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.

[1] 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.

[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] In 2017, the magazine drew controversy for featuring the singer Bertrand Cantat, who murdered French actress Marie Trintignant, on its front cover.

After public outrage and a critical editorial published by Elle France, the magazine issued an apology.