it's been 1983 in my house today

OH NO. The 80's.

you should check out:

Modest Mouse
Passion Pit
Empire of the Sun
The Killers
REM

This is all stuff I listened to nine years ago!

Except Passion Pit, I don't believe I've heard anything of theirs!

there pretty cool, there like a mix between MGMT and the bee gees

Sounds about the same as me...unless you count videogame music, at which point I'm caught up.

I'd suggest...
Panic! at the Disco
Mumfords&Sons
Ray Lamontagne and the Pariah Dogs
The Brobecks
The Script

Lifehouse.

All the f*cking way.

Screw radio! Youtube surf. My suggestions.. For whatever it's worth.

Rock(acoustic)

Rodrigo Y Gabriela - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-qgum7hFXk

The Nightwatchman/aka Tom Morello - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEU1ys-JJ48

Metal

Protest the Hero - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFb4gkFQOUI

Animals as Leaders - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4G0SIXxx2U

Born of Osiris - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqRPSfw-SmY

Opeth - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1pi.....mp;amp;ob=av2e

Mastodon - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwgqenxNUfs

36 Crazyfists - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAj8OEHj8fI

Hip Hop

Sage Francis - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RaQ.....eature=related

Cage - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Q-rvbYQ5f0

The Coup - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceW3LTSmLfk

Thank you for the best suggestions in this journal, everyone else just suggested more bands from 9 years ago
...and Christian Rock

but gosh thanks to you, I have more stuff to vibe off of

No problem! I love music and could go on but I didn't want to overload you.