[MayflowerMadam]

There hasn’t been a “music” world in the USA since the ‘70s — maybe early ‘80s. Today’s stuff... I’ve heard music, and that ain’t music.

[DoodleBob]

There is a LOT of really good and interesting new music today. It's also not hard to find it...type in any search engine or listen to XM's Underground Garage or other channels.

But you have to LOOK for it.

I challenge us older types to go to a bar or club and catch 5 acts for $10. In NYC you can go on Bleeker St any night and do this...I used to gig at The Elbow Room (now a CVS...RIP) and, yes, a few of the bands will suck but you may find that the Death of Music is not here yet. Maybe you'll pay $10 for a CD or shirt and keep things moving (my latest CD additions are from punk bands in Maine and Philadelphia). Yaelle recently wrote of her college-age son getting involved in a program where you paying a fixed amount and you can get into any participating club for free. On a larger scale, go to a show of 1000-1500 people and catch some new acts.

There is equally no shortage of boring old people blogging that Rock is Dead while listening to The Stranger and The Last Waltz (yet again) on their iPad. I love The Who but even Daltrey said he's tiring of singing some songs. Be part of the solution, not the problem!

[wally_bert]

Make two of us.

[1Old Pro]

There hasn’t been a “music” world in the USA since the ‘70s — maybe early ‘80s. Today’s stuff... I’ve heard music, and that ain’t music

I'd expand that to 1960 thru the mid 1980's.