DeKalb has historically had a pretty decent local music scene. Usually in DeKalb, there is a show almost every night somewhere in the city. There are multiple awesome venues, and as a whole, many opportunities for small bands to gain a solid following....

Technology is constantly evolving. Products are released and within a year or so, become obsolete. This is the case with the new Apple iPod Nano. A year ago, Apple released an updated version of its popular iPod Nano. This Nano had a shorter, more box-like...

Anyone who supports the paparazzi has some explaining to do. On the morning of Sept. 11, Kanye West was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport. The 31-year-old allegedly destroyed a video camera worth $10,000, according to E! Online. While most...

What's in a hospital? What is so interesting about hospitals and the medical field that there are so many shows revolving around them? We have shows like "House," "ER," "Grey's Anatomy" and "Scrubs," which are all very popular and all very good shows....

Wine: Cavits' Pinot Grigio 2007 I like my wines to have purpose. Either I dig a dark, sassy merlot or a light, tart pinot grigio. With anything else, my taste buds send cringes through my body in protest. I like to keep them happy, and Cavit does that....

"Burn After Reading" Score: 9/10 Starring: George Clooney, Francis McDormand, Brad Pitt, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton The Plot: Another one of the Coen Brothers "heist-turned-disaster comedies," the film is about the attempted blackmail of Osborne Cox...

If you have a book, you've arrived. You know, in the event you didn't know. Back when Barack Obama first started his bid for the White House, I remember all of sudden seeing his books on the "Barnes And Noble Bestseller" table at the fronts of their stores....

This weekend the Ellwood House, 509 N. First St., held its first "Wine on the Terrace" event, which unfortunately became "Wine in the Visitor's Center" due to inclement weather. The event was a wine tasting benefit to help re-carpet the visitor's center,...

"Top 40" radio. It seems like every time I listen to the radio, no matter what the station, I'm hearing the same songs over and over. This bothers me. Yes, some of the songs that are played on the radio are enjoyable, but why can't lesser-known bands...

"Righteous Kill" - 8/10 Starring: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, John Leguizamo, Donnie Wahlberg, Carla Gugino Plot: Two New York City cops (De Niro, Pacino) search for a person who is killing suspected criminals. Soon, other members of the NYPD realize the...

Since its beginning in 2005, "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" has proved itself as being one of the funniest shows on television. Now, with three seasons under its belt, FX assures "Always Sunny" will deliver even bigger laughs in its fourth go-round....

Every band has a front-person. Some bands share the front-person duty between two performers, but often a band has a front-person and a secondary musician that seems to rock out just as much as the front-person, but is not the face of the band. These...