411 Mania — Defends the band... more info

Stereogum — This week the Black Keys insulted Nickelback, Azealia Banks dissed Kreayshawn, and Zooey filed for divorce from Ben. Everyone’s ornery from their New Year’s cleanses, probably. And yet Van Halen set aside their differences long enough to record a... more info

Chorus.fm — After giving *The Black Keys* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/theblackkeys) story so much press (http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2570672), we have to at least comment that *Nickelback* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/tags/nickelback/) did resp... more info

Mercury News, California — Nickelback has had a number of Top 40 hits over the years, and although today's pop scene is dominated by dance music, the band doesn't plan to shift gears to attain past radio success. more info

Perez Hilton — At least they're self-aware! During a recent interview, Nickelback lead singer Chad Kroeger acknowledged to the world that his band is NOT trendy. Here's what he had to say about it: "We don't look at what all the popular artists are doing. We're not... more info

Stereogum — You might remember that Black Keys’ drummer Patrick Carney said some stuff about Nickelback. So Nickelback furiously fires back with … nah, they just kind of shrugged it off. See: Somewhere in an East Village loft, filled with cigarette smoke and... more info

411 Mania — They aren't worried about it... more info

Gigwise — Band respond over Twitter... more info

Impose Magazine — We awoke to 2012 late in the morning after attempting to manually forget about the bulk of 2011 within an evening's time. Upon awakening we heard faint Black Keys and Nickelback beefs, Katy Perry and Russell Brand divorce buzz back to back with t... more info

USA Today Music — Patrick Carney, drummer for the Black Keys, blames Nickelback for why 'rock & roll is dying.' But Nickelback doesn't care. more info