Les Inrockuptibles (French: [lez‿ɛ̃ʁɔkyptibl]), abbreviated as Les Inrocks, is a French cultural magazine. Started as a monthly in 1986, it became weekly in 1995. As of 2021, it has gone back to a monthly format. In the beginning, rock music was the magazine's primary focus, though every issue included articles on other topics, generally with a left-wing perspective. Its name is a blend of the words "rock" and "incorruptibles" and a spoonerism of the latter.[1]
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| Frequency | Weekly |
|---|---|
| First issue | 1986 |
| Company | Les Nouvelles Editions Indépendantes |
| Country | France |
| Based in | Paris |
| Language | French |
| Website | lesinrocks |
| ISSN | 0298-3788 |
The magazine has produced several tribute records, including I'm Your Fan to Leonard Cohen in 1991, The Smiths Is Dead in 1996, and Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited in 2006. Since 1988, it has included CD compilations as part of individual issues.[2]
Guillaume B. Decherf, a music critic and journalist for the magazine, was killed during the November 2015 Paris attacks at an Eagles of Death Metal concert at the Bataclan.[3]
There is a Spanish-language edition of the magazine made in Argentina, named Los Inrockuptibles.[4]
References
edit- ^ Andrews, Chris (2000). "The social ageing of Les Inrockuptibles". French Cultural Studies. 11 (32): 235–248. doi:10.1177/095715580001103205.
- ^ "Les Compils de "Les Inrockuptibles"". La discothèque de Mister Bruno (in French).
- ^ "Guillaume B. Decherf a été tué hier au Bataclan" [Guillaume B. Decherf was killed yesterday at the Bataclan]. Les Inrockuptibles (in French). 14 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ "Los Inrockuptibles" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
External links
edit- Official website (in French)]
- Argentine edition (archived)