Cool Video: Old school performance of mine, “Time Bomb” and “Mr. Tough Guy”…

This was an old performance of mine, I think it was in 2011 in the summer or something like that. That was my last gig I had and I haven’t had a gig since then. Yeah, it’s been a long while since I’ve had another gig, but I’ll get myself back out there soon, I promise.

These are the kind of songs, I need to leave behind. Let these songs stay in the past. I like, “Time Bomb”, and “Mr.Tough Guy”, but man. They get so old, playing them at every gig. I gotta write new stuff this year. A mix of rock n’ roll songs and slower ballads.

This video just surfaced the internet out of no where today. I didn’t even ask this guy if he had it or I never told him to upload it. He’s just a fan and supporter of my tunes. He also followed most of my past gigs.

I do want to get back out there, doing this, though. Performing is one of my favorite things to do, ever. This is why I do this. To perform live in front of people.

Kev

Another note on slower ballads…

Ya know, something else I wanted to say about original slow ballads, kind of songs. I don’t know anything about piano, but I’ve always wanted to learn to play. I started to learn to play piano a little, but found that I’m into guitar more. I have always wanted to write piano songs, so I would have to collaborate with another pianist. Somebody who knows music theory and good with improvisation so I can give him/her the ideas that I have in my head. I think I know a few pianists around my area, so I will have to reach out to them sometime. I’m a big fan of Billy Joel and the earlier music of Elton John, so I like listening to that type of stuff, and I always wanted to sing that kind of music myself. Someday…..

Kev

Will I write a lot more slower ballads and sadder songs? Yes, I probably will…

Some of you may look forward to my upcoming new songs that I plan on doing, but they are not what you think they’re gonna be. I’m thinking about changing a different direction too. Writing a lot more slower ballads. Folky and sad songs. Positive family friendly stuff. After the large response and positive feedback from the Whitney Houston video, it made me think that’s the kind of music that I was made to do, after all. If I write original slow ballads, maybe I might get a wider audience then? Sing songs with passion, that will possibly give people goosebumps. Maybe try the folk and bluegrass direction. Not sure.

I’ll still play the fast and upbeat acoustic rock, I’ll never give that genre up, but I want to concentrate on slower songs. I want to prove people that I do have singing talent, and singing this type of music, slower ballads, just might do the trick. Songs that you can relax to and maybe even slow dance, to.

I’ll still do the rock n’ roll stuff, of course, but with a full band sometime in the future if I ever get one formed.

After that Whitney Houston tribute video last year and the response it got, really inspired me. I need to do more music like that. Not exactly love & romantic songs, I can write slow songs about other things like peace and hope, my usual topical stuff.

I’ve been experimenting with a lot more finger style guitar, so you’ll be hearing me doing a lot more of that.

Kev

How to get visible abs (or better known as a six pack)…

Some of you have been seeing my shirtless photos, and I’m sure you’ve all have noticed the six pack on me now, which I believe I successfully achieved. A lot of gym go’ers and bodybuilders out there are struggling to get lower bodyfat. They all want the six pack abs. A lot of people mistakenly waste all their time on crunches, sit ups, planks, and other worthless ab workouts. They also buy all these worthless ab workout equipment like ab spinners or medicine balls and all that crap. How did I successfully get a six pack? It’s really that simple folks!

Just eat really good most of the time and do cardio. The key to getting the six pack is lowering the bodyfat that is covering the ab muscles. You don’t really need to do crunch exercises. I do, but I rarely do crunches that much.

To get a six pack, you need to eat less. That doesn’t mean you should eat 1 or 2 meals a day. You need to eat 4 or 5 small meals a day. Avoiding all junk food of any kind. Avoid all high sugars. Avoid high calories, and fatty foods. No simple carbs or processed stuff. For beverages, you need to give up on the soda and other bad stuff. You even have to cut way down on the alcohol. I don’t drink alcohol much anymore, but I still like to have a few once in a blue moon, that won’t hurt anything.

You need to eat more vegetables and fruit. Drink nothing but water or hot green tea. Eat healthy carbs, fiber, vitamins, and your usual high protein/low carb meals. It didn’t take me long to get visible abs ’cause I was never really all that fat. I always had low bodyfat but since I got into bodybuilding like 3 or 4 years ago, that helped me get lower bodyfat even more.

For cardio, all you need is like 20 or 30 minutes a day either biking, running, walking, jogging, swimming, jump roping, etc. I don’t obsess with cardio too much, all I need to do cardio for is a couple of times a week. I usually do a lot of biking and sometimes jogging.

It’s not that hard to get a six pack. Pretty easy, in fact. The reason that a lot of them struggle to get it ’cause a lot of don’t want to admit that their nutrition is still shit. They’re still addicted to bad food and that’s why they are not successful at lowering bodyfat even if they do a lot of cardio in the gym. Good eating is key to getting there. Period. End of story.

A lot of people don’t want to eat healthy but if you want to have a successful physique and look good, it’s worth it. Eating healthy food may not be tasty but again,it’s worth it. I still have a lot to learn with nutrition myself and will try to get even more strict with my meals in the future. I do have cheat meals, and still like to have junk food, every now and then but on the weekends only. I would have either Ice cream or take out dinners (Pizza or Chinese). I’ve said it before, that cheat meals won’t ruin your physique, it’ll actually help, just don’t obsess with it too much, only in moderation.

Speaking of fitness and bodybuilding, I had to take a week off of it ’cause I came down with a cold. Feeling better now, I think, so I might be hitting the gym tomorrow. I don’t take too many breaks in bodybuilding. Only when I need a rest or when I’m sick, is the right time to take some time off. A lot of people like to take on and off breaks from it which isn’t good. I like to go all year round, non stop. I really am committed to this, and really want to get big as possible.

Kev

Film Of The Day: The Boondock Saints

Happy St. Patty’s. I thought today would be a great day to do an Irish film. The first “Boondock Saints” was really good. The sequel was okay, but the first one was very well made. It stars Sean Patrick Flanery, and Norman Reedus (Daryl in, “The Walking Dead”). It also stars Willem Dafoe.

The film tells the story about twin Irish brothers, who accidentally kills a bunch of thugs. Later, they see it as a calling from God, so they end up killing even more thugs. Willem Dafoe’s character, Det. Paul Smecker, starts to investigate the crimes, but the closer he is to catch the Irish brothers, the more he thinks they just did the right thing.

I first saw this movie on Netflix. I believe it was one of the first movies I watched on Netflix when I first got my account. The writing was really good, and it was a very entertaining, and funny film. True Irish film, indeed. When you watch a film like this, you can tell it was done Irish style. It’s also a great action movie. No car chases. No explosions. You will see a movie full of gun shooting, all the way through. It can get violent. Gory. Plus, Willem Dafoe definitely steals the show. This was one of his best roles in his career.

I’m actually thinking about re-watching this film on Netflix today. It’s still streamable I believe.

Kev

Get well soon, Lil Wayne? *sigh* but what about Morrisey???

I said the same thing in facebook, and will say the same thing here. I think it’s ridiculous how everyone wants to give their prayers and well wishes to Lil Wayne, yet, Morrisey gets ignored. That’s how today’s industry works. It’s more about “celebrity”, and the pop star status, these days. As some of you should know, rock singer, Morrisey, just canceled the rest of his North American tour ’cause of health problems. Morrisey has done this several times before, and it’s look pretty serious for him. I’m more worried about losing Morrisey, than Lil Wayne. I was a fan of The Smiths, and Morrisey’s solo material as well. The guy is a rock genius. Always underrated and overlooked.To hell with Lil Wayne. I can’t stand rap music.

Kev

Film of The Day: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Fincher version)

I think I remember picking this film as one of the best films of 2011, and I still stand by it. This is really quite the incredible flick. Based upon the famous novel by, Stieg Larsson. The Millenium Trilogy books has been pretty popular for years. Yes, these books were already made into Swedish films with Noomi Rapace, starring as Lisbeth Salander, but Fincher came along and started doing the American versions. I knew Fincher would do a great job directing “Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”, from the very start.

It tells a story about a journalist named, Mikael Blomkvist, who helps a man to find his missing daughter, Harriet. Of course, Mikael couldn’t do the job alone, so he hired a young computer hacker to help him do the research. Mikael thought this young computer hacker, was just an ordinary girl, but he learns that she wasn’t because of her goth-like appearance.

Starring Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara, I thought both of them delivered great performances. The entire cast did great, honestly. Trent Reznor once again gave this film a beautiful score. The story was pretty thrilling and it’ll leave you wanting more and more. This Lisbeth Salander is a pretty like-able character.There are some disturbing and graphic scenes in this film, but without them, then this Lisbeth Salander character wouldn’t have worked. What I was most impressed with the film is that this film stayed very faithful to the novel. It didn’t leave anything out at all, pretty much.

I’m a proud owner of this film on Blu-Ray, and it’s another one of those films, I can re-watch over and over. I hope David Fincher and Trent Reznor will still work together for the next two films, “The Girl Who Played With Fire”, and “Hornets Nest”. If you’re late on Fincher’s, “Dragon Tattoo”, and haven’t seen it. I would recommend it.

Kev

Why I’m so outspoken in music and other things…

A lot of people wonder why I’m so honest and outspoken in music, and other topics. Sometimes my thoughts on music and other things can spark some controversy. I’ll sometimes get a public backlash on some of the things, I say, sure. I’ve always believed it was a good thing to tell the truth. I’m just not afraid of the truth. If other people want to tell the truth about me, that’s just fine. I’m not afraid anything. I know the truth may upset some folks, but why hide your feelings on things inside? Don’t hide your emotions and thoughts. I have nothing to hide. There are so many bloggers out there and websites, being so positive and lovely about everything. Again, I just think it’s good to tell the truth. Be real about stuff. Have the balls to say the stuff that people are afraid to say. That’s always been me, and I’ll never change.

I’ve always believed that it’s an important thing that a musician needs to be honest and real about things. Why would you want to be happy and lovely about everything, ya know? I try to be. I’m just not afraid to speak my mind. No holds barred, anything goes. I’ve always been this way in forums and other places online. Why am I like this online? It’s because it’s how I am, off the computer. Just an honest and real guy. It’s just who I am.

If I ever got to get interviewed for radio, newspapers or magazines someday, people are probably not gonna like what I have to say and many of the stuff I’ll have to say will probably get edited out. This is probably part of why I post on my blog. It’s just my own area where I can have my own freedom of expression. Even if I have my own blog, people still seem to get mad at some of the stuff I say on here.

My opinions and thoughts on certain topics will always remain the same. People can argue and debate with me all they want to, I will always believe in and stand by the things I say. I just feel it’s good to tell the truth about things and it makes life easier.

I do support all national music, and local music. I support musicians of all kinds, but I’m still gonna have some brutal honesty. If a band plays a show that’s not all that good, I won’t be afraid to say it. If they act unprofessional or if I disagree with how bands do things, I won’t be afraid to say it. Maybe this is part of why I’ve always had a love & hate relationship between musicians and music fans.

That’s okay, though. I like telling the truth. I don’t feel ashamed of doing it, either. I’m not afraid to give things bad reviews either. Nothing wrong with having an honest opinion on something. If it’s on your mind, get it out of you. Don’t hide it in. Whether the public reaction you get is either good or bad, hey, it’s not the end of the world. It’s not perfect. Life isn’t about pleasing everyone. Just simply be yourself. That’s what it’s all about.

Kev

Film Of The Day: O Brother, Where Art Thou

The Coen Brothers made a lot of great flicks, but I think this is my favorite one. George Clooney is mostly known for starring in drama roles, but sometimes he likes to do a comedy film. When he does a comedy film, he will do a good job at it. I thought Clooney was real funny in this movie.

It tells the story of Everett Ulysses McGill, who escapes from a chain gang along with his friends, Delmar and Pete. The film is taken place in the 1930’s, and was based on Homer’s “Odyssey”. Everett wants to go back home so he can seek the treasure that maybe there but of course, they meet a bunch of strange people along the way, including the KKK, in which, they want to stop them from getting that treasure.

The reason this movie works perfectly ’cause the film was shot beautifully, the acting was well done by everybody. It was funny, and enjoyable. Lots of memorable scenes and funny catchphrases. Most importantly of all, it was the music. Lots of folk music being played throughout the film, and these are songs that you can sing all day yourself, most notably, songs such as “I’m a Man of Constant Sorrow”, “I’ll Fly Away”, “Go To Sleep Little Baby”, etc.

Yes, this is another one of those movies I would never get tired of watching. “I Don’t Want Fop, I’m a Dapper Dan Man”.

Kev

Report: Dave Batista lands huge movie role, he is Drax the Destroyer in Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy”…

Look like former WWE star Dave Batista won’t be returning to the WWE anytime soon ’cause the man is heavily focused on MMA and acting in film. Dave’s film career is already taking off. He already had a role in “The Man With the Iron Fists”, and Dave just completed “Riddick 3”, with Vin Diesel. Now Dave has a huge role in Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy”, and he will be playing Drax the Desroyer. There were a couple of other guys who auditioned for the role, such as Jason Momoa and a few others, but it seems that Marvel was most impressed with Dave, so he got it.

More on the story, here.

The Rock should take note,’cause look like we have another big former wrestler starring in some big movies. If they can get Dave in “Expendables 3”, that would be pretty cool too!

Dave has always been my favorite performer in wrestling too. He is a good actor. He didn’t get these acting jobs in movies for nothing ’cause the wrestling helped him get the acting talent. That’s how all wrestlers get into movies ’cause wrestling is acting.

Kev

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