Chase Straight and Trevor Hale review three new albums for your listening pleasure.

Arlo Guthrie doesn't need your vote or want your money, but he does possess the sort of qualities that could make a lot of Americans wish that he were also a politician. The legendary folk singer remains as observant and conscientious today as he was during the social movement he helped launch in the '60s.

By Kyle Stegerwald, Asst. Red Pulse EditorShwayze"Shwayze" Shwayze is producer Cisco Adler and rookie MC Aaron Smith and their album is about weed, women and California. It's well-trod territory for music...

By Makena Walsh, Red Pulse ContributorLa Farsa Aug. 287 p.m.$7Kilby Court (741 S. 330 W.)Local rock act La Farsa rocks bilingually8212;in English and en Español. Formed fairly recently, the group has...

By Kyle Stegerwald, Asst. Red Pulse Editor"Raw Footage"Ice CubeIce Cube's glory days with NWA and his wildly-successful solo career are 15 years in the past, and after 2006's tepid Laugh Now, Cry Later...

By Chris Straight, Red Pulse StaffThe campers next to us-with their University of Wyoming flag hanging proudly-spent the majority of the weekend drinking beer and asking any female passers-by to kindly...

By Chase Straight, Red Pulse StaffArtopia60 Exchange Place (350 South, just west of State Street) Located in the blossoming Exchange Place business area, Artopia has expanded its modus operandi to appeal...

2008 is just past the halfway point and there have been hundreds of albums released already. Some have been good, some great and some downright terrible. The Drop is your guide to the albums the Red Pulse staff deems worthy of your hard-earned dollar.