''Les Inrockuptibles'' () is a French cultural
magazine
A magazine is a periodical publication, generally published on a regular schedule (often weekly or monthly), containing a variety of content. They are generally financed by advertising, purchase price, prepaid subscriptions, or by a combinatio ...
. Started as a monthly magazine in 1986, it became weekly in 1995. Now it is a monthly again, since 2021. In the beginning,
rock music was the magazine's primary focus, though every issue included articles on other topics, generally with a
left-wing approach.
The magazine has produced several tribute records, including ''
I'm Your Fan
''I'm Your Fan: The Songs of Leonard Cohen'' is a tribute album to Leonard Cohen, released in 1991, produced by the French music magazine ''Les Inrockuptibles''. The album features Cohen's songs interpreted by some of the most respected rock act ...
'' 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.
Guillaume B. Decherf, a music critic and journalist for the magazine, was killed during the
November 2015 Paris attacks
The November 2015 Paris attacks () were a series of coordinated Islamist terrorist attacks that took place on Friday, 13 November 2015 in Paris, France, and the city's northern suburb, Saint-Denis. Beginning at 9:15p.m., three suicide bombers ...
at an
Eagles of Death Metal concert at the
Bataclan.
There is a Spanish-language edition of the magazine made in Argentina named ''Los Inrockuptibles''.
References
External links
Official Website (in French)Argentine edition
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1986 establishments in France
Music magazines published in France
Magazines established in 1986
Rock music mass media
November 2015 Paris attacks
Socialist magazines
Weekly magazines published in France
Monthly magazines published in France
Magazines published in Paris