1. ‘In the Garden of Eden' (from ‘Bart Sells His Soul') Bart circulates sheet music of Iron Butterfly's 17 minute '60s love ballad "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" during Sunday mass, changing the title and lyrics so that it reads as a sexually suggestive...

"Simple Plan" - Simple Plan Rating: 1/10 Simple Plan, back with another new album, has once again taken the listener back to another boring night in suburbia. Not an inspired boredom, a la Less than Jake, or a funny one like Tom Hanks. It's just a plain-old...

Valentine's Day is always a day of mixed emotions. Some people go all out with the cute red teddy bears and huge chocolate boxes. Other people refuse to support another day of profit for Hallmark. Whether Valentine's Day is an excuse to have a passionate...

You may have class the next day and you may have homework to catch up on. But other than that, you can't say there's nothing to do in DeKalb for Valentine's Day. The NIU school of Theatre and Dance Studio Series presents a "Festival of Romantic Comedy"...

The Avalon String Quartet will perform in concert at 8 p.m. tonight in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the Music Building at NIU. The concert is free and open to all. According to an NIU School of Music news release, the Avalon Quartet, founded in...

The NIU Philharmonic and Concerto Competition winners will hold the first concert of the semester at 8 p.m. tonight in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall of the Music Building. The concert is free and open to all. The first half of the concert, directed...

The Last Minute Flower Guide Flowers are one of the most popular gifts on Valentine's Day. However, many people forget the meaning behind this thoughtful present in the rush to find something for their significant other. Here are a few important things...

Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Volume 5 DVD If you're the kind of person who has been happy with the "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" DVD sets in the past, this disc set should meet your standards. If you feel "Aqua Teen" episodes have very little replay value, think...

The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth can be boring. On Fox's new game show "The Moment Of Truth," average-Joe contestants are hooked up to a lie detector and asked a series of personal and intimate questions. If they answer honestly, they...

I remember a sticky summer day in 2005, waiting tables in my hometown. The lunch rush was gone and I was in the kitchen with the cook, toasting with a plastic cup of warm cooking sherry that was kept, appropriately, above the toaster. A news radio station...

Love Hurts: Five oddly violent love scenes 5. "Crank" (2006) Jason Statham's character "gets to know" his girlfriend, played by Amy Smart, in the middle of a crowded street to keep his heart from shutting down. 4. "Shoot ‘Em Up" (2007) Clive Owen...

Java 101 hosted a free show Friday with local Christian bands Nash Taylor Cash and Finding Isaac. The small café was packed with people eager to get out of the cold and see the bands. Nash Taylor Cash headlined with a set showcasing the talent of each...