Death Metal MusicMusic and Culture on the Edge

Age has caused some changes. They might stretch before a show, and some even go to church. But their thrash metal not only endures, it is winning over young fans. The tall, redheaded rock god stood gleaming beneath a spotlight, gripping his V-shaped electric guitar onstage to shred a hornet's nest of sound, weaving a wild, flowing stream of notes. With a well-furrowed brow, singer-guitarist Dave ...

Missoni's eye-popping palette, Dolce & Gabbana's casual washed silk trousers and a spotlight-heavy Alexander McQueen show inject a bit of merriment into men's fashion. If there was a common thread running through the Milan spring-summer 2011 menswear shows that ended last week it was the notion of light in every sense of the word. There was a lightness of attitude not the cautious, bet ...