Death Metal MusicMusic and Culture on the Edge

R.I.P. Ted Kennedy (not quite related, but the man at least deserves a mention) Karen O premiered her latest stunning single “All Is Love” as part of the soundtrack for the upcoming full length motion picture “Where The Wild Things Are.” Them Crooked Vultures played two new incredibly heavy tracks. Noel Gallagher quits Oasis . The 12 greatest female guitarists . MJ’s death ruled homicide . Pitchfork’s study of mp3 history . A great list by indiescreet of lesser known ban

I think it's cyclical. You could easily have said the same about 18 years back - back then it was wall to wall shoegazing or dance music and people were decrying the death of rock when all of the sudden Nirvana go massive followed by Britpop in the UK (and say what you like about Oasis and Blur, for a time back then it was all just good clean fun). It feels like todays stuff is just a stop gap until something else comes along - look at the Heavy Metal Kids documentary posted elsewhere: not onl