Death Metal MusicMusic and Culture on the Edge

Top Gun, the Smiths, The A-Team popular culture reached its height in the 1980s didn't it? Toby Litt on a decade he hated at the time, but is reluctantly starting to admire There's a fantastically annoying ad on Spotify at the moment for yet another Hits of the 80s compilation CD. Voiceover man hails "the decade that just won't die" which is true, even though, along with a large number of ...

The festival of joyous chaos that descends on Edinburgh every summer redrafts its own crazy history each year, as performers and their willing lackeys head north for the bacchanalian revelry that chaotically meanders through the backwaters of the silly season. Nearly all the performers fantasise about triumphant, sell-out runs that will kick-start a glittering career. Most of these desperate ...

Paul Gray was the "heart and soul" of Slipknot. The heavy metal group's vocalist Corey Taylor paid tribute to his late bandmate - who was found dead in a hotel room in Iowa in May - at last night's (29.07.10) Relentless Energy Drink Kerrang! Awards.

Kyle Kinane is no stranger to playing for stand-up nerds, having toured nationally with indie comedy heroes such as Patton Oswalt ("The Comedians of Comedy") and Brian Posehn ("Mr. Show") over the past two years.

Mick Wall has the distinction of being sacked from a music magazine at the behest of one of the world's biggest bands.