Front (magazine)

Front

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Editor	Joe Barnes
Categories	Men's magazines
Frequency	Monthly
Publisher	Flip Media
Total circulation (13 issues a year)	100,000 per issue
First issue	1998
Country	United Kingdom. Also sold in Ireland, Australia, United States and Canada
Language	English

Front was first published by Cabal Communications in 1998, it was created to rival IPC's publication Loaded, catering to a demographic of 16-25 year-old males. It began as part of the British "lads' mag" genre of magazines though the covers rejects this description with the statement "Front is no lads' mag".

Whilst a major selling point is the photo-shoots of models, the magazine also focuses heavily on music, films, gadgets and games, plus sections on fashion and sport. Glamour shoots within the magazine usually involve well-known models rather than celebrities.

The magazine has also been responsible for a number of high profile stunts, most notably smuggling an Eric Cantona lookalike into the Manchester United team photo during a Champions League game. Today it is edited by Joe Barnes and published by Flip Media who are based in Islington, London.

Notable cover girls

• Jo Guest, August 1999 & May 2002
• DJ Sassy, October 1999
• Jordan, January 2001, July 2003, September 2003 & March 2004
• Pamela Anderson, July 2001 & August 2002
• Christina Aguilera, October 2001
• Katie Richmond, January 2002
• Nell McAndrew, February 2002
• Jenna Jameson, January 2005
• Melanie Sykes, March 2005
• Jodie Marsh, December 2005
• Lucy Pinder, January 2006
• Raven Riley, March 2007
• Eve Wyrwal, March 2008

See also

• Ralph
• FHM
• Maxim
• Glamour photography
• Lad culture

External links

• FRONT official website
• FRONT official WAP site
• FRONT official MySpace
• Eric Cantona lookalike invades the Champion's League
• Sport Media Group acquire Front Magazine