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Jazz had Miles Davis, punk rock had Black Flag, heavy metal had Metallica and hip-hop had A Tribe Called Quest. The documentary "Beats, Rhymes and Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest," directed by Michael Rappaport, chronicles the rise to fame that ATCQ achieved, and their essential downfall as key members Q-Tip and Phife Dawg grew apart artistically.

Mention of heavy metal music may bring to mind satanic rituals, church burnings and members of the 1980s glam-metal band Ratt sporting shoulder-length hair. If Yom Kippur gets a look in, it’s only because you’ve decided to repent for head-banging so hard to Slayer that your yarmulke fell off. Destined to change that, a number of Jewish artists are delving into the dark metal arts and mining 50 ...

In arts and entertainment, the year saw the deaths of two members of the Redgrave acting dynasty: Lynn Redgrave and her brother Corin Redgrave. Another who died was author J.D. Salinger, who spent much of his life retreating from the fame garnered by his book "The Catcher in the Rye," which shocked and inspired millions...

Teddy Pendergrass and Elizabeth Edwards are among the notables who died in 2010. The year also included the deaths of two members of the Redgrave acting dynasty: Lynn Redgrave and her brother Corin Redgrave; author J.D. Salinger, who spent much of his life retreating from the fame garnered by his book "The Catcher in the Rye"; famed singer/actress Lena Horne and actor Dennis Hopper. Here is a ...

On paper, Dethklok should be unbearably lame. Fake bands from cartoons bring to mind tripe like Jem or Josie The Pussycats . But somehow, Metalocalypse creator Brendon Small got it right. Dethklok is more than just a “brutal” caricature. Judging by how Small crams in references to obscure bands and invites big names from the metal underground such as George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher and the members of Exodus to provide guest voices on most episodes, Small clearly gives a