: Blood Wars: Finally Kate Beckinsale returns. I’m a huge fan of the Underworld series. Seen them all, love them all. Gonna see this one for sure.
  • Resident Evil: The Final Chapter: I’m also a huge Resident Evil fan and gonna see this one. The final RE film looks great.
  • Alien: Covenant: Once again, I’m a huge fan of the Alien franchise and definitely gonna see the one.
  • War For the Planet of the Apes: I’m a big fan of the Planet of the Apes and from what I’ve seen of the new trailer, this movie looks fuckin’ awesome. Definitely gonna be there for this one.
  • John Wick – Chapter 2: Loved the first John Wick movie, this one looks even better than the first. I’m no fan of Keanu Reeves but this is one role that he’s real good in. He’s badass as this character!!!
  • Blade Runner: 2049: Saw the first teaser trailer for this flick and it looks good already. I love the first Blade Runner film and glad that Harrison is gonna be back for this one!
  • King Arthur: The Legacy of the Sword: I love the King Arthur story and this film by the great Guy Ritchie looks awesome. Definitely gonna check this one out!
  • SAW: Legacy: A new “Saw” film is coming out in 2017 and I would think it would come out around Halloween. Huge SAW fan and glad SAW 8 is finally happening.
  • The Fate of the Furious: I love the “Fast and Furious” franchise so I’ll probably check this one out, sure.
  • Stephen King’s “IT”: I’m a huge fan of the IT book and the TV mini-series movie so I hope the big screen version will be good. We should see a trailer soon.
  • The Dark Tower: I’m a big fan of the Dark Tower book series so maybe I should check this one out. I’m sure the trailer will turn out good, hopefully.

Well, that’s it! Enjoy!

Kev

Expendables 4 will come out in 2018, who will get added to the cast? Will Bruce Willis return?

Splendid Film company has bought rights for the next Expendables movie which will be the fourth and last installment. According to this article it sounds like the movie already got Sly Stallone, Jason Statham and Arnold Schwarzenegger to star so does this mean that Dolph Lundgren, Terry Crews and Randy Couture are out? Keep in mind that Dolph, Terry and Randy were part of the Expendables group throughout the first three films.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/splendid-takes-expendables-4-german-speaking-europe-957840

I think Dolph will be back for EX4 ’cause I can’t see these movies without him. His character for these films is pretty interesting. I read this interview with Dolph and he says he would do EX4 if it happens so he’ll probably come back.

Dolph Lundgren on Kindergarten Cop 2, doing comedy and The Expendables 4

I hope Randy and Terry comes back as well. I hope Jet Li returns also.

I’m sure EX4 will add a bunch more cast members. More tough guy actors. Who else should they add? I hope they get Kurt Russell this time. Dwayne Johnson would be cool too. What about Jackie Chan? Hulk Hogan said he wants in on EX4 so I can see Hogan getting added to the cast. Also these guys would be a cool addition too: Tom Cruise, Nicolas Cage, Chris Hemsworth, Jason Momoa, Dave Bautista and hopefully Bruce Willis will return.

Can’t wait for the next Expendables movie ’cause I love these movies. I’m loving them all so far and yes, I think the third one was real good even though it wasn’t R-rated. Glad EX4 is finally confirmed!!! Hopefully they do go back to the R rating and make it violent ’cause that’s how they’re supposed to be!

Kev

Denzel Washington, “Celebrity is really overrated”… I agree…

Denzel’s the freakin’ man! I loved it when he said this, “My father worked 50 years for the water department, he was also a minister and he worked three jobs all the time,” Washington told the New York Post’s Page Six during the New York premiere of his new drama, Fences. “He made it, he was successful. Celebrity is really overrated — we don’t want anything to do with celebrity. I am an actor.”

http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2016/12/21/denzel-washington-celebrity-really-overrated/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social

I totally agree that term “celebrity” is overrated. How about calling these people “actors” instead of “celebrities”? In my opinion, that term celebrity was made up by the entertainment media and gossip sites like TMZ. What a lot of you don’t realize is that a lot of actors who act in big screen movies, hate fame. They really do. Like Denzel said a lot of “actors” don’t want anything to do with “celebrity”. Why do you think actors hate the paparazzi?

A lot of actors don’t see themselves as famous people. They’re just regular people like all of us. You want proof of that? Go to facebook or twitter and they would show you how normal they really are. They eat, sleep, talk, piss and get sick like all of us. They’re no different than us, ya know? You know how real people like us work regular day jobs like at an office job, construction or whatever your field of work is? Well these “actors” see acting in movies as their regular day job. That’s what they do for a living. They act in movies ’cause they enjoy it. That’s what they’re passionate about. Everybody has their own way of doing work. Well that’s what these actors do for work.

Do these actors deserve to get paid millions for what they do? Oh yeah, absolutely! These actors in Hollywood always get criticized by movie fans for getting rich off of making movies. They deserve to get paid a lot ’cause acting is a hard job. Really try it yourself. It’s not easy. Making a movie is a tough and overwhelming job. These actors work on films all day long and all night. They spent most of their lives training to become an actor ’cause acting isn’t easy as it looks. While most people bash actors, most of them don’t want to admit they watch most of their work and enjoy ’em. They give their blood, sweat and tears to make all this entertainment for us so fuck yeah, they deserve to get paid millions for sure. I’m sticking with my opinion.

If you check out these actors official FB pages, Sylvester Stallone and Vin Diesel, those guys post videos talking on video to you all the time. They make their own videoblogs for the internet and you watch videos by those guys, you would see they are just people like us. I follow Vin Diesel’s official FB page and he posts all these videos of himself all the time — I’m surprised of how down to earth and cool Vin Diesel seems. He’s just a normal guy. Sly Stallone is a normal guy.

I wish the media and gossip sites would stop calling them “celebrities”. How about calling them actors or even better, “people”? They call them celebrities ’cause how they get paid and make their money. That’s how gossip sites and gossip bloggers stay in business. Before the internet there was no such thing as gossip sites but we still had gossip TV shows like “Entertainment Tonight” and the E! channel. It’s real sad that the media and gossip sites obsesses over “celebrities”. It’s pathetic. Leave them the fuck alone is what I would say!

Kev

Poll: Study finds that 30% of Democrat/liberal women will delete/block someone off of social networking over political views…

Taken from this article:

“The survey also found evidence of significant fallout from the election among personal relationships,” says PRRI CEO Robert P. Jones. “Beleaguered Democrats were significantly more likely than Republicans to report that they unfriended someone on social media or planned to avoid certain relatives during the holidays because of politics.”

More than one in ten (13 percent) Americans say they blocked, unfriended, or stopped following someone on social media because of what they posted about politics. Democrats are more than twice as likely as Republicans to report unfriending someone over politics (24 percent vs. 9 percent), and that number rises even more among women. Three in ten (30 percent) Democratic women say they removed someone from a social network because of a political view.

Despite the contentious nature of the 2016 presidential election, only 16 percent of Americans report that their family argued about politics or the election over the Thanksgiving holiday. And while only five percent of Americans say they are planning on spending less time with certain family members because of their political views, Democrats (10 percent) are more likely than Republicans (2 percent) to say they are avoiding certain family members this holiday season because of their political views.”

“Merry Christmas” vs. “Happy Holidays”: Republicans and Democrats are Polar Opposites

I thought this article was interesting to read so I had to post it. Poll proves that Democrats/progressives (I like to call them liberals or libtards, lol) are more likely to block/unfriend someone over political views. It’s mostly liberal women that delete/block people over political views. Liberal men are more tolerant than liberal women, anyways. Those liberal women, wow, they can get really nasty and hateful toward people with conservative views.

I’ve had many women who are die-hard liberals who unfriended/blocked me ’cause they felt that my political views were too “conservative”. Why would liberal women block/delete someone? Mostly because women who are very liberal don’t like conservatives bashing Barack Obama or Hillary. They don’t like people bashing their favorite Bernie Sanders either. They unfriend/block people who has opposing views over controversial stuff like gay marriage, abortion, Islam and things like that.

Yeah, people who are Republican/Conservatives delete/block people too but not as bad as liberals do. I try not to block/delete liberals off of my facebook but sometimes I do when they get too overboard with their hate toward Donald Trump and his supporters. Earlier this year, I had to delete a couple of liberals ’cause they were getting too aggressive and mean with their hate toward Trump and their supporters.

It is a fact that it’s mostly Democrats/liberals that do the most unfriending/blocking. It’s crazy.

Ya know, I don’t mind having die-hard liberals on my personal facebook page ’cause I can get along with everyone even if our views are different. I’ll support and love people who are very liberal as long as they respect my views and keep things civilized, ya know? If they don’t keep things civilized then goodbye.

I actually love it when die-hard liberals block/delete me ’cause they feel offended. I just did them a favor. Hope they hit the middle finger button on the way out. When liberals do this, it shows they don’t like the truth and it bothered them.

I have a lot of liberals on my personal facebook page which I don’t mind. Why do I have a lot of liberals on my facebook? Probably family members, friends, people who I know around my hometown of Greenwich, people I knew from school, etc. That kind of thing. I’ve also had many liberals who refused to support me online ’cause they think I’m a “conservative”. Liberals hate conservatives, that’s also a proven fact.

To make one thing clear, I am not a liberal or a “conservative”. People accused me of being a die hard “conservative” but it’s not true. I’m pretty neutral on both sides, really. It don’t matter to me which side, I’m honest and real on both sides of the spectrum. That’s why I support Donald Trump and it’s why he got my vote twice ’cause he’s not on one side as well. I’m not on one side like a lot of people are these days. Even you guys accused me of staying on the far-right which I’m not. If you’ve been paying attention to my blog over the years of my life, I’ve been bashing the Republican party. I’ve also been bashing other conservatives too. Remember, I bashed Ted Cruz and his supporters a lot. I’m also not a fan of George W. and the rest of the Bush’s. I also have some liberal views that I’m all for like I do support gays and their rights. I support marijuana and do think it should be legalized in this country. Maybe some other things. I’m just not one of those who will stick to one side and hate everything on the other side. The thing is, I speak for myself. I don’t speak for other people or speak for a certain political side. All of my opinions & views, I mean well. I like being that way.

Kev

Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame trying to induct all the 90’s grunge bands… when will STP, Soundgarden, Alice In’ Chains ever get in?

So Nirvana and Pearl Jam are now in the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame. It definitely seems like that the Hall of Fame is trying to induct all the 90’s grunge bands. When will Soundgarden ever get in ’cause they are eligible, I would think? Stone Temple Pilots is just about eligible, I think they’ll be eligible next year. Alice In’ Chains is Hall of Fame worthy and they are definitely eligible ’cause their first album “Facelift” was released in 1990. The Pixies are considered a grunge band and I think they’re worthy too.

I think it’s interesting that the Hall of Fame are trying to induct 90’s grunge bands which is the right thing to do. That genre definitely did change rock n’ roll history.

Aaaaahhh, the good ol’ 90’s. I miss those days when rock n’ roll was all over the mainstream… grunge and alternative rock they used to call it. Even though the Smashing Pumpkins were not considered grunge music, I think they’ll make their way into the Hall of Fame at some point. I think the Pumpkins deserve it for sure especially the original lineup: Billy C., D’arcy, James Iha and Jimmy Chamberlin. I love the Smashing Pumpkins, always did.

I’m a huge fan of the 90’s era and I’ll tell ya right now that I still listen to that kind of music. I love 90’s music and still do. All that music was a big part of my teenage years. I was in high school during those years. I think I was in junior high when Nirvana’s “Nevermind” and Pearl Jam “Ten” first came out. I remember buying those albums when they came out and still have those CD’s in my collection right now, still sitting on my CD shelf. I remember back then Pearl Jam’s “Ten” was being played everywhere I go. I would hear other students playing that album on their boomboxes and shit like that. That album was a massive hit back then. So if you don’t think Pearl Jam is Hall of Fame worthy, you’re out of your fucking mind. Of course, Pearl Jam is worthy. They accomplished so much. They’re still together doing their thing with the same members. I don’t like Pearl Jam anymore but I admired their career and what they did in the past. I know the Hall of Fame is probably getting knocked for picking Pearl Jam but I think they did the right thing. Pearl Jam had quite a history and legacy. Can’t deny it whether you like them or not.

With all this being said, I hope the Hall of Fame inducts Soundgarden, STP, Alice In Chains and the Smashing Pumpkins soon. I think STP will be next for 2018 ’cause they would hit 25 years with their first album “Core” by now.

Kev