Flipside was a punk rock fanzine published in Los Angeles from 1977 - 2000. 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. Pretty spotty as best... There's a great hardcore song on here by 76% Uncertain, and both Corrosion of Conformity and the Lemonheads contribute good tracks as well. Otherwise, nothing that spectacular. The Slapshot and the Circle Jerks stuff would have been better if they were not live songs (or at least better sound quality)... Like the other Flipside comp I've heard, this one has a bunch of weird sound bites between all the songs. Nice mix of bands (I'd never heard the Lemonheads' punk stuff before this - I'm glad they included that song), but overall disappointing.
Tracklist:
1. Adolescentes - "The Liar"
2. 76% Uncertain - "Critic"
3. Slapshot - "Straight Edge In Your Face"
4. The Brigade - "Living With the Bomb"
5. Mad Parade - "Second Chances"
6. Bulimia Banquet - "Calloused"
7. Shonen Knife - "Cycling is Fun"
8. 7 Seconds - "A Place"
9. Copulation - "First Recidue"
10. Tesco Vee And White Flag - "Hot Rails to Hell"
11. Coc - "Intervention"
12. Lemonheads - "Hate Your Friends"
13. Circle Jerks - "Fortunate Son"
14. Problem Children - "Energy"
15. Vatican Commandos - "Last Wish"
16. Mia - "California Dreamin'
17. Little Gentelmen - "Just Waiting (For the Civil War)"
18. Snfu - "Heavy Menu"
19. Doggy Style - "Pre Teens"
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