There comes a time in every man's life when he must lay down a beat and prevail over his combatants. For the NIU School of Music percussion faculty, that time is 3 p.m. Sunday. Four men will enter the Boutell Concert Hall, but only one will leave victorious....

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...

"The Mothman Prophecies," much like "The Blair Witch Project," hopes to fill theater seats by marketing the movie as being based on real-life events. It's the story of an apparent moth-like figure: It's not quite moth, not quite man and supposedly can...

An elder has come to DeKalb to manipulate politicians to suit his own means. To prevent his menacing takeover, do you involve yourself in area politics, use your special ability to communicate with animals for information or contact your sources in the...

It takes a total of five minutes before the first laugh-out-loud moment in "Kung Pow! Enter the Fist" flashes onto the screen. At that rate one can expect roughly 16 laugh-out-loud moments in the entire movie. But 77 minutes after that first big laugh,...

McCabe's co-owner Robert Goering would like to see downtown DeKalb return to its old glory. The 100-year-old building at 323 E. Lincoln Highway is receiving a makeover, inside and out, which is planned to be revealed to the partying public within three...

Hostess pies, Mr. T, stupid comics and Mega Man. What do these things have in common? Nothing. That is, until a young man known only as Seanbaby decided to share his thoughts with the world via the Internet on his aptly named Web site, www.seanbaby.com....

The face of old downtown DeKalb lies just under the surface of some buildings, and not so far beneath on others. Robert Goering, co-owner of Andy's Lounge, 317 E. Lincoln Highway, said he still sees the ghosts of a once-lively downtown when he gazes down...

In method acting, an actor draws from the trials and tribulations of real life to mold believable characters and situations. In television movies, producers sift through the trials and tribulations of real life for the juicy undercurrents sure to draw...

It was a brilliant ploy by the guys when they unrolled the Twister mat. Their girlfriends, clad in high heels and mini skirts, only could blush and reluctantly join in what could only be called the adult version of peek-a-boo. Twister is the age-old favorite...

DeKalb weekends were injected with new life last weekend, courtesy of Otto's Niteclub, 118 E. Lincoln Highway. The night spot gave the weekend a shot in the arm Sunday by way of its first ever 18-and-older show. The alcohol for the upstairs bar was locked...