What modern music are you referring to? It's pretty obvious we were more spoon fed back in the day than now.
Record shops and radio were your only option back in the day. More chance of a music revolution these days considering the opportunities for bedroom artists.
People are listening to...
I listen to everything from The Taste (Rory Gallagher) to Joris Voorn.
By the sounds of things, you seem slightly out of touch and totally unaware of modern music. You have my sympathy.
Have you heard of Logic or Appleton? Very revolutionary in relation to modern music.