Prog rock – the music that refused to die. Illustration by Jiro Bevis. At the end of 2008, the journalist Jerry Ewing pitched an idea for a new magazine to a publishing company. His idea was a magazine dedicated entirely to progressive rock, long reviled in the critical mainstream as... 

Linda Stay joined forces with filmmaker Reed Cowan to detail the prominent role the Mormons played in the reinstatement of Prop 8 in the new documentary “8: The Mormon Proposition.” Following a lengthy investigation, California’s Fair Political Practices Commission ordered The Church of... 

Stewart Lee will be at The Big Comedy Caravan. The Big Comedy Campervan, Scarborough Like swallows, stand-ups migrate once a year. But in their case they go north, for the annual trade fair, meat market and genuine cultural mecca that is the Edinburgh festival fringe. However, a select few... 

Interest rates have been on hold at 0.5% since March last year. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters The Bank of England left interest rates unchanged today for the 16th consecutive month, as Britain’s recovery from recession remains fragile amid the biggest public spending squeeze since... 

Mel Gibson with ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva, whose sister allegedly leaked tapes of Mel’s rants. The sister of Mel Gibson’s ex-girlfriend may have leaked the pair’s audio recordings, the New York Post reported Friday, citing entertainment website The Hollywood Reporter. Several sources...