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...

Are you a firestarter? Do you want to go see The Prodigy when it comes to The Congress Theater in Chicago on May 23? Now you have your opportunity. For the chance to win a pair of tickets to the show, simply log on to twitter.com/niunorthernstar and tweet...

The Thermals - "Now We Can See" Rating: 6.5/10 The Thermals are back with another pretty good rock album that fails to truly distinguish itself. Maybe that's unfair â€" the band's sturdy, mid-tempo power-pop-punk shuffle and lead singer Hutch Harris'...

Are chairs important? Popular stand-up comedian Demetri Martin will tell you on his Comedy Central show "Important Things with Demetri Martin." Similar to his stand-up act, "Important Things" captures the essence of the lanky, witty Martin as he creates...

The nationally acclaimed NIU Jazz Ensemble anxiously prepares for this week's Spring Concert as it will perform with the legendary saxophonist Benny Golson on Thursday, at 8 p.m. in the Duke Ellington Ballroom. The Jazz Ensemble, directed by professor...

John Mayer @johncmayer Choice tweet: Why are there some nights I refuse to wash my face? What's that all about? There's the cleanser, water is running. Nope! MC Hammer @mchammer Choice tweet: Mothers Day is around the corner so lets give up for the Mama's!!!...

What: "Tough Love" When: Sundays at 9 p.m. on VH1 If there isn't enough melodrama in your own day-to-day life, the eight girls on this reality show have enough for your whole week. Their dysfunctional dating habits are coached by matchmaker Steve Ward...

If you care at all about American rock music, there is something to get very excited about; alt-rock legends Dinosaur Jr. are making a pit stop here in DeKalb. Best known for singer/songwriter/axemaster J. Mascis's blistering, sloppily-virtuosic Jazzmaster...

"Fast & Furious" sped through its opening week and somehow clinched the spot at first place in the box office with over $70 million, the biggest opening this year. Such a feat was only accomplished by compiling a regurgitated version of a testosterone-driven...

Few 1980s coming-of-age films â€" and there are dozens â€" manage to overcome their own dead weight. "Adventureland" contains over-obvious time period signifiers such as Madonna-aping material girls, Reagan on the television and lame hair metal...

Who: Depeche Mode What: "Sounds of the Universe" When: April 21 This British electronica band has been around since the '80s and will headline at Lollapalooza this year in Chicago. As the need to escape from popular music mounts, cravings for alternative...