Wow, you really summed it up. Rock yeah, may be dead but not quite. There's a pulse and it could be revived.
Really like your comment about rap. I've always felt it was nursery rhymes with curses for idiots.
As for Kurt, well all this fame and fortune, I can't stand it. Where's my rifle?
Still like checking out some house, but the staples are the blues and jazz now for me. There's still a great deal going on with artists in these genres.
And at least they are honestly creating culture albeit, largely overlooked.
Check out Eric Lewis via google. And if you can see him live, wow!!!
When I hear rap songs by female "artists," I can't help but be reminded of my high school days, when we played an all black school in football. The cheerleaders from the opposing school all had cheers that sounded like today's rap "hits." BTW, I went to high school back in the mid-70s.