[Lee.]

Erm, first of all could I just say (admittedly as a 30 something) that being in your 30s is NOT old !!..and just because somebody in their 30s likes chart music, does not mean they "are trying to look young!"
Age has absolutely nothing to do with musical taste. I am 34 and listen to music from the moment I get up until I go to bed. I have a varied taste; some even may say strange... I love the "old" classics like Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, The Beatles, Neil Diamond, James Taylor etc but I also grew up during the 80s and 90s so I like (ok, maybe liked) the cheesy tunes of the Stock Aitken and Waterman era and then following that the Britpop years... The Stone Roses, Oasis (never liked Blur) and The Charlatans etc. I love a lot of chart music nowadays too and think there are a lot of fantastic bands around.. I don't feel too old for it though!
My ipod right now has almost every kind of music on it.. old music, new music, rock, rap, classical, pop, opera and probably more.. I do think there's a lot of p1sh in the charts but that's not an age thing; Justin Bieber just sucks... big time!!