Vive La Taylor! Yesterday I was cleaning my room, speakers a-blasting, loudly singing “WE ARE NEVER EVER EVER GETTING BACK TOGETHER!” when I heard a noise coming from the other room. “No. No. NO! Are you listening to Taylor Swift?” My roommate...
Is there anything better than a quality cover song? Well, of course there is: strawberry ice cream, a good hair day, handwritten letters, buttery pastries, etc. But, I digress. A truly great cover song is still a wonderful thing. My iTunes library happens...
Interested in a little Coed Pageantry? Then stop by the House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, on Sunday and introduce yourself to Illinois band Coed Pageant. Hailing from Urbana, the band consists of husband and wife team Bradley and Gretchen Bergstrand....
I’ve come to the realization that fan mail has been replaced by tweets. Do you even remember fan mail? How many of you ever actually wrote a letter to an artist or band, licked an envelope and sent it off in the mail with hopes of a handwritten response...
Like any other music enthusiast, I’ve developed rather ardent crushes on a handful of musicians. There is just something about talented individuals that really revs my engine. Usually, the objects of my affection are bearded, bespectacled and wearing...
Benjamin Gibbard, of Death Cab for Cutie fame, released his first solo album today. That’s right: his first ever. Though he has released numerous works outside of Death Cab for Cutie, the most recognizable being with The Postal Service, Gibbard has...
The Stage Coach Players will close their 66th summer season with a production of Not Now, Darling this weekend. Not Now, Darling, written by John Chapman and Ray Cooney, is a 1967 British farce about secrets, mistresses and fur coats. The play centers...
Feeling world-weary? All you need is a break from reality and a heavy dose of whimsy. Thankfully, Under Wildwood, the sophomore children’s novel from Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy, is in stores and ready to transport you away from your worries....
Oktoberfest is upon us, and we all know what that means. Or at least, we think we do. To the college-aged crowd, the word “Oktoberfest” brings to mind dingy bars packed with beer, brats and overly-revealing beer wench/lederhosen costumes. It’s fun...
The 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards Ceremony was full of surprises and disappointments Sunday. Unsurprisingly, Modern Family continued last year’s winning streak by taking home Best Supporting Actor (Eric Stonestreet) and Best Supporting Actress (Julie Bowen)...
I am always the hostess. I don’t know why exactly, but some inherent need to entertain lays deep within me. I jump at any chance to invite people over. Recently, I moved out of my shoebox apartment on one side of town and into a bigger, much more grown-up...
The Stage Coach Players are performing A.R. Gurney’s The Dining Room, directed by NIU’s own David Booth, 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Stage Coach Theatre, 126 S. Fifth St. Tickets are $12. A “comedy of manners,” The...
