You wanna hear some face melting guitar playing? Well, check this one out! I love Al Di Meola. I just got into his music over the year and I’m trying to get more of his music as I possibly can. I have 4 of his albums so far and will get more of his stuff in the future. This is one of my favorite tracks by Al Di Meola. This guy is a genius and a wizard on guitar.
Enjoy it!
Kev
I just found out that Clint Eastwood’s new movie, “American Sniper” based on the Chris Kyle story will only be released in a few selected theaters in the United States and then I looked on the film’s official website and have seen that the film will be playing everywhere in January… http://www.americansnipermovie.com/. Kinda sucks. I was looking forward to seeing the movie but looks like I will have to wait to see it until January.
I will be going to the movies sometime after Christmas this weekend so I’m gonna have to see something else. I’m thinking about going to check out “Unbroken” the Angelina Jolie directed WWII film. Either that or “The Gambler” with Mark Wahlberg. Not sure yet. Probably gonna go with “Unbroken” simply because I love Angie and enjoy supporting her work.
I’m not gonna get near the new “Hobbit” film ’cause I’m done with those. The “Hobbit” movies are really bad, in my opinion. I watched the first two in theater and I don’t think I’m gonna see the third. Why am I disappointed with the “Hobbit”??? I was expecting them to be more like the book but typically Peter Jackson turned it into “Lord of the Rings” when the book wasn’t supposed to be that way. So far the trilogy isn’t faithful to the book at all. Legolas and Galadriel weren’t characters in the book but sure enough they had to be in the movie adaptation so they can give a more “Lord of The Rings” feeling. I think they just did it so LOTR fanatics can go and see it. Plus, all the CGI in the films gave me a headache and the films so far are nothing but a big popcorn fest. I’ll still see the third film, it can wait for DVD rental.
Kev
The third installment to the Pee Wee Herman franchise will not be heading to the big screen in theaters sadly but the Judd Appatow produced Pee Wee film will be heading to the small instead. The next Pee Wee film will be Netflix streaming exclusive in 2015. Judd Appatow and the team are nearing a deal with the Netflix staff.
Universal Studios was going to release the film but the studio had some distributing difficulties so they’re not gonna release it for whatever reason.
And yes, Paul Reubens is going to reprise his legendary role as Pee Wee, which is good. I can’t see no one else playing Pee Wee but Paul. I remember Paul thinking about having Johnny Depp play Pee Wee and that wouldn’t be right. Paul Reubens is Pee Wee Herman. Nobody else.
The plot and cast of characters are being kept under wraps for the new Pee Wee film but I’m sure we’ll find out soon.
Now I know why “Pee Wee’s Playhouse” and “Big Top Pee Wee” were made available for streaming on Netflix. How come “Big Adventure” isn’t made for streaming yet? Oh well… I have “Big Adventure” on DVD anyway and I’ve seen the film hundreds of times.
Yeah, I’m a pretty big Pee Wee fan and ain’t ashamed of it. He’s just a very entertaining character and I’m glad he came back.
http://www.thewrap.com/pee-wee-herman-movie-produced-by-judd-apatow-heading-to-netflix-exclusive/
Kev
The hackers Anonymous, (a different group of hackers, not the Guardians of Peace) have publicly threatened rapper Iggy Azalea that she must apologize to rapper Azealia Banks (or whatever her name is) and the NYC protesters in the next 48 hours or they will leak Iggy’s sex tape that they claim she has.
Iggy Azalea, Azealia Banks Feud Rages On as T.I., Q-Tip Weigh In
http://www.vulture.com/2014/12/hacker-group-anonymous-threatens-iggy-azazlea-sex-tape.html
So it sounds like that Azaelia is criticizing Iggy for being a white rapper that is meant for a black kind of thing is what Azaelia is basically trying to say. So what? Iggy is a white girl and a rapper. Who cares. I’m sure there are many female white rappers. So Azealia’s criticism on that is way off and pretty unfair. Hey Azealia, jealous much? That’s all she is, in my opinion. Sounds like Azealia is just jealous of Iggy’s super stardom and jealous of Iggy selling millions of records while I’m sure Azealia isn’t selling that many.
As a matter of fact, I’ve never heard of Azealia until this little twitter feud between these two rappers so it sounds like that Azealia is trying to leech off of Iggy’s fame.
I didn’t catch what Iggy said about Eric Garner but whatever she said, Iggy has a right to speak her mind on all of these things. Everyone has a right for an opinion and some rapper named Azealia comes out and bullies Iggy?
Iggy shouldn’t have to apologize. Iggy didn’t do anything wrong. Iggy likes to be a rapper and do her thing and of course, other rappers are gonna insult her. Iggy stood up for herself on twitter which makes me respect her even more.
Just like everyone says Sony shouldn’t cave-in to the “Guardians Of Peace”, Iggy shouldn’t cave-in to Anonymous either and I don’t think she’s going to. Iggy’s cool and she seems like a tough chick. Sure, she might seem like a white girl pretending to be a black girl but who cares? There’s a lot of people like that out there, white people pretending to be black like Eminem, Vanilla Ice and I’m sure the list can go on forever.
I love Iggy. Not ashamed to be a fan. She has every right to stand up for herself. I’m sure she won’t care about her sex tape being leaked… she’s a tough chick and won’t let anything bring her down. Fuck Azealia, she’s just jealous, nothing more.
Kev
I do know that the North Korean government only has internet access… other people in N.K. can use it too but for government purpose only. Therefor, I do know that only very few people in N.K. can use the internet like I’m pretty sure Kim Jong-un is allowed internet access, of course.
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2014/12/22/north-korea-experiencing-widespread-internet-outages/
The White House shutting down the N.K. internet further proves that the White House is capable of doing anything with technology under this administration. Um, hello… the hacking of news journalists: Sharyl Attkisson, James Rosen, James Risen, etc. All the spying through the NSA and cell phones.
All this shows that it definitely maybe possible that Barack maybe behind all the Sony hackings too.
Come on, Barack, is the best you can do? You’re not fooling anyone, dude!!! I’m not siding with anybody on any of this but all I’m trying to point out is that this administration is capable of anything with today’s technology. Trying to call out Barack’s hypocrisy on all this censorship stuff and trying to make a point that he can do anything with technology.
I know Obama himself doesn’t do these hackings but I’m almost positive that he’s hiring computer experts to do this stuff for him.
Kev
There was a lot of rumors and speculation that Obama may have been behind the production of the “Innocence of Muslims” video, the one that was blamed on the Benghazi attack so N.K. might be on to something here.
I’m not siding with N.K. but don’t be surprised if it turns out that Obama was the one who contacted Sony to get “The Interview” made. Obama and Kim Jong-un have been feuding for a long while now… long before this was going on. We all know we haven’t been getting along with N.K. for years. Did Obama get Seth Rogen and James Flacco together to make this film? Who knows!!!
I wouldn’t be surprised if Obama is behind the making of this film ’cause it was an opportunity to make Kim Jong-un look bad. It’s also an opportunity for Obama to look like a hero to combat “censorship” before his presidency goes out in 2016.
Kev
http://www.infowars.com/north-korea-says-obama-behind-the-interview/
I never really bought any of Joe Cocker’s music over the years of my life but I always respected him for his legendary performance at Woodstock ’69 in which made the song, “With A Little Help From My Friends” one of the most important songs in music history.
We just lost a legend and he was definitely one of the greats.
Joe Cocker passed away after a long battle of lung cancer, he was 70 years old.
Kev
Is Scott Stapp being honest on money being stolen from him? I’m beginning to think he isn’t. Admittedly, this story is getting weirder and weirder. Stapp made three videos via his facebook page going on rants about how his money has been taken from so he goes to the police to file a complaint. The singer even filmed a video of himself going to the police and he showed the police complaint on video. Of course, the videos were taken down from his facebook page but I’m sure you can find ’em in youtube.
I’m sure the police tried to investigate the singer’s claim of his stolen money but it’s looking like they’re giving up on him since he couldn’t be contacted anywhere. He reaches out to the police begging for help and when they said they were willing, he now refuses to be helped? Wow. Something’s definitely not right here.
http://classicrock.teamrock.com/news/2014-12-22/creed-scott-stapp-cops-give-up-on-theft-claim
I don’t know who to believe anymore ’cause honestly that whole family are a bunch of whack jobs.
Kev
After listening to the At The Gates “Slaughter of the Soul” album a lot over the weekend, I’m thinking of getting into more death metal. The genre isn’t really all that scary to listen as some of that stuff can actually be enjoyable! The thing with death metal is that some of these bands can make awesome metal riffs and pretty impressive rhythm playing with their guitars! I just never cared for the growling and screaming but after listening to At The Gates, it made me get used to the growling and screaming. That’s the whole point of death metal. You just gotta get used to it.
A lot of people can’t see that I listen to metal and heavy music ’cause I don’t have the look and the image. I’m not covered in tattoos, I don’t wear ripped up blue jeans or wear junky t-shirts or wear eye-liner. That’s never been my style, lol. I just loved to listen to the music ’cause I dig the songwriting and guitar playing but I’m thinking of getting into death metal more.
What are some other good death metal bands? I already know about bands like Cannibal Corpse, Morbid Angel, Death, Obituary, Napalm Death, The Black Dahlia Murder and I’m sure there are many others. Listening to this kind of music helps make me feel good and gets things out of my system.
Metal is one of my favorite genres and I mostly listen to regular metal like Metallica, Megadeth, Sabbath, Pantera, Maiden, Priest, Type O’ Negative, Slayer, etc. but I should get into the darker stuff like death and black metal too. If I want to be a true metal lover, I got into that stuff and will soon.
I’ve always loved metal and heavy music. It’s the music I grew up on. It’s what helped me get into playing guitar, of course. I’ve experimented with playing some metal guitar myself but I should keep at it. If I were to play guitar in a metal band someday, I would just play guitar and not sing ’cause I don’t think I have the voice for it.
Kev
Animals As Leaders is an instrumental prog-rock band with 8 string guitarist (yes, you heard that right, this guy is an 8 stringer), Tosin Abasi. The Animals As Leaders “Joy Of Motion” is one of my favorite records of this year, 2014.
This is my favorite track off the album, “Mind-Spun”. There’s all kinds of cool things going on and pretty melodic playing on here. I love Tosin’s guitar playing style.
Enjoy the track.
Kev
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