BYE, BYE BLAGO WEEK Avril Lavigne - "Unwanted" After Rod Blagojevich's recent removal, he should be listening to Avril Lavigne's 2002 album "Let Go" and sulk over his troubles. "All that I did was walk over / started off by shaking your hands / that's...

Combining the artistry of R&B's powerhouses on one album, Mariah Carey's new album "The Ballads" combines the singer's classic #1 hits along with lesser known songs. With vocal stylings from Usher, Boyz II Men, and Luther Vandross, this album is packed...

Richard Jenkins was having a cup of coffee in his living room on the morning of Jan. 22 when his phone rang. It was his son-in-law's father calling to say "way to go." Sitting at his computer, Jenkins was unsure as to what he did to deserve such praise...

Despite a recent glut of comedians using musical instruments in their act, the New Zealand folk-comic duo Flight of the Conchords possess a distinct wit and ingenuity that places them in marked contrast to the general banality of their peers. Unlike comedian...

Gaze into the looking glass when NIU's School of Theatre and Dance presents their latest production, David Lindsay-Abaire's "Rabbit Hole." The play deals with the story of a family grieving and attempting to cope with the death of their 4-year-old son,...

Frank Ferdinand "Tonight: Franz Ferdinand" Rating - 6 / 10 It's hard to remember anything about Franz Ferdinand's 2005 sophomore effort, "You Could Have it So Much Better." Other than the sanguine piano ballad, "Eleanor Put Your Boots On," which dares...

So, the Super Bowl parties aren't going to be so super this year. Darn. I'm holding back the tears. Really, I am. According to a Reuters.com article, Playboy and Sports Illustrated magazines have canceled their Super Bowl parties this year due to the...

'Taken' Rating: 8/10 ("Taken" is released tomorrow, however, writer Ben Burr saw the movie in Chile where it was released in September 2008). Espionage and butt-kicking have become a young man's game in recent years. Between Jason Bourne and Jack Bauer,...

The rumor mill is once again aflutter, this time about the proposed end game for "24," which is currently in its seventh season. With the question of when it will end seemingly out of the way, fans are now wondering how it will end. Could this mean the...

Hoobastank - "For(n)ever" Rating: 5/10 Unfortunately for Hoobastank, they're victims of their own success. The incredibly successful single "The Reason" received heavy radio play, but annoyed a large portion of the band's fans to the point where they...

The camera pans the scene of the crime, finding a body somewhere within the yellow caution tape. A short man appears with a scruffy beard wearing a jump suit with the words "CSI Grissom" embroidered on the back, armed with a digital camera grasped between...

"Swiffer Mop and Swiffer Sweeper Vac do it all..." including bringing back the 1970s hit "Baby Come Back." Who knew that a commercial about a mop could be so entertaining? With over eight different commercials for the Sweeper Vac, Swiffer is able to captivate...