Detroit Free Press — Justin Townes Earle with Joe Pug at the Magic Stick "Parenthood" series premiere, 10 p.m. NBC Alkaline Trio with Cursive and the Dear & Departed at Royal Oak Music Theatre Hamtramck Blowout opening night, Majestic Theatre Center. Also March 4-6. more info

MTV.com News — Rihanna's 'Rude Boy' boosts Rated R in slow sales week.By Gil Kaufman Sade's Soldier of Love Photo: Epic Sade's fans have clearly missed her. Soldier of Love, her first album since 2000, hangs onto the #1 spot for a second week on the B... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — For an album that takes most of its imagery from foil-darkened heroin dens, Alkaline Trio's "This Addiction" feels more like a sugar high than an opiate. For a... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — For an album that takes most of its imagery from foil-darkened heroin dens, Alkaline Trio's "This Addiction" feels more like a sugar high than an opiate. The goth-tinted punk band, credited for better or worse as one of emo's progenitors,... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 02-17 Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues * 02-18 San Francisco, CA - Regency Ballroom * 02-19 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom * 02-20 Seattle, WA - Neumo's * 02-23 Boise, ID - Knitting Factory * 02-24 Salt Lake City, UT - In the Venue * 02-25 Denver, CO... more info

DrivenFarOff — Alkaline Trio’s new video for “This Addiction” can be seen here. The song comes  from the bands new album, This Addiction, due out February 23rd. more info

The Culture Of Me — 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... more info

Chorus.fm — *Alkaline Trio* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/alkalinetrio) get back to basics: drug references! bar chords! black jeans! -- all in the video for "This Addiction." Check the replies. more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Blast off into the new year with tons of great shows coming up, including Mos Def, Alkaline Trio, Of Montreal, and Liars. These tickets are on sale now: BET’s 106 & Park, Mario, Fabolous, with Mishon and Pretty Ricky at Gramercy Theatre on January... more info

The Music Fix — News Flash: Alkaline Trio have announced the release of their forthcoming album, This Addiction, on 23 February via Epitaph Records/Heart and Skull. Recorded and produced by the band with help from longtime cohort Matt Allison at Atlas Studios in Chi... more info