I rarely use sidechaining... Or dips in eq's for that matter...
If it sounds good, it sounds good.
And when I feel the bass is a bit overpowering when the kick hits, I get a bit of sub out of the kick. Yes out of the kick. I like my kicks punchy, not subby.
Thanks guys for all your input. That seems like a very sound advice - kicks gotta be punchy not subby lol. Props man.