Back in college, you probably had a lot more free time to seek out new music to listen to. There are lots on confounding variables. Maybe your budget for entert

Back in college, you probably had a lot more free time to seek out new music to listen to. There are lots on confounding variables. Maybe your budget for entertainment was such that you could only afford to go to concerts or buy CD's (compared to going on a vacation, or buying an expensive meal at a trendy restaurant, or fancy bottle of wine). Maybe you were more willing to go to "bad" side of town to see a new unpopular new act. Maybe since you've graduated college, you've found other hobbies that you care more about than music. We're the same age, and these are some things that I've noticed happening to me. According to the article, when you become a parent your music taste stagnates as well...