As a part of the midwest, Chicago's contributions to the world of music are often overlooked by whatever is happening on the coasts. If this is the case, then a city like DeKalb surely has almost no chance of competing. But just because this small farming...
To find a fan of Chicago punk music who doesn’t appreciate Smoking Popes would be a challenging feat. Smoking Popes have been making music since before some of NIU’s freshman class was born, and, luckily for their fans, have no intention of quitting...
If Tub Ring sounds like the name of a high school punk band from the nineties, that's because 17 years ago, it was. Since then, founding members Kevin Gibson (vocals) and Trevor Erb (bass) added Rob Kleiner (keyboards) to the mix and created a musical...
It's been a rather disappointing summer at the movies this year. Most of the movies that came out were either rehashes of old concepts or simply uninteresting. Granted there were gems that stood out like "Toy Story 3" and "Inception," but those movies...
Autumn always leaves, but style stays around. "Autumn Leaves," an exhibit on fall fashions, will be running through Dec. 4 in the NIU Art Museum. The exhibit, according to museum director Jo Burke, uses "fashion as a metaphor" that explores "the connections...
RATING: 4/5 This year seems to be the year for Nintendo to strike back. Earlier during E3 they announced several classic franchises that would be returning to the Wii, including "Metroid." "Metroid: Other M," ends up being a mixed bag of "amazing" and...
Art Instructor Bart Woodstrup doesn't care much for major motion pictures. For the most part, Hollywood blockbusters are much too linear for Woodstrup's taste. The instructor would rather be confused. "What Happens Next?," a film festival that screened...
Age ain't nothing but a number. In an effort to examine the changes throughout our lives related to getting older, the NIU Art Museum is hosting "StAGES of Transition." The exhibit, located in the South Gallery in Altgeld Hall, features paintings, sculptures,...
Score: 4/5 Sufjan Stevens is not a genius. Let's start off this review with that right away. He is a great songwriter, in fact possibly one of the best in the "indie-rock" game. His ambitious concept albums gained him a ton of publicity, and his other...
DeKALB | A graphic novel is just a big comic book, right? This kind of question would cause assistant libraries professor Wayne Finley to launch into scholarly discourse on the differences between the two art platforms. Coincidentally, that's exactly...
It seems like trailers for TV shows and movies have become more buzzworthy than the actual product itself. What better way to promote an upcoming program by throwing together a couple minutes-worth of grade-A moments from the show? At Comic-Con 2010,...
To students who dine at Lincoln Hall, Alex DeForest is the pony-tailed manager on staff. To followers of DeKalb's country music scene, DeForest is better recognized as the scraggly-haired bass player by the epithet "The Dark Squirrel", of the ambitious...
