Jake Hout has left the Dead Boys due to internal tensions and disagreements over the use of artificial intelligence to replicate the voice of late lead singer Stiv Bators, with Cheetah Chrome defending the decision and criticizing Hout for his stance.

The artist who won the Haight Ashbury Street Fair’s 2024 poster contest has been accused of using AI. What’s the truth, and what does it mean for art in San Francisco? The Haight Ashbury intersection and surrounding neighborhood are quintessential SF. Hippie, counterculture, music-focused – the street fair that started

I need your help to keep BrokeAssStuart.com going. In 2024, we wrote over 800 articles and published over 4,000 social media posts serving the San Francisco Bay Area. We’ve covered striking workers, fine artists, corrupt politicians, fantastic drag performers, colorful weirdos, cherished small businesses, and the vital news that the

With the very recent controversy surrounding the possible release of AI-generated recordings of deceased Small Faces and Humble Pie singer Steve Marriott, it has become apparent that a tipping point in the evolution of music has been reached and breached. As the old joke goes, the difference between a drum

So far I am seeing tech moving very very fast and making some people lots and lots of money, while responsibility and human contact are becoming less and less important. People are being left out, and important discussions about equity, integrity, and intent are being left behind.

by James Conrad Though he only stood 5’4, the British musician Stephen Peter Marriott had a deceptively and indescribably powerful singing voice. Artists like Robert Plant, Paul Stanley and Steve Perry view him as a role model. As a child, he started on ukulele and later moved on to guitar,

I try not to use ChatGPT very often. I take pride in being able to do shit myself, but every now and then, I like to see how artificial intelligence sees itself.  I asked ChatGPT what San Francisco would be like if we replaced the city’s leaders with artificial intelligence.

A woman was trapped under a Cruise car on Market Street in San Francisco, requiring the San Francisco Fire Department to use the jaws of life to save her. According to Cruise, the autonomous vehicle wasn’t at fault for the accident – as the pedestrian was “launched” in front of

This isn’t a ‘doom loop’ article. I’m not writing this because I’m concerned about the current state of commercial or corporate real estate in San Francisco. It’s actually the opposite: I’m fucking ecstatic.  According to a study released by Capital Economics, San Francisco’s commercial real estate value is predicted to