"Did I Promise You Moliere?" is a study of three S’s: subjectivity, sexuality and sacrilege. It follows the Woody Allen and Jerry Lee Lewis-esque incestuous, age-gapped sex romp of French playwright Moliere. Stevens Building’s Corner Theatre will...

The fiery bird gracing the cover of "Meltdown" like a phoenix rising from the Ash-es is fitting for the band's current state. After failing to break into mainstream America with their previous releases, the Irish band is pushing once again to make its...

Some band lineups should never be touched, tampered with or changed in any way, shape or form. Take U2 for example. If The Edge suddenly left the Irish quartet, the power, prestige and musical brilliance would be gone forever. Without the effects laden...

Mando Diao sure were happy. At least, the Swedish garage rock/mod revivalists were on their 2003 debut. The band’s brilliant debut toed the line between smarmy arrogance and refreshing optimism. Dual vocalists Gustaf Noren (arrogance) and Bjorn Dixgard...

Most college students cannot afford to spend money on their cars, but there are a handful of enthusiasts who put caution to the wind and will stop at nothing to have the best of the best for their ride. By modifying the exterior to turn heads at every...

Chicago has a rich tradition of theater companies started by young college graduates looking to make a name in the theater circuit, such as the Steppenwolf. NIU is now a part of that tradition thanks to alumni who started the Bruised Orange Theater Production...

It’s no secret girls love going to bar bathrooms in teams. Men ask women all the time why they can’t take a trip to the toilet alone, and it’s doubtful they have ever received a clear answer. The truth is, women can go to the bathroom alone. They...

Green Day would take responsibility for branding the new punk wave that is still present today. Spitalfield is one of the bands which has pursued what Green Day made popular while making it into something of its own on the way. "Stop Doing Bad Things,"...

Stephanie Jurs appreciates an animated character with ... well ... character. Jurs, a senior political science major, said she has always focused on the story’s players rather than the story itself. "I am more of a character-driven person," she said....

"You want a piece of me?" If art professor Ron Mazanowski is asking the question, the presidents of Brazil, Chili and Honduras answer "yes." The leaders of those three countries all own works from Mazanowski’s collection, a ceramics teacher at NIU for...

No brackets were involved, but that didn’t diminish Mike Gentile and Mike Novelli’s enthusiasm about making an elite eight. The duo created one of eight films which will debut this week at the third annual Reality Bytes film festival at NIU. The festival...

Sweeps was pleasantly overwhelmed with submissions for its first ever Spring Break photo contest. Even better, most of them were printable. Those that weren’t included a photo of a person with a cat in his mouth, which had a completely inappropriate...