You like less popular stuff...such as the white stripes? loll.
And I listen to Elliott Smith, Bright Eyes, Cap'n Jazz, Patrick Wolf, Circle Takes The Square, The Fall Of Troy, Million Dead, Sigur Ros, etc.
Tastes can be cliche, most things can be cliche. I've seen people like him who worship the SAME exact banRAB over and over.
I have no problem with popular music, I listen to Pieces Of Me frequently, and like Blink 182 and Avril Lavigne.