Just thought - to add to that last idea,

In England there is a common cry of where are all the young singers?

There are loads of young singers around, I am one of them, and am quite bored of people ignoring that we are all here. What there is a dearth of, however, is young singer-songwriters, and those that there are aren't writing particually political stuff.

Is this a sign that change within the scene is already happening?