Flipside (7 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 50 pages. 8.00x5.00x0.13 inches. In Stock.

Condition: Very Good. VERY GOOD CONDITION **; INCLUDES ALL INSERTS IN A JEWEL CASE, ** ** ** , I ship every weekday; 2.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 163 pages. 8.00x5.00x0.41 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Punk edgy, Alternative KROQ-style music coverage, SoCal centric, but national interest too. Unmarked and intact, some cover creases here and there. Great photos and ads.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Signed by Justice Thurgood Marshall, the United States Supreme Court decision in Hoffman Estates v. The Flipside, which upheld the right of municipalities to regulate and/or to license the sale of items used as drug paraphernalia. (illustrator). First Edition. Pamphlet, [ii], 18pp, [2]. Printed wraps, stapled at spine. Housed in custom blue cloth folio, title in gilt on black morocco label. This copy is signed by Thurgood Marshall on the cover sheet. In Hoffman Estates v. The Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc., 455 U.S. 489 (1982), Justice Thurgood Marshall delivered the opinion of the Court. The decision upheld the constitutionality of a local ordinance requiring businesses to obtain a license if they sold items "designed or marketed for use with illegal cannabis or drugs." The Court found that the ordinance was neither unconstitutionally vague nor overbroad, emphasizing that its language provided sufficient clarity to prevent arbitrary enforcement. Marshall noted that the ordinance aimed to regulate the marketing of drug paraphernalia without criminalizing the sale or possession of such items, distinguishing it from other statutes that directly targeted drug-related devices. Signed.

An extensive run of the classic California punk fanzine, 117 issues (of 122 total), plus the rare 1979 pictorial Calendar. All issues present except nos. 1, 3, 9, 11, and 12. Flexi disc in #84 and #86, but no flexi disc in #83. Stapled wraps in various formats. Very Good+ condition overall (most issues better shape than that) with occasional wear along edges and staples, dampstaining (most acute in nos. 20, 45, 72, 116, and 117), old price stickers on front wraps, occasional mailing labels, light wear. From its origins in the early L.A. punk scene, featuring such local bands as The Runaways, Weirdos, and Germs-- hating on disco, which was all the rage then-- to the 1980s when punk fractured into a number of subcultures including hardcore and "college rock" (later to be known as indie in the '90s), to the early aughts when it met its demise, Flipside chronicled it all-- with less pretentiousness than many of their competitors. They covered local scenes, other 'zines, and cultural trends; reviewed many albums; interviewed bands; featured comics like John Crawford's "Baboon Dooley"; and even covered some politics here and there-- often of the fringe variety, such as their four-part interview with UFO/conspiracy author William Cooper. While Flipside spotlighted all manner of successful bands in its day, it's the utterly forgotten groups and never-weres that fascinate this cataloguer, destined-for-obscurity acts like Slug, Clowns for Progress, Bark Market, Shoeface, Vermin from Mars, Buck Pets, The Motorcyle Boy, and local band Butt Trumpet. (Whom amongst you still yearns for the heyday of Butt Trumpet?) The magazine's existence (1977-2002) spanned a very vibrant time in rock music culture, which it has preserved for future generations admirably.