When you work, you don't feel all right. No, you won't feel all right 'til you get a party goin'. I say we all start the summer in the spirit of Andrew W.K. - the spirit of dumb rock and greaseball party anthems. This guy, who I'm sure we'll all be thoroughly...

"Drink, drink, drink, dammit, drink!" said Turd, sideman from Q101's Mancow's Morning Madhouse show, to a small but rowdy crowd Saturday night at Starbusters Bar & Grill, 930 Pappas Drive. Turd was in the house along with alternative cover band Jostelyn...

There are a select number of movies that we allow to seep into our bones, way down into our essence and, yes, into that patchwork of references we call a pop culture soul. These movies are held in almost unhealthy regard, with a kind of devotion seldom...

Tuesday "The Last Waltz" (1976) "Macbeth" (1971) "Ocean's Eleven" (2001) "Supergirl (Director's Cut)" (1984) "Waking Life" (2001) May 14 "Corky Romano" (2001) "From Hell: Special Edition" (2001) "The Others" (2001) "Requiem for a Heavyweight" (1962) "Snow...

"[You] struggle to find your skin," Jeff Tweedy sang fittingly on "Can't Stand It" from Wilco's 1998 release "Summer Teeth." Wilco's current struggles in releasing "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" (Nonesuch) are a tired and sad story for music makers everywhere:...

Optometrists beware. "Wood/Water," the latest release from The Promise Ring, is sure to send the emo community scrambling for the thickest prescription glasses in stock. The album features 12 emotive tracks with a subdued blend of rhythmic instrumentals...

America and the world celebrate Walt Disney's 100th birthday this year. With that, the M.O.O.S.E. reflects on his life. Disney was maniacal, controlling, obsessive and vexed for his entire life. And for that, the world forever will be indebted to him....

Sunday night, patrons at The House, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, were served a brimming hot cup of acoustic folk rock. The first taste of the evening gave listeners a hint of Kevin Danzig and Cat Woolley, a musical duo appropriately known as Danzig and Woolley....

"Murder by Numbers" (Warner Bros., R) is as methodical and intense as an Alfred Hitchcock film. The film does more than play "who dunnit" with the audience - it opens the door to the minds of abandoned youth. Two kids systematically plan the demise of...

The freaks and geeks of Illinois flocked to the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont, last Thursday. They journeyed in hopes of finding abject hilarity and obscure comedy. They journeyed in hopes of finding the Kids in the Hall. At the promised...

Bouncing, sleeping, dancing and working each would thrive peacefully when paired with the Sneaker Pimps' new album, "Bloodsport." The offering consists mostly of edgy, beat-driven trip-hop. It never gets too intense or too mellow. The four-man English...

NIU's School of Music Chamber Choir was the only U.S. group selected to perform as part of an international festival in Poland over the weekend, delivering a performance that earned a standing ovation from the crowd. Eric Johnson, director of choral activities,...