you still didnt come to detention

There's tons of great music being made this generation. I just haven't found most of it because it's not what the music industry pushes. That said, one of my favourite bands is the quite current The Weakerthans. They're sort of a punk/folk band with some terrific lyrics.

Here's their song sung from the perspective of an explorer who was on Shackelton's trip to the Arctic. The video itself is kind of weird.

Here's an ode to their home city, Winnipeg.

And given Bod's new modship, I think this is quite fitting. This is "Plea from a cat named virtue", in which a nice young cat calls for his owner to not be so depressed. The following is a fanmade video.

They're terrific live too.

 Oh yeah! I also like Hot Chip and Blackadder! Great minds think alike :). The only glaring difference is that you are almost twice the height of me :P

 lol im a sixth former, you cant give me detentions

 I'll second this. There is TONNES of music out there which will never make it on the radio/tv/mainstream but is brilliant. It just requires a bit more work to find than sitting on your arse waiting for someone to play it to you and telling you to like it.

Internet radio might be a good start (I don't listen to any form of radio, so I can't really comment), because there are stations dedicated to specific genres.

Go out an see some local gigs. You know, those bands which don't have million dollar contracts, but play at the local club once every few months. You might be surprised at the "undiscovered" talent out there.

Listen to something different. I personally have a very broad taste in music, but my favourite genre is Metal. So people give me very strange looks when I tell them that I went to a Jazz club on the weekend or out to a dance party (for the music, I can't dance to save my life).

I'm sure someone else can come up with other suggestions.

Classic 70's rock and 80's rock is alwasy the best too me, but I like the stuff today. I'm not too picky about genres, but I won't listen to rap(why is this considered music), and I don't like most country(rock with annoying twang at least now).

So yea.

All of the mainstream stuff is rubbish, but sites like progarchives.com keep me from completely losing faith in current music :)

As long as people just aren't screaming and calling it music, it's fine in my books. Who here likes cliffs of dover, doesn't it sound like a mega man game?

Active musical talent that I like: Lily Allen, Opeth, Bob Dylan (yep, he's still making music), Beck, Witchcraft, The Sword, The White Stripes, The Strokes, Down, Foo Fighters, Incubus, Kanye, M.I.A., The Shins, Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead, Outkast, Modest Mouse, Muse, Silversun Pickups, etc. I'm tired of listing.

Lots of great music is being made today. It's just very little of it gets the Clear Channel seal of approval...

If you want to find good music, try listening to college/community radio, or the CBC Radio 3 podcast.