Friday Thinks With Luke Winkie

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The Greatest Summer Jam Since 1980 – Round One

08.09.13

By Luke Winkie and with Illustrations by Meaghan Garvey
Music

Who REALLY Is “Mr. Brightside”?

07.26.13

By Luke Winkie
Music

What if All of Your Indie Rock Heroes Had Superhero Origin Stories?

07.19.13

By Luke Winkie
Music

Would Any of Those Bands Actually Play the Bait Shop?

07.12.13

By Luke Winkie
Music

Havoc’s Twitter Got Hacked So Let’s Imagine Musicians’ Twitter Passwords

06.28.13

By Luke Winkie
Music

What if Regis Philbin Had Written ‘Yeezus?’

06.21.13

By Luke Winkie
Music

Drake Endorsing Things

06.14.13

By Luke Winkie
Music

Better Music Writing through Sabermetric Analysis

06.07.13

By Luke Winkie
Music

World of Warcraft Gear as Informed By Popular Musicians

05.31.13

By Luke Winkie
Music

51 Names for Paris Hilton’s New Young Money/Cash Money Album

05.24.13

By Luke Winkie
Music

The Most “In Da Club” Moments of All Time

05.17.13

By Luke Winkie
Music

Every Beach Boys Greatest Hits Album, Reviewed

05.10.13

By Luke Winkie

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