''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. Stefan Weil is one of the founders.
It was established as an in-house
fanzine
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for Technoclub, Dorian Gray, located in
Frankfurt Airport
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.
In 1992 the headquarters was moved to
Berlin
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.
Running out of money, the last release of ''Frontpage'' was in April 1997.
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Defunct magazines published in Germany
German-language magazines
Magazines established in 1989
Magazines disestablished in 1997
Magazines published in Berlin
Mass media in Frankfurt
Music magazines published in Germany
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