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.
movies

Dan Aykroyd finally speaks on new all-female “Ghostbusters”… he praises the casting but ignores the fans requests to “leave it” alone…

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Dan Aykroyd finally releases statement now that the casting have been revealed and he says the casting is “magnificent”. It’s pretty clear that Dan and Sony studios are not listening to the fans commentary. They are pretty desperate in getting this film made for sure. There are too many fans begging them to leave this film alone but it’s obvious the crew behind the new “Ghostbusters” don’t care what the fans think. It’s pretty amazing isn’t it?

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dan-aykroyd-new-ghostbusters-cast-767943?facebook_20150128

Last time I checked, Dan have been talking about for years that he originally wanted the original Ghostbusters to pass the torch to three males and 1 female, I think. Originally they wanted this film to be a continuation, not a reboot but since Harold Ramis died and Ivan Reitman pulled out… there have been sudden changes.

I think the only reason they’re making this all-female is that their delusional minds, an all-female Ghostbusters would be a “hit”. Well all the long time Ghostbusters fans have responded and they’re not welcoming that idea. Nobody wants this to happen.

Will any of the original “Ghostbusters” be involved? I wouldn’t be surprised that Bill Murray will finally agree to sign on to it just to draw people into to see this but even Bill being in it wouldn’t be able to save it.

We wanted the original 4 in the film but since Harold passed away they should have killed the project altogether. I hope this film flops hard.

Kev

movies

Harrison is 72, y’all, I don’t think he can do his own stunts anymore!!!!

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I understand how those are mad that Disney/Lucasfilm are moving on without Harrison Ford as Indy but keep in mind that the man is 72 now. I don’t think he has what it takes to play action scenes anymore. I think Harrison is pretty much done playing action movies. Just about anyways.

When he did “The Expendables 3”, Harrison had some action scenes but there was nothing that involved anything physical. All Harrison did was fly around in a helicopter. He didn’t do any running or punching. I’m sure he won’t do much of his own stunts in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” either ’cause remember he got himself hurt trying to get on the Millennium Falcon. I don’t think you’ll see Harrison do too much physical stuff in Star Wars 7. He’s probably gonna be flying the Falcon for most of the movie anyways, I betcha.

Again, I understand why people are mad that Harrison may not be playing Indy anymore but keep in mind he is 72. It’s about time for him to move on and I’m sure Disney got his blessing anyways.

Soon, I’m sure Harrison will speak out on why he’s not in the new Indy film.

How much do you wanna bet that Harrison said no and turned it down? Maybe his age has nothing to do with turning down Indy. Maybe he felt that he can’t do it without George and Steve, ya know what I mean? It wouldn’t make sense to have Harrison as Indy when Steve is not directing and George is not in charge of the story, ya know? I’d say it’s actually a good idea not to have Harrison in when George and Steve are not involved. We’ll wait to see what Harrison himself says.

Sure, I’m a little disappointed too that Harrison is not gonna be involved it looks like but hey… it’s Hollywood. That’s the way it goes.

Kev

sports

Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pac spotted chatting together at basketball game…

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. have been spotted at a basketball game chatting with Manny Pacquiao during Halftime. They seem to be in serious conversation. Manny have agreed to this fight and so far Floyd haven’t responded. Maybe this is showing that this fight is about to happen after all?

This pic is begging for a caption though.

Floyd: “Look punk, did you send me this text? Did you just call me a coward?”

LOL, something like that. I’m sure that photo is gonna get meme’d a lot, though.

I hope this fight happens too and it’s looking like it’s gonna!

Kev

music

L7, an all-female grunge/metal band to reunite after a 14 year hiatus…

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I used to love that band, L7, the all female grunge/metal/punk group. They disappeared from the industry for a while and looks like they are about to make a comeback for a few festival shows overseas and they’re releasing a documentary. Look like they’re about to announce a full tour soon.

To those who were around throughout the 90’s of the music industry would probably remember who they were and I’m sure there are many today who don’t remember or don’t even know who they were. It is now time to remind people who they were as they are officially reuniting. They were a big part of the 90’s grunge movement.

http://l7theband.com/

Hopefully, they have a new album planned as well ’cause that would be cool.

I used to have their album “Hungry For Stink” on CD a long time ago and used to listen to it all the time. I’ll have to re-buy that album from Itunes ’cause I don’t have the album anymore. Must of got rid of it. “Hungry For Stink” is a killer album, listen to it below. I’m listening to the album right now as I type this and forgot how great of an album it was.

Can’t wait to see Donita Sparks and the girls back on the stage!!! Gonna be awesome. \m/

Kev

Politics/war

Hillary Clinton agrees to testify in front of Trey Gowdy for Benghazi Select Committee…

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What do you guys think? Think she can handle Trey Gowdy? I think no. Yeah, all Hillary is gonna do is lie her head off and defend herself. I think she’s gonna try to clarify herself when she said, “What difference does it make” ’cause you know Trey is gonna bring that up. I don’t think she can handle a guy like Trey. Knowing how tough he gets, he’s not gonna put up with her lies. I hope Trey destroys her. Hillary better be ready for this one! She could walk out crying. He’s definitely gonna get on her pretty hard. I hope she does show up for this!

http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/27/politics/benghazi-hillary-clinton-testify/

I did watch yesterday’s Benghazi hearing on the live streaming and it was interesting. As usual each time Trey testifies somebody, they seem to be uncooperative. Always lying and protecting certain people. When will Trey ever get honest witnesses for once? I’m tired of people protecting Barack and Hillary.

Kev

Politics/war

Michelle Obama refused to wear a keffiyeh in Saudi Arabia which is no surprise… Barack told her not to wear one possibly???

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It’s pretty obvious that women are not allowed to show their faces in Saudi Arabia so all of them are forced to wear a keffiyeh which is some kind of scarf that covers their faces. Michelle refused to wear one and she received a lot of Saudi Arabian backlash ’cause of it.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2928539/Michelle-Obama-not-imprssed-Lady-covered-head-toe-manages-pull-faces-Saudi-Arabia-leaving-India-early.html?ito=social-facebook

Looking at the photos, though, Barack himself of course is looking very excited to be there like a 12 year old kid in Disneyland but Michelle doesn’t look happy at all to be there. She looks very angry in fact.

I think Barack told her not to wear a keffiyeh or a shemagh as a way for Americans not to speculate Barack being a Muslim himself or a sympathizer. They know that women are not allowed to show their faces in Saudi Arabia and they know that Michelle should have worn one. They intentionally decided that she wouldn’t wear one when she was supposed to.

These photos are amazing, though. Notice that Barack seems to be very excited around Muslim people especially the Bergdahl family at the Rose Garden speech @ the White House.

The evidence of his Muslim faith keeps showing more and more. He’s either Muslim himself or “Sympathizer”, I think he’s a Muslim himself and sticking with it.

How does this make Obama look that he refused to acknowledge Chris Kyle, he refused to attend Margaret Thatcher’s funeral, he refused to meet with Benjamin Netanyahu now that he’s set to give a speech to Congress and he supports a Muslim deserter like Bowe Bergdhal?

Kev

Random/off topic posts

Think I’m good enough to go to make my debut professional album!

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I’m real happy with this new audiobox, the Focusrite 2i4!!! This thing sounds like you’re recording in an actual recording studio which is what I wanted. Like I said, the sound is perfectly clean and clear. No background hissing, audio humming or other unwanted noises at all. The guitar sounds really good on it and so does the vocals. Now that I finally have phantom power, I am finally able to use my Shure SM86 condenser mic which I bought a long time ago. That mic has been unused after all this time.

Now I gotta get a DAW to record with once again and I think I’m definitely gonna go for Acoustica Mixcraft 7. I’m still curious about “Mixcraft 7”. “Mixcraft 7” is supposed to be really good. It’s a $90 program so it’s not bad at all.

I just gotta wait for those PreSonus Eris studio speaker monitors to get here which will be sometime at the end of Feb.

The cool thing is with this Focusrite Audiobox, it has MIDI input/output connections so I am now able to hook up a MIDI controller with it so soon I gotta buy a keyboard stand and MIDI connection cables. That’s another reason I got this thing so I can get MIDI controller devices and learn how to use ’em. That way I can start making my own backing tracks and stuff.

So yeah, I’m pretty much good to go to make a demo CD or my debut album. I’d like to make my debut album to release online at some point. I wanna release an album so I can release it to Itunes, Spotify, bandcamp, youtube and every where else I can think of. Will I release my album on a physical CD with a cover and all? Probably not right away. The first album will probably an online only release. I don’t think I will release my albums on physical CD at all ’cause lets be honest, who’s buying CD’s anyway, ya know? I think it’s better to release my albums online.

I’ll design a cover for the albums so pretty soon I’m gonna have to buy Adobe Photoshop for this computer. Before I release it, I should sent it away for copyright and all that stuff. The first album will probably be all acoustic for now, though. Full band stuff will be sometime down the road. Before I release albums, though, I should send it away to get it copyrighted and all that stuff once it’s completed.

When I release my first album, I’d like to promote it as best as I can by sending it off to local radio stations for possible airplay, possible radio interviews, press and all that stuff. I’ll also play some gigs and open mics to get it out there.

We’ll wait and see. I’d like to make it all happen. This is the goal that I wanted to get a good enough clean studio sound so I can make my homemade record. I think I finally achieved that goal after all these years.

The album will happen soon. I’m thinking of making my first album a double album, though. The 1st side will be all new originals. The 2nd side will be classic songs of mine, the old stuff as a “greatest hits” kind of thing, ya know? I wanna do a “Greatest Hits” kind of thing as a thank you to my true fans who actually supported my music over the years.

Yeah, I have people who actually support my music and it means a lot to me, ya know? I got fans who are not even musicians. I may not have a very large fan following yet but yes, I do have “fans” and I know they are out there. An album will happen pretty soon.

I may not be an established musician yet but that’s okay as long as I’m still making music for people who actually do like it and that’s all that matters to me. Who cares if I don’t make the cover of Metroland or play on the bigger stages. I would like all that sure but I’m happy where I am now. I’m not that desperate to get big and popular. I just wanna do what I do, play my music and rock out. \m/

Kev

movies

Disney wants Chris Pratt to play Indiana Jones for reboot and I’m actually okay with that!

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I’m all for an Indy reboot as long as they keep the stories original and not make them a “remake” of the original series, ya know? I was hoping for an Indy 5 with Harrison still playing Indy but it’s understandable he can’t play the role anymore ’cause of his age, ya know? Harrison is 72 and I can’t seem him running around with a whip trying to fight the Nazis.

I’m a huge Indiana Jones fan… always have been.

Remember, George Lucas sold the rights of Lucasfilm to Disney so this gives Disney the right to make any Lucasfilm based movies all they want to that includes Indy so Steven Spielberg must be okay with Disney doing this too.

Disney Eyeing Chris Pratt For Indiana Jones Revival

I’m a huge fan of the Indy movies. I love all 4 of ’em (Yes, I thought “Crystal Skull” was great so suck it, haters). Hopefully they do a good job with this too. As long as this won’t be a complete remake of “Raiders”, I’m okay with that.

Who knows though, maybe Harrison will still star in this new film. Maybe Indy (played by Harrison) will pass the whip to a younger archaeologist (Chris Pratt). We’ll wait and see, though.

I don’t see Steven Spielberg directing the next Indy film. Spielberg won’t do it without George being in charge.

Kev

movies

All female Ghostbusters cast finally revealed and it sucks!!!

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What happened to Rebel Wilson? They decided they didn’t want her — either that or she turned it down or what?

Anyway, we all knew that Melissa McCarthy is gonna be involved ’cause Paul Feig worked on a few movies with her in the past. I’m not happy with the rest of the cast, though.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/new-all-female-ghostbusters-cast-767610

I’m already smelling a box office bomber. Nobody’s gonna see this if the original guys aren’t gonna be involved, ya know?

The only people that will probably be interested in seeing this movie are newbies who knows nothing about Ghostbusters like women and children for example. The long-time die-hards are NOT gonna be interested in this film, I can tell ya that right now.

I know I keep saying that I shouldn’t negatively judge a movie early but I’m doing it for this one. This film is gonna suck hard.

It’s interesting to see that Sony vows to move forward to get this film made when they very well know that no one wants it to happen. I want a “Ghostbusters 3” like they originally planned, not a freakin’ reboot.

How much do you wanna bet this film is gonna flop? If it becomes a hit, that would be shocking.

Kev

Random/off topic posts

Actually, Ableton Live is pretty nice!!!

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I’ve been messing with Ableton Live and it’s actually a pretty nice DAW. It actually came with the Focusrite audiobox. This is just the Lite version so they don’t really give you much but when you pay for the full standard version (which will cost a couple of hundred) they’ll give you the rest of it. I’ll just use Ableton Live the lite version for now until I find a DAW that I’ll decide on.

I’m real impressed with the sound quality on the Focusrite though. Perfectly clean studio sound, just the way I wanted it.

My studio speaker monitors won’t be available until Feb 20th so I’ll have to wait longer for those. The company ran out of stock for the speakers so I’ll have to wait until they get more.

I really gotta decide on a DAW. I should really go for something affordable. Something not so pricey. Maybe I should go for Acoustic Mixcraft or Reaper. Either one will do.

For now, I’ll just use the free version of Ableton.

Now it’s time to start writing some new songs!

Kev