What the hell does this mean? I've seen you join me in shouting down posters on this board for calling Obama a Muslim, so why should Madonna get a pass? The ***** is waterheaded. It didn't sound like irony to me; she's not that witty and satire didn't follow the rest of her banal ramblings.
RE: the industry valuing youth and the next big thing, that's less true today than it ever has been. There hasn't been a major revolution/focus on future in popular music since the Seattle scene and indie label explosion of the early 90's. Nostalgia sells better now than it ever has. It isn't necessary to imagine the world ending in fire or ice. There are two other possibilities: one is paperwork, and the other is nostalgia. For chrissakes hologram Tupac played Coachella this year. When Thom Yorke conks out hologram Radiohead will do an arena tour for hip kids that were still in diapers when Kid A came out.
Please post more. You make the day better when you do.