Independent Media – 聲軌 Soundtraces

1987

創刊於1986年（1991年停刊），由＜Wax Club＞會訊擴張而創刊，水晶唱片出版的刊物，推動台灣新音樂最重要的一份刊物，在當時是許多樂迷的啟蒙刊物，早期＜搖滾客＞還曾附一卷錄音帶。 Founded in 1986 (ceased publication 1991), Rocker expanded from the *Wax Club* newsletter and was published by Crystal Records. It was the most important publication in advancing Taiwan's new music, serving as many listeners' point of entry into alternative sounds. Early issues came with a cassette tape.

1993

學院湧現地下刊物風潮 Underground Publications Surge Through Taiwan’s Campuses

歷經「野百合學運事件後，言論審查機制解禁，意識形態鬆綁，台灣大專院校的開始湧現地下刊物風潮，包括台大的《苦悶報》、《人文報》、輔大的《甜蜜蜜》、清大的《衛生紙》、《大便》、藝術學院的《宣統報》… In the wake of the Wild Lily Student Movement, censorship loosened and ideological controls relaxed. Universities across Taiwan saw a surge in underground publications, including NTU's Bitter Struggle Report and Humanities Report, Furen's Sweetness, Tsing Hua's Toilet Paper and Shit, and the Arts Academy's Xuantong Report.

1994

《破週報》創刊 Pots Weekly Founded

《破報》為全台灣第一份「自由偏左派」的免費報，創刊時值1994年，原歸屬於《立報》藝文新聞中心，後成為獨立發行的周刊，資金由世新大學資助。 Pots was Taiwan's first 'freely distributed, left-leaning' newspaper, founded in 1994. Originally part of the Li Pao arts and culture desk, it became an independently published weekly, financially backed by Shih Hsin University.

1995

在地實驗成立 Etat Lab Founded

在地實驗由藝術家黃文浩於1995年成立，為台灣最重要的數位藝術民間機構。在台灣寬頻網路尚未普及時，便開始自製媒體與線上電台。 Etat Lab was founded in 1995 by artist Huang Wen-hao and is Taiwan's most important non-governmental digital arts organization. It began producing self-made media and online radio before broadband internet became widespread in Taiwan.

2000

《搖滾客》復刊 Rocker Magazine Relaunches

2000年九月九日《搖滾客》復刊，由鄭鏗彰擔任主編，如同80年代的《搖滾客》附贈卡帶，復刊的《搖滾客》內附CD，其中蒐羅了台灣地下樂團的創作，在發行6期後再度於2001停刊。 Rocker relaunched on September 9, 2000, with Cheng Keng-chang as editor-in-chief. Like its 1980s predecessor that came with a cassette tape, the relaunched Rocker included a CD featuring original recordings by Taiwanese underground bands. It ceased publication again in 2001 after six issues.

2014

《破週報》停刊 Pots Weekly Ceases Publication

《破報》為全台灣第一份「自由偏左派」的免費報，創刊於1994年，資金由世新大學資助，採取預算制，設備和印刷也由學校提供。2014年由校方及董事會以「經費減少」為由宣布《破報》停刊。 Pots was Taiwan's first free, left-leaning newspaper, founded in 1994 and funded by Shih Hsin University, which also provided equipment and printing. In 2014, the university and board of directors announced the cessation of Pots, citing 'reduced funding.'

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