Today, I had an experience that is relevant to this thread.
This girl in my class asked me about my Modest Mouse shirt for some reason, and then asked me to list some bands that I'm into. I listed "Modest Mouse, Radiohead, The Flaming Lips, The Pixies...", and she just blankly nodded the entire time. About four or five bands in, she cut me off and asked if I liked some emo/pop band that I'd never heard of, and when I said no, she just changed the topic.
*sigh*