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Everyone knows that a music magazine that only allows fans to read about the sounds being discussed is only offering half of the picture, and in the first volume of Backbeat music lovers finally have the opportunity to hear the music that the artists discuss in interviews. In addition to interviews with such popular punk acts as All, Hot Water Music, Thrice, and Nerf Herder, footage from the 2002 Warped Tour offers live performances by MXPX, Lagwagon, and Flogging Molly, and a chance to witness some punk rock karaoke makes this punk rock magazine the edgiest thing since Flipside.