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This “Qamp” Co-Created a Full Album in 3 Days
I first met rapper, artist, and producer Casey Cope when I saw him perform during SoFar Sounds a few months back. Soon after, I learned of a project he was co-leading which brought together dozens of other Bay Area musicians and producers who were coming together to create a full
Big Tech’s User Agreements are Even Worse than You Thought
By JohnTaylor Wildfeuer You must not be reading your user agreements either, because if you were you would have little time for anything else. A 2008 Carnegie Mellon University study found that if American consumers read user agreements for websites they visit once per year it would require 76 full
The 90s Are Back! We Have Color Changing Shirts!
As 2024 winds down, we’re reflecting on another incredible year of sharing the stories, art, culture, and nightlife that make the Bay Area so unique. BrokeAssStuart.com wouldn’t be what it is without you—our community of readers, supporters, and believers in independent media. This year, instead of asking you to join Patreon
How the Spotify Algorithm is Ruining My Work Life
Algorithms increasingly seem to be running our lives. They’re used in courts, hospitals, and banks. The use of the algorithms bring up a lot of concerns about bias, privacy, and the kind of content they share. I have a much more basic problem with them: they’re stupid.
Spotify Is Giving Premium Members Hulu…for Free!
If you’re a Spotify Premium subscriber, as of yesterday, you get a shiny, new perk: free Hulu. The rollout of this new benefit is pretty user-friendly. If you’re a current Spotify Premium member, you simply need to activate Hulu through “Your Services” found in account settings. Members who already subscribed
Listen Up: Valentine’s Day Soundtrack
I was thinking today … what if your Valentines Day was a movie?
Perhaps you were asked to be the director of said movie. The producer wanted the movie to be a silent one, and all the scenes would be set to music. The location scout informed you that cameras would just follow the main character from the point they woke up … to the moment they went to bed…
BA of the Week – Scoutmob’s Lauryn McCarthy
Every week we feature a different person from the community shedding a little light on their life of brokeitude. Who knows, maybe you’ll learn something about the human spirit — probably not.