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.
Books, music

Report: Pete Townshend of the Who, joins the rock memoir bandwagon…

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First Billy Corgan and now Pete Townshend, the rhythm guitarist for the Who, is now writing his autobiography. It doesn’t have a title yet, but it is scheduled to be released in the fall of 2012.

More on it, here.

I know Pete Townshend is not everyone’s favorite musician anymore because of his past with the law (his child porn case years back), but I think people should read this book to understand him better. I don’t think he’s a pedophile. What he did was research for this memoir ’cause something bad happen in his past that I think he wants to explain in this book.

I’m a huge fan of the Who. They are the most underrated classic rock band. Loved the Who for years, ever since I was a child. I’ve always been a fan of Pete’s guitar playing.

When Harper Collins release this, I’m pretty sure child organizations are going to try to stop them from publishing it, just like they tried to stop the NFL from booking them to play the Superbowl that one year.

I’ll probably buy the book when it comes out ’cause I’m more interested in reading about the Who’s music career.

Kev

Celebrity news, movies

Thought: Why the Governator kept a secret from the public for this long…

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Arnold’s affair with the staffer happened 10 years ago or maybe a little over than that. It happened before his governor run. Why did he kept a secret for this long? Well the answer is very simple. If he revealed it earlier, it would have hurt his political career. He would have been impeached from his governor run a long time ago, if he was found out about it earlier. I’m sure Maria Shriver already knew about this affair after all this time, I’m willing to bet Arnold paid her to keep her quiet. Now that Arnie’s no longer the gov, this was a good time to make a public confession about it.

Will this hurt Arnie’s upcoming comeback to the movies? Maybe so, but I don’t think it will. People will still go see Arnie in the movies.

I still support Arnie ’cause I’ve always been a huge fan. Yes, cheating is bad and people make mistakes. That doesn’t make Arnie the badguy though. He’s a womanizer, always has been.

I don’t really do celebrity gossip and divorces in this site, I had to do this one because this divorce might affect his career. He could push back that “Cry Macho” movie because of this.

Kev

music

Report: Paul McCartney planning covers album and original hard rock album in 2012!!!

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Paul McCartney hasn’t released a new studio album since 2007’s, “Memory Almost Full”. You don’t have to wait any longer for new music by Paul McCartney because he has two new studio albums planned for the year 2012. The first album he plans on doing is a cover song album. He will collaborate on that album with jazz singer, Diana Krall. Paul plans on recording the covers album early next year.

Paul’s second album planned, is that he plans on recording a hard rock album. Yes, you heard that right. Paul wants to do a Foo Fighter’s inspired, hard rock album.

Read more on the story, here.

Many of you would find Paul’s idea of doing a hard rock album kind of silly and you may think he can’t do it. If you think about it, Paul’s music with his solo career and the Beatles have always been hard rock. He’s also a hard rock singer. You may not agree with it but it’s true. The Beatles have helped launched the careers of many of today’s metal bands including Black Sabbath and Metallica. Plus, Guns N’ Roses covered “Live and Let Die”, a song that Paul wrote for the Wings album.

I think Paul would nail a hard rock album with no problem at all. I think he’ll be successful at it. Paul singing over heavy distorted down tuned guitars? I’m sure he can do it. Paul’s solo music have always been tight, that kind of had a metal edge to it. Think about it.

Kev

Celebrity news

Report: Is Arnie the next Tiger Woods and Charlie Sheen???

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Everyone wondered why Arnold and Maria were going to split up. Here is the real reason. Arnie himself admitted to being a cheater. He fathered a baby to a child with a former staffer of his that happened more than 10 years ago before his governor run. Arnie is also being rumored to having affairs with many other women much like Tiger Woods and Charlie Sheen.

More on it, here.

So Arnie kept a secret that long?

It’s amazing to me why so many women would want Arnold at this age when I’m sure he’s not in the best of shape like he used to be.

Kev

Kev Brock music

I don’t care if this music scene hates me…

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One thing that some people seem to enjoy doing is telling me that everyone hates me in this local music scene. That’s why some people can never treat me in a positive direction, no matter how much I try to explain myself. You know something? All the hate against me in this area, does NOT offend me at all. As a matter of fact, I enjoy it. If people can’t stand me, then I must be doing something right. I’ll quote by Charlie Sheen, “You’re either on Team Brock or you’re with the trolls”. All the hate is getting me to realize that the truth of things that I say in this blog is getting out to people and they are not liking it.

I’ll admit that I can be a dislike-able person sometimes. I’m just being myself. I like to speak the truth about things, no matter the consequences. If something happens, I’m going to be honest about it. There’s no way I’m going to hide my feelings about things.

Believe it or not, I do have my share of fans & supporters who supported me, all the way through. That’s loyalty and dedication. So thanks for the true fans out there. There are people who actually do find my blogs entertaining, no matter what I write in it. They don’t take it seriously and personally. There are also people who enjoy my music as well. You either love me or hate me, it’s all good.

I have my own life and my own music to worry about. I got better things to care about off this computer. I don’t care if some people in facebook are writing nasty shit about me, or some anonymous person in twitter creating fake accounts or people in youtube making videos about me. All that doing is giving me more attention.

Honestly though, all I want to do is play my music. That’s it and that’s all I care about.

Kev

Edit to add: Anyway, I’ve been called a negative troll and been wrongfully accused of being a hateful person for many years, ever since the old CRUMBS days in the 90’s. So people telling me this, is nothing new. I’m used to it by now. Keep the trash talking going. All your hateful comments against me is proving my point that this area is full of douchebags. I feel I’m doing a good job exposing a lot of you, not naming names but you know who you are.

Kev Brock music

Cover songs…

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If I don’t have enough new original songs to play this summer, I plan to start learning cover songs again. Now I’m not going to play the same old cover songs you hear by cover bands at bar gigs. I’m only going to play the cover songs that I can play good. Find the right cover songs that I can sing good on. I enjoy playing cover songs. I’m going to be learning new cover songs this Spring/Summer. I think it’s a good idea to throw in a few cover songs along with my originals as a way to keep the audience listening.

I’ve been learning a new cover song today, “The Trip to Pirates Cove” by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. Hear the song below. I plan to perform this cover at my June 4th gig at the Alcove Marina. I might play a few other cover songs that night too. Maybe play like 2 or 3 covers, then the rest originals. I’ll see how it goes.

Kev

Politics/war

The Donald drops out of presidential race!!!

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The Donald himself dropped a major bombshell today that he’s not running for president. He said he’s not ready to give up his empire for a president run. I’m a little disappointed. I was hoping he would go for it, but I think it’s obvious that he did this as a smart way to help promote, “The Celebrity Apprentice”. Whether you like the Donald or not, you should still give him some credit. He already started his presidential campaign early which got a lot of attention and then he went after Obama. He did things that no one else could have done in the political world, like trying to force Obama to release his birth certificate. You can’t deny that what Trump did Obama was impressive. I was hoping Trump would face off Obama in the presidents debates and look like that won’t ever happen now.

Ah well.

We can hope that Sarah Palin will make her announcement soon, on whether she will run for president or not. She hasn’t confirmed anything yet. I pray that she will go for it. I don’t care what the haters say, I just love Sarah. She’s an inspiration to me. She stays true to our country and stays true to the constitution. We’ll wait and see.

Kev

Health and Fitness

Healthy carbs for breakfast…

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For a while now, I’ve been eating whole grain bagels along with my egg whites for breakfast every morning. I think starting tomorrow, I’m going to start avoiding whole grain bagels. I will have a bowl of oatmeal and have egg whites both everyday instead. I was looking online for a better substitute for bagels, and every fitness person recommended oatmeal. The healthy oatmeal, not the flavored oatmeal.

Whole grain bagels are healthy, nothing wrong with it, but they are high in calories. If you want to get lean and get lower bodyfat, oatmeal is recommended instead ’cause of lower calories.

I think I’m going to start having oatmeal and egg whites from now on.

Do I get tired of eating the same things all the time? Like egg whites for breakfast every morning, tuna/salmon for lunch, or chicken breast/fish/steak for dinner everyday? No. Those meals are the most important things you need for a fitness nutrition. You need your healthy carbs, fibers and proteins.

My bodyfat is pretty low, but I plan to try and get lower. I haven’t measured my bodyfat yet, I need to order one of those bodyfat calipers soon.

Edit to add: I’m not the best at fitness nutrition, but I’m still learning. You may make mistakes of eating the wrong things sometimes, but it’s called learning. I’m no nutritional expert so I have a lot to learn still. Trying to eat the right foods as careful as possible.

Kev