Thank god Alkaline Trio are back. With their new album, This Addiction, the Chicago punk veterans give us a taste of what punk should sound like. You won't hear screaming. You won't hear whining. You don't get an atonal mess. You don't get lead singers who date pre-fab teeny-pop princesses. What you do get from Alkaline Trio is energetic, melodic guitar rock with big hooks and catchy

It's a night to celebrate sibling pop at its best — the Watson Twins' new album "Talking to You, Talking to Me" came out this week on Vanguard, and the follow-up to 2008's "Fire Songs," made with Everest guys J. Soda and Russell Pollard, finds sisters Chandra and Leigh exploring territory that's a bit less folky, substantially more smoldering, and no less achingly beautiful. [Stream the album here .] The twins headline the Bootleg Theater tonight, with Deep Sea Diver and Daisy McCrakin supporting. ... San Luis Obispo-bred quintet Sherwood [...]
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Still capitalizing on that whole cliched punk kids vs. square kids thing that made much of the 1990s so totally clique-oriented and, well, segregated for youth growing up in that period (us too), Alkaline Trio have just put out the...

It is not every day that you can find a show of this caliber at a venue the size of Neumo's. But, on February 20, 2010, Alkaline Trio and Cursive, two bands that regularly sell out the Showbox at the Market, will take to the stage at Neumos to rock our faces off. Fresh off of starting their own record label (Heart and Skull), a joint venture with Epitaph, Alkaline Trio sets out on this tour to support that release, This Addiction , which actually comes out three days after this show. Alkaline Trio started out on Asian Man [...]
Spinner debuted a download of the new single from Alkaline Trio's forthcoming This Addiction. The song's the title track from the band's Epitaph debut, due out February 23. The song's been stream... Continue reading "MP3: Alkaline Trio, "This Addiction"" >
:: Pete Townshend has revealed The Who 's set list for their Super Bowl appearance. It's a 12-minute medley made up of Baba O'Riley , Pinball Wizard , Tommy , Who Are You and Won't Get Fooled Again . :: So you know how Fucked Up wrote that song about people splooging and crying while listening to Sonic Youth ? Well, it turns out the track isn't a jab at Thurston and the gang. It's a zinger meant for Sonic Youth's fans . [...]
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Though "Survivor" wasn't the first reality show, its success on prime-time network TV ushered in a new era of television where unscripted programming emerged as a viable alternative to the traditional scripted model. Combining a classic TV theme (castaways on an island) with a dramatic game show element and massive prize ($1 million), "Survivor" became an instant classic - and its creator, Mark Burnett, became one of the most powerful producers in Hollywood. As it approaches its 10th anniversary, the show is still going strong. And how better to look back on its history than how it began [...]

DOWNLOAD: Cursive - "Dorothy at Forty" (From Happy Hollow ) Cursive are heading out on a two month tour starting in February supporting Alkaline Trio. The tour stops at Nokia Theatre on March 12 and Starland Ballroom on March 13th. Cursive has spent most of last year on the road since releasing their sixth studio album, Mama, I'm Swollen , in March. Here are the upcoming tour date (all in support of Alkaline Trio): FEB. 16 -- [...]
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"Let Them Know: The Story of Youth Brigade and BYO Records" ... a lovely vinyl/cd package with a FAT booklet and a DVD. And no, I'm not getting a cut of the sales to say it! Y outh Brigade - "Misfortune" MP3 LINK (supposedly free, but don't let Amazon con you if it's not ... ) Nofx - "It's My [...]
Cursive to Support Alkaline Trio on Spring Tour Dates Cursive will support Alkaline Trio on their upcoming spring tour dates, which will take the band across the country and back beginning February 16th at the Glass House in Pomona, CA, and wrapping up April 2nd at the House of Blues in Los Angeles, CA. Catch them on tour: FEB. 16 POMONA, CA [...]
Cursive will support Alkaline Trio on their upcoming spring tour dates, which will take the band across the country and back beginning February 16th at the Glass House in Pomona, CA, and wrapping up April 2nd at the House of Blues in Los Angeles, CA. Since the release of their sixth studio album Mama, I'm Swollen [...]
Catch 'em at: FEB. 16 POMONA, CA GLASS HOUSE FEB. 17 LOS ANGELES, CA [...]

I think we've made it fairly well known that we are still fans of the now super veteran act Alkaline Trio . Many of you may have moved on at this point in their career, but we refuse . So now in 2010 the guys are about to release their anticipated follow up to the underrated 2008 release Agony and Irony . This new LP will be called The Addicition and features the single of same name you'll find below. Head to stores Feb. 23rd for the new album. Download: Alkaline Trio [...]
Punk rock stalwarts Alkaline Trio have announced the release of their brand spanking new studio album. This Addiction is set to rumble into stores on February 23rd. Fans who visit www.thisaddiction.org and Tweet or post on Facebook will be given early access to a stream of the title track. Here's a look at the track list for the album: This Addiction Dine, Dine My Darling Lead Poisoning Dead
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The last time we heard from the Alkaline Trio , they teased us with some new album details, an album they were putting out on their brand new imprint label, Heart & Skull. Seems now (thanks to Epitaph Records ) that This Addiction , the follow up to Agony & Irony , is more real than ever before with a February 23rd release date and a corresponding boatload of U.S. tour dates beginning in February. In a mid-November interview with Spinner.com , singer Matt Skiba said that the album would [...]