I would say that with music, as with any art, most of it is subjective and up to opinion. There are people who honestly like it. I would not qualify myself as one of those people, haha. In fact, I honestly haven't listened to the radio of my own accord since I bought my first CD 10 years ago.
I think that with the internet, and with the fact that we're more connected as a world these days, there's a far broader spectrum of music available now than there was even 20 or 30 years ago. Which is good, because if there weren't, I would probably lose my mind biggrin
The only mainstream music I listen to are bands that were formerly not mainstream and have become that way over time (i.e., Death Cab for Cutie).
That's my 2 cents anyway. Or maybe 25, adjusting for inflation razz