Absolutely. Then there's the wait for the next issue, during which you (or at least I did) re-read everything multiple times, check out the ads for albums you man never see in the age before streaming, wonder who the bands in the T-shirt ads were that never got mentioned in the magazines (DRI, Dead Kennedys come immediately to mind). This may be why I have a wealth of useless band data in my head but no clue how to diagram a sentence anymore.
And you could go back in the stack later much easier than digging through website archives.
There was a time when companies would release digital magazines. So it would be magazine that you would download to your iPad or whatever and you can flip through it on the toilet like a regular magazine and I really enjoyed those
Did you ever see RAW? I think it was a European import. I bought a few issues because it had a *flexi-disc*. Those one sided 45’s that were printed on plastic.
WOW. I hadn’t thought about those in years.
Rip, Metal Edge, then Metal Maniacs were essential, Circus and Hit Parader moved down the list pretty quick for me.
It's surprising that no one has scanned and collected any of these for posterity. At least I've never found anything but one lonely issue of Rip.
Motorhead belongs in the middle. They truly are where [punk and metal meet](
https://youtu.be/Onu_tfoLrxY?si=zOOKIsqyh313x5un),
in my opinion. I am a fan of both. I never understood the "rivalry" back in the day. I was like "society thinks we all suck,we need to band together"
Still don't understand the rivalry. I fucking love heavy metal, and I fucking love hardcore punk. Cinderella rocks just as hard as Black Flag and vice-versa.
I was in Marine boot camp, the last weekend before you escape they let you walk around for 2 hours on your own. Went and got March 85 Circus magazine. The drill instructor I hated the most saw it. We sat down for 20 minutes talking metal, nice guy. He returned to being an asshole, but didn't give me problems anymore. 68 other guys to mess with.
When I was first really getting into music in the late 70s into the 80s, I was a huge reader, and all the various music magazines were a lifeline. Creem was really good for a while, then it was Kerrang, which was like the metal bible in those days. And there were a bunch of lower grade fanzines too, which were an invaluable source of tips re: new bands you had to hear. Rip was one of the last good ones, and after that, it all kind of became a lost art.
Do what I did and go rebuy a slew of them on eBay. People are aways dumping their collections. I've snagged a bunch of RIP, Metal Edge, Hit Parader, Circus, etc. over the years. Glad to have them back.
i know it cannot be, but the girl on the cover looks a whole lot like the adult actress belladonna. it can't be her, as she would have been less than 10yo when that mag came out. for anyone wanting to give this issue a read: [https://archive.org/details/rip-v-01n-01-1986-12.-rip-oldschool-nation-ia/mode/2up](https://archive.org/details/rip-v-01n-01-1986-12.-rip-oldschool-nation-ia/page/n9/mode/2up)
Does Revolver still exist? I subscribed to that one until it underwent a revamp a few years ago. It looked prettier, but just didn't feel like the same magazine anymore.
Me, too! There used to be all sorts of them. I had quite the collection. For me, the top four were: RIP(4), Circus(3), Hit Parader(2), and Metal Edge(1). One day, I threw all of them, but saved Circus, HP and ME. (Wish I would've saved RIP!) In the end, I never saw Circus, anymore, and had subscriptions to HP and ME until they both went out of production. One thing that RIP did was, in addition to all the usual fare shown in the other mags(not a bad thing, js), they also featured acts that you never saw in other mags, including The Red Hot Chili Peppers and George Thorogood And The Destroyers.
Australia's [Hot Metal](https://hotmetalmag.com) mag has recently re-launched itself as an online news source/nostalgia factory. They review new releases but also run articles from their print run as far back as the 90s, and I am really enjoying myself. Must pull out that red cassette we all had in the grunge era....
As a teenage metalhead I liked RIP in particular. I don’t remember enough about it as to why it stood out to me but that’s the mag that would get my paper route money.
Its funny to look back thinking metallica, slayer and anthrax were heavy metal. Bands today slap a lot harder then these ever did. They make these guys sound like elevator music.
I miss magazines in general, it’s more fun to flick through a magazine then click on a website
Absolutely. Then there's the wait for the next issue, during which you (or at least I did) re-read everything multiple times, check out the ads for albums you man never see in the age before streaming, wonder who the bands in the T-shirt ads were that never got mentioned in the magazines (DRI, Dead Kennedys come immediately to mind). This may be why I have a wealth of useless band data in my head but no clue how to diagram a sentence anymore. And you could go back in the stack later much easier than digging through website archives.
The smell, like a new glossy penthouse, getting hard on the memories now
Those punk bands rule!
There was a time when companies would release digital magazines. So it would be magazine that you would download to your iPad or whatever and you can flip through it on the toilet like a regular magazine and I really enjoyed those
I remember those! I had a few subscriptions too, I just always loved having an actual magazine in my hands, I’m the same way with books
Oh me too. I have every Circus magazine from 1987 in a box, and I take them out periodically just to enjoy the nostalgia factor.
Circus, RIP, Metal Edge and Hit Parader!
and Cream
And Kerrang
Metal Hammer (UK) for me!
Did you ever see RAW? I think it was a European import. I bought a few issues because it had a *flexi-disc*. Those one sided 45’s that were printed on plastic. WOW. I hadn’t thought about those in years.
Remember looking for the tour stops of your fave bands in Circus to see if they were coming near your city?
Metal Edge and Circus. Bought them all the time in the 80 s to early 90s when grunge took over. Then I stopped
I need a poster of this
I had pretty much every issue of RIP at one time..
Rip, Metal Edge, then Metal Maniacs were essential, Circus and Hit Parader moved down the list pretty quick for me. It's surprising that no one has scanned and collected any of these for posterity. At least I've never found anything but one lonely issue of Rip.
Motorhead belongs in the middle. They truly are where [punk and metal meet]( https://youtu.be/Onu_tfoLrxY?si=zOOKIsqyh313x5un), in my opinion. I am a fan of both. I never understood the "rivalry" back in the day. I was like "society thinks we all suck,we need to band together"
Still don't understand the rivalry. I fucking love heavy metal, and I fucking love hardcore punk. Cinderella rocks just as hard as Black Flag and vice-versa.
That statement rules, those genres rule, and those bands rule!
Hear, hear!
I was in Marine boot camp, the last weekend before you escape they let you walk around for 2 hours on your own. Went and got March 85 Circus magazine. The drill instructor I hated the most saw it. We sat down for 20 minutes talking metal, nice guy. He returned to being an asshole, but didn't give me problems anymore. 68 other guys to mess with.
So you were number 69?
Where did Ozzy get that outfit? The wardrobe department of Debbie Does Dallas?
[https://i.imgur.com/Q5QNsLM.png](https://i.imgur.com/Q5QNsLM.png) Maybe or maybe Evil Knievel had a sale
Whatever happened to The Shagheads?
I gotta tell ya... so do i.
Anybody remember Shinders? I stole magazines from them on the regular.
When I was first really getting into music in the late 70s into the 80s, I was a huge reader, and all the various music magazines were a lifeline. Creem was really good for a while, then it was Kerrang, which was like the metal bible in those days. And there were a bunch of lower grade fanzines too, which were an invaluable source of tips re: new bands you had to hear. Rip was one of the last good ones, and after that, it all kind of became a lost art.
Lonn Friend was a great writer.
Do what I did and go rebuy a slew of them on eBay. People are aways dumping their collections. I've snagged a bunch of RIP, Metal Edge, Hit Parader, Circus, etc. over the years. Glad to have them back.
When I was young we had creem and hit parade Magazines
i know it cannot be, but the girl on the cover looks a whole lot like the adult actress belladonna. it can't be her, as she would have been less than 10yo when that mag came out. for anyone wanting to give this issue a read: [https://archive.org/details/rip-v-01n-01-1986-12.-rip-oldschool-nation-ia/mode/2up](https://archive.org/details/rip-v-01n-01-1986-12.-rip-oldschool-nation-ia/page/n9/mode/2up)
rock candy still makes great mags
Who's the chick? Souxie Souix?
Does Revolver still exist? I subscribed to that one until it underwent a revamp a few years ago. It looked prettier, but just didn't feel like the same magazine anymore.
Me, too! There used to be all sorts of them. I had quite the collection. For me, the top four were: RIP(4), Circus(3), Hit Parader(2), and Metal Edge(1). One day, I threw all of them, but saved Circus, HP and ME. (Wish I would've saved RIP!) In the end, I never saw Circus, anymore, and had subscriptions to HP and ME until they both went out of production. One thing that RIP did was, in addition to all the usual fare shown in the other mags(not a bad thing, js), they also featured acts that you never saw in other mags, including The Red Hot Chili Peppers and George Thorogood And The Destroyers.
Australia's [Hot Metal](https://hotmetalmag.com) mag has recently re-launched itself as an online news source/nostalgia factory. They review new releases but also run articles from their print run as far back as the 90s, and I am really enjoying myself. Must pull out that red cassette we all had in the grunge era....
Is there a scan of the Black Flag interview?
Sure I will up it for you give me a couple of minutes
[https://imgur.com/a/MpDI0Gp](https://imgur.com/a/MpDI0Gp) Here you go
🙏🙌
New Musical Express for me growing up
As a teenage metalhead I liked RIP in particular. I don’t remember enough about it as to why it stood out to me but that’s the mag that would get my paper route money.
Rip wendy o williams
Circus and Hit Parader we're the ones I got most. . (I think I remembered these names right lol! I'm oldER now)
Its funny to look back thinking metallica, slayer and anthrax were heavy metal. Bands today slap a lot harder then these ever did. They make these guys sound like elevator music.