Watching a seated Ozzy play his final gig, my ankle broken, I’m in tears – this couldn’t be more metal

Join Dr Kahn-Harris for a special guided tour of selected exhibits, revealing how they connect to a much larger story. Through the lens of Ozzy Osbourne's

A captivating biography of Slipknot by acclaimed music writer, Dan Franklin, to coincide with the 25th Anniversary of Iowa: an album that redefined metal. ...

With race riots on the rise and the populist right gaining traction, we ask how the UK can push back

The Beautiful Death of Ozzy Osbourne, by Keith Kahn-Harris

Join Dr Kahn-Harris for a special guided tour of selected exhibits, revealing how they connect to a much larger story. Through the lens of Ozzy Osbourne's

How Metal Teaches Us To Live with award winning writer Keith Kahn-Harris

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How Metal Teaches Us To Live with award winning writer Keith Kahn-Harris

On the first anniversary of Ozzy Osbourne's passing, this exclusive extract from new book 'The Beautiful Death of Ozzy Osbourne' shows how he was at the forefront of an entire genre.

Keith Kahn-Harris is a British sociologist and music critic. He is an honorary research fellow and senior lecturer at Birkbeck College. Keith graduated with MA and PhD degrees from Goldsmiths Univers

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Bill Ward, 78, reveals he has used a wheelchair for about 18 months, but is not "ill or giving up".

Black Sabbath began with a broken body – Tony Iommi's industrial accident – it is both fitting and inspirational they end in the same way.

NERON (the Network for European Research on Jewish Life and Antisemitism) is a major European initiative designed to strengthen the research foundations needed to foster Jewish life and combat antisem...

How Metal Teaches Us To Live with award winning writer Keith Kahn-Harris

Or maybe not quite everything. As the case of Ozzy Osbourne shows, metal is proving peculiarly resistant to the battle over the war

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When publication day marks the end of something good

Spread the metal: Reviewed: April, 2026 Released: 2026, Harper Collins Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP Anytime that an iconic, popular and widely-recognized figure in any social [...]

In a fascinating new book on the late Black Sabbath frontman, author Keith Kahn-Harris opens up on a life led at 100 miles an hour - and the legacy Ozzy left behind

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On April 29, 2026, a man armed with a knife attacked passersby in the most Haredi part of Golders Green, a Jewish neighborhood in north London. British sociologist Keith Kahn-Harris (a contributor to…

There’s something appallingly physical about the language that’s used to describe the radical changes that are affecting every aspect of our culture. AI slop. Enshittification. It’s all rather revolti...

...but not for the reason you might think

Acclaimed author Keith Kahn-Harris discusses his new book 'The Beautiful Death of Ozzy Osbourne' at the Henry Watson Music Library.

On writing about a controversial figures as if they were actually human