Can't get into much modern rock unfortunately, well not much modern in any genre. Rock is overly populated by screamo teenybopper shit, rap is still in its bling era (even true hiphop hasn't put out a lot lately, though I've been a bit out of the scene)
maybe try bishop allen, I haven't listened to much, but it's easy to kinda get into
YouTube - Bishop allen - Rain
YouTube - "Click, Click, Click, Click" by Bishop Allen
a lot of my friends like dinosaur jr but i wouldn't know what to recommend by them, I think the song that I liked by them was called "crumble" .. if so here:
YouTube - Dinosaur Jr. --- Crumble --- Norwegian Wood 6-12-08
I really really dig feist and am finally coming around to liking more female vocalists like cat power:
YouTube - Cat Power - The Greatest on Jools Holland
I'm a big O.A.R. fan (those of you from MD should know who they are) and my boy just hit me up with a band in the same type of feel called umphrey's mcgee (no clue), not the newest, but new to me
YouTube - Umphrey's McGee - Plunger - 11/3/2006 (might need to ff a bit till they come in)
YouTube - Umphrey's McGee - Glory - 11/3/2006 (instrumental but nice)
once again not new but SOJA (souljas of jah army).. reggae, love them
YouTube - Soldiers of Jah Army (SOJA) - You Don't Know Me
anyways, a lot of this isn't what I listen to normally, but didn't know much how to direct you