Yeah, I’m aware that punk has been a “household” name for quite some time now, but it still strikes me as weird when I see full size, glossy music magazines like this that don’t have some jerky rock star on the cover. It’s not a bad thing; it’s just strange to me. Anyway, there isn’t anything like “super obscure best thrash bands from Antarctica round up,” but there’s still some cool stuff, like music going from Ted Leo to Saul Williams, articles on bands going back and forth over the US/Canada border, mix tapes, and Clear Channel (The best part of which is that it’s actually a fair, well thought out piece, and not just “WE HATE CLEAR CHANNEL. WHY? BECAUSE, UM, IT’S LIKE, YOU KNOW, BAD. OR SOMETHING.”). I don’t know who Aiden are, but apparently they’re terrible (judging by the full page ad they have) enough to warrant having their CD smashed, dipped into chocolate and eaten, at least according to a piece here that was pretty funny. –Joe Evans III (POB 63680, Philadelphia, PA, www.wonkavision.com)