Hip Hop killed the rock and roll star sure, but only on MTV, top 40, and in the majority of thirteen year old girl's cd players. Not a one of them bears any real importance whatsoever. After all, Hendrix had to open for the Monkees on many a night.
There's plenty of rock in the world, it just kinda all sucks. As usual, the best rock going on right now isn't the widely known stuff.