Frontpage (techno magazine)

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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 70,000 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]

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