That's cool. I listen to mainstream and other less known stuff too.
You don't sound like you are in this group but believe me there are many out there that despise anything mainstream simply because it's mainstream and other people like it.
Sounds either like high school, or a desperate attempt to defend Nickelback
I listen to unreleased demos - self-released vinyl - bands that aren't even distributed in the US - but I don't need to brag about that to look cool - I just posted in this thread because I hate that "Rock Star" song, and I make fun of people with the "Nickelback" haircut