Location: Philadelphia, PA
Age: 26
Likes: Stephanie, Frankie, and Baseball.
Dislikes: Hospitals, Doctors, and Surgery.
Future Goals: To be #1 in this rap game!

Location: Long Island, NY

About the writer:

Dad: Where do you get your values? From that stinking heavy metal music you listen to day and night?
BiLL: Yeah, that's it, man. It's all the music! You know everything is just fine until we just listen to a couple of heavy metal albums. Then we get all fucked up!
I currently work at Chelsea Piers, a sports & entertainment complex in New York City, run my record label called UndeRadar on Strong Island, coach ice & roller hockey, and continue to be Justin Wonka’s Consigliore AKA Director of Propaganda. Check out www.underadar.com and support independent music.

Location: Philadelphia, PA
Age: 26

About the writer:
I am an English/Reading teacher in Philadelphia. I also play in a band called the End of Radio. I'm engaged to the best girl ever and we're getting married next July. I live in Northeast Philadelphia in a duplex. I have a dog named Brian (yes, after the Family Guy) and he is the best dog in the world. There's nothing I love more in this world than seeing an awesome live band.

Location: Philadelphia, PA
Age: 25 & 26

About the writer:
Hi, I am Elysa (right) and this is my fiancé Jon-jon (left). We are a part of the WV traveling circus. Our jobs entail feeding the llamas, carrying heavy boxes, plus many other various and usually last minute tasks. Together we enjoy watching penguins waddle, drinking wine such as "the little penguin", Halloween, and traveling to Japan. We will leave you with a trivia question to ponder: How many issues of WV has Justin appeared wearing a Phillies hat while standing next to a brick wall?

Location: Yardley, PA
Age: 24

About the writer:
I’m 24 years young and still trying to figure it all out but in the mean time I like music and I like to write so why not put them together? I’m the co-founder, associate editor and master of the universe for SoundTheSirens.com, an independent online music magazine. I don’t want much out of life, just my girlfriend to be my wife, a home of our own and a puppy or two...

1. JIMMY EAT WORLD - Clarity
2. SAVES THE DAY- Through Being Cool
3. LIFETIME - Jersey's Best Dancers
4. THE GET UP KIDS- Something To Write Home About
5. DAYS AWAY- Mapping An Invisible World

Location: Los Angeles, CA
Age: 29

About the writer:
Other than hanging with family and watching Three's Company reruns, life doesn't get much better than frolicking with my American Staffordshire Terriers (pitbulls). These fabulous creatures continue to get a bad rap because of BAD people who own, mistreat, and mis-raise them. So get informed, people! I'm also the associate editor of Clear Magazine where I write about lots of expensive stuff.

Location: Victoria, BC, Canada
Age: 30 Bones

About the writer:
Ranked #2 super-heavyweight amateur boxer in BC, Canada (91+kg div). 2004 BC, Canada 91+kg div. Golden Gloves winner. 2005 Best Male Competitor BC, Canada Aluminum Gloves. Eight fights of record, three wins, four losses, one exhibition. Boxing coach at Peterec's Gym. Straight-Edge. Trojan (non-racist) Skinhead. Former sports editor and news reporter (Cariboo Observer, Quesnel Advocate). Down with hardcore music, Oi!, punk rock, and Jesus. Coffee junkie. Been known to crack a smile once or twice in my life, too. That's a joke. So start laughing. NOW!

Location: Victoria, BC, Canada
Age: 32

About the writer:
I'm a father of three who enjoys writing about music, going to gigs when I can, watching tons of movies, and reading books. I do a weekly radio show called “It’s Go Time!” on CFUV, 101.9 FM in Victoria (stream it at cfuv.uvic.ca). My other interests include obsessing over old heavy metal and cooking/eating vegan food. I also write and edit for a variety of different publications. Google my name and you'll see what I've been up to. Or don't.

Location: Chicago, IL
Age: 28

About the writer:
I grew up in Ohio, then ventured out to LA for five years working menial TV/film production jobs. I moved to Chicago over a year ago. I have been pursuing music writing for a year and a half now. I have a day job to support my endeavors, and I dream of the day when I don't have to answer to the Man. I write for a variety of other music publications and I am trying to write a book.

Age: A rock chick never tells her true age.

About the writer:
I spend much of my time writing about rock music for 10 national pubs, including Wonka Vision. I am working on a book about the live metal scene in different cities throughout the country. I hang out with rock dudes all the time. I like West Virginia. It's my favorite state. I also write about Lip Gloss and other beauty products for a NYC makeup website. I live outside of NYC—in New Jersey, of course—but I grew up outside of Philly. On the Jersey side. I usually go to at least 125 rock shows a year. I'm probably going to be deaf in a few years. I also have a day job at Roadrunner Records, doing metal radio and video promotion.

Location: Staten Island, NY
Age: 21

About the writer:
I graduated college a couple of months ago and I am now working at a "real job," while residing in my childhood home. It's as lame as it sounds. Netflix and VH1 Classic are something of a saving grace, however.

Location: Philadelphia, PA
Age: 20

About the writer:
I'm from NE Philadelphia. Going to Drexel for Music Business and living downtown. I'm in a band called Good for Nothing. We're currently on a mission to assassinate Fall Out Boy. I like to drink, watch way too much TV, hang out with my buds, and obsess over my love/hate relationship with this city and its sports teams.

Location: Chicago, IL
Age: 24

About the writer:
I write by day, dance by night and study cellular respiration and diatomic particles somewhere in between. I hate driving, roaches, fake lunchmeat and people who ride their bike on the sidewalk. I love crocheting, red wine, boots and dimensional analysis. I have a cat named Ike, who plays fetch with a miniature beanie Grover. I'm not as punk rock as everyone else around here.

Location: Philadelphia, PA
Age: 23

About the writer:
I am an artist/photographer who's job at the magazine is to get artists and photographers for the artist feature and photo essay. Pretty goddamn ironic.

Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
Age: 20

About the writer:
Having only recently discovered that Bruce Springsteen was nicknamed “The Boss” for a very good reason, Sam is now making up for lost time by listening solely to “Nebraska” for the rest of his life. When not listening to this unbelievable masterpiece, Sam spends his free time telling others about just how good a song “Atlantic City” is.

Location: East Falls/ Philadelphia, PA
Age: 22

About the writer:
I’m Very happy to be part of the Wonka collective. It's nice to design something with content you care about. When not doing Wonka Vision, I'm on the road yelling at kids in the band Jena/Berlin. I also think that making someone pick only five favorite records of all time is cruel.

Location: Philadelphia, PA
Age: 25

About the writer:
I do things no one else wants to do.

Location: Maryland
Age: 24

About the writer:
D.J. Short was a finalist to be the newest Supreme Court Judge until it was discovered that he had no experience with Arabian Horses, nor did he know how to launder money. He is also waiting patiently for a Mets' world championship.

Location: Philadelphia, PA
Age: 24

About the writer:
i dont like writing about myself.

Location: Feasterville, PA (15 min. north of Philly)
Age: 25

About the writer:
I'm the owner of my own business, milestogobelts.com, where I make belts for bands and clothing companies. I spend most of my "free" time dreaming up new ideas and devising ways to execute them... then never doing them. I also make electronic music when I find the time and dance around like a madman in my room.

Location: Philadelphia, PA
Age: 21

About the writer:
I go to school at Temple University and currently live in Center City Philadelphia. My hobbies including doing absolutely nothing most of the time and then occasionally getting up to eat food and play drums. Otherwise you probally wouldnt know who I am because I am a bum. If you want to talk to me you should but who knows if I will be in my cynical mood at that time. Wait a minute, thats anytime you talk to me. Dont let me review your cds because I will probally be harsh about it.

Location: New Brunswick, NJ and Waitsfield, VT

About the writer:

I was much cuter as a little kid, but my interests have remained the same: I'm still really into dinosaurs, watercolors, books, Vermont, make believe, lemonade and being a fairy/mermaid. Now that I'm old and stodgy, I attend Rutgers University where I'm a political science major and comparative literature minor.

Location: Sometimes Princeton, NJ... sometimes Boston, MA... and for the next four months, Kasteel Well, The Netherlands.
Age: 19

About the writer:
I am a bundle of nervous energy. I can't stay in one place for too long. I can't focus on one person or thing. I want to know everything and experience everything and travel the world and meet everyone who will take the time to say hello. I start countless projects that I will never finish... and for the most part, I don't really care, because all I really want is a taste, just a little nibble, enough to satisfy my abundant curiosity. Wonka Vision is the only commitment I have ever been able to keep.

Location: Victoria, BC, Canada
Age:28

About Me:
I've spent a lifetime obsessing about music and now primarly survive by writing about it, although three days a week I can be found doing incredibly menial and often quite manual labour in order to pay my bills. Although, I don't have cable and hate cell phones, and aren't heat and hot water included in my rent? So I pay for my phone, internet and electricity costs. I do other things too, but I'll wait until our second date to give you further details.

1. PROPAGANDHI Today's Empires, Tomorrow's Ashes
2. THE WEAKERTHANS Reconstruction Site
3. BRUTAL TRUTH Sounds of the Animal Kingdom
4. ACCEPT Balls to the Wall
5. JAWBREAKER 24 Hour Revenge Therapy

Location: Newtown, PA

About the writer:

The phrase “step it up” has been thrown around the WV office more often than “Jesus” appears in the New Testament. In the spirit of that notion I accepted anointment as editor of the Aesthetic Frequency section. I am David Klyman, rearranger of words; AKA: Grammarus-Dorkus De Punctuation. Fear me!

Location: Levittown, NY
Age: 21

About the writer:
Is guilt an innate emotion or an artificial constraint of societal structure? Yeah, that's a question that enters my mind at least once a day. No, that doesn't mean I do fucked up shit I should feel bad for, it just makes me wonder why we do what we do. One thing is for sure though, there's a lot of determination in this tiny body. Oh yeah, and I'm keeping the commas in check for you.

Location: Philadelphia,PA
Age: 29

About the writer:
I Haven't had a "real job" in four years, I now get paid to hang out with my friends and play music(translation: I'm a DJ) I study Buddhism, I live vegan, and I'm probably a lot cooler than you are. I'm single, so ladies, come get a dose of Vitamin X.

Location: Montreal, Canada
Age: 21

About the writer:
I'm third year journalism student at Concordia University in Montreal. My passion is music. I eat, breathe, and sleep music. I spend all of my free time going to shows and freelancing for different publications. There are so many things I hope to accomplish that it would be impossible for me to list them all. I live life to the fullest!

Location: Philadelphia, PA
Age: 21

About the writer:
I am a History major at Temple University. I have been a vegetarian for nearly four years. All I want to do is play guitar, kiss my girlfriend, and avoid everyone else. I like indie-licious music. Noel Gallagher is cooler than Liam. I wear the same jacket everyday.

Location: Golden, CO
Age: 31

About the writer:
I'm the nicest guy you never met. Not really. I work at the Boulder Running Company selling shoes to the masses of like-minded souls here in Colorado. I eat, sleep, work, and run. When I'm not doing these things I'm chilling with my girl, Sarah.

Location: Monroe & Potsdam, NY
Age: 22

About the writer:
I am a college student at SUNY Potsdam going for my degrees in Politics and Drama. I am also the host of the syndicated The Brandon Show Radio Program on Global Talk Radio and President of Earth's Temporary Solution. My goal in life is to make life more enjoyable for other people. And if there is time, maybe build a little fort.

Location: Brooklyn, NY
Age: 25

About the writer:
I was born and raised in New Jersey, and currently live and work in Brooklyn NY. I work in marketing for an outdoor movie production company. When I'm not working, I'm writing, reading, drinking, playing basketball, or exploring the neighborhoods and tree-lined streets of New York City.

Location: Columbus, OH
Age: 34

About the writer:
I realized that I loved music the first time I heard "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osbourne as an 11-year-old kid growing up in Connecticut. It's been a rock and roll life ever since. My parents' record collection was abysmal, so I was raised on FM radio and, later, MTV. My life changed when I saw Nirvana play a sold-out show (200 people) shortly after Nevermind was released. I hope to pass on this love of music to my three daughters-Olivia, Abbey, and Piper (they've got a good head start).

Location: Indianapolis, IN
Age: 26

About the writer:
Hardcore veteran of 10+ years for better or worse. Bass player for Angelville, episodic amateur boxer, video editor, freelance hack for alt-weeklies and indie mags.

Location: unknown
Age: 25

About the writer:
I grew up in a little bitty town in southern Missouri. It's amazing I learned anything about music, yet I somehow fought off the Billy Ray Cyrus and Meat Loaf with mail order and road trips. Currently, I live in Chicago, photographing for a variety of publications, until I decide which coast to end up on. After I photograph Amy Goodman of Democracy Now and Ian MacKaye, I can retire happy. I enjoy jumping on beds, over-analyzing life, Farscape, my studio, and stealing hipsters' lunch money. And no, that Screeching Weasel song is not about me.

Location: Shrewsbury, UK
Age: 24

About the writer:
Hi, I'm the token English guy. I'm rather dashing; I have a cute accent, and drive some of your favourite bands around when they play Europe. I adore all forms of music; I do session work as a pianist/cellist, manage The Birds of Paradise, book tours, drink beer, and have strong opinions on what constitutes punk. Above all, I'm always right.

Location: Santa Monica, CA
Age: 28

About the writer:
I enjoy making stuff up and writing it down, often while listening to music. My hobbies include eating burritos, reading books with and without pictures, watching things, and sleeping about half as much as I should. My writing appears in a few publications, both online and in print. Much of it is coherent.

Location: I have been living in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada for the last five years while going to school, but I’m from Toronto, Ontario. Right this second I’m in one of Canada’s only anarchist collective cafÈ/bookstores. You’ll usually find me here.
Age: 25

About the writer:
I sweat just standing around. Sometimes I think it’s useless to shower because by the time I have dried off I have begun sweating again. I like music and I like my friends. I’m also a high school teacher.