I believe whole heartedly that there is a time and a place for all different genres of music. However, I personally am very much a Rock and Metal kind of guy with my roots in 80's Hair Metal, bands like Motley Crue, Whitesnake, Journey, Scorpions. But I've ingrained myself into the various local music scenes around Kent and I'm a keen follower of Waterhorse (Folk rock band from Canterbury) and Burgundy (Dartford). I make podcasts about various unsgined bands, here's the link:
http://www.youtube.com/user/drewcicle
Also, I'm always willing to take suggestions if anyone knows any decent local bands 