Thursday night, stepping into the not-so-bustling Otto's Underground took you back in time circa 1999, before MTV reality shows, split bands and when teenagers alike sang down school hallways; Say it ain't so, I will not go turn the lights off, carry...

Britney's VMA performance. That's it. I have no joke. But so it was, as the pop princess lip-synced her way across the Palms Casino Resort stage. Her bra and panty combo twinkled with the memory of the Britney America's tweens used to adore and worship....

Rating: 3 / 10 "Dragon Wars." The very title would put the idea in ones mind that this movie would focus on two main things: dragons and wars. This promise, along with a laughable trailer, were the main reasons why I agreed to watch a movie titled "Dragon...

During the telecast of the 59th Annual Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sally Field won the award for "Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama" for her work on ABC's "Brothers and Sisters." While accepting the award, she thanked her crew and fellow cast mates. She...

For 38 years, the string studies program in the NIU School of Music was defined by two words: Vermeer Quartet. The world-renowned chamber group began its residency at NIU in 1970 and retired this year. The group's retirement capped off a career that included...

Who could have guessed that the most important show on television would've started in 1997 with a pilot about anal probes? The first episode of "South Park" â€" painstakingly difficult to create, using only construction paper and cutouts â€" pales...

There is nothing funny about "Mr. Woodcock". Even though this movie is being advertised as a comedy, it is filled with no laughs and no humor. What this film does offer is a sadistic, absurd, and insulting waste of 79 minutes that the viewer will never...

For 38 years, the string studies program in the NIU School of Music was defined by two words: Vermeer Quartet. The world-renowned chamber group began its residency at NIU in 1970 and retired this year. The group's retirement capped off a career that included...

Rating: .1/10 An open letter to music as a whole: Hi, it's me, Tony Martin. Music, I know we've had some arguments in the past, but I usually find some way to get over it and accept you back into my life. However, music, we need to talk. It's about the...

As young children, most of us were probably told not to bang on pots and pans. Good thing the band Hackage didn't listen. The group, comprising of four high school friends, banged their way into the hearts of the audience at the House Café Saturday...

Rating: 9 / 10 At first glance, "The Brave One" may wear the mask of the typical mainstream revenge thriller, which must rely on action and the intensity of its violence to evoke empathy from the audience. However, what director Neil Jordan has achieved...

Rating: 7/10 When James (Jeff Garlin) has a problem in life, he eats. Instead of asking his family, friends or loved ones for support, he buys pudding in bulk and eats it in a parking lot. In "I Want Someone To Eat Cheese With," James is a 39-year-old,...