Frontpage (techno magazine)

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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.[http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/kulturspiegel/d-8903040.html Techno, Lügen und Videos (Der Spiegel, 25 March 1996)] 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.{{cite news|author=Alice Dundon|title=How a ’90s Techno Magazine Influenced German Rave Culture|url=https://theculturetrip.com/europe/germany/articles/how-a-90s-techno-magazine-influenced-german-rave-culture/|accessdate=12 July 2020|work=Culture Trip|date=21 May 2018}}{{cite book|author=Uwe Schütte|title=German Pop Music: A Companion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5ShDDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA175|date=11 January 2017|publisher=Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG|isbn=978-3-11-042572-7|page=175}} Running out of money, the last release of Frontpage was in April 1997.{{cite news|title=The 90s techno magazine that shaped German rave culture|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/39567/1/the-90s-techno-magazine-that-shaped-german-rave-culture|accessdate=12 July 2020|work=Dazed|date=4 April 2018}}