Nickelback's latest mockery of contemporary rock music, "Dark Horse," is a testament to everything wrong with the music industry. The band tries a more metal-oriented sound on their sixth and newest album that is void of any redeeming values. The instrumentals...

Tall and slender, Christopher Carter, an illusionist and hypnotist, jauntily walked across the Carl Sandburg Auditorium stage Tuesday night and introduced himself. "I'm not here to tell everyone your deepest secrets or communicate with spirits," Carter...

After years of trying to expand its psychology department, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has allocated the funds to begin a new program. DISCLAIMER: This article is a work of fiction. After years of trying to expand its psychology department,...

Dear food channels everywhere, I'm insulted. I understand inexplicable celebrity is inevitable. I also get that, above all else, the media is a business and needs to make a buck. But you've reached a new low. Coolio has an Internet cooking show, "Cooking...

NIU's Theatre and Dance department is presenting its last show of the semester, and for the first time a live orchestra is accompanying the performance. Histoire du Soldat, "A Soldier's Tale," is a dance performance that is being performed in the O'Connell...

The other night, I couldn't sleep, so I started flipping through the endless garbage that is late night TV. During my surf, I happened to stumble upon an episode of "The Pick Up Artist 2" on VH1. What I discovered made me cringe. Mystery, a 21-year-old...

Beyoncé is back with more attitude and class than ever before with the new release of her concept album "I Am...Sasha Fierce." The former Destiny's Child singer's voice sounds stronger than ever on her opening track "If I Were a Boy." In this sweet-spirited...

From its debut on Dec. 17, 1989, "The Simpsons" was a hit, but with its seventh episode of the season, "The Call of the Simpsons," on Feb. 18, 1990, the show began its 12-year run as one of the best stops for TV entertainment. During that span, it had...

Fresh off the heels of his best selling record to date, ‘Some Mad Hope,' Matt Nathanson will be in Chicago this Thursday and Friday playing two shows at the House of Blues. His biggest hit yet, ‘Come On Get Higher' is on radio rotations across...

Jazz performers wowed the cold audience with sleek and crafty sounds at The House Café, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, on Monday night that hosted the NIU Jazz Combo Fest. The various jazz groups featured star performances and highlighted the players' abilities...

According to every major music news site, Paul McCartney is trying to release a previously unreleased track entitled "Carnival of Light." Will it be all it's cracked up to be? I certainly hope so. The psychedelic, melodolic rock is something I have yet...

Cue all teen girls: Start screaming now. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the "Twilight" film franchise is already looking forward to the second, third, and perhaps fourth installments of Stephenie Meyer's swoon-worthy book series. Well, they're not...