Flipside No. 29 (1981) | Henry Rollins Black Flag | Agent Orange

Description

Southern California punk was exploding in 1981, and Flipside was right in the middle of it. Along with Slash, it became one of the defining fanzines documenting the early Los Angeles and Orange County hardcore scenes. Produced by fans — rather than journalists — its pages captured the music while it was still unfolding, preserving interviews, record reviews, scene reports, and photographs that have since become part of punk history.

Issue No. 29 features a striking Ed Colver photograph of Henry Rollins during his first year fronting Black Flag, along with coverage of Black Flag, Channel 3, Dischord Records, Necros, Jerry Roach, Meat Puppets, Wall of Voodoo, and the emerging Midwest and Washington, D.C. hardcore scenes. The rear cover doubles as an eye-catching full-page advertisement for Agent Orange’s landmark debut album Living in Darkness on Posh Boy Records. An increasingly collectible issue from one of American punk’s essential fanzines.

Add this classic issue to your punk library and own a genuine piece of the American hardcore underground.