I'm listening to Saigon Kick's - Water album on my iPod at an ear bleeding decibel...My lord, I haven't listened to this disc in years...It's f**king brilliant! I forgot how great these songs are...dare I say classic, sounds just as cool now as it did back in the early 90's...here's my little tip for you not in the know, go cop this album on Amazon (you can get one used for 52 cents, you can't get a pack of gum for that much) - What the hell is Jason doing?!? You should be making music brother! Bring Saigon Kick back!

Have you watched this movie yet? Well ya need to...so get to it

Al Gore, ya know the guy who was president for a blink until the chimp stole the election from him...man what a farce that election was...What in gods name is this fool thinking?!? C'mon now, lets not kid ourselves there is no denying Bush is thee absolute worst president ever and for so many reasons, um yea lets see what can I do to serve my country while in office...hey I know, lets tell a myriad of lies and go start a war with this country for no reason whatsoever...we'll say we're fighting terror...our soldiers and Iraq citizens are dying for oil...

Mr. Gore aka the guy who should be president did a stellar job presenting the facts, his presentation is informative, compelling and frankly scary as hell, if we don't do something about the very real Global Warming issue that we are causing there are going to be some heavy ramifications.

I had a chance to shoot Head Automatica the other night. It was great to see Daryl again, I haven't seen him in ages, not since the Snocore tour a number of years ago when he played with his other band Glassjaw. I swear that dudes got a photographic memory, he knew exactly who I was...The shots came out great...The guitar player in the band, I forget his name, asked me if I was using a digital camera. I said "What's that? bro I'm old school, strictly film for me"...Ok, I do some high end digtial work but essentially use my 20D for a light meter (how lame is that, 1200 bucks for a f**king light meter!?!)...the band looked and sounded great, I like this project Daryl's doing, it allows him to stretch out and do some song writing that wouldn't fit with the Glassjaw aesthetic...

Shot k-os last night in a college dining room, it had a very Breakfast Club vibe to it (you remember that flick right?) a lot of TRL girls in the front row with there Gym Class Hero t-shirts on...k-os played only a half hour set, wish it was more...he opened the gig, which I thought was odd...his band was excellent. I had a chance to chit chat with him after the show, he's a very articulate cat...my homie did an interview with him for a nationally published zine...I did the photo thing...no candids just live pics, I was going to ask to snap a few shots after the interview but the vibe didn't feel right and the tour manager Andrew Brereton made it clear that Kevin usually isn't in the mood to take photos after his set. Oh really? This piece is for a nationally published magazine and he's not in the mood?!? GTFOOHWTBS! He played 30 freeging minutes, I don't think he even broke a sweat, c'mon now...the bullshit I have to deal with...

I changed the 2nd shot of Thursday and put a new one in it's place (Music II port)

I have a ton of photos to put up from Russell Malone, Head Automatica and k-os...I was also debating on putting up a few pics from my lowrider shoot, we'll see...actually I might just send a few shots to Ross, he digs asian chicks...

peace

Hey,

Had a chance to shoot Russell Malone last week, the shots came out killer, I'll put some up over the weekend...

Mastodon cancelled there show, the weather has been awful here, tons of snow...sucks...

Shooting God Forbid tomorrow...

I f**king caved and did it...myspace

Whad Up,

I put up a few Lupe Fiasco and Thursday photos, have a look...I've got a ton of photos from both shoots, so I'll take down the old ones in a few weeks and add new...

Shooting Mastodon on 2/14

Going to cop some Bose headphones for the iPod...

peace

I've had a few folks ask about the limited edition prints...the store will be up soon, in the meantime if there's an artist or photo on the site you dig and want to cop don't be shy, holla at me via phone or e-mail and we'll work it out...

p.s I've got a huge catalogue of stock images...

This movie is an absolute must see...

What Up Muhfuckas!!

Shot Lupe Fiasco last night, the show was a'ight, he's a young cat and puts on an ok live show...he'll get better as he gets older...Opener Rahzel should NOT of had a full set, he went on waaaay to long...

Had my shoot for *can't tell you the magazine yet, until the images are published* basically it went down like this...Lowrider (bike), Cutie (Nikkie "You're sooo f**k'n funny!!" -- "It's really f**king cold in here!!" Mangus, you are a total sweetheart, thank you for being so hella cool, I had a blast!)

Big ups also to Danny and Scott @ Skyehigh for the use of your store and lowrider, you cats are the shit!

I'm shooting Russell Malone this Friday and Saturday (stoked for that!)

Getting ready to bounce out for dinner and a flick...be safe

peace & blessings
Scott

I got to the Thursday gig late last night, still ended up having an hour of downtime before the shoot, so I got my drink on...ran into a few of my buds I have'nt seen in ages, we chatted about music and chicks...boring

The band is super laid back...really nice guys...I had two minutes *literally* to shoot them before they went on stage...

I didn't have a chance to catch up with Murder By Death, may re-schedule and shoot the band in a month or two when they open up for the Reverend Horton Heat...

Shooting Lupe Fiasco and Rahzel tomorrow night...

Had a killer weekend, went and shot an indie band in Canada on Saturday (had a blast!) - I'll put a link up to the photos when I get them back from the lab.

Pushed my Model, Lowrider shoot off until this coming Saturday.

I'll be shooting Thursday and Murder By Death on Wed and Lupe Fiasco on Friday of this week.

Also adding a sales page to the site for limited edition prints, should have that up in a few days.

I got a nice e-mail from the Guitar player with Flogging Molly - Dennis Casey

I must say he has excellent taste...


Hi Scott,

I wanted to take a second and tell you how great of a photographer I think you are. I got a copy of the photo you took of me and it had your web site on the bottom, so I checked it out. Great stuff.

Do you work out of Rochester?

Well I just wanted to drop you an email and let you know I really like your work.

Maybe we can work together again.

Dennis Casey

I've got a shoot Saturday with a model, and a lowrider...should be a blast....I'll publish some of the prints when I get them back from the lab...

I'm debating on shooting the legendary punk band the Dwarves on Sunday...*shrugs* might go down to the club have a few Guinness and blast off a few rolls of film, we'll see...

Here's a link to Fishbone playing in France last month...they look and sound amazing!

peace
Scotty

My Dad passed away this morning he was 67...it was so sudden...I'm really sad...

Hope you had a stellar holiday (I know I did)

Here's a list of artists and bands I'll be shooting in the next few weeks

Thursday
Murder by Death
Lupe Fiasco
Russell Malone
David "Fathead" Newman
Victor Goines
MASTODON (they got my vote for best metal album of '06)
Dr. Lonnie Smith (it's always a blast shooting him)
Head Automatica
Gym Class Heroes
K-os
Lamb of God
BB King (I'm pumped to shoot him, he's one of my heroes)

I'm also helping a few friends out with there porfolios...

peace
Scott

I want to wish everyone a Happy Holiday - Be Safe!

RIP to the Godfather of Soul

I watched the Bad Brains dvd "Live @ CBGB's 1982" last night...I was 11 when they played these shows...the energy of the crowd and band is unreal

I'm working with a clothing company who wants to license a few of my jazz photos for t-shirts. I can't tell you what images and who the company is just yet, but I will have a link up as soon as everything is finalized...

peace
Scott

Gunn has a new album out...it's amazing!

X-Mas shopping is killing me this year, I should have just done it all on-line...

I just got confirmation, I'm shooting Every Time I Die in Buffalo on the 22nd.

New Senses Fail shots added to my 2nd port.

I've started this project in my studio, basically just trying to get more organized. I need an intern who'll work for pizza and beer lol, there are literally thousand of photos and negatives that need to be alphabetized and put away in filing cabinets.

I found this old shot of The Rev, I'll try and publish it later today.

"5 killer albums of 06"

If you dig the album don't be a punk, go buy it! What a novel idea...support the artist "Don't steal it off the internet"

The BellRays - Have a Little Faith

Celtic Frost - Monotheist

24-7 Spyz - Face the Day

TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain

Fishbone - Still Stuck in Your Throat

I picked up my Senses Fail prints from the lab and published one in my Music II portfolio...they came out killer

All the guys in the band were super cool. I only had about 10 minutes to shoot them, but that was plenty

I'll add a few more shots tomorrow

L8tr
Scott

Fucking brilliant!!!!

Hey,

My Celtic Frost interview has been published on-line have a look when you get a minute...

I just got confirmation, I'll be shooting Senses Fail and Bleeding Through on the 28th...then on the 2nd I'll be shooting one of the illest bass players on the planet...

I'll have another portfolio up next week. I'm going through some of my older photos and I've found some cool ones that have never been published. I think you're going to dig em'

This is a lil creepy...WTF!?! ok I know my name is not the most different but c'mon now...another excellent photographer (not as good as me) with the same name. I may have to add my middle initial to my work...

"Scott Lee Stewart Photography" has a nice ring to it..maybe "Scotty Lee Photography" nah that's weak...actually "Scott L Stewart Photography" hmmm nah

Have a Great Holiday!

I published a few Celtic Frost photos in my first portfolio...

For those asking, no you can't use any of my images for your fan sites

DJ Rap has a new album out. I never buy anything from iTunes, but I caved and spent the $10.00...well worth it...She's soooo hot, aesthetics aside the album is very good, and if you're reading this...

I would love to shoot with you!!

I'm getting ready to watch that flick "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang", but before I do I thought I would check in and give you an update...

I shot Celtic Frost the other night, the band sounded and looked killer, big ups to there road manager Wolfgang...A road manager who actually gives a shit about the band and not hunting down groupies and drugs...

My plan was to shoot the band with there fresh makeup and gear just before they went on stage, but it was raining out and that put the kabash on candid photos, so I had to settle for live shots. I was going to shoot them on there last North American date tonight, but it's a 2 and 1/2 hour drive from my crib to the venue and I'm so not into that...

I interviewed Martin Ain (Frost bass player and co-founding member) for a 400 word piece I'm writing on the band. I was slightly skeptical going into the interview. More like shitting my pants before the interview. I don't generally interview bands, I'm there to take photos not shove a mic in there face and ask boring and inane questions that they've already heard a thousand times before. I can already see him rolling his eyes and politely answering my silly question about his influences.

I wanted my interview to be different...before the interview I was neurotic, I kept repeating over and over in my head *obsessively* "What the fuck am I going to ask this guy, what are we going to talk about?!?"

What if he gives me one word answers and I don't understand a word he's saying (they are from Switzerland) When I got the call from Wolfgang saying he was ready to talk I almost blew it off. I'm glad I didn't, Martin turned out to be hella cool. I fired my first question at him and v'iola he was talking his ass off. Ain is a very articulate, captivating and intelligent cat with an eclectic view on things...

I'll put a link up to the article when it's been published...

I'll have photos up from the gig later in the week...

I'm also going to be adding another portfolio to the site for all of you asking for more photos...

Be Well
Scott