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Hollywood Blogs / Day Five

Submitted by stuart davis on June 16, 2007

Song of the Day: Heaven by Live
Word of the Day: Phonyxal - (a word Eddie K made up last night)

Eddie Kowalczyk (Buddha front man of Live) came in last night. We had Miracle all ready, and sure enough, Eddie arrived and in about an hour knocked it OUT of the astronomical park. Can't say how much it has meant to me to be working with him. His giving, gracious nature (and it goes without saying charisma + talent!) has absolutely blown me away. He's done this twice now. A year ago, we tried to put this song on my album ¿What. We just couldn't hear it. Sitting next to the songs in that collection, it didn't make sense to us. We tried recording a version of it, Eddie spent a day back then (in colorado) building it with us, and his parts were fantastic. In the end, we set it aside, simply not knowing what to do with it. When I called Eddie to tell him it wasn't going on the album, I was quite dejected. Really bummed out, because I believed and felt such a conviction about the song, felt bad after all he'd done for it, telling him it got cut. His response really made an impression on me. He just said "don't worry about it. really. that song will have its time. its time hasn't come yet, but it will. i know it." he was right!

Hollywood Blogs / Day Four

Submitted by stuart davis on June 15, 2007

Song of the Day: Miracle
Word of the Day: Pregnant

The problem is I only brought one shirt to Hollywood. Literally. I stepped onto a plane with one shirt. the one I was wearing. I've been wearing the same shirt for the last three days. today I sent my assistant Leslie to buy me some t-shirts. i'm still getting the hang of having an assistant. i had to come up with tasks for her to do, and made some mis-steps. first i had her work on a rubic's cube. but we were both like "how is this helping my career?". then i had her write apologies to my wife (for future use), but she was like "how do we even know what you'll have done wrong?". good point. that's WHY they call it the "future". it's not determined. it wasn't until i had Leslie begin working on a press release that i glimpsed something... constructive. i felt -assisted-. and that was a clue. now i follow that feeling.

Hollywood Blogs / Day Three

Submitted by stuart davis on June 14, 2007

Song of the Day: Another Satellite by XTC
Word of the Day: Wobble

Nate Jenkins, Alex, Jason (intern here at the studio), Leslie (my intern), and I are rocking. We're getting Miracle done by Friday so Eddie K can come in and do his vocals on it. I am absolutley loving what I'm hearing.

Today I issued a challenge: The Food-Off. We are going to have a nutritional competition for the next 50 days (that's the time we are spending making the album). WHO CAN EAT THE HEALTHIEST!!!

Hollywood Blogs / Day Two

Submitted by stuart davis on June 14, 2007

Song of the Day: still Miracle
Word of the Day: Moi-mee-EHN-drayz - means "point of all places" in IS

woke up, went to producer Alex Gibson's home. the man. the myth. the moth. we cavorted for a time, frollicking like catholic school boys in the joviality and fraternity of Rock that is afforded only those who've created audio-babies together. then we got down to business. song list for the new album. tempos of each song. key signatures. we mapped out the landscape of the record, moving things here and there, adjusting keys, speeds, so we have the right undulation in the sonic safari. we debate a bit about whether to put songs like Sugar Bullets and Chow Down on this album. in principal, i'm not nuts about re-recording anything that's been released before (even if only on a live album). in practice, no one really heard that album. and some of my all-time favorite songs have never been properly recorded. i want to see them come to fruition. there's really no good recording -anywhere- of songs like nothing in between, chow down, or sugar bullets. so, after a careful survey of pros and cons, we decide on the following song list of candidates this new album:

Virginia Tech Massacre / Stuart Davis Show

Submitted by stuart davis on April 24, 2007

This week the Stuart Davis Show focused on the shootings at Virginia Tech. In the spirit of love, the show is intended as a memorial to the victims as their families. In it, various causes and reactions to the shooting are explored, from different perspectives (subjective, objective, inter-subjective, and inter-objective), and distinct altitudes of awareness. I attempted to offer a slightly more integral view to this profoundly painful event.

One Mind Village

Submitted by stuart davis on March 29, 2007

Stuart Davis Interview on OneMindVillage.com, as well as Ken Wilber and Paul Lonely! Check it out, fresh out of the hopper. Killer site...

The Stuart Davis Show, Episode 8: Death Day!

Submitted by stuart davis on March 26, 2007

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This week on The Stuart Davis Show:

Death Day! Watch it on YOUTUBE now...

Will YOU die? Do you know someone who's mortal? Finally, an episode tailored to your uniqueness. This show's a meadley of some deadly shit. Put your head in the key hole, turn your soul until it un-splits, and your lamp's been lit. Roll your "I" out your head and check this shit!

The Stu clones practice dying, state final wishes, and explore what's fun, funny, and F.U.B.A.R in fatality. Including:

* Reincarnation: I say it every lifetime; There's no such thing.
* It's All About The "O": Margaret Birken finds her G-spot, leaves her body.
* Pedophiles in Purgatory. Catholic Priest relieved of life by fellow prisoners.
* Necrophilia: Nostalgia gone too far?
* Auto-erotic Asphyxiation: Just breathe.
* He came and went: President of France, Felix Faure' fellated to finality.
* Eat me: How hungry were Russians a century or so ago?

And MORE! Dont miss it, The Stuart Davis Show, Episode 8.

New! Episode 7 of The Stuart Davis Show: Shh... The Secret!

Submitted by stuart davis on March 19, 2007

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This week on The Stuart Davis Show, Episode Seven: Shhh... The Secret! Crack for ego maniacs. The Stu clones get their hands on The Secret, and it all goes awry. See what happens when a pre-rational asshole wields a hallucinogenic holy hoax. Also, news from Sex, God, and Rock 'n Roll:

*You Two Faced Pig: What would you do with a duplicated snout?
*Back That Azz Up: Archeologists study the status of the caboose, circa 15,000 years ago
*Japan, flaccid: Island nation says 'Not tonight honey. I have a low replacement rate.'
*Sacre Bleu! Chris Martin of Coldplay pisses off a dead French war hero (yes, there is one...)
*Chris Walken as Ozzy Osbourne?

All this and more, on Episode Seven of The Stuart Davis Show.

The Secret: The Spirituality of Narcissism

Submitted by stuart davis on March 12, 2007

Song of the Day: Hyper-Ballad by Bjork
Word of the Day: Lygophilia - Love of Darkness

"Let me know Your enormity, and my tininess
Help me see Your infinity and my finite-ness"

-Mike Doughty, His Truth Is Marching On

The Spirituality of Narcissism.

The Secret. It's all the rage. The book and movie have garnered the enthusiasm of millions. Everyone from Oprah to Montel is extolling Rhonda Byrne's spiritual juggernaut. The premise of The Secret is simple; The power of attraction. Like attracts like. What we think, what we feel, acts as a magnetic signal, attracting its correlate from the Universe. The Secret says our thoughts and feelings manifest that which we desire. In fact, according to the teachers of the Secret, this works 100% of the time, for 100% of the people who use it. The Universe responds to our wishes, providing whatever we desire. This is because "we create our own reality", and The Secret says science confirms this.

God Laughing...

Submitted by stuart davis on February 21, 2007

A friend sent me this quote today, and I absolutely loved it.

"There are no models, no ideals; the goal isn't to be wise or spiritual.
You just notice what is. I like to say, 'Don't pretend yourself beyond
your own evolution.' What I mean is 'Don't be spiritual; be honest
instead.' It's painful to pretend that you're more evolved than you are,
to be in the position of teacher when it's kinder to yourself to be in the
position of a student. Inquiry is about the truth, which doesn't
necessarily look the way you think it's supposed to look. Truth is no
respecter of spirituality. It only respects itself, just as it appears
now. And it's not serious; it's just God laughing at the cosmic joke.