Flipside (fanzine)

For other uses, see Flipside.

Flipside was a punk rock fanzine published in Los Angeles, California from 1977 to 2000.

Flipside, issue 6, 1978.

As one of the first and longest running US punk rock fanzines, this publication extensively chronicled the world of independent and underground music during this era. Known for its highly opinionated cast of writers, Flipside evolved from cheaply printed to glossy cover. Their articles extended to coverage of the UFO phenomenon, drugs, and independent film.

Flipside fanzine put on a Burning Man-style festival, in California's Mojave Desert at a location known as Jawbone Canyon for several years during the mid 1990s. It was much smaller and more localized than the actual Burning Man Festivals and often featured bands that Flipside put out on their own label. Special guests included Fugazi, The Offspring and Nik Turner, of Hawkwind fame.

Recording

For several years, the publishers also produced punk rock records under the Flipside label. Bands on its own label included Detox, Doggy Style, Bulimia Banquet, Anti-Scrunti Faction, Sluts for Hire, Popdefect, Paper Tulips, Sandy Duncan's Eye, and Babyland. Some of the most sought after of Flipside releases are the Flipside Video Fanzine series released in the early 1980s which were collections of performances of punk bands such as Black Flag, Agent Orange, T.S.O.L., Social Distortion, etc.

Flipside Records released the first Beck recordings; a split 7" with the band Bean plus the full length CD Stereopathetic Soulmanure.

See also

• Razorcake - Founded by Todd Taylor, former Flipside managing editor

External links

• Flipside fan page - Hosted by Flipside alumni Ed Dawson and Joe Henderson
• A history of Flipside and the Los Angeles punk scene
• Flipside Archive - Read old issues online
• Contact Hudley the historical narrative novel, My Punkalullaby: The Seminary of Praying Mantis