Nickelback Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

An apology to Nickelback. Sort of.

I’ve never understood the amount of hate directed towards Nickelback. I mean, why them? What makes them so punchable? Why

So far, 2021 is turning out to be almost as weird as 2020. Witness the craze for sea shanties on

Yo-ho-ho and a bathtub you can play baseball in: Nickelback is one of the latest bands picking up vessels of

Nickelback has endured an unfair amount of abuse (in my opinion, anyway) but at least they have a sense of

This year has been nothing short of wretched. And while I’ve posted plenty on Nickelback over the last couple of

Yesterday (October 11), my weekly column for Global News was built around a seemingly simple question: Why does Nickelback get

[This was my Sunday column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] The concept of musical taste is one of the most subjective

One of the things that’s always baffled me is the universal hate that’s directed towards Nickelback. When the band first

For those into country, Charlie Daniels was a legend. When he died on July 6 at the age of 83,

So the Tulsa rally didn’t go so well, huh? Just last year Nickelback played a sold out show at the

Remember when the US Memorial Day Weekend used to be a big time for blockbuster movies? This has already been

Making “The End of The Storm” – James Erskine in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 026 March 24, 2021
This week’s guest — director James Erskine — joins us from England where he has just released his latest feature-length documentary, The End of The Storm. The documentary follows Liverpool Football Club and their fans as they navigate the covid-interrupted 2019-2020 Premier League winning season. James expertly weaves together the voice of Jürgen Klopp, the […]
Andrew Dick
Inside the Toronto Sports Media Scene – Jonah Sigel in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 025 March 17, 2021
Being a Toronto sports fan hasn’t been easy for many generations of Torontonians. Of course, the Raptors NBA title was kind of a reset for the city, and there were a couple of crazy Blue Jays runs a few years back, but those were more so the Toronto sports awakening for Millenials. For Gen X, […]
Mark Silver
In a League of Her Own – Mary Ellen Carlyle in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 024 March 10, 2021
Dome Productions is a relatively unknown company. Anyone who has walked by Gate 13 at Rogers Centre while attending a Toronto Blue Jays game has likely missed the small Dome Productions office sign, which looks more like a cornerstone time-capsule on the building’s facade. However, there’s a good reason you’ve never heard of Dome. They […]
Mark Silver