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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.
music, TV

Defending Arcade Fire’s win at the Grammy’s…

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So I watched the Grammy’s last night. The show was pretty interesting. I must say that this was the best Grammy’s show in a long time. Many would disagree but think about it: Bob Dylan performing, Mick Jagger performing for the first time in years after a hiatus, Kris Kristofferson & Barbara Streisand standing on stage together, the Cee Lo Green and Gwyneth Paltrow performance, Katy Perry, etc. All that stuff was very entertaining.

The thing that shocked people the most about last night’s Grammy’s show, this even shocked me too, was Arcade Fire winning for Album of the Year, for their newest album, “The Suburbs”. Many were shocked of this win because people were hoping Eminem or Lady Gaga were going to get it. I’m glad the Grammy’s gave Arcade Fire the win.

Why? Because they are a talented rock n’ roll band, that deserves more recognition. Many people don’t know who Arcade Fire is, because a lot of people claim they are new. Well, Arcade Fire isn’t really new. They’ve been around a long time. They are an indie band, not a major label band, they just happened to land on the Grammy’s. I haven’t heard their album, “The Suburbs” yet, but I plan on listening to it soon. I’ve heard their stuff on the radio and seen them perform on TV many times. So I know Arcade Fire is a great band. They are great. So this win for them is well deserved.

I’m sick of mainstream acts winning the Album of the Year award all the time. Giving someone new and something different a chance is a good thing that the Grammny’s did. Plus, Arcade Fire is a real band with real talent, yes I said that. They are a young band with at least 7 members. They only released 3 albums in their career.

I was expecting Gaga to get the win last night myself, but my jaw dropped when they said Arcade Fire’s name.

On with the other performances, my favorite performances were Bob Dylan.  The Cee Lo Green and Gwyneth Paltrow performance was very strange but it was pretty inspiring. Katy Perry’s performance was electric, I loved it. Yes, I’m a huge Katy Perry fan and would see her in concert if she came around my area, some day. Seeing her live looks a lot of fun.

It was a pretty good Grammy’s show last night, Arcade Fire is a great band so before you think, “Who are they?”, “They suck they don’t deserve the win”, do a little research on them and listen to them first, then you would see how they got to the Grammy’s. Arcade Fire is a unique band. They don’t sound like any other band.

Kev

Random/off topic posts

Blog been slow this weekend…

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This blog has been slow this weekend ’cause I’ve been really busy. Been busy doing some cleaning, moving around and rearranging things in this room. Bought new furniture. New computer desk and new entertainment center. They both look good. I still have CD and DVD wall hanging shelves coming soon, so this room is not yet complete. I spent all weekend doing this, so this is why I haven’t been online that much.

Just getting done watching the Grammy’s. This year was pretty interesting to say the least, I’ll write more about it tomorrow. I hate the Grammy’s but hey, nothing else on TV, plus I wanted to watch something and relax the rest of the night, since I was busy all weekend. Went to the Greenwich Y to get my leg workout in too. So yeah, I’m kind of beat. Probably gonna go to bed now and then I’ll get the blog going tomorrow.

Kev

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Thought: What took so long for everyone to figure out Lady Gaga was ripping off Madonna?

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So Lady Gaga released her new single, “Born This Way” yesterday. Everyone immediately  saw that Lady Gaga ripped that song off Madonna. Hate to burst your bubble, Gaga fans, but Gaga have been ripping Madonna off from the very beginning. Not just, “Born This Way”, pretty much every Gaga song sounds like Madonna. Gaga even borrowed from Madge’s image too. I was liking Gaga up until, “Born This Way”, it’s not a good song at all, it just didn’t grab me this time.

I don’t see these two being friends for long. Be ready for a plagiarism lawsuit, Gaga.

Kev

Random/off topic posts

Been busy all day…

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Didn’t blog all day today ’cause I went out shopping for furniture for this room. Going to get a new computer desk for my computer, a smaller computer desk this time around. I’m also getting a new entertainment center for my TV, DVR box, DVD player, and PS3 system. Will also be ordering a couple of wall hanging media storages, so I can shelf my CD and DVD collection all on the wall. Been cleaning this room all day. Getting new furniture is what I plan to do with my tax return money for this year.

When doing cleaning around, you’d be surprised of what you find around here. I came across my old guitar amplifier, that I used way back when I first started playing guitar. It’s an old Lafayette, electric guitar tube amp, I used back when I was 18 years old. I haven’t used the amp in years. I was going to throw it out, but I decided to plug it in to see if it still works. Yes, the Lafayette tube amp surprisingly works, there is one minor issue with it which can be fixed easily. I have three guitar amps now: my Fender Frontman 212R, a Crate amp, and a Lafayette. It’s good to have more than one guitar amp. Use one for playing live shows, and use the other for home. It’s good to use for back up too.

I’m done cleaning for the night, so I’ll catch up with the blog now.

Kev

 

movies

Report: Charlize Theron joins Ridley Scott’s “Prometheus” sci-fi film…

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Actress, Charlize Theron, has said yes to starring in Ridley Scott’s new sci-fi film, “Prometheus”. She will star alongside Noomi Rapace and Michael Fassbender. The film is slated for a June 8th, 2012 release date. The film was originally going to be a prequel to the first “Alien” movie, but the script was re-written to an original motion picture instead.

The Hollywood Reporter, reports.

I love Charlize Theron. She’s a beautiful woman, sexy, and a talented actress as well. Looking forward to this now!

Kev

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Report: “Die Hard 5” director found, Noam Murro will helm the next John McClane installment…

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Deadline reports, that an unknown director, I’ve never heard of, Noam Murro, have been confirmed to direct, “Die Hard 5”. Of course, Bruce Willis will reprise his longtime role of John McClane. Noam Murro directed only one movie in his career, which is a comedy called, “Smart People” that starred, Dennis Quaid and Sarah Jessica Parker. Do you think Noam will have what it takes to direct an action film? The reason they hired him is because FOX were impressed with his work for the “Halo” video game, so they thought he would be a good fit for the next Die Hard flick.

See the report here, at Deadline.

Well, all the Die Hard movies had a mix of action and comedy. Even the first one had a lot of comical scenes in it. Hopefully the next Die Hard flick will be a Hard R. “Live Free or Die Hard” the 4th one wasn’t a bad movie, I liked it, but it didn’t feel like a Die Hard movie. Probably because the last one was PG-13, no swearing, not as violent, and no blood. The last Die Hard flick was a family friendly movie. Hope they go back to the roots where the next one feels like the first one.

Kev

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10 directors I’d love to see Arnold make a film with…

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Now that Arnold is finally back in Hollywood after a long 7 year Governor run, what directors do you want to see Arnold working with? I’m a huge fan of Arnold’s movies. I’ve pretty much watched all of his films.

Here are 10 directors I’d love to see Arnie working with in the future:

  1. Sly Stallone – How about a longer role for Arnie in, “The Expendables” sequel, Sly?
  2. Kathryn Bigelow – I can definitely see, “The Hurt Locker” director work on something with Arnie in the future.
  3. Christopher Nolan – Definitely not for a Batman/Superman flick, but I would love to see Chris Nolan work on an action film with Arnold.
  4. Clint Eastwood – I don’t think Arnold’s ever worked on a film with Eastwood before, maybe now it’s the time?
  5. Quentin Tarantino – Again, these two never worked together before. This would be an excellent collaboration and I’ve heard that Quentin’s been wanting Arnie for a long time.
  6. James Cameron – These guys would probably team up again, maybe not for another Terminator movie, but hopefully a sequel to the movie “True Lies”.
  7. Darren Aronofsky – I can see these two making a good thriller together, or maybe a sports film.
  8. David Fincher – I can see these two making some kind of drama or thriller. Would be a good team up.
  9. Ridley Scott – Another director Arnie never worked with, maybe someday?
  10. Guy Ritchie – I can see these two making some type of action/comedy together. Ritchie was once almost attached to direct, “Sgt. Rock” with Arnie but it never happened. Now that Arnie is done, maybe Guy and Arnie will finally do something!

Kev

    TV

    Report: Miley Cyrus confirmed to host SNL on March 5th!!!

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    Oh man, can Miley deal with SNL cast making fun of her in front of her face on national TV? The Disney star is set to host SNL on March 5th. Well, they will definitely do a parody of that “Bong” incident. What else will they make fun of Miley for? They’ll make fun of Billy Ray, her Dad. They might make fun of her sexy pictures that’s been leaked to the web. Of course, they’ll pick on Hannah Montanna too.

    This one ought to be good, I’ll probably watch.

    Kev