March 5, 2003

noise.

Editors: Kimberly Chun & J.H. Tompkins
Art director: Lori Spears
Noise logo designer: J. Fish
Music accounts executive: Chris Owen

Fuck shit up
A short history of noise rock.
By Mike McGuirk

Tip Sheet
A guide to music in March.
By Kimberly Chun

Uneasy riders
Finding heavy traffic, an island community beset by globalization, and the brilliant Beres Hammond in Jamaica.
By Jeff Chang

One man's opinion
The 79-year-old composer-writer Ned Rorem – who will help jump-start this year's Other Minds fest – is as outspoken and passionate as ever about the world around him.
By Derk Richardson

Punctum
By George Chen

Fresh scent
S.F. producer-DJ Kaskade cleans house.
By Peter Nicholson