December 3 , 2003 (Vol. 38, No. 10)

noise.

Editor: Kimberly Chun
Art director: Lori Spears
Noise logo & cover designer: J. Fish
Music accounts executive: Chris Owen

Lost and found: the year in music
The Bay Guardian's music writers look back at 2003, figure out what got lost in the shuffle, and contemplate what they've found. Also our picks for the best music of 2003 and a chance to give us your favorites.

Shock rocks
By Kimberly Chun

The beast of 2003
By Vivian Host

Missed your band
By Mike McGuirk

Crazy in love

By Oliver Wang

Finders keepers
By M.P. Klier

Almost completely
By Duncan Scott Davidson

It's all relative
By Jimmy Draper

Into Africa

By Hua Hsu

'Changes' good
By Will York

Label me impressed
By George Chen

Top 10s

Get in the mix: give us your Top 10 music picks for 2003. Albums, songs, shows and other music-related favorites are all fair game. E-mail noise@sfbg.com.

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