Frontpage (techno magazine) explained

Frontpage was a German magazine for electronic music and techno culture. 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 70,000 copies and 140 pages in 1996.[1] Stefan Weil is one of the founders. It was established as an in-house fanzine for Technoclub, Dorian Gray, located in Frankfurt Airport. In 1992 the headquarters was moved to Berlin.[2] [3] Running out of money, the last release of Frontpage was in April 1997.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/kulturspiegel/d-8903040.html Techno, Lügen und Videos (Der Spiegel, 25 March 1996)
  2. News: Alice Dundon. How a ’90s Techno Magazine Influenced German Rave Culture. 12 July 2020. Culture Trip. 21 May 2018.
  3. Book: Uwe Schütte. German Pop Music: A Companion. 11 January 2017. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. 978-3-11-042572-7. 175.
  4. News: The 90s techno magazine that shaped German rave culture. 12 July 2020. Dazed. 4 April 2018.