Les Inrockuptibles
Encyclopedia
Les Inrockuptibles is a French
cultural magazine
. Started as a monthly magazine in 1986, it became weekly in 1995. The name is a play on "Les Incorruptibles", the French
title of the American television series The Untouchables
. Les Inrockuptibles is routinely nicknamed "Les Inrocks".
It's a french music magazine that periodically issues CD compilation
s.
In the beginning, rock
music was the magazine's primary focus, though every issue included articles on other artistic domains. Currently, many other topics are tackled: cinema
, books, society, etc.
The magazine tends to take a left-wing and intellectual
approach to art and society, lending itself to accusations of elitism
and snob
bishness. Despite this, the magazine was instrumental in popularising indie
rock music with bands such as the Smiths
and The House of Love
in France and Francophone countries. It was unofficially coupled with the radio show by Bernard Lenoir
having a nearly identical name L'inrockuptible.
They produced several tribute records, including the influential I'm Your Fan
to Leonard Cohen in 1991, The Smiths is dead in 1996 and Monsieur Gainsbourg revisited in 2006.
There is an Argentine edition, with the name of "Los Inrockuptibles"
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
cultural magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
. Started as a monthly magazine in 1986, it became weekly in 1995. The name is a play on "Les Incorruptibles", the French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
title of the American television series The Untouchables
The Untouchables (1959 TV series)
The Untouchables is an American crime drama that ran from 1959 to 1963 on ABC. Based on the memoir of the same name by Eliot Ness and Oscar Fraley, it fictionalized the experiences of Eliot Ness, a real-life Prohibition agent, as he fought crime in Chicago during the 1930s with the help of a...
. Les Inrockuptibles is routinely nicknamed "Les Inrocks".
It's a french music magazine that periodically issues CD compilation
Compilation
Compilation may refer to:* In computer programming, the translation of source code into object code by a compiler.* Compilation, in accountancy, the presentation of information in the form of financial statements that are the representation of management, without expressing any opinion or assurance...
s.
In the beginning, rock
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
music was the magazine's primary focus, though every issue included articles on other artistic domains. Currently, many other topics are tackled: cinema
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, books, society, etc.
The magazine tends to take a left-wing and intellectual
Intellectual
An intellectual is a person who uses intelligence and critical or analytical reasoning in either a professional or a personal capacity.- Terminology and endeavours :"Intellectual" can denote four types of persons:...
approach to art and society, lending itself to accusations of elitism
Elitism
Elitism is the belief or attitude that some individuals, who form an elite — a select group of people with intellect, wealth, specialized training or experience, or other distinctive attributes — are those whose views on a matter are to be taken the most seriously or carry the most...
and snob
Snob
A snob is someone who believes that some people are inherently inferior to him or her for any one of a variety of reasons, including real or supposed intellect, wealth, education, ancestry, taste, beauty, nationality, et cetera. Often, the form of snobbery reflects the snob's personal attributes...
bishness. Despite this, the magazine was instrumental in popularising indie
Indie (music)
In music, independent music, often shortened to indie music or "indie" is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, and an autonomous, Do-It-Yourself approach to recording and publishing....
rock music with bands such as the Smiths
The Smiths
The Smiths were an English alternative rock band, formed in Manchester in 1982. Based on the song writing partnership of Morrissey and Johnny Marr , the band also included Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce...
and The House of Love
The House of Love
The House of Love is an English alternative rock band. Formed in 1986, the band rose to prominence in the UK as a leading indie rock band in 1988 and split up in 1993, eventually reforming a decade later in 2003. The band is best known for its detailed psychedelic guitar sound and for the...
in France and Francophone countries. It was unofficially coupled with the radio show by Bernard Lenoir
Bernard Lenoir
Bernard Lenoir is a radio personality, specializing in independent rock. His program, directed by Michelle Soulier, is broadcast in the evenings on France Inter....
having a nearly identical name L'inrockuptible.
They produced several tribute records, including the influential I'm Your Fan
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 acts of the time...
to Leonard Cohen in 1991, The Smiths is dead in 1996 and Monsieur Gainsbourg revisited in 2006.
There is an Argentine edition, with the name of "Los Inrockuptibles"