Mike McPadden

Brooklyn-born Mike “McBeardo” McPadden is the author of Heavy Metal Movies: Guitar Barbarians, Mutant Bimbos, 7 Cult Zombies Amok in the 666 Most Ear-and-Eye-Ripping Big Scream Films Ever! (Bazillion Points) and If You Like Metallica... (Backbeat Books).

Mr. McPadden also edited two volumes of Mr. Skin's Skincyclopedia (St. Martin's), pseudonymously authored Mr. Skin's Skintastic Video Guide (SK Press), and contributed chapters to the anthologies Bubblegum Music Is the Naked Truth (Feral House), The Official Heavy Metal Book of Lists (Backbeat Books), and The Official Sex, Drugs, and Rock-and-Roll Book of Lists (Soft Skull).

Since 2003, McPadden has served as the head writer of the online phenomenon Mr. Skin. In addition to years of freelance journalism (Esquire, Black Book, New York Press), and more than a decade as a Hustler editor and correspondent, Mike has done time as a B-movie screenwriter (Animal Instincts III).

McBeardo lives in Chicago with his wife Lady McBeardo aka xoJane.com editor Rachel McPadden.