Charles R. Cross, mastermind behind "Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain," has released a new book about the enigmatic Nirvana frontman, "Cobain Unseen." What makes this book worth reading is the fact that it's centered around exclusive artifacts...

I like to move it, move it. Most people are familiar with the lines from that song and the fuzzy creatures that accompany it from the "Madagascar" series. Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe, Gloria the hippo and the penguins, have finally...

Twenty-four voices sang in pristine unity as the NIU Chamber Choir performed at the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall Wednesday night. The opener was an 11-movement selection that took up the entire first segment of the concert. The piece was very church-like...

1. Best Pre-Credits Intro to a Bond movie: Roger Moore in "The Spy Who Loved Me" It's priceless. He's being chased by baddies down a ski slope, and in 1977, this had to be done for real; special effects weren't around. He skis off the cliff, and just...

The hype for The Cure is something that I could never understand. As hard as I try, it's hard for me to enjoy Robert Smith's whining; I mean crooning. So, after all this time apart, the thought was maybe the band had some good songs prepared for their...

Wild Blue is a blueberry flavored lager from Anheuser-Busch. Wild Blue tastes a lot more like a blueberry-flavored soft drink than a beer. It tastes like a really good soft drink, but if people wanted a soft drink, they probably wouldn't be buying beer....

NIU has a historical and entertaining past. By digging through the Northern Star archives, Flavor was able to examine what was going on Nov. 6 oh-so-many years ago. 5 years ago: Flavor sat down to talk with musician Robert Randolph of Robert Randolph...

It seems like with every new action movie comes a corresponding video game. "James Bond: Quantum of Solace" is the latest movie-turned-video game to follow the trend. But it's not just James Bond that has videogames made after it, there's all the "Spiderman"...

It seems impossible for writer/director Christopher Nolan not to make another Batman film. "The Dark Knight," closing in on $1 billion worldwide, was critically acclaimed and went crazy on all sorts of box-office records. But Nolan said he's not sure...

Unlike the band's most famous singles, "Lips of an Angel" and "Get Stoned," Hinder's latest release, "Take It To The Limit," does not tempt the listener to dismember his or her eardrums. Though Hinder's sound lingers in meritocracy and the band makes...

As the winter weather quickly approaches, no one wants to warm up their car or take the bus just to go get some grub. Toppers Pizza, 1015 W. Lincoln Highway #B, delivers straight to the residence halls and all around the DeKalb area. Without the toppings,...

Curtis DuBois Fuller, a renowned hard bop trombonist, will perform with the NIU Jazz Ensemble in the Duke Ellington Ballroom tonight under the direction of Ron Carter. Fuller, the 73-year-old who used to play with the likes of Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie,...