Music

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Jan
Soundwaves: Funky Brazilian jazz, raw nerve rap, Latin skater thrash, and a no-frills supergroup

Soundwaves: Funky Brazilian jazz, raw nerve rap, Latin skater thrash, and a no-frills supergroup

Way back when, a couple of lifetimes ago, I made scraps of a living off writing about music and culture.
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30
Mar
Vibe Check

Vibe Check

Started the year off with a miss. Two misses, actually. OFTR January and February 2025 dispatches didn’t go out.
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24
Nov
Music and Photos: Worlds Collide

Music and Photos: Worlds Collide

Content Warning: Shameless Self Promotion Ahead Those of you who know me in real life might know that I play
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29
Sep
Back to basics: some photos & some music

Back to basics: some photos & some music

PHOTOGRAPHY Back on my regular bullshit this month — some black and white images captured in the streets of San Francisco
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28
Jul
Not Yet Enshittified

Not Yet Enshittified

Well, here we are. Again. After announcing the end of One For The Road as an email newsletter last month,
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29
Jun
Mundane Things

Mundane Things

One For The Road is dead, long live One For The Road. I’ve been doing this thing as an
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04
May

Electric Wizard

This is English stoner doom band Electric Wizard, live at The Warfield in San Francisco (April 30, 2018), complete with
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25
Mar

New Sounds: Late Night Old Man Jam BS

When I’m not holding down the fuzzed out, fucked up low send in The Loyalists, I have some occasional
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20
Feb

The Loyalists, "Shamfrancisco"

Ride the Trashheap of Sound by The Loyalists I play the electric bass in The Loyalists, a noise rock band
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15
Feb
Old Jams: Bustin' on Bullitt

Old Jams: Bustin' on Bullitt

Here's a quick & dirty jam with a crappy mix. I started by sampling the bass line from