Before Sevendust's sold-out show last Friday at the House of Blues, 3730 N. Clark St., Chicago, the Weekender got the chance to sit down with Clint Lowery, guitarist and backing vocalist. Weekender: You guys recorded "Live and Loud" in Chicago. What's...

Before I get into what a terrible movie "Collateral Damage" was, I have something I need to say: If I'm in the mood for an old-school action flick, the Slys, the Jean-Claudes and the Seagals of the industry just aren't going to cut it. I need the one...

G-D-E-C are the chords to nearly every punk rock song ever made. The band The Ataris even wrote a song about it called "Four Chord Wonder." So there needs to be something more that separates one punk band from the other. Local punk hero Amazing Transparent...

At its simplest, "The Count Of Monte Cristo" is a story of revenge. Edmund Dantes is accused of treason and imprisoned for many years. Upon his escape, he sets out to hunt down those who sent him there and to make them suffer. Of course, limiting the...

DVDs have come a long way in a short amount of time. Surprisingly, the music industry has been keeping pace with the release of video collections, artist profiles and more. Here's a look at a few of the best concert DVDs available. "The Concert For New...

Every day, thousands of Americans steal cars, shoot police officers and murder dozens of pedestrians with semi-automatic rifles - all from the comfort of their homes. Comfortable home carnage has been made possible through the recent release of "Grand...

What would you say is the biggest flop/disappointment of the year, as far as movies go? "Bones," "Glitter," "Pootie Tang" or "Pearl Harbor?" Yeah, I said it. There's been a growing trend in moviemaking: go for the gold, so to speak. With the influx of...

Anyone who's seen a live Nine Inch Nails show could tell you that no CD version possibly could live up to the experience. With a nice but brief selection of tracks from the Fragility v2.0 tour, "And All That Could Have Been" is exciting, but still missing...

In Jessie Nelson's film "I Am Sam," a mentally-challenged man fights for custody of his daughter. He has an obsession with the Beatles and relies on their lyrics for a naive wisdom of the world. This set-up could have led to disaster with a soundtrack...

Going out to the bar for a few hours usually is a relaxing and enjoyable experience - unless you're a bartender. Junior finance major Brent Warren has worked at Fatty's Pub and Grille, 1312 W. Lincoln Highway, for a year and a half. The difficulty for...

In 1997, the Chemical Brothers brought us "Block Rockin' Beats." The two words, digital and underground, would mean more than an '80s defunct rap group. With the Chemical Brothers' new album, "Come With Us," the question posed is, "where are we going...

Hollywood is obsessed. It is obsessed with the "boy meets girl; gets girl after some elaborate ploy; falls in love just in time for his secrets to be revealed; then goes to great lengths to get her back" storyline. The newly released "Slackers" is no...