LONDON | The Music Of Black Origin awards have been criticized for favoring U.S. artists, which didn't stop American star Beyonce from winning three Wednesday — for best international female, best song and best video for "Deja Vu," featuring Jay-Z....

After the success of Tuesday's "International Talk Like A Pirate Day," take a look at some other proposed vocally-unique holidays. "Talk Like A Ninja Day" When: May 1 How: Ninjas are silent. This means no talking for 24 hours. And talking like a Ninja...

My parents are paying for the daily living during my time in France. That's a strange feeling. That was the deal — I take care of most of the educations costs, they take care of food and entertainment. But surprisingly, they are the ones who have to...

DeKalb | The School of Theatre and Dance's first production of the year, "Leaves from a Fairy Book," opens to the public at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and runs until Sunday, and again from Sept. 27 through Oct. 1, in the O'Connell Theatre. Tickets are $7 for...

Natalie Bayard, a junior theater and dance major, is the stage manager for "Leaves of a Fairy Book," and she took some time out of her schedule before Monday night's rehearsal to answer a few questions. Northern Star: What was the biggest challenge you...

Grade: C - L.A.'s programmed rock machine is back with another release. Call Bender and Rosie over for this party to begin. The incarnation of Ima Robot was in 2003 when Virgin Records believed in the quirky sound of Alex Ebert and Timmy Anderson. The...

Three years ago, The Mars Volta exploded from the ashes of post-hardcore sensations At The Drive-In with "De-Loused in the Comatorium," a dynamic release that followed through on the experimental potential of At The Drive-In. But two years later, the...

Grade: A - It's terrible, what "dance rock" has come to mean. It's come to mean unnecessarily tight pants, popped collars, effeminate gestures and usually some connection to Pete Wentz. But really, dance rock sounds something like The Rapture. The four-piece's...

DeKALB | A barricade of music listeners was visible Monday night, blocking the entrance of the House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, before the Mates of State and Starlight Mints' show. John Ugolini of Kickstand Productions stared at the snake of indie...

DeKALB | Regardless of the route each member of Angels and Airwaves took to get into the band, each will be there when the act hits DeKalb. The quartet that features Tom DeLonge of Blink-182, as well as members of The Offspring, Distillers and Box Car...

Grade: B - Three years ago, The Mars Volta exploded from the ashes of post-hardcore sensations At The Drive-In with "De-Loused in the Comatorium," a dynamic release that followed through on the experimental potential of At The Drive-In. But two years...

It's terrible, what "dance rock" has come to mean. It's come to mean unnecessarily tight pants, popped collars, effeminate gestures and usually some connection to Pete Wentz. But really, dance rock sounds something like The Rapture. The four-piece's latest...