The newly-formed NIU Comic Book Club is hosting a Halloween costume contest during their regular meeting time 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at New Game in Town, 811 W. Lincoln Highway. The contest is one in a series of events the club and comic book store are co-sponsoring,...
In our search for new and exciting music, we often forget about the music of the past. One of the most influential styles of the past century is, ironically, probably also one of the most ignored by college students: jazz music. The phrase, for most people,...
Every once in a while, a band comes along that makes me reconsider the genres it falls under. This time, Canadian indie pop band Tokyo Police Club surprised me with their enthusiasm and sense of exploration not typical of their classmates, who tend to...
DeKALB | It is not very often that I find a local band that still manages to push boundaries. So I was very pleased when I learned of CMKT4 and the process behind circuit-bending, which blurs the line between instrument and equipment. Circuit-bending...
DeKALB | A piece of coral stands illuminated in heavenly white light next to an album display case with KCRW's Rare on Air 2. On the cover are several glass test tubes filled with seahorses: one of many haunting images designed by Vaughan Oliver and his...
