Welcome Trueself to the 21st Century

Following my Soundtrack of Life post, one of my commenters encouraged me to continue to introduce myself to new music since I seem to still be stuck in 1985. So I have been listening to the radio lately, and instead of the usual talk radio and NPR fare I've actually been listening to music radio. My new favorite band is Bowling for Soup.

I went on to introduce myself to some other music from the 21st century. I started with Pink because I'd been exposed to her music a small bit before. I really like this song:

Next, I had never even heard of The Fray, but I really liked this song when I heard it on the radio:

So what else, who else, should I be exploring musicwise? Any suggestions? Also should I get an Ipod? Will I be able to figure out how to use it if I do get one? Are there other brands that are as good or better than the Ipod? Anybody willing to stick their neck out with some advice? Cmon, there's
Nothing Left to Lose.