The internet is a good opportunity to be a DIY artist or band…

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I stole this from a band called, the Lucky Jukebox Brigade in facebook. What they said here is so true.

Who needs to be signed to a record label, ya know? I used to dream of being signed to a record label whether Indie or Major but I don’t care anymore. Too many bands & artists live under the delusion of becoming a signed band whether indie or major but with the power of the internet… you don’t need record labels anymore. A lot of unsigned bands & artists these days have been doing the DIY approach of releasing their music for the internet.

I’m about to do the same. Do the DIY approach with my own music when I start to make albums. When I make albums, I’m going to release them all on the internet for free. A lot of bands & artists don’t care to the DIY approach anymore. They would rather have the label do all the work for them. When you release your album for the internet, it’s all up to you whether you want to have people pay for it or release your album for free.

It’s just that what a lot of bands & artists do is that they don’t release their albums in it’s entirety online. They make you listen to like 3 or 4 songs and if you like it enough, they make you pay for the whole thing. Why not just release the whole damn album?

A lot of bands & artists online can be pretty shady when it comes to releasing music online, they’re all about the money really.

You don’t need labels anymore to get recognized for your music. To get recognized for your music online all it takes is good marketing skills, word of mouth and just simply making good music. You can do all that on your own and you don’t need a label to do that for you. A lot of bands & artists are so lazy and careless when it comes to marketing their music. I think I’m pretty good at marketing and promoting my own music but I could get better at it, though. You don’t need a record label to become a star. If you know what you’re doing, you can become a star on your own by doing all the work yourself.

The internet is a powerful tool. With the power of the internet, you don’t need to make CD’s anymore either. I love the internet and that’s why I have chosen to make albums for the internet only and not make albums on physical CD. Nobody cares for CD’s anymore to begin with. Everyone’s getting their music digitally nowadays.

Kev

Happy birthday, David Bowie…

I know I’m a day late but I want to wish David Bowie a happy birthday who just turned 69 yesterday. The man also released a new album titled, “Blackstar” which I bought and downloaded from Itunes immediately. I bought the new “Blackstar” album last night and plan to give it a listen today. I haven’t heard it but I know it’s gonna be good ’cause all of Bowie’s music is good.

I’m a die-hard Bowie fanatic as well. I heard his entire discography of albums finally thanks to Apple Music streaming. How can you not like Bowie’s music? There’s not one album that I don’t like. I love all of his music.

Below are 5 of my favorite David Bowie songs of all time.

Kev

Happy birthday, Jimmy Page…

Seriously, I love Led Zeppelin so much. I may like a lot of music out there but Led Zeppelin will always be my no. 1 favorite band. Yeah, I’m a die hard Led Zep fanatic and very proud of it! I’ll always stay loyal to Led Zeppelin. People can say all kinds of negative things about the band all they want to and try to get me to turn my back on them but it’s never gonna happen. I just fuckin’ love Led Zep.

I wouldn’t be where I am today if it weren’t for them. If it weren’t for Led Zeppelin, I wouldn’t have picked up the guitar and became a musician myself. I’m a guitar player ’cause of Jimmy Page. When I saw what he did, I knew what I wanted to do for the rest of my life and I want to play guitar like him.

Happy birthday, Jimmy and thanks. \m/

Kev

Internet album could definitely happen this year…

I’m pretty committed to this internet album that I’ve been planning for a long time. I didn’t make it happen yet ’cause I was waiting for the right time to do it. I think this year is the right time. Now I finally have a whole new home studio set up with new interface, studio monitors, new DAW, condenser mic, pop filter and all that stuff… I think I’m ready to start writing and recording. The sound is so clean and perfect on my new Focusrite Scarlett interface that it’s good enough to make an album with.

Now I can finally make clean guitar without any humming sounds. Now I can finally record clean & perfect vocals with no background hissing. Everything’s gonna sound perfect. Almost like a professional studio really which was the whole goal of what I wanted.

What kind of music will I have on the album? It’s gonna be a mix of acoustic rock and slow folky ballads, I think. I like doing both rock n’ roll and slow ballads so the album is gonna have a little bit of both. I’m gonna take my time with this album ’cause I want to try and make it really good. I want to make it a guitar album. Try to make it have hot guitar playing and the album will be full of vocal harmonies too.

As I’m recording the album, I’m gonna set up my JVC video camera and video tape the whole recording process so I can document it for the internet. That way you can see how I’m recording it. It’ll be like a documentary. I will be talking about the album on those videos like a self interview or something. It’ll be fun.

After I get the album completed, like I said, I’m gonna send it away to copyright ’cause it’s a great idea to get it copyrighted before you make it public. I’m also gonna do a photoshoot so I can design a cover for it and all.

When the album is ready for release, I’ll post cryptic videos on my Instagram exclusively so I can start teasing it. Keep it mysterious and try to get a buzz going. This album could take the unsigned music community by storm. I think a lot of you will be interested in it. It’s definitely gonna be a double album, I think. One side, a batch of brand new original songs and the other side will be a greatest hits kind of thing. I think it’s a great idea.

I promise I’ll make the internet album really soon. I was just waiting to get the right recording equipment for it. Now that I finally got it all… I can now get to work and start recording!

Kev

The American people wants honesty in the media and government but most are blind & ignorant about it…

Can’t you see all the dishonesty in the media? All the dishonesty in the government and the Obama White House? Like most people I’m tired of it all too. All the dishonesty… the lies and the political correctness that goes on in this country. Like most Americans, I’m fed up with it all as well. Yeah, it is the truth that most of us are fed up with the media and the US government. We are also fed up with Barack Obama, our US president. It’s just that a lot of people can’t see our true feelings about America. Nobody cares to listen to us and nobody cares to hear us. That’s why we’re called the “silent majority”. We’ve been the silent majority ever since Barack Obama has gotten elected in 2008.

I mean, each fucking time we want to tell the truth about Obama or what’s really going on in America… a lot of people will laugh at us and say “We’re full of it”. It’s just ridiculous. All of it. Instead of people saying, “Thanks for bringing it to our attention”. They have to make fun of us and bully us around.

This bullshit still goes on today. This is why a lot of us support Donald Trump ’cause he’s been saying all the stuff we’ve all been thinking. He feels the same about America as we all do. Each time we tell the truth, we all get looked at as insane whack jobs.

What I find even more insane is that a lot of people will believe everything the media says and that’s the last thing you wanna trust, the media. I try to tell people how corrupt and broken the media is but no one wants to listen to me on that either. They’ll defend the media and say things like, “Oh, they’re all just doing their jobs and they know what they’re doing. The media is credible source”. Really?

Come on, guys. Fucking knock it off, will ya? You don’t need to agree with everything the media says. How about some “critical thinking” and “thinking outside the box”? That’s what I do. I don’t go by everything the media says. Fuck no. What I do is when stories get big in the news, I express my own opinion and my own thought. When we do, people will be like, “wah wah wah, you’re wrong. You can’t say that”. It’s all fucking bullshit. I’m tired of it all.

We all deserve to speak our mind and tell the truth. That’s the problem in America is “political correctness” in the media and government. Sad part is most people in America buy what the media and the government says. This is why I have to stick to my guns. I’m not gonna let people silence me ’cause they disagree, no fucking way. I make an opinion and thought about politics, I stick with it. I still do that today.

I no longer care if people get pissed off or offended at my opinions. Fuck you if you don’t like what I have to say. These days, I just ignore people who disagree or get offended. I just express my opinion and ignore everyone’s bullshit. It’s just the best thing to do, ya know? Save ya a headache.

Our mainstream media is corrupt and dishonest. If you read garbage like the Washington Post, Salon, Media Matters or the NY Times then I feel sorry for you. If you take what they say seriously then I feel sorry for you. They are not credible source at all. All they do is feed ya a bunch of one-sided garbage. I can’t stand the way the news is right now and it’s getting worse for sure especially the new jobs report that just got out which you know is a flat-out lie and fake. The media and the government are both on Barack & Hillary’s side.

You gotta stop watching or reading the news ’cause it’s all garbage. All they do is brainwash you and they are doing a very good job of it too. People are so naive and dumb, they’ll believe everything they see & read.

Kev

Would Patrick Stewart ever reprise his role as Cpt. Picard ever again? You might be surprised of his answer…

In 2002, Patrick Stewart retired the Cpt. Picard character in the film, “Star Trek: Nemesis” which appeared to be the final Star Trek film in the “Next Generation” franchise. Patrick never played the role again since then. Over the years in his career, he went on to other roles like Professor X in the “X-Men” series.

Patrick says he would play Cpt. Picard again as long as the script is good enough.

http://www.blastr.com/2015-1-23/patrick-stewart-says-hed-play-star-treks-capt-jean-luc-picard-again-one-condition

As some of you may or may not know, I’m a huge “Star Trek: TNG” nut. Saw the TNG series on TV and saw all the big screen movies so I’m a big fan of the Cpt. Picard character for sure.

I just came up with an interesting idea for the next “Star Trek” movie. After this crappy reboot with the young cast gets done, they could make one more, “Next Generation” movie where Cpt. Picard is the only cast member in the film and he plays a retired captain. The next Star Trek TNG movie could be a father & son duo kind of thing. The retired Picard could train his son into Starfleet. Interesting idea really.

Kev

I’m happy the Bill Clinton rape scandals finally went mainstream, it’s about time!!!

Thanks to people like Donald Trump and Dinesh D’ Souza, the Bill Clinton rape scandals has finally went mainstream. It’s about time too! All of Bill Clinton’s rape victims are pretty well-documented… it’s just that the media ignores a lot of that stuff over the years. You know how the media is always pretty protective over the Clintons. Don’t let Slick Willie get away with it ’cause they call him Slick Willie for a good reason. People need to wake up and realize that Bill Clinton is a pig and a predator like Cosby. Sure enough, liberals think there is nothing wrong with Bill and they treat him like he’s a king.

Don’t let Bill think he can get away with it… although, while people can try and expose Bill & Hillary all they want to, you know nothing is gonna happen to them. Those two have way too much power so I don’t think Bill and Hillary will go to prison no matter how many crimes they commit. I’ll have another post on that soon.

I don’t want the Clintons back in the White House but I have a feeling it’s gonna happen anyways due to a rigged election.

Kev

Ronda Rousey to have big pictorial in this year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue…

Yeah, Ronda Rousey may be a big time liberal and a Bernie Sanders supporter but who cares. I love her anyway! It maybe a day late for “Woman Crush Wednesday” but I think I have a celebrity crush on Ronda. Whether you love her or hate her, you can’t deny she’s fucking hot. Even without the airbrushing and makeup, she’s hot either way.

I usually never get Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues but I’m gonna have to buy this issue when it hits the newsstands.

http://www.si.com/swim-daily/2016/01/06/ronda-rousey-si-swimsuit-2016-body-paint-leaked-photos

I think Ronda did this ’cause this is a message to all the haters and she’s telling them all to suck it. I know she gets a lot of critics about her looks, her body, her weight, etc. This is her way of giving her critics the finger. This is her telling people that she’s proud of her body and proud of herself and not caring what anyone else thinks.

Kev

“Tales From The Crypt” returning to the small screen with M. Night Shyamalan executive producing…

I’m a huge fan of the “Tales From The Crypt” series that used to get aired on HBO ’cause that show used to be my favorite show when I was a kid. I believe I was in high school around the time the show was a big deal on HBO. I remember I used to stay up real late just to watch the show.

I’m glad that the Crypt Keeper is making a comeback; however, I’m not so thrilled about the guy being in charge of the show… M. Night Shyamalan who I’m not a big fan of at all. So while this is exciting but at the same time, I’m kind of skeptical too.

This show will be a bit of a throwback though. Hopefully they keep the opening theme song and I’m sure they will. I’m a huge fan of horror as a lot of you may already know.

TNT Set to Revive Tales from the Crypt with M. Night Shyamalan

Kev

Can’t get over how great the band, Bully, really is! WOW!!!!

I would recommend you give Bully’s first album, “Feels Like” a listen. It’s a great album. I wish I waited to do that “Top 15 albums of 2015” video until after I heard this album but too late now though. I would have liked to include that album on that list for sure. This band is like 90’s alternative music all over again for sure.

This is how the music industry today should have been like. The mainstream music industry should be just a bunch of musicians picking up their instruments and write songs… not relying on “auto-tune” and “lip-syncing” like all them manufactured pop stars.

I really love the girl in this band. She’s so freakin’ cute and she can sing for sure.

I listened to their album “Feels Like” two times in a row this morning and I wanna buy my own copy of their album for sure. This is a great band who doesn’t write long songs and they keep the songwriting simplistic. Glad the industry is making bands like this popular again. Rock music is coming back but slowly!

Kev

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