Musician hate for ICE is building every day.
I saw a poll on TV this morning (January 12) that said ICE and its tactics have the support of just 25% of Americans. Things aren’t getting any better for
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Random music news for Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Star Trek fans should put this on their Christmas list: a 3,600-piece LEGO version of the Enterprise. Music news for November 11, 2025, was much more easy to assemble. BONUS:
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Can we please be done with the Hawk Tuah girl memes? Or the Justin Timberlake DUI memes? There’s more to talk about, including music news for June 25, 2025. More
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People are using AI to generate hateful songs. I’m shocked. Shocked, I tell you.
Yesterday at the Candian Music Week conference in Toronto, (June 3), I sat through several excellent panels and presentations on AI. It’s now becoming clear to me how this new
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Now that we’ve had a weekend with the new Beatles song, what do we think?
Last Thursday, The Beatles released “Now and Then,” which is being billed as “the last Beatles song.” If you’ve been off-world for a while and don’t know what’s going on,
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The Nickelback documentary Hate to Love will premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival [UPDATE AFTER THE SCREENING]
Why do many people profess to hate Nickelback? Do the really not like the band or are they just going along with the crowd that has for some reason declared
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Here’s what metal sounds like to people who hate metal
Metal is not for everyone. What’s beautiful to one person may be excruciating noise to someone else. Me? I love it. But to my wife… She appreciates this video on
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Nickelback thinks they know where all the hate originally came from
I will say it again: Nickelback is the target of a disproportionate amount of hate that is totally unwarranted and completely unfair. But how did they become a punchline for
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How did Nickelback become such a punchline? Let’s explore this mystery.
I’ve never understood the animus directed at Nickelback. The truth is that they’re a solid mainstream rock act with arena-rock songs that have sold more than 50 million albums. They
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Odd history: How Nickelback became the most hated band in rock
I’ve never understood the irrational hatred directed toward Nickelback. Sure, you may not like their music, but the vitriol directed their way achieved stupid proportions years ago. Ever wonder where
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A Scientific Explanation for Nickelback Hatred: “Hypocritical Bullshit Performed Through Gritted Teeth: Authenticity Discourses in Nickelback’s Album Reviews in Finnish Media”
Frankly, I’ve never understood why Nickelback has become such a lightning rod for haters. And not just a little hate; it’s like all the hate in the rock’n’roll universe is
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