Joe Golfen

After scoring a couple of songs on TV shows like Smallville and One Tree Hill (and briefly frolicking with Mandy Moore), one would think Greg Laswell might be a pretty cheerful guy. But this San Diego singer-songwriter's latest six-song EP, How the Day Sounds, is dripping with melancholy and tension...

Decked out in skinny jeans and giant shoes, skaters from across the city and beyond made their way to The Wedge Skate Park in Scottsdale to compete in its annual competition on Saturday. Kids as young as 10 rolled their way onto the park’s concrete waves, all hoping to grind, jump and flip their way into the top stop.

It seems every time you turn around, a new Hot Topic-approved emo band appears. So, to break away from the rest of the gloomy pack, Seattle quintet Emery has relied on its unpredictable song structures and articulate/semi-religious lyrics. Beginning with their successful debut album, The Weak's End, Emery has been...

Phoenix-based hip-hop artist Vocab Malone is clearly passionate about two things: God and rap — so much so, that he spends his 15-song album explaining this to you, underscored by unremarkable old-school beats. While this topic is interesting for a few songs, such as the moody album opener "Hard" or...

Though they're still waiting to make a big splash in America, The Editors have been making waves in the U.K., earning them the headlining spot in this traveling circus of a tour. The British post-punk band follows in the steps of international rock sensations like Franz Ferdinand and Interpol but...