
Nobody Knew Where We Were: The Lost Summer of Gen X Autonomy
Before smartphones turned adolescence into a tracked logistics operation, a wave of loud, hook-driven bands gave the latchkey generation a soundtrack for total freedom.

Before smartphones turned adolescence into a tracked logistics operation, a wave of loud, hook-driven bands gave the latchkey generation a soundtrack for total freedom.

A Gen X post-mortem on high-production grunge, Boomer domestic negligence, the algorithmic confessional, and the lost luxury of an unmonitored mind.

In late June of 2026, PlayStation customers across the United Kingdom and Europe opened their accounts and found a message waiting. As of the first of September, it explained, they would no longer be…