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…   Read Story »

This year's Juno Awards take place in Ottawa on 4/1, and today the nominees for their annual prizes were revealed. A lot of familiar names -- Drake, Feist, Avril Lavigne -- headline the nominees.…   Read Story »

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…   Read Story »

As you can see up top, Black Keys will cover the January 19th issue of Rolling Stone on the strength of their new LP, El Camino, and its critically positive reception. Given that shine, Keys drummer…   Read Story »

Kings Of Leon released a new single and video this week and dozens (dozens!) of you lurkers stepped up to discuss it. KoL has become an increasingly hot button act on this site as we've witnessed the…   Read Story »

Constantly pushing the line towards joke-band, these guys. Except for when they're ruining that rep by releasing actually good singles. But knowing that Keith and Chris like to laugh helps file this…   Read Story »

Saturday night in Vegas, the VH1 Rock Honors paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, Heart, ZZ Top, and of course our beloved Genesis. The night was notable for its choice of host (Bam Margera? Keeping it…   Read Story »

... just kidding. Probably. Genesis, ZZ Top, Heart, and Ozzy Osbourne are the artists that will be celebrated at this year's VH1 Rock Honors, to be held at Vegas's Mandalay Bay. Gretchen Wilson,…   Read Story »

The AP examines the phenomenon of "critic-proof" bands: those that are drawn and quartered by music writers and "cool kids" alike (hitting close to home?), yet go on to sell millions of records and…   Read Story »