1. The B-52s are still making music and still sound pretty much the same.
2. Almost all of The Ramones and Joe Strummer are dead.
3. The question now is not "Is new wave dead?" but "Is rock dead?"
4. No one gives a shit about videos anymore.
5. Tom Robinson is married....to a woman.
6. New Wave/ Alternative radio now plays corporate metal schlock like Rise Against and Metallica.
7. It turns out Michael Stipe is an asshole.
8. New Wave is the new "beautiful music"; in other words, most people who like it are over 40. The kids prefer Flo Rida, Justin Timberlake, and anything "featuring Akon".
9. The lead singer of Romeo Void isn't that much uglier than Debbie Harry now.
10. Cool indie LP's and non-LP-B-sides? No. iTunes and LimeWire? Yes.