POWER OF ATTORNEY

       Know all men by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of

Douglas J. Bates, Marc Fierman and John Bode, signing singly, the undersigned?s true and lawful

attorney-in-fact to:

1. execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned?s capacity as a director or officer

of Source Interlink Companies, Inc., a Missouri corporation (the Company), Forms 4 and 5 in accordance

with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act) and the rules thereunder;

2. do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or

desirable to complete and execute any such Form 4 or 5 and timely file such form with the United States

Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

3. take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the

opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the

undersigned in order to comply with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder, it being

understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to

this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-

in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact?s discretion.

       The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and

perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise

of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned

might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and

confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact?s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully

do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The

undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request

of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned?s

responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

       This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer

required to file Forms 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned?s holdings of and transactions in securities

issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the

foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as

of this 10th day of June 2003.





 /s/ Kenneth F. Teasdale

Kenneth F. Teasdale

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