Video: Alkaline Trio-In Vein

And to think, I used to love this band. Not that one appearance on a bad television show is a deal breaker—the Flaming Lips have made a career of their performance at the Peach Pit After Dark ("I've never been a big fan of alternative music, but these guys rock the house!")—but Alkaline Trio's particularly soulless "recording session" on the "reality show" The Hills just makes my skin crawl. I'd type more, but I have to meet Lauren at sushi. Oh, wait, I have [...]

Seriously? We mean, fucking seriously? This is a long, LONG way since the boys in Alkaline Trio were drunken bike messengers from Chicago when we met them in 1999. Holy dirtbags. "The Hills" ? Wtf? Please tell me that this exposure (now into their sixth album) won't be the actual breaking point for this band to become famous. That would just be too ridiculous to have to chalk that newfound listener base up to some shitty (though very well-edited) MTV reality show. Shut up, Lauren Conrad. Shut. [...]

• Alkaline Trio - Fire Down Below

Alkaline Trio visited the popular show The Hills where they "recorded" their new track, "In Vein." The song appears on the band's upcoming major label debut. The record is titled Agony and Irony and is due out July 01, 2008 .

What the hell is going on around here? First, NOFX go and get a reality show , and then our head just about explodes when Audrina starts talking about the Alkaline Trio on the latest episode of "The Hills." What, like our Alkaline Trio? Oh right, she works at Epic Records (doing what exactly?), the band's new home. Weird, but great for the band, who no doubt leapt at the chance to: (a) insert a live performance... What the hell is going on around here? First, NOFX [...]