Some of us were lucky to come up during a period of incredible artistic creation and I suspect younger people are discovering some of those really special tunes and bands as reflected when the author describes his interaction with a server at the restaurant where older tunes were playing:
I asked my server: “Why are you playing this old music?” She looked at me in surprise before answering: “Oh, I like these songs.”
The author makes valid points about the current industry roadblocks standing in the way of developing new musical talent. The good news is that people are still listening to music and that many of us have found ways to discover the good new artists who are out there.