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.

Why I would never do bodybuilding competitions…

Whenever I get a good enough body that will be good for bodybuilding competition, would I do it? I’ve said it before, I would never do it. All the fake Flex Wheeler and Mr. Olympia bullshit, are the kind of stuff I would want to stay away from. Why? Because I always found it silly, and I always saw it as a bunch of guys that are desperate for attention. I’ve seen some bodybuilding competitions in youtube and on TV before. I can’t see myself doing that at all. I would feel very uncomfortable standing in front of a huge crowd on stage like that. I would probably get stage fright. I don’t get stage fright when performing music on stage, but I would be nervous and a little scared of the competition. I respect Arnold Schwarzenegger for what he did to the competition, though. He was the one who helped make it popular and mainstream.

If I was to pose my muscular physique to the public, it would be for photos for the internet, on the performing stage for music,  or on the beach. It won’t be for competition. I don’t care how many people want me to do the competition thing, it’s not for me.

Kev

Cool Video: “X-Men: First Class” trailer finally online!

Well here it is, the trailer for “X-Men: First Class”. I was at first a little worried about this movie, wondering if it’ll be any good, but I’m very impressed with the trailer, so I’m pretty much sold to this movie. Looks really good. It’s the prequel to the first X-Men movie. Tells the story of Professor Xavier and Magneto. Jennifer Lawrence (the “Winter’s Bone” actress) plays Mystique. I’m definitely seeing this on June 3rd,  hell yeah! I love X-Men!

Kev

Report: Julia Roberts will play the Evil Queen in “The Brother’s Grimm: Snow White” movie…

Ever since the “Brother’s Grimm: Snow White” live action movie was announced, I was very interested in the film. It sounded pretty cool, but I’m no longer interested. Why? Because Julia Roberts is confirmed to play the Evil Queen in the film. I can’t stand Julia Roberts. She’s overrated and can’t act. She’s also not a sexy redhead. I don’t see how people thinks she’s that beautiful.

This story takes the Disney animated version to a live action modern version. It has the similar plot to the original.

See the story here at, Deadline.

I’m a huge fan of the original Disney “Swow White”, own the DVD in my collection.

Kev

Report: Miley Cyrus finally admits bong video was wrong…

Well, look like Miley had a long private discussion with her parents and they must of made her apologize publicly for the bong video posted above.

Miley had an interview with Marie Claire magazine to talk about.

TMZ, reports.

I understand that she’s a teenager, experimenting with things as they grow up ’cause they all want to party and try new things, but when you’re big and famous, that’s a different story. Try to understand that. Miley is a Disney star, a film star, and a pop music star. She’s a role model for young kids. This is why she got the backlash.

She already destroyed her character by the bong video and kids will now look at her in a different way from this point on.

Kev

RIP: Guitar Hero 2005 – 2011

Activision, the makers of the popular video game franchise, “Guitar Hero” announced the shocking news today that they have officially killed, the “Guitar Hero” franchise. The very first “Guitar Hero” game made it’s debut in 2005 for the Playstation 2. The game became an instant hit, they’ve made 5 more Guitar Hero games after that. They also made stand alone, “Guitar Hero” games where famous artists got their own game such as: Metallica, Aerosmith, and Van Halen. There was also “DJ Hero” and “DJ Hero 2”. “Guitar Hero” have been making the news for years and the games goal was that they were hoping that kids would be inspired to pick up a real guitar. Guitar legend, Slash, have always been a huge part of the game, being a character in “Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock”. The reason for retiring all “Guitar Hero” projects is because of low video game sales, plus they want to move on to better opportunities and other projects.

Read more on the story, here.

I only own three Guitar Hero games. “Guitar Hero III”, “Guitar Hero: Metallica” and “Guitar Hero: Aerosmith”. I used to think Guitar Hero was cool but got tired of it fast. Ah well, at least the video game industry still have the Rock Band franchise, so I’m sure the Rock Band company is happy, more sales for them. Maybe this will get kids to pick up a real guitar now.

Kev

The secret to improvising on guitar…

The reason I haven’t played any live shows in a long time ’cause I really wanted to improve my talent. Improve my craft of music. I wanted to learn to improve everything. My guitar playing, singing, and even the lyric writing. I want to improve the all around musicianship. So I took the time to learn some theory, ear training and lead guitar playing. Trying to get better at all those.

The thing with improvising on the guitar is, the only way to do it well and master the art of improvising is having a really good ear. That’s the only way, period. I’ve been practicing a lot of ear training. Trying to memorize the sound of each note on the guitar, by singing along to it and memorizing it in my head. Tuning the guitar by ear without an electronic tuner is also good practice. All this stuff is coming along well. I still have a lot to learn and lots to practice, but slowly getting better and getting easier.

I really want to get a band soon or at least play with other musicians, ’cause playing with other people helps you become better too.

It’s a big possibility that I could make a comeback to the live music scene this Spring/Summer. I want to be playing some new songs and new cover tunes. I miss playing live, I’ll get back out there soon, it’s only a matter of time.

Kev

Black History Month Celebration: Top 10 black guitarists of all time!!!

I did this in facebook, so I thought I would do this here too. In honor of Black History month in Feb. I thought I would name the 10 great black guitarists of all time. These are the ones that are my personal favorites.

Here they are:

1. Jimi Hendrix

2. Chuck Berry

3. Bo Diddley

4. BB King

5. Tom Morello

6. Vernon Reid of Living Colour

7. Slash

8. Ben Harper

9. George Benson

10. Robert Johnson

Kev

About body hair shaving part 2…

Ya know, if ya think about it. I will never shave the hair off my legs. If you’re going to do a bodybuilding competition, all the hair must come off, but I’m not doing this to be Mr. Olympia or nothing like that. Shaving leg hair can be kind of risky, so I’m not going to do it. The only body hair I would shave off is my armpits, that’s okay to do. Why is it better to shave your arm pits? So your arm flexes and lats can look better. It’ll give more definition for your lats.

I just want a natural bodybuilder look. I do this to feel great, get healthier, and look great. I’m not doing this to be a show off or be a pretty boy or anything like that.

So the leg hair will stay. I brought this up, because this is one of the most common questions asked about bodybuilding. Some people may wonder if you’ll do it or not, so I just wanted to clear things up.

Kev

Is Dog “The Bounty Hunter” Duane Chapman, the Wrestlemania guest host??? I say yes…

On last night’s RAW, Vince McMahon was the first one to come out to make his announcement. What is it? No, it had nothing to do with Nexus or the RAW Anonymous GM at all. He revealed that there will be a Wrestlemania guest host. He didn’t say who it is, so the fans can keep playing those guessing games again.

I’d say that the WM-27 guest host is none other than Dog “The Bounty Hunter” Duane Chapman. Remember, WWE, contacted him a while back for a deal to appear at Wrestlemania in some type of role.

Kev