IB tease

ROCK OF AGES? Every so often during the last several decades, certain pundits have proclaimed that rock is dead, and have subsequently been proven wrong. These days, with rock bands forced out of the mainstream by rappers, divas, R&B, pop and dance, the current chorus of naysayers is louder than ever. Is this finally it for guitar-based music? I.B. Bad weighs in on the debate in his latest column, and we shouldn’t need to tell you that it’s a must-read. (9/16a)