Sydney, Australia - On A darkened hilltop, against a rolling backdrop of electric storms, a group of Sydney pagans gather to celebrate the full moon.

Dressed mainly in black, some in hooded cloaks, one in top hat and suit, these adherents of one of Australia’s fastest growing religions, stake out their church by placing candles at four compass points, and invoke the four elements of earth, water, fire and air. (more…)

Every band has been there: you’ve just had a hit album - then your Johnny Marr-esque guitarist quits. Meet the group that came up with a crazy solution … by Dave Simpson

Modest Mouse should have had it all made by the end of 2004. Their fourth album, Good News for People Who Love Bad News, had become their most successful yet, reaching No 18 in the US charts and spawning a big hit, Float On. That song was a gloriously uplifting pop single, built around a guitar pattern conceived by guitarist Dann Gallucci in the style of the former Smiths guitar player Johnny Marr. (more…)

San Antonio, TX - A 51-year-old woman was arrested Thursday for felony stalking.

Cynthia Myers, a self-proclaimed witch, is accused of threatening and harassing a woman she used to work with. (more…)