Frontpage (techno magazine)

Frontpage was a German magazine for electronic music and techno culture.[1] The first release was in May 1989 with a run of 5000 copies and 8 pages. From this Frontpage developed into one of the most important German techno magazines with a run of 70000 copies and 140 pages in 1996.[2] Stefan Weil is one of the founders.[1] It was established as an in-house fanzine for Technoclub, Dorian Gray, located in Frankfurt Airport.[1][3] In 1992 the headquarters was moved to Berlin.[3][4] Running out of money, the last release of Frontpage was in April 1997.[1]

References
  1. "The 90s techno magazine that shaped German rave culture". Dazed. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. Techno, Lügen und Videos (Der Spiegel, 25 March 1996)
  3. Alice Dundon (21 May 2018). "How a '90s Techno Magazine Influenced German Rave Culture". Culture Trip. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  4. Uwe Schütte (11 January 2017). German Pop Music: A Companion. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. p. 175. ISBN 978-3-11-042572-7.
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