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...

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...

"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,...

Eat me, drink me, listen to me. Mr. Blotto is coming to DeKalb to promote its latest release "Cabbages and Kings." The eclectic quintet will play Saturday night at Otto's Niteclub, 118 E. Lincoln Highway. Formed in 1991 as a side project, Mr. Blotto has...

A certain kind of love exists in the glass onion of fame, a love different from that staid, run-of-the-mill, Meg Ryan-romantic-comedy kind of love everyone else dreams about. Hollywood provides distinct boundaries for this kind of love, and the National...

Brotherhood and friendship are the strong bonds in Pelao, a DeKalb-based quintet that's been playing music since 1995. Brothers Ricardo (lead vocals) and Alex Galindo (bass) found drummer Josh Waddle in May 2000. Ricardo met Waddle at a talent show when...