re: Are we currently in a new era of rock music?

If it's about to happen it's way past due given the nuclear winter the music industry (particularly rock, country, and pop music) has experienced the last 15 years. The music industry had a great run from the birth of rock n roll in the late 50s through about the mid 90s. The run of great enduring music was bound to end at some point hence the complete wasteland of the last 15 years. It's time for a revival of decent music.