I don't think any style of music is dead,...in fact w/internet and cable it's a lot easier then it was 15yrs ago to find/hear all kinds of music from all over the world.
eventually you just realize that fm radio and mtv have been feeding you crap and holding back on the good stuff. It takes a little bit of work, but there's plenty of good music out there to be heard.

I'm proud to admit I've been MTV & FM radio free for about 5yrs now.