Ultimate comedy here:
http://www.nintendorks.com/brandon/t...lbacksucks.mp3
Put some headphones on and listen to that. It's all the proof anyone needs that Nickelback is a bloody terrible band. It's two different Nickelback songs played at the same time, one in the left channel and the other in the right (hence the need to use headphones). They match up so perfectly it may as well be the same song.
And yeah, The Weakerthans are really damn good.
If you want to support talented Canadian musicians, check them out or any of the below:
The Arcade Fire
Broken Social Scene
Danny Michel
Death From Above 1979
Godspeed You Black Emperor
Hawksley Workman
Metric
Stars