Cover Story: Summer Guide 2003
The best music under the sun. Plus: this summer, Good Charlotte's Joel Madden looks forward to touring and working on his '65 Chevy.
Perry-patetic: Lollapalooza's Perry Farrell attempts to recapture the spirit of 1991.
Modern Love: The 1983 Day on the Green with the Police, the Fixx, Madness, Oingo Boingo, and the Thompson Twins blew open the alternative-rock movement in the Bay Area. Plus: an interview with Fixx frontman Cy Curnin.
News: Saving Private Lynch
Like a made-for-TV movie, the tale of the rescue of Jessica Lynch was a story that thrilled all America. Too bad it wasn't true.
SoFA Bazaar Postponed: The SoFA Bazaar on South First Street, originally scheduled to begin this Friday May 16, has been postponed until July, according to the festival promoter Fil Maresca. Citing an increase in costs, Maresca said he hopes the additional time will allow the outdoor urban market to get more vendors when it opens in summer.
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