Daniel Parris noticed that Canadian post-grunge rock band Nickelback not only faces “considerable hostility” but that the dislike has eminent statistical characteristics that might explain its depth and persistence despite commercial success. The analysis hits on several hypotheses—their songs are overplayed relative to their success, internally repetitive despite it, and more successful with conservative consumers—but it comes down to the band itself suffering extremely peculiar PR incidents that turned it into a meme beyond the music. — Read the rest
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