Finally, the moment we've all (um, OK, the moment I've) been waiting for: Seattle Weekly's Year in Music 2003 extravaganza! First we've got two CDs' worth of the music staff's favorite local tracks; next there's my year-end essay (described, aptly enough, as brief and nondefinitive), accompanied by my 101-song 2003 playlist (also available as a single MP3 CD or six audio discs--email for details). And finally, five Weekly music writers make, and write up, their year-end CD-R. (The rest of them will be published in next week's issue.) Enjoy!

p.s.: the best part may be the cover, which is here.