That is an excellent list. The Moldy Peaches Adam Green Little Joy Julian Casablancas and Albert Hammond Jr solo stuff. Babyshambles, I guess, if you like The Libs Beach House Belle and Sebastian Blondie Television The Cure The Velvet Underground (a must, for someone with your musical tastes) Dirty Projectors The Pixies Elvis Costello The Drums Friendly Fires Girls (these are amazing) The Horrors Iggy Pop Lou Reed Joy Division (really amazing) The Kills Lightspeed Champion.
Temper Trap New order A-ha Death cab for cutie Biffy Clyro Kasabian.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.