Fareed Haque has at least two identities - mild-mannered professor of jazz and classical studies by day and jazz-rocker by night. It was his daytime role on display in the Music Building’s Recital Hall Tuesday night. Even with a football game going...

The Huskie Den is a hodgepodge of local celebrities, eclectic history and entertainment. DeKalbians of all ages flock to the Huskie Den, located directly beneath the Carl Sandburg Auditorium, to bowl, play billiards or dance the night away on the Dance...

Ciara hopes to make her mark with her debut album, Goodies.” The album title and first single, “Goodies,” is a popular radio hit and gets its fair share of play at parties. This track features Petey Pablo and the remix has Jazze Pha and T.I. with...

Someone may be watching you when you walk through the Martin Luther King Commons. The Commons has been broadcasted live on the Web since 1999, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. “When we first put the camera up, it was pretty cool,” said Don Larson,...

If the Beach Boys and The Strokes could somehow manage to conceive a child, it would more than likely bear a striking resemblance to Julian Casablancas and have Brian Wilson’s drug habit. The sound of this musical child, however, would be that of The...

It’s bound to happen at least once a week. You’re walking to class through the Martin Luther King Commons and you see people crowding around someone, but don’t have the time to see what all the fuss is about. Well, Sweeps has got your back. From...

Weekender was curious what the biggest news story to hit NIU this year has been. WE asked 10 students to rank 10 events in order of newsworthiness. First-place votes were worth 10 points, second place votes worth 9 points, third place votes worth 8 and...

Claiming to have mastered the art of table tennis with an unstoppable forehand top-spin stroke, my paddle, record and heart were shattered within moments of joining a new club. This week, I studied the notes I took in high school physical education class...

Yearning for a bootleg-esque live album of a mainstream band? Then “Alive At Last” may be your album of choice. But after just three full-length albums and a handful of hits, is a live album warranted? While the band claims “Alive At Last” is...

The local band consists of three friends: Michael Smith, senior, (vocals and guitar), Dave Wood, psychology graduate student,(drums) and Jay Raymond, junior (bass). Its sound can be described as eclectic, funky and laid-back. The songs’ sounds range...

Jude Law’s devilishly charming good looks are entertaining, but they can’t save this film. “Alfie,” directed by Charles Shyer, is a remake of Lewis Gilbert’s 1966 film starring Michael Caine. A cockney womanizer, Alfie (Law) has to learn the...

Before Incubus graces the Convocation Center’s stage with its presence tomorrow night, The Music will warm up the crowd with its blend of guitar riffs and dance grooves. The four-member band from Leeds, U.K. is on tour supporting its sophomore release,...