Heart Shaped Hate "Bitch, Plz" 2008, Cassette Deck Media Conglomerate Rating: 10/10 Unbelievable. The greater Chicago land area is home to many acts that break the mold. Heart Shaped Hate, however, is something completely different. A two-piece synth/drums...

"The Love Guru" Starring: Mike Myers, Jessica Alba, Justin Timberlake Grade: 2/10 Plot: Guru Pitka (Myers) comes to America to dethrone Deepak Chopra as the best self-help shaman in the country. He's hired by a beautiful young hockey owner (Alba) to complete...

Chicago's hits & hip-hop station, 96.3 B96, brought it to Bridgeview on Saturday to host its annual Summer Bash concert at Toyota Park. Over 20,000 fans crammed into the venue where the Chicago Fire usually play to hear an eclectic mix of pop, hip-hop,...

"The Incredible Hulk" Rating: 7/10 STARRING Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, William Hurt and Tim Roth THE PLOT Man-on-the-run Bruce Banner(Norton) tries to rid himself of the Hulk. General Thaddeus Ross (Hurt),however, wants to find him first to weaponize a...

"What Happens In Vegas..." Review Rating - 8/10 STARRING Ashton Kutcher, Cameron Diaz, Rob Corddry, Lake Bell THE PLOT Two strangers (Diaz and Kutcher) meet up in Vegas, and after a wild night of heavy partying, they wake up to find they are married....

There are a lot of things in Tupac's music that I cannot relate to well. I don't live a thug life, hang out with music video vixens or represent the West Coast. But there's one thing for sure that Tupac and I have in common: We are both down with our...

Rating: 1.5/10 STARRING Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Roger Allam THE PLOT Racing fiend Speed Racer (Hirsch) rejects corporate buyout from the the evil Royalton Industries, which then vows revenge. Who knew people cared so much about racing?...

Less than a month after I started my freshman year here at NIU, Arcade Fire released their debut album, "Funeral." It would go on to be a touchstone album for popular music of this decade and the very definition of a "breakout" album that was ecstatically...

Director: Desmond Davis Starring: Harry Hamlin, Laurence Olivier, Burgess Meredith, Maggie Smith Plot: Perseus, mortal son of Zeus, undertakes a journey to save the fair Princess Andromeda from the deadly sea creature, the Kracken monster. Pitted against...

INTER-GENDER MEMO RE: Cosmopolitan, May issue - "67 New Blow-His-Mind Moves" To: The Ladies From: The Fellas It doesn't take much to blow our minds. Here's a short list, off the tops of our collective heads: 1. Naps 2. When you smell good 3. Indiana Jones...

Many of us will be going home to see friends soon, but seeing people only during the summer can strain those relationships. "No Excuses," by stalwart grunge band Alice in Chains, is a reminder that old friends are worth far more than you might expect....

First, they told you not to drink until 21. Then, they said you couldn't watch rated "R" movies until you were 17. Now, the U.S. Congress is attempting to remove another form of escapism â€" the video game. That's right. U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.)...