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Al Kowalewski (AKA Al Flipside) was the zine's publisher and editor thoughout it's entire span. A number of ex-Flipside writers went on to start [[Razorcake]]. | Al Kowalewski (AKA Al Flipside) was the zine's publisher and editor thoughout it's entire span. A number of ex-Flipside writers went on to start [[Razorcake]]. | ||
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* [http://www.flipsidefanzine.com Flipside Memorial Website] | * [http://www.flipsidefanzine.com Flipside Memorial Website] | ||
* [http://www.operationphoenixrecords.com/archivespage.html Flipside Archive] - read old issues online | * [http://www.operationphoenixrecords.com/archivespage.html Flipside Archive] - read old issues online | ||
| + | * [http://scua.sdsu.edu/collections/zinesfindingaid.shtml West Coast Zine Collection at San Diego State University] | ||
[[Category:Zine]][[Category:Zines from the U.S.A.]] [[Category:California Zines]] | [[Category:Zine]][[Category:Zines from the U.S.A.]] [[Category:California Zines]] | ||
[[Category:1970's publications]] [[Category:1980's publications]] [[Category:1990's publications]] [[Category:Punk]] | [[Category:1970's publications]] [[Category:1980's publications]] [[Category:1990's publications]] [[Category:Punk]] | ||
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Revision as of 04:33, 11 October 2009
Flipside fanzine was published from 1977 until the year 2000 out of Los Angeles, California. Flipside was one of the original, longest running, and most well-known punk zines. The fanzine was first published in August of 1977 by a group of friends that graduated from Whittier High School and it chronicled the early Los Angeles punk rock scene. The first issue was a hand-stapled quarter-page photocopied zine. By the late '80s Flipside had grown to become a glossy-covered newsprint zine averaging well over 100 pages per issue and it's scope and distribution reached world-wide, although it never lost its LA focus. The zine folded due to financial problems caused by Rotz, it's main distributor, declaring bankruptcy while owing the zine a lot of money.
Flipside also released a number of video fanzines (compilation videos of live punk bands) and ran a very prolific record label.
Al Kowalewski (AKA Al Flipside) was the zine's publisher and editor thoughout it's entire span. A number of ex-Flipside writers went on to start Razorcake.
Flipside is included in the West Coast Zine Collection at San Diego State University.
External Links
- Flipside Memorial Website
- Flipside Archive - read old issues online
- West Coast Zine Collection at San Diego State University
