Last week marked the 15-year anniversary of Kurt Cobain's tragic suicide. This extremely talented but challenged musician died at the very young age of 27. Had it not been for that dreadful day back in 1994, Kurt Cobain would still be alive at the age...

Human bowling? Wrestling? Kung-Fu? These are just normal elements of a Peelander-Z show. The self-proclaimed "Japanese Action Comic Punk Band" Peelander-Z will bring its eccentric act to DeKalb when the band plays at The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway,...

"Dragonball Evolution" Rating: 1/10 "Dragonball Evolution" looks and feels like it was made for a straight-to-video release. It's hard to know where to begin with this flop. Should we discuss the terrible elementary dialogue, the cheesy set designs, the...

"Observe and Report" Rating: 8/10 There's a point in writer/director Jody Hill's "Observe and Report" where a flasher, tucking his birthday suit beneath a brownish trench coat, runs afoul of every nook, cranny, corner and crevice of the Forest Ridge Mall....

Facebook, Myspace, Twitter: The "big 3" of social networking. Together they boast upward of 450 million users, roughly one-fifteenth of the world's population. But what about the others -- those in the second, or even third tier? As I am a glutton for...

Thousands of girls have been anticipating "Hannah Montana" on the big screen for years to finally have the question answered; Would Miley Stewart (Miley Cyrus) continue to portray a pop star living two different lives? "Hannah Montana: The Movie" opened...

My ears continue to ring. I wisely opted not to wear ear plugs during Dinosaur Jr.'s scorcher of a set Saturday at Otto's, 118 E. Lincoln Highway. The difficulties I may have in hearing the high decibel range in later years were a fair trade for seeing...

A night of hits and misses filled guitar virtuoso and NIU faculty member Fareed Haque's two-hour guitar recital Wednesday. Some segments really rocked and had audience members' heads bobbing along. Other segments were dull and seemed to drag on. But throughout...

UGK (Under Ground Kingz) - "UGK 4 Life" Rating: 7.5/10 Some might consider UGK member Pimp C's 2007 death from the twin dangers of sleep apnea and codeine cough medicine to be a tragic bit of poetic justice. Sippin' the syrup has always been a sticking...

To stuck-up fashionista pinheads everywhere: (Slips on Chris Crocker mask) Leave Michelle Obama alone! Sniffle, sniffle, I just can't believe anyone would be so inconsequential as to critique what the first lady wears to meet the queen, sniffle, sniffle....

As the weather finally warms up, it is the perfect opportunity to spring into romance. So leave the car behind, and take someone on a romantic walk. All you will need is sunshine, a gentle breeze and the new album "Unstoppable" from Rascal Flatts. ] To...

Do you know the difference between a cello and a viola? You would if you went to The Recital Hall on Tuesday night, as two NIU students, Anna Bross and Dana Shin made the differences clear in a vibration-filled concert. Bross, who plays the viola, started...