ɪt bɪɡˈæn pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃən ɪnðə sˈʌmɚɹ ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː ænd wʌz pˈʌblɪʃt baɪ lˈɔːfɚ mˈiːdiːə, wˌɪtʃ ˈɔːlsoʊ pˈʌblɪʃᵻz tˈaɪɡɚ bˈiːt mˌæɡɐzˈiːn.
It began publication in the summer of 1983 and was published by Laufer Media, which also publishes Tiger Beat magazine.