laertes - 4:04 pm on Mar 14, 2007 (gmt 0)

#1 No, popular music is not so good right now. It is dominated by the American Idol mindset of quick bucks. There is plenty of good music being made, it just has no chance to be heard over the Music Biz Hype Machine's banal drone of sugar-coated pap. Mainstream American popular music has always been pretty dull, lowest common denominator stuff- the years 1956-1973 were a cultural/historical abberation which will probably not be repeated, so get used to supporting the indie artists.

#2 I beleive Mr. Timberlake's demographics would fall into the tween to mid twenties middle class female camp. To a certain extent, yes, you are just too old. Also too old for the Cartoon network.