Rockford's On the Waterfront, Inc. (OTW) is a Labor Day weekend music festival that has become a tradition for the northern Illinois area. For the 25th year, Illinois' largest music festival returns with bigger acts and better food. Last year the festival...

"The Chris Farley Show" - by Tom Farley Jr. & Tanner Colby - 9/10 REVIEW Motivational speaker Matt Foley, super fan Todd O'Conner, and Tommy Callahan III from "Tommy Boy" is how the viewing audience normally remembers the late Chris Farley. His friends...

I recall a time when all I watched were reruns of "Home Improvement" and "George Lopez" on Nick at Nite. That was last night actually. Indeed, the majority of my television viewing comes in the form of syndicated programming, but there is a place in my...

Dave Freeman, co-author of the hit book "100 Things to Do Before You Die" passed away on Aug. 17. According to his father, Roy Freeman, Dave died after falling down and hitting his head in his Venice home. The book was a list of obscure and adventerous...

Best Song: Kings of Leon "Sex On Fire" After the release of "Because of the Times," I couldn't help but miss the garage rock sound of their first two albums. The first single off their fourth album, "Only By the Night," holds the promise of grungier,...

I'm sure many who read this have already capped off the summer by seeing the record-breaking blockbuster "The Dark Knight." While you sat through the previews in anticipation, your interest may have been peeked by a trailer for the new page-to-screen...

Brad Paisley: "Waitin' on a Woman" music video Like taking an old pair of comfortable flip flops and adding a few rhinestones to spice them up, in the world of country music entertainment this summer, the best thing was a bit of something old made new....

Peter Sagal, host of National Public Radio's "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!", will be speaking at NIU to help commemorate The Friends of the NIU Libraries 25th Anniversary. "This event is very important to the Friends of the Library organization, and to...

Jessica Biel, watch out for the new girl in town! This summer, 18-year-old Shailene Woodley stunned household television audiences as the 15-year-old Amy Juergens in ABC Family's new show, "The Secret Life of the American Teenager." Woodley, who first...

Think about what most people were doing on Tuesday, July 29. Maybe they went to work, ate a fancy dinner or had too much to drink while watching the Cubs. Some people however, went to The House Café to see the legendary punk rock band, MXPX. DeKalb...

Dealing with some intense subject matter and having an insanely dark wit are two identifying characteristics of works by cult hero Chuck Palahniuk. His latest work, "Snuff," is focused on an adult film star who is planning on breaking a conspicuous industry...

Creating a name for oneself in the music industry is not an easy task. Hip-hop artist, Shwayze did just that this summer when he released a self-titled CD, along with a reality TV show on MTV. Shwayze grew up in a trailer park in California, where he...