Gigwise — 'There are worse bands than Nickelback. Maybe' admit the US rockers more info

411 Mania — But they would still avoid Chad Kroeger at the next awards show… more info

Stereogum — On the last episode of this stirring drama, the Black Key’s called out Nickelback, saying that their music was “watered-down, post-grunge crap, horrendous shit” while generally expressing dismay at the modern establishment of “rock and roll.�... more info

411 Mania — From Ke$ha's "Tik Tok" and LMFAO's "Sexy and I Know It" to Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream," "Burn it to the Ground" by Nickelback and more, 411's Wyatt E. counts down his top 8 favorite songs by acts that everyone hates! more info

Guardian Music — Devendra Banhart? James Yorkston? Mumford and Sons?! Our indie prof asks who is the folkiest of them allIs the folk thing finished yet?Alex Kapranos via TwitterFolk originates from the German word "volk", meaning people, and therefore a fairly inclu... more info

Metalsucks — New releases from Goatwhore, Orange Goblin, Earth and Beneath the Massacre all placed in the Top 100 of the “Current Hard Music Albums” chart on Soundscan last week, while recent records from Van Halen, Lamb of God, Foo Fighters, Lacuna Coil and... more info

Topix — Nickelback , Coldplay and Arcade Fire are among the nominees for this year's Juno Awards, the Canadian equivalent of the Grammy Awards. more info

Topix — Nickelback, Avril Lavigne, Justin Bieber and Drake are among the nominees for this year's Juno Awards, the Canadian equivalent of the Grammy Awards. more info

ContactMusic — Rapper Drake rockers Nickelback and singer Feist look set to dominate Canadas 2012 Juno Awards after landing four nominations each The hip-hop star will compete against Feist Michael Buble DJ Deadmau5 and City Colour for Artist of the Year while th..... more info

Metalsucks — There are certain things that you just never hear anyone say; I’ve never met someone who’s stoked on the new Nickelback, never heard anyone say they want to use Papyrus as their default font (Lamb of God not withstanding), never heard anyone sa... more info