Rock & Folk
Encyclopedia
Rock & Folk is a prominent French popular music magazine founded in 1966, and published in the Paris
suburb of Clichy
. Its current editor in chief in Philippe Manœuvre
. Though the magazine's title includes the word "folk
," it is in fact oriented strongly toward rock and roll
, especially championing groups like the Rolling Stones and the Stooges
. After a lag during the 1980s, the magazine overhauled itself in the 1990s, broadening its scope to cover newer electronic music
as well as hip hop
.
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
suburb of Clichy
Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine
-Administration:The canton covers a part of the commune; the other is in the northern part of Levallois-Perret-Twinnings: Heidenheim, Germany, since 1959 Sankt Pölten, Austria, since 1968 Santo Tirso, Portugal, since 1991 Rubí, Spain, since 2005 Southwark, United Kingdom, since 2005Clichy has also...
. Its current editor in chief in Philippe Manœuvre
Philippe Manœuvre
Philippe Manœuvre is a French journalist.He has been a radio and television presenter, specialized in rock music. He has been editor-in-chief for the magazine Métal Hurlant and is since 1993 the editor of the music monthly Rock & Folk. Since 2008, he was member of the jury of a reality show called...
. Though the magazine's title includes the word "folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
," it is in fact oriented strongly toward rock and roll
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...
, especially championing groups like the Rolling Stones and the Stooges
The Stooges
The Stooges are an American rock band from Ann Arbor, Michigan first active from 1967 to 1974, and later reformed in 2003...
. After a lag during the 1980s, the magazine overhauled itself in the 1990s, broadening its scope to cover newer electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
as well as hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
.
External links
- Rock & Folk French language home page
- Les Disques de l'année: Rock & Folk Rock & Folk's listing of essential twentieth-century recordings (plus critics' and readers' poll listings from selected years)