Gigwise — Event now heads to Russia... more info

ContactMusic — Nickelback singer Chad Kroeger has become upset by pickle having more fans than his band. The 'How You Remind Me' singer was upset by a group on social networking... more info

Perez Hilton — This is absolutely HIGHlarious. A few weeks ago a Facebook fan page started generating some steam called 'Can This Pickle Get More Fans Than Nickelback?' - which by principal alone is already amazing. You know the MINUTE Snooki Snickers found out she... more info

Guardian Music — A Facebook group for lovers of cured cucumbers has gained more fans the knuckle-dragging Canadian crew. It's like Rage Against the Machine and Joe McElderry all over againCanadian band Nickelback, the gravelly paragon of what's known as "modern rock"... more info

Metalsucks — In a triumph of e-nerd high fivery, an Internet campaign launched earlier this month to garner a simple (but delicious) dill pickle more Facebook fans than Nickelback reached its goal last Friday and now stands at more than 1.45 million fans. Metal I... more info

Gigwise — Hallelujah!... more info

MTV.com News — RIAA list tallies top gold and platinum sellers between 2000 and 2009.By Gil Kaufman Beyoncé Photo: Christopher Polk/ Getty Images The years between 2000 and 2009 were very good for Beyoncé, 'NSYNC, Michael Jackson and Nickelback, accord... more info

Gigwise — War on insipid rock is on... more info

Metalsucks — MS Maniac Brian sent us a link to the below video with the message “Better than actual Nickelback?” I’ve appropriated that message for my headline, but I removed the question-mark, because, let’s face it, there is no question: this is, in lit... more info

Metalsucks — Can a simple dill pickle garner more Facebook fans than Nickelback? It’ll take 1,380,820 fans to make that happen, but I believe in the power of the Internet and the deliciousness of pickles. Facebook user Coral Cripps created the Facebook fan page... more info