Vive Le Rock dedicates itself to "rebel music" and gives coverage both to established acts such as the Ramones, Blondie, The Cure, Motörhead, The Stray Cats, Devo, and The Clash and also newer bands such as The Gaslight Anthem, Bronx, White Lies, and Rancid.
The magazine's remit is to bring to its readers "the bad boys" (and girls) of rock 'n' roll, and to embody the culture about which it writes about rather than just aspire thus.
[citation needed] Monthly editions consist of sections including news – and introduction pages, album, book, DVD as well as live reviews and gig listings.
Cover features are typically in-depth portraits, running to up to ten pages, of rock 'n' roll's most notorious rebel performers.
Artists featured include the Ramones, Madness, the Who, Faces, Black Flag, Echo & the Bunnymen, New Order, Johnny Cash, Tom Waits, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Jim Jones Revue, The Vivian Girls, and Wavves.