Looking for something to listen to....

Check out the Foo Fighters, Stone Sour (a bit like Staind), Red Hot Chili Peppers, Velvet Revolver (Slash's new band), Audioslave. Unfortunately there isn't much good music being made anymore, but I hope this helps. Also a good old band I saw you didn't list is Thin Lizzy, check them out, especially the Cowboy Song, I think you'll enjoy it. Also, IMO Nirvana is grunge, not punk.

Google search   Matt Minglewood  for a great rock and blues
music . He does a song called "Long way from Texas" that I
think you'll like. Go to lyrics for all the words.

Take Care... Badeye.

hey,you can also listen to the 12 stones they have good songs,i dont know if u know them or not

Try Green Day ("American Idiot" and "International Superhits!" albums) and Less Than Jake ("Hello Rockview" and "Borders & Boundaries").
Try Filibuster as well if you like Ska.

A couple more:

Foo Fighters
Queens of the Stone Age

I have just recently stumbled upon Mary Gauthier, a woman who's songs are both elegant and moving.  Her song "Mercy Now" is simple yet profoundly moving.  Her lyrical sensibilities are brilliant and the songs are marvelous.

Check her out here:
http://www.myspace.com/marygauthier 
And here:
http://www.marygauthier.com/site.php

She is too old to be 'rock', she is too pithy to be 'country' - another artist that doesn't fit into any of the convenient niches.

Last Rebel, have you listened to Dave Matthews Band? They are a mainstream rock band but with a lot of influences from jazz, country, latin, and other genres as well. I prefer their live albums (Live at Folsom Field, Live at Red Rocks). You could also check out Dave Matthews' acoustic sets with Tim Reynolds (Live at Luther College) if you're into acoustic music. It's great stuff you should check it out.

You might try too go back too some oldies,waylon/willie,or goet back too some blues tunes. good luck  dino48

um maybe you coulg reccomend a song by government mule to look up? I went to the website and the audio wouldn;t load up so I'm gonna try somewheres else.
  Dino, while thats an awesome suggestion, I'm pretty well learned when it comes to willie and waylon and the boys. (hank williams, , geroge jones, haggard, david allen coe, ernest tubb, jimmy rodgers, johnny cash, etc. etc.) I also listen to Bb King, john lee hooker, muddy waters,, even some ray charles fats domino, otis redding....
  I also listen to some not so mainstream country music, like Shooter Jennings and Hank III for instance, but rock bands I have trouble keeping up with it seems

All You Need is Love

Check this out:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=PJEGm_Wq1kI

They're a band called Filibuster. The song is "Sutter's Fort"from the album "Deadly HiFi". If you like this style I can find a few more bands.

If you like Filibuster you should like Less Than Jake. Sort of Ska-Punk or Ska-Rock. There's an intro to the 2nd song on "Hello Rockview" based on a Motley Crue song.