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.

Report: Hugh Jackman ordered to gain 25 lbs of muscle for “Wolverine” sequel…

Director, Darren Aronofsky ordered Huck Jackman, that he needs to add 25 lbs of muscle, for the next, “Wolverine” film, before they start filming in the Spring. Jackman admits that is going to be very difficult for him to do. He couldn’t figure out how he would do it. So what does he do to find out how? He calls up Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson to get fitness advice from. Dwayne gained 25 lbs. of muscle quickly for his role of his new movie, “Faster”. The secret is build muscle for six pound a week, 6,000 calories a day. That means a lot of eating and a lot of hard work in the gym.

Read the full story, here.

I know some people are going to say that this is impossible to do. No one could add 25 lbs of muscle in that quick period of time, but believe it or not, it can be done successfully. How can it be done? Well, I think Hugh Jackman is gonna do a lot of work. Do a lot of brutal training. That means, lots of heavy lifting. Doing lots of cardio. Eating a lot of protein and calories. Maybe supplements too if he plans on doing that. I’m sure Hugh Jackman will hire personal trainers to help him reach that goal.

Jackman is a very built guy, but looks like Aronofsky, wants him to be even more jacked for this role. Sounds like this is going to be a violent action movie. More violent than the last Wolverine movie.

It is possible to gain lbs. of muscle in a quick period of time…because I did it myself. Maybe not 25lbs in one whole year, but I know I gained a 8-10 lbs of muscle quickly. When I first got into bodybuilding, I weighed about 140 lbs. Now I’m 150 lbs, exact. I’m not fat ’cause I eat good and do a lot of cardio, so I know I’m gaining muscle big time. People assume it takes years to build a good physique but if you do it right, you can get some good muscle in a year.

I’m sure Jackman would do this with no problem at all!

Kev

Cool Photo: Triple H & Shawn Michaels makes return to WWE at Tribute to the Troops…

Triple H & Shawn Michaels will make their return to WWE as D-X, for the upcoming, “Tribute to the Troops” show on Dec. 18th. Not sure if this is a one off appearance with D-X or full time. Maybe a one off appearance with Shawn Michaels but Triple H will probably stick around WWE more. If these guys returned as DX then that means they are definitely not the RAW Anonymous GM either. The above photo is Triple H and Shawn celebrating Christmas with the troops along with Rey Mysterio, Randy Orton and John Cena. Look like, they just finished taking Nexus out of the ring?

Out of all the predictions people made on who the Anonymous GM is, lets cross off the list of the guys who are definitely not the GM so far: Michael Cole, Jim Ross, Triple H, and Shawn Michaels.

Tomorrow’s RAW is the WWE Slammy Awards so that ought to be interesting. The GM probably won’t be revealed sometime before the Royal Rumble PPV. I’m betting my money on it.

Kev

I really want to learn to sing better…

My vocals have been compared to Bob Dylan, Nick Cave, and Tom Petty so many times. I believe I can sing okay, but I’ll admit that I need more work to do. I know how to stay in key with the guitar when singing, at least. That part is easy. I’ll never sing like Robert Plant or Chris Cornell, I just want to improve my vocals just a little better. Give it more personality. I want to be able to get all that sound out of the voice box, have a stronger voice. I’ll need to do vibratos with vocals more and other techniques. I also want to hit the high notes. Those who think they can’t make their voice better and can’t make it strong, it can happen. It just takes a lot of practice and years of hard work.

Many local singers around here think they can sing good, but some of them need more voice coaching. There are ways to improve your singing, all the time. You can work with a professional vocal coach to get better, sure, they’re not cheap, they usually charge a lot for an hour. I find it cheaper going through vocal instruction books/DVD’s, so I’d rather learn with that.

I just want to give what my original songs needs, and that is good singing. You can have a stronger voice by singing vocal exercises. I already do have an instructional vocal DVD at home, but I plan to get better ones in the future, like Jim Gillette’s “Vocal Power” for example and, “Singing For Dummies” is another good one. I’ve always liked to sing and play guitar at the same time, it was Neil Young that inspired me to do that. If it wasn’t for him, I’ll just be playing guitar and not singing instead.

You’ll get more respect for your music and more people will listen to you, when you sing good. Don’t be afraid to say that you’re not happy with your own singing voice. I’m not afraid to say it. My goal in 2011 is to focus on learning to sing better.

Kev

BREAKING NEWS: Sly is in the Boxing Hall of Fame! WOW!!!!!

Well I never saw this one coming!!! A Hollywood actor in the Boxing All of Fame? Is this for real? Yes it is, and the proof is right here! 🙂 Sly must be thrilled to be inducted in the same year as Mike Tyson! So you ask, how can a Hollywood actor be inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame, when he’s not even a real life boxer but an actor? Well the answer is simple he contributed to a lot of it in boxing. He helped promote boxing and helped make it to what it is today. With the 6 Rocky films he has done and, “The Contender”, TV show he did, that’s good enough for being eligible to the Hall of Fame. This blog, here, does a good job explaining how Sly made it.

Some may wonder why Sly never became a real life professional fighter in his past, but instead he does it in the movies. I think the reason is, he once said over at “Aint It Cool News” during one of his Q&A’s, he admitted he wouldn’t be good at it for real, so he did it for the big screen instead. He does know some boxing obviously as he has been trained for it for the movies. So he knows a lot about it. Sly not a real life boxer? I would say, of course he is. Congratulations to Sly, and I’m just very happy for him, and it’s very well deserved! Whether you agree with it or not, Sly is a huge part of boxing and that’s why he got in! Seriously, I had a huge smile on my face when I heard this news! 🙂

Kev

BREAKING NEWS: Billy Ray Cyrus responds to Miley video, via twitter!!!

Billy Ray Cyrus, the former country star and father of Miley, spoke about the video with his daughter smoking Salvia from a bong. He admitted to the public that he’s very sad about it.

Billy Ray tweeted, this.

Ouch! Look like Miley is in deep trouble! Even if Salvia is legal to posses in California, it’s still very bad to use. Hope Billy Ray does something fast before Miley turns herself into a junkie. That’s the trouble with being big & famous. Not everyone’s going to be your friend and people will do anything to make you look bad for the world to see.

Kev

Correction: Miley wasn’t smoking weed, it was Salvia…

What Miley was really smoking, wasn’t weed. It was Salvia, which is much more dangerous than weed. I’ll take back what I said about Miley doing nothing wrong and changed my mind, that she is doing something wrong and she needs to get checked out. This drug can kill her.

All about Salvia, here.

Look like Miley got into hanging with the wrong crowd that she thought they were her friends.

Kev

Cool Video: Miley Cyrus getting a little too 4:20 friendly in video…

A video have been leaked to the web of Miley Cyrus, yes, the real Miley, smoking a bong while partying with friends.

See this entertaining video @ TMZ.

Yes, Miley maybe 18 and maybe allowed to do whatever she wants, but weed is illegal, no matter the age you are. Honestly though, I have no problem with Miley experimenting with weed. Isn’t this the age where most adults start smoking weed? Most people start in their teens or younger. So I find this normal and nothing wrong with it.

Of course, certain people will come around and call her evil for this and will probably compare her to Lindsay Lohan, but at least Miley isn’t driving and being responsible. She’s okay doing this in my book. I wonder what Billy Ray would have to say about this?

Kev

Fitness goals for 2011…

Some may wonder what my fitness goals are for 2011. My goal is that I will try my best to keep going in fitness, non stop all year round. Try to get bigger and muscular. Hopefully get a chest improvement and lower bodyfat some. I’m just going to keep doing what I do. I know I’m successful at fitness because it seems that the word, “muscles” is my new nickname. A lot of people are starting to call me, “muscles” instead of Kev. If you want people to start calling you “muscles”, you gotta work hard and not give up. I also hope to keep going throughout the year without any injuries and get better at nutrition.

I love fitness. It’s the best thing that ever happened in my life. I just want to be a natural bodybuilder, get that natural look. I’m not going to tan or look like those guys you see at bodybuilding competitions, I don’t want that look. I just want to look good being half naked in front of people and not be afraid of it anymore, you know, not being afraid to take my shirt off in public. Fitness is helping me feel more confident being shirtless more often during the summer and warm weather. Do I want to attract the ladies? Maybe so. That’s one of the reasons most guys want into fitness for, right? Sure. I’ll admit that’s pretty much one of the reasons I wanted into fitness & bodybuilding. Plus, most importantly, get healthier and look better.

On Dec. 31st, I’ll post new progress pics, along with older ones, so I can do before & after stuff. Be on the lookout for that.

Kev

Report: Jim Morrison officially pardoned for exposure at a 1969 Miami concert…

Jim Morrison, the legendary singer of the Doors, is now officially a free man! Today, a huge announcement was made in the music world that the Doors singer was pardoned for exposing himself and cussing like crazy at a Doors concert in Miami in 1969. Jim Morrison was pardoned by Florida governor, Charlie Crist. Of course, in the hearing there will always be someone to hate Jim Morrison for what he did, Attorney general, Bill McCollum slammed Morrison’s behavior while Crist did his best to defend Morrison. Alex Sink, also defended Morrison by saying, “nobody knows what happened that day”. For those that assumed that Morrison was a flat out junkie, Alex Sink proved that Morrison lived a clean life for over 40 years. The reason for the pardon is because Morrison created a legacy with the Doors and his music meant a lot to so many people.

Read the full story, here.

This is really amazing news! If Jim Morrison was still alive today, I’m sure this would have made him one very happy guy, he wouldn’t stop smiling over this, I’m sure!!!!  I’m sure the other guys in the Doors: Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and Jon Densmore are very happy for Jim too.

I’m a huge Doors fan as they have a lot of influence in my own music and songwriting.

Kev

Report: Sarah Palin is the next victim of Operation Payback hacking…

A group of Julian Assange supporters, called Operation Payback, are a group of hackers. They are angry at some who have censored the Wikileaks site. This is more proof that Julian Assange is looked at as he’s some kind of hero in this world. The Operation Payback already attacked Mastercard, Visa, Paypal, the Swedish government website, and Sarah Palin is the next victim.

Read more about it, here.

Dayam, this is getting really nasty! People really love Julian this much, eh?

Kev