Articles By Luke Winkie
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The Most "In Da Club" Moments of All Time
“In Da Club” is a singular feeling; it can only be described as feeling “In Da Club,” or in an “In Da Club” mood. To help illustrate this particular strand of Zen, I’ve selected a few moments from world history that I think best illustrate the “In Da Club” philosophy. Full Story
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Every Beach Boys Greatest Hits Album, Reviewed
The Very, Very, Very Best of the Beach Boys Really Seriously Definitely. Full Story
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A "Me Singing" Symphony
If you type in “me singing” and a song name into YouTube, you will find thousands and thousands of tragic covers, usually recorded solemnly as a sad boy or girl sitting at a computer, and whisper-singing lyrics into his laptop microphone. Full Story
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The Indie Rock Equivalent to Every Book in the Old Testament
Another Friday, another Friday Thinks with Luke Winkie. Full Story
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The Most Average Albums of All Time
We're always going to argue about what's the best, and we're always going to argue about what's the worst. Can we all just agree on what's in the middle? Full Story
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The Whisper Song: Movements 2-4
We rewrote the lyrics to the Ying Yang Twins' "Whisper Song" and—well—you know what? Just read it for yourself. Full Story
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We Gained the Power to Spy on Musicians' Cell Phones
It’s a really exciting time here at Noisey, because we just developed the powerful, ethically dubious technology to peer into what anyone is doing on their cell phone at any time. Full Story
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A Short Story in which Paul Simon Eats Art Garfunkel Alive
The REAL STORY of how "The Sound of Silence" was written. Full Story
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Our Chemical Romance
The Black Parade’s 30th Anniversary Box Set will be a real thing, and it will contain a comic book, a bouquet of nylon roses and four CDs with every outtake and demo worth scrounging, including a cover of The Used’s “Yesterday’s Feelings” that was meant as an inside joke… Full Story
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The Anatomy of an SXSW Selfie
I am not exactly sure how or why these pictures appeared on my phone/twitter account a few nights ago, but this is my thought process as I can best imagine it. Full Story