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Say 'Bay'
Behind the New Bay sound of local hip-hop: NorCal producers.
By Garrett Caples

Noise: ‘Pressure’ drop
E-A-Ski cooks up a Bay sound from a higher ground.

Noise: Calm for the senses
Relax, freak out, and enjoy the proggy psych of Sweden's Dungen.


Noise: ‘Não’ now
Taking in the sexy afterlife of Brazilian post-punk comps.

Noise: Negativ advertising
Twenty-five years later, Negativland still hear the sounds of plunder.

Noise: Sonic reducer
Neg heads

 

In This Issue

An unmysterious murder
It seems the cops have a pretty good idea who killed Harry Tom. So why hasn't anybody been busted for the two-year-old slaying?
By A.C. Thompson

Balm of Gilead
Local activists back Brazil's demand that US companies allow the creation of cheap, generic AIDS drugs
By Tim Kingston

Books or bullets?
Antiwar movement fights for a ballot measure to keep recruiters out of schools
By Rob Eshelman

Dead air
Berkeley Liberation Radio seeks new studio after latest FCC crackdown
By Camille T. Taiara

Chet Helms
Chet Helms, the legendary Summer of Love rock promoter who died Saturday, June 25, has been interred following a private ceremony at the Columbarium, 1 Loraine Court. The Columbarium is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. See his obituary and memorial in the June 29 issue of the Bay Guardian.

Neighborhood Business: Urban renewables
Greenlight Concepts turns old traffic lights into retro-cool lamps.

Neighborhood Business: Biztips
Openings, closings, and other life changes on the small-business scene.

Editorial: SFUSD's turning point

Editorial: Books, not bullets

Opinion: For the kids
By LaWanna Preston

Community Internet: Broadband as a Public Utility
From Freepress.net: Hundreds of cities and towns are launching Community Internet systems that promise universal, affordable access to high-speed broadband services.
Now telecom and cable lobbyists are pushing a federal bill that would outlaw Community Internet and municipal broadband everywhere.
Stop this disastrous bill. Send a letter to Congress now.

Journalists under fire
Press freedom alerts, journalists in high risk zones, digests from the frontlines of the free press around the globe, and links to national and international organizations working for press freedom

Freedom of information
Alerts, news and commentary on sunshine, open government and first amendment issues. This week from the California First Amendment Coalition: The Jacko Exception to the First Amendment - For persons who care about public access to trials, the Michael Jackson case has been a nightmare.

 

 

Dance: Great Dane
Bournonville's ballet legacy lives on, if only in Copenhagen.

Film: Vitamin Z
The brain drain continues with Aussie import Undead.

Film: Zombie nation

Film: Welcome back
The SF Silent Film Fest rescues some fallen stars.

Film: Critic's Choice - ‘Mana: Beyond Belief’
The power of power

Film: Critic's Choice - ‘The Joy of Life’

Theater: Arbitrary games
Shakespeare's laws of desire run wild in foolsFURY's What You Will.

Stage: Critic's Choice - Mna Rua Dance Productions

Art: Critic's Choice - ‘Blueprints’

See Hear - music DVD reviews

Script Doctor - film news

Local Live - show reviews

Grooves - record reviews

Local Grooves - record reviews

2nd Time Around - record reviews

The Mix


Dine review
Fresh prince
Cheap eats
The longest yard

The Food Snoop,

The Blender

 


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