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.

Happy birthday, Jimmy Page…

Seriously, I love Led Zeppelin so much. I may like a lot of music out there but Led Zeppelin will always be my no. 1 favorite band. Yeah, I’m a die hard Led Zep fanatic and very proud of it! I’ll always stay loyal to Led Zeppelin. People can say all kinds of negative things about the band all they want to and try to get me to turn my back on them but it’s never gonna happen. I just fuckin’ love Led Zep.

I wouldn’t be where I am today if it weren’t for them. If it weren’t for Led Zeppelin, I wouldn’t have picked up the guitar and became a musician myself. I’m a guitar player ’cause of Jimmy Page. When I saw what he did, I knew what I wanted to do for the rest of my life and I want to play guitar like him.

Happy birthday, Jimmy and thanks. \m/

Kev

Internet album could definitely happen this year…

I’m pretty committed to this internet album that I’ve been planning for a long time. I didn’t make it happen yet ’cause I was waiting for the right time to do it. I think this year is the right time. Now I finally have a whole new home studio set up with new interface, studio monitors, new DAW, condenser mic, pop filter and all that stuff… I think I’m ready to start writing and recording. The sound is so clean and perfect on my new Focusrite Scarlett interface that it’s good enough to make an album with.

Now I can finally make clean guitar without any humming sounds. Now I can finally record clean & perfect vocals with no background hissing. Everything’s gonna sound perfect. Almost like a professional studio really which was the whole goal of what I wanted.

What kind of music will I have on the album? It’s gonna be a mix of acoustic rock and slow folky ballads, I think. I like doing both rock n’ roll and slow ballads so the album is gonna have a little bit of both. I’m gonna take my time with this album ’cause I want to try and make it really good. I want to make it a guitar album. Try to make it have hot guitar playing and the album will be full of vocal harmonies too.

As I’m recording the album, I’m gonna set up my JVC video camera and video tape the whole recording process so I can document it for the internet. That way you can see how I’m recording it. It’ll be like a documentary. I will be talking about the album on those videos like a self interview or something. It’ll be fun.

After I get the album completed, like I said, I’m gonna send it away to copyright ’cause it’s a great idea to get it copyrighted before you make it public. I’m also gonna do a photoshoot so I can design a cover for it and all.

When the album is ready for release, I’ll post cryptic videos on my Instagram exclusively so I can start teasing it. Keep it mysterious and try to get a buzz going. This album could take the unsigned music community by storm. I think a lot of you will be interested in it. It’s definitely gonna be a double album, I think. One side, a batch of brand new original songs and the other side will be a greatest hits kind of thing. I think it’s a great idea.

I promise I’ll make the internet album really soon. I was just waiting to get the right recording equipment for it. Now that I finally got it all… I can now get to work and start recording!

Kev

The American people wants honesty in the media and government but most are blind & ignorant about it…

Can’t you see all the dishonesty in the media? All the dishonesty in the government and the Obama White House? Like most people I’m tired of it all too. All the dishonesty… the lies and the political correctness that goes on in this country. Like most Americans, I’m fed up with it all as well. Yeah, it is the truth that most of us are fed up with the media and the US government. We are also fed up with Barack Obama, our US president. It’s just that a lot of people can’t see our true feelings about America. Nobody cares to listen to us and nobody cares to hear us. That’s why we’re called the “silent majority”. We’ve been the silent majority ever since Barack Obama has gotten elected in 2008.

I mean, each fucking time we want to tell the truth about Obama or what’s really going on in America… a lot of people will laugh at us and say “We’re full of it”. It’s just ridiculous. All of it. Instead of people saying, “Thanks for bringing it to our attention”. They have to make fun of us and bully us around.

This bullshit still goes on today. This is why a lot of us support Donald Trump ’cause he’s been saying all the stuff we’ve all been thinking. He feels the same about America as we all do. Each time we tell the truth, we all get looked at as insane whack jobs.

What I find even more insane is that a lot of people will believe everything the media says and that’s the last thing you wanna trust, the media. I try to tell people how corrupt and broken the media is but no one wants to listen to me on that either. They’ll defend the media and say things like, “Oh, they’re all just doing their jobs and they know what they’re doing. The media is credible source”. Really?

Come on, guys. Fucking knock it off, will ya? You don’t need to agree with everything the media says. How about some “critical thinking” and “thinking outside the box”? That’s what I do. I don’t go by everything the media says. Fuck no. What I do is when stories get big in the news, I express my own opinion and my own thought. When we do, people will be like, “wah wah wah, you’re wrong. You can’t say that”. It’s all fucking bullshit. I’m tired of it all.

We all deserve to speak our mind and tell the truth. That’s the problem in America is “political correctness” in the media and government. Sad part is most people in America buy what the media and the government says. This is why I have to stick to my guns. I’m not gonna let people silence me ’cause they disagree, no fucking way. I make an opinion and thought about politics, I stick with it. I still do that today.

I no longer care if people get pissed off or offended at my opinions. Fuck you if you don’t like what I have to say. These days, I just ignore people who disagree or get offended. I just express my opinion and ignore everyone’s bullshit. It’s just the best thing to do, ya know? Save ya a headache.

Our mainstream media is corrupt and dishonest. If you read garbage like the Washington Post, Salon, Media Matters or the NY Times then I feel sorry for you. If you take what they say seriously then I feel sorry for you. They are not credible source at all. All they do is feed ya a bunch of one-sided garbage. I can’t stand the way the news is right now and it’s getting worse for sure especially the new jobs report that just got out which you know is a flat-out lie and fake. The media and the government are both on Barack & Hillary’s side.

You gotta stop watching or reading the news ’cause it’s all garbage. All they do is brainwash you and they are doing a very good job of it too. People are so naive and dumb, they’ll believe everything they see & read.

Kev

Would Patrick Stewart ever reprise his role as Cpt. Picard ever again? You might be surprised of his answer…

In 2002, Patrick Stewart retired the Cpt. Picard character in the film, “Star Trek: Nemesis” which appeared to be the final Star Trek film in the “Next Generation” franchise. Patrick never played the role again since then. Over the years in his career, he went on to other roles like Professor X in the “X-Men” series.

Patrick says he would play Cpt. Picard again as long as the script is good enough.

http://www.blastr.com/2015-1-23/patrick-stewart-says-hed-play-star-treks-capt-jean-luc-picard-again-one-condition

As some of you may or may not know, I’m a huge “Star Trek: TNG” nut. Saw the TNG series on TV and saw all the big screen movies so I’m a big fan of the Cpt. Picard character for sure.

I just came up with an interesting idea for the next “Star Trek” movie. After this crappy reboot with the young cast gets done, they could make one more, “Next Generation” movie where Cpt. Picard is the only cast member in the film and he plays a retired captain. The next Star Trek TNG movie could be a father & son duo kind of thing. The retired Picard could train his son into Starfleet. Interesting idea really.

Kev

I’m happy the Bill Clinton rape scandals finally went mainstream, it’s about time!!!

Thanks to people like Donald Trump and Dinesh D’ Souza, the Bill Clinton rape scandals has finally went mainstream. It’s about time too! All of Bill Clinton’s rape victims are pretty well-documented… it’s just that the media ignores a lot of that stuff over the years. You know how the media is always pretty protective over the Clintons. Don’t let Slick Willie get away with it ’cause they call him Slick Willie for a good reason. People need to wake up and realize that Bill Clinton is a pig and a predator like Cosby. Sure enough, liberals think there is nothing wrong with Bill and they treat him like he’s a king.

Don’t let Bill think he can get away with it… although, while people can try and expose Bill & Hillary all they want to, you know nothing is gonna happen to them. Those two have way too much power so I don’t think Bill and Hillary will go to prison no matter how many crimes they commit. I’ll have another post on that soon.

I don’t want the Clintons back in the White House but I have a feeling it’s gonna happen anyways due to a rigged election.

Kev

Ronda Rousey to have big pictorial in this year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue…

Yeah, Ronda Rousey may be a big time liberal and a Bernie Sanders supporter but who cares. I love her anyway! It maybe a day late for “Woman Crush Wednesday” but I think I have a celebrity crush on Ronda. Whether you love her or hate her, you can’t deny she’s fucking hot. Even without the airbrushing and makeup, she’s hot either way.

I usually never get Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues but I’m gonna have to buy this issue when it hits the newsstands.

http://www.si.com/swim-daily/2016/01/06/ronda-rousey-si-swimsuit-2016-body-paint-leaked-photos

I think Ronda did this ’cause this is a message to all the haters and she’s telling them all to suck it. I know she gets a lot of critics about her looks, her body, her weight, etc. This is her way of giving her critics the finger. This is her telling people that she’s proud of her body and proud of herself and not caring what anyone else thinks.

Kev

“Tales From The Crypt” returning to the small screen with M. Night Shyamalan executive producing…

I’m a huge fan of the “Tales From The Crypt” series that used to get aired on HBO ’cause that show used to be my favorite show when I was a kid. I believe I was in high school around the time the show was a big deal on HBO. I remember I used to stay up real late just to watch the show.

I’m glad that the Crypt Keeper is making a comeback; however, I’m not so thrilled about the guy being in charge of the show… M. Night Shyamalan who I’m not a big fan of at all. So while this is exciting but at the same time, I’m kind of skeptical too.

This show will be a bit of a throwback though. Hopefully they keep the opening theme song and I’m sure they will. I’m a huge fan of horror as a lot of you may already know.

TNT Set to Revive Tales from the Crypt with M. Night Shyamalan

Kev

Can’t get over how great the band, Bully, really is! WOW!!!!

I would recommend you give Bully’s first album, “Feels Like” a listen. It’s a great album. I wish I waited to do that “Top 15 albums of 2015” video until after I heard this album but too late now though. I would have liked to include that album on that list for sure. This band is like 90’s alternative music all over again for sure.

This is how the music industry today should have been like. The mainstream music industry should be just a bunch of musicians picking up their instruments and write songs… not relying on “auto-tune” and “lip-syncing” like all them manufactured pop stars.

I really love the girl in this band. She’s so freakin’ cute and she can sing for sure.

I listened to their album “Feels Like” two times in a row this morning and I wanna buy my own copy of their album for sure. This is a great band who doesn’t write long songs and they keep the songwriting simplistic. Glad the industry is making bands like this popular again. Rock music is coming back but slowly!

Kev

Christina Hendricks signed for “Bad Santa 2″…

Christina Hendricks has been signed to play the love interest of Billy Bob Thornton for “Bad Santa 2”. Looks like “Bad Santa 2” is just starting to cast some actors and the film is moving forward finally. If you’ve forgotten who Christina Hendricks is, she had a role in the action/thriller film starring Ryan Gosling, “Drive”.

It looks like Thornton’s character, Willie Stokes is still gonna be a mall Santa like the first one. It will probably be taken place at a different mall and the mall will probably have a new manager. Remember, the manager was played by John Ritter in the first one. John Ritter passed away so he won’t be able to return to the sequel, sadly. Bernie Mac also passed away so he won’t be able to return as well.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/christina-hendricks-joins-billy-bob-852625

I love the first “Bad Santa” movie. It’s one of my favorite comedies and Christmas movies of all time. I’m sure they will make the sequel even more funnier than the last. They will make the humor more crude and more offensive than the first one, I’m sure.

I’m pretty sure Willie Stokes will be the same guy like he was in the first one. The same old short tempered drunk but I’m sure he will be slightly different after what happened to him at the end of the first one, though. Don’t wanna really give any spoilers.

Hopefully, Tony Cox the little person who played Willie’s elf will make a return too ’cause he was a funny character.

Kev

Gary Clark Jr. just got a new fan, think I’m addicted to his music now…

I’ve read so much about Gary Clark Jr. through various guitar magazines over the years but I’ve never really gotten around to listening to his music until now. Now that streaming services are a big thing in the music industry, I finally got around to giving his two albums, “Blak and Blue” and “The Story of Sonny Boy Slim” a listen. The music of Gary Clark Jr. is very good. Glad I finally got around to listening to his albums. Gary Clark Jr. actually has a total of 4 albums, it’s just that his first two albums were independent releases so they won’t be available for Itunes. He is a great guitar player and singer though. He’s not just blues music. He adds a variety of music in his albums. He also blends in rock, R&B, pop, etc. He blends in a little bit of everything. These two albums are fun to listen to and I’m probably gonna get my own copies of them soon. He’s a phenomenal guitar player too. I plan to give his live album a listen soon. His music is enjoyable to listen to. Check him out.

Kev