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.
I love Katy Perry! Yes, I absolutely love her! I hate most current pop music but thankfully Adele, Lady Gaga, and Katy Perry came around to save the world of pop music. Why? Because those three women are the true pop divas in today’s industry. Katy Perry is a real artist and her songwriting is great. This would probably be the next movie, I’ll see in theater. Maybe next week.
I’m not sure if I’ll cover any of Katy Perry’s songs ’cause most of her songs were meant for a woman to sing them. I just listen to her for my listening pleasure. Her songs are very catchy and they never leave your head, ya know? That’s how addicting her music is. She’s pretty inspiring to me in many ways. Can’t explain it. Her music may not be everyone’s cup of tea but if you actually listen to her, the music will grow on you.
I wish Katy would perform a concert around here, the Albany area, but she hasn’t yet. I would go right out and see her if she did come around here. She’s a fantastic artist, and she’s not a guilty pleasure either.
Lamb of God frontman, Randy Blythe, has been arrested in Prague, which is the Capital of the Czech Republic. He was arrested for an incident back in 2010 during a concert where he is accused of an onstage altercation with a fan, in which later, the fan died of injuries. He was charged for manslaughter. He is now out on bail.
Of course, fans of Lamb of God, try to stick up for Randy. Claiming it was for self defense. The fan jumped on the stage when he wasn’t welcomed. All that stuff, blah blah blah blah. Okay, here is my honest thoughts on this story…
While I’m a fan of Lamb of God myself. I have their first two albums, and even saw them in concert when they opened for Metallica a few years back, I would have to agree with the manslaughter charge and Randy should be investigated. Before you get pissed, here’s why. Fans getting killed at concerts is nothing new. It’s been happening for years. Especially at metal concerts. Metal concerts can get worse, with the aggressive mosh pits and all. There are a lot of fans in facebook and other places online saying, that the fan got what he deserved ’cause he jumped on the stage where he didn’t belong. I mean, really? People jump on stages at concerts all the time, it happens. Usually when that stuff happens, the security will walk them off to the side of the stage, not throw them off. Why do fans jump on the stage? A lot of reasons: 1) To get a closer look at the rock stars. 2) They like to jump off the stage and into the crowd themselves. The list can keep going, but those two are the big reasons.
You see, you can’t always side with the rock stars on these things. I mean, what if they start it, sometimes you know? Rock stars can get a little aggressive and excited on stage, that sometimes they can get into a destructive mode and they want to start acting tough. Yes, the fan may have been drunk or on drugs that night and he was acting way out of line but there are better ways to handle things. Watching the video below, Randy wasn’t alone on throwing the fan off the stage. He got help with a huge man on the video, which looks to be a bodyguard or security or something.
I’m pretty sure Randy himself is feeling pretty horrible about this. I’m sure he even feels bad about the fan and his family/friends. I’m sure Randy didn’t mean what he did, ’cause he is a performer and even rock stars can make mistakes too. They’re not perfect, just like we aren’t. No matter what you think of the fan, he did not deserve it. Think about the family and friends. We don’t know how the whole thing happened, we weren’t there, so you can’t immediately call, Randy, an innocent man. Just because you’re a fan, doesn’t mean you have to be on his side. Like I said before, I’m a fan of Lamb of God, I love their music, but I think it’s wrong that Randy did this. He should have handled it better. All fans deserve to be treated safely at concerts, no matter how rough they can get. The fan was a human being and he was young. He didn’t deserve that. Just wait for the trial and then we can judge.
I think “K’brocking” will be the name of my band if I ever get it formed someday. Not only part of that name is part of my initials, I figure the name would be a good eye catcher by adding the “ing” after “Brock”. It’s just a little thing to describe me as, Kev Brock is rocking. So I put ’em both together, “K’Brocking”. Get it? Simple to understand. The name “K’Brocking” is to help give people a hint, that I am a rock n’ roller. Not a folk or country singer.
Kev
Edit: “Brocking” is not referring to the dance move you do with drum & bass music, to avoid confusion. “Brock” is part of my last name.
Well, I figured out how to move, “The Kev Brock” section of my blog to combine it with the “News” page of this site, that way I can use this blog section to announce upcoming gigs, projects, and stuff like that. Yes, I am planning a comeback to the music scene and this time it’s for real. Before I book a show though, I need to write a bunch of new songs which is what I’m planning to do. After I write a bunch of new songs, I’m planning on saving cash for studio time soon, so I can have better quality recordings. I will also look for a drummer and a bass player to record with so I can have real instruments. This is all being planned for the future, I’m just taken baby steps.
Will I release an official album on CD? Not sure. Can’t afford CD manufacturing as of this point, so I’ll just release all the new songs for free on the internet.
I know I haven’t been playing too many live shows, but I do want to get back out there in a big way. I love performing live and I do miss it.
So Johnny Depp recently split with his girlfriend, Vanessa Paradis, and Tom Cruise is divorcing, Katie Holmes. I hate talking about gossip and personal stuff on here, but I gotta get this off my chest. It may seem pretty cool that a famous person is married to another famous person, but things almost always don’t go too well at the end. They end up splitting or divorcing pretty quickly. Why is this you may ask? Well, this is the price of fame & fortune. Both of them, the celebrity man, and woman, are extremely rich people. One person is richer than the other. Not only money could partly be responsible for splits/divorces, but their work load in their careers are a big part of it. Both of them are almost always busy on their films, that they don’t have time to see each other as much as they would like to. More reasons celeb marriages/relationships don’t last too long, is ego could be a huge part of it too. You may think being a celebrity could be easy but it’s not. It’s a tough world and some of these guys don’t even like being famous at all, they work on film or music, ’cause it’s what they do for a living.
It is bullshit on why celebrity splits or divorces have to be huge breaking news though, in this day and age of the media. If a hot celebrity couple is done, the news would be all over it non stop. Pretty crazy. I don’t get it. Even if we don’t like this stuff being shoved in our faces, the media reports this stuff ’cause it helps make them money, get more ratings and more hits on their websites. That’s what bothers me about today’s pop culture. The celebrity obsession, creepy stuff if you ask me.
If you notice on my website when I talk about actors or music stars, I focus on their careers and their work. Not their personal lives. That’s what the entertainment blog is about. I try not to gossip too much. The Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise split is no surprise though. Don’t worry, Tommy will get himself another woman in no time. He’ll get himself a Katie Holmes look alike, the week after.
The internet has been going crazy over Steven Soderbergh’s new movie, “Magic Mike”, a movie about male stripping that stars Channing Tatum, and Matt McConaughey. I’m not seeing it in theater not because it’ll make me feel gay for going to see it. I’m not a big fan of Channing Tatum’s acting (I also think he’s overrated). Plus, Steven Soderbergh, hasn’t made a great movie since the film, “Traffic” in 2000, that was the last great movie he did. I did like the Oceans trilogy but they weren’t the best, just entertaining. I did like, “Haywire”, but it wasn’t the best, just entertaining.
It’s mostly women going crazy over, “Magic Mike”, which is expected, but I am noticing that straight guys have went out and saw it too. I believe the movie was made for both men and women. The movie is about learning how to party and learning how to pick up women, which is what a lot of men like, so guys can go see the movie for that. The women would go see it for the half naked muscle dudes. I wonder what made Soderbergh want to make a movie like this? I bet his wife begged him to do it.
“The Dark Knight: Rises” is finally coming out in a couple of weeks, so I’ll be going to see that one instead, of course.
While this site is now an official music website, I’ll still blog about the entertainment industry. I just moved the blog to a different section as you can see. Just click over when you reach the intro page. I still have more work to do to make this site more professional looking. I think I’m going to promote myself as a musician, full time. In order to get known as a musician and if I want people to take my music a little more seriously, I needed to improve my web presence. Yep, I want back in on this music thing, and want to make a comeback.
Wow! This was pretty badass! Looking promising so far! Hopefully, this film is better than the first. I still don’t like Sly’s mustache in the movie though….
No matter what you think of the Flaming Lips, love ’em or hate ’em, they are one of the most hardest working bands around. The Flaming Lips broke the world record, performing 8 different concerts during a 24 hour period, beating rapper Jay-Z. I love the Flaming Lips, always have. Wayne Coyne is an excellent songwriter, and live performer. He may not have the greatest singing voice, but that’s what I like about him. I said it before, I like singers who don’t take their talent seriously and they just sing for the love of it. I wish I could see them live in concert myself.
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