"New music is killing new music" is my thought as well.
I primarily look for music coming from new Blues artists who re-interpret the classics and come up with new tunes.
To me, "pop" music is still pop music; commercially driven crap that is put out there for world consumption.
I have a nephew who plays alternative rock and has his own band. He writes his own music which he labels as "original". Honestly, most of it sounds really bad. He complains that only a few can appreciate his original music. His point of view is if you don't like his music then you must be an idiot.
To each his own, but to me musicianship is paramount regardless of the genre. Autotuned, drum machined pop music is not what I am looking for.