Just in time for the re-election, we have a mostly political album of covers by the band forever doomed to be “Maynard James Keenan’s side project.” Bands ranging from Black Flag to Joni Mitchell are covered with varying degrees of success. Most...

Before Incubus takes the Convocation Center stage Friday for its third Illinois concert this year, guitarist Mike Einziger chatted with Weekender for a 10-minute interview. The show is presented by the Campus Activity Board and is slated to begin at 7:30...

Astrology has always captivated me. The idea that celestial bodies have an influence on the course of natural earth occurrences is somehow reassuring. If fate and destiny are dependent on which cycle the moon is in, or the color of Jupiter, life becomes...

Pretentious as it may be, Pixar has earned the right to put the word “Incredible” into the titles of all its films. In this case, the title refers to a family of superheroes. However, “The Incredibles” could easily stand for Pixar’s unreal animation...

Fareed Haque has at least two identities - mild-mannered professor of jazz and classical studies by day and jazz-rocker by night. It was his daytime role on display in the Music Building’s Recital Hall Tuesday night. Even with a football game going...

The Huskie Den is a hodgepodge of local celebrities, eclectic history and entertainment. DeKalbians of all ages flock to the Huskie Den, located directly beneath the Carl Sandburg Auditorium, to bowl, play billiards or dance the night away on the Dance...

Ciara hopes to make her mark with her debut album, Goodies.” The album title and first single, “Goodies,” is a popular radio hit and gets its fair share of play at parties. This track features Petey Pablo and the remix has Jazze Pha and T.I. with...

Someone may be watching you when you walk through the Martin Luther King Commons. The Commons has been broadcasted live on the Web since 1999, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. “When we first put the camera up, it was pretty cool,” said Don Larson,...

If the Beach Boys and The Strokes could somehow manage to conceive a child, it would more than likely bear a striking resemblance to Julian Casablancas and have Brian Wilson’s drug habit. The sound of this musical child, however, would be that of The...

It’s bound to happen at least once a week. You’re walking to class through the Martin Luther King Commons and you see people crowding around someone, but don’t have the time to see what all the fuss is about. Well, Sweeps has got your back. From...

Weekender was curious what the biggest news story to hit NIU this year has been. WE asked 10 students to rank 10 events in order of newsworthiness. First-place votes were worth 10 points, second place votes worth 9 points, third place votes worth 8 and...

Welcome to another amazing edition of the one-and-only Playback. This week’s dream compilation comes from Dan Nikolov, a junior mechanical engineering major. The Batavia native says his best concert experience was when he saw his two favorite bands...