When Jesus Jones dropped “Right Here, Right Now” in 1990, it felt like a moment of pure exhilaration. The Berlin Wall had fallen, the Cold War was thawing, and there was this almost giddy optimism swirling around the dawn of a new era. “I saw the decade in which the world could change in the…
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If you ever wanted a crash course in human history via post-punk cynicism, you don’t need a dusty textbook—you need The Black Album. Specifically, “History of the World (Part 1)” by The Damned. Released in 1980, this track smashes together synthy theatrical flair, sarcastic lyrics, and an undercurrent of existential dread. It’s goth-meets-satire with a…
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The moon hung low, a silver disk afloat in a sea of shadows, her light spilling through the blinds in stripes, a prison of my own making. The house, a vessel of muted murmurs—soft snores, the faint creak of settling wood—breathed around me as I lay, unblinking, tethered to the bed by the weight of…