A steaming helping of new wave, and a side of lame.

Who's bright idea is it to try and bring music back to the eighties? I would like to know so I can track him/her down and pull out their heart through the anus. There must be a mastermind puppeteer pulling the strings of these eighties clones like Franz Ferdinand, The Killers, and Interpol; forcing musicians to reinvent the new wave/art rock wheel. Because who, in their right mind, would want to willingly participate in such a craptacular movement?

Every radio station has their "80's flashback weekend!" and this music would fit right in. It's getting harder and harder to tell who is new and what is over a decade old. Music goes through cycles, but there should be noticeable forward movement with each new generation. What is going to happen next? Am I going to flip on the radio and hear a rehash of "Golden Oldies" on my "cutting edge" stations? I could always just turn off my radio altogether, but the music still finds you. Like a bad stench you can't get away from, it lingers. It permeates all popular media you view. Whether you're at the grocery, shopping mall, or other public retail location; you will be infected by these songs through osmosis. There is no escape from the cacophonous turd that is popular music. If this is where music is headed, then it is going to be a dark place; because the face of music will be up its ass!