“That old-time music... boy, I tell ya, it really kind of blows. I mean, naturally, people made good music at every point in history, but at present, more and more musicians are dredging up the recent past (new wave, electro, garage) and expecting to haul up gold. So, when the results of their wholesale extirpation turn out mixed, we're forced to admit that either a) the past wasn't up to snuff aft”