Joshua Bote

Joshua Bote is an associate editor for Gazetteer SF, focusing on the nexus of culture, trends, and digital phenomena within San Francisco.
Previously, he covered technology for The San Francisco Standard and SFGate. He’s also served as a trending news reporter at USA Today, and as a music writer at NPR. His work has been published in places like New York Magazine, Billboard, and Paste.
Tyga’s ‘$tarface’ is full of the AI Fenix Flexin used
The hip-slop summer jam continues as the LA rapper’s critically panned album shows signs of AI
The non-Marin teens’ guide to Outside Lands
The city’s biggest music festival was a celebration of music, food, and good vibes that even the cheapskate media people and those darn teenagers couldn’t harsh
How San Francisco gave ‘Rubberz’ its bounce
The rising indie label Empire and a tiny AI music startup helped Fenix Flexin become the summer’s biggest slop star
Jollibee Watch: All (well, most) has been revealed
A Jollibee exec answers some of our pressing questions
Shooting outside of Holy Stitch leaves one hurt with life-threatening injuries
The aftermath of the incident was captured and posted on Instagram
Jollibee Watch: July 31 will forever be known as Jollibee Day
Rejoice, one and all, for the bee’s downtown arrival has been confirmed
The dream of the ‘90s is dead at Gap
All the Cranberries needle drops in the world can’t bring back what made us (or our moms) linger at the basics brand’s stores back in the day
Why not blow a wad of cash on a Daniel Lurie X-rated ‘casting call’ T-shirt?
As the hunt continues for their leading man, the producers behind ‘Let’s Blow San Francisco’ are selling merch









