On Thursday, world-renowned opera singer, Luciano Pavarotti died due to complications from pancreatic cancer at the age of 71. Pavarotti is remembered and recognized in the opera community as one of, if not the greatest, opera singer of all time. In many...

The House Cafe hosted a night filled with indie rock, piano-fueled-pop and even accordions Wednesday. The opening act was former DeKalb native Dylan Kloska who took the stage with an acoustic guitar and did his best Chris Carrabba impersonation. The sharply...

NIU's very own anime club had its first meeting of the year this Tuesday, in the Preview Room of Cole Hall. Amber Lewis, a senior studio art design major, became the president of the anime club this year. Michael Wright, a sophomore undecided major, is...

I'm sitting in one of about 50 folding chairs facing a foot-high stage that's held together by duct tape. The seats aren't even close to half full, and it's BYOB. The New Fracture Quartet is set to perform soon at Elastic, an art gallery/performance space...

On Aug. 24, "The Nanny Diaries" splashed onto the big screen, and Annie Braddock (Scarlett Johansen) got a taste of what happens when you bomb the job interview you needed and end up unexpectedly in the right place at the right time. Usually by the time...

Over the weekend, The House Café, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, hosted a self-proclaimed "Pop-Rock Night." The four advertised bands were Farewell To Distraction, The Cobra Punchers, The Boy Who Thought, and Love Me Electric. Unfortunately, only two of those...

Rating: 3 / 10 Before I am assigned to review something, I try not to make any preconceived judgments before actually watching/reading/listening to whatever the subject is, no matter how ridiculous the concept. At first, "Balls of Fury" immensely challenged...

Rating: 8 / 10 James Wan's "Death Sentence" is an effective hybrid film that blends elements of the drama, thriller and action into a very intriguing anecdote that works on all levels. The film stars Kevin Bacon - in his most intriguing role since 2004's...

On Thursday, August 30, The House Café, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, hosted a strange but enjoyable evening of music that went from rock and roll to techno to comedy. The headliner was perhaps the strangest act, Pleaseeasaur. Hailing from Seattle, the duo,...

Last Friday, we smokers took our last drags inside our favorite eating and drinking establishments. While this issue is a dead horse that has been beaten down in almost every possible way, there is one point about the smoking ban that really bothers me,...

Not too long ago, a man named Hilly Kristal died of complications from lung cancer. Though his name might not be a household one, his creation certainly is. Krystal founded and managed the club, CBGB, the undisputed mecca of punk. If it were not for Hilly...

Rating: 2 / 10 "Halloween" is not what you want it to be. If a director tries to portray something to capture an audience, then Rob Zombie does not understand his generation or his audience. This generation, reviewer included, is tired of horror films...