Why does most new music suck?

I like Reznor and Nine Inch Nail's music, and respect his opinion, but I think he like many underestimate the ability of others to make good music. He is a star, and a tad of narcissism typically goes along with that, buthe is only a few years younger than me and I suspect many up and coming artists and producers would disagree.

SO let me get this straight. All us older guys whose stars are fading don't think the newer generations have it in them to make good music anymore. That is laughable but not unexpected to me. We all think we know best.

You may want to get a subscription (if you don't have one already) or resubscribe to Rolling Stone magazine. It's a good gateway to the music out there, as well as a way of keeping abreast of what's developing out there.

Yo can anybody recommend good source of Rap and HipHop. I'm planin' to fill up upto 75% of my record collection LOL!

People just keep getting ever more ignorant.

And one more thing: speaking of Rolling Stone, I remember back in the late 80's and early 90's being mystified, scared, but fascinated by the artists on the "College Charts". I didn't recognize 90% of the names, but they seemed way different than the mainstream AOR stuff that was out there. Who were some of those names?

REM
Jane's Addiction
Suzanne Vega
Elvis Costello
The Stone Roses
The Smiths
The Sugar Cubes (whence comes Bjork)
Living Color
The Replacements
etc..

These were the artists that helped shape the next two decades of musical zeitgeist. And no, not every artist on the College Charts (which became "Alternative" in the mid-90's) had substance or longevity, but they were the "new music" that didn't suck.