Jon Winkler
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Jon Winkler is a 27-year-old movie/music nerd in Hudson, NH by way of Merrimack, NH. He loves watching, listening to, dissecting, mocking and talking about movies, television, music, video games and comics. He enjoys a good cheeseburger, believes CDs and vinyl are superior, likes to make people smile if they're having a rough day, and is rumored to be Batman (unconfirmed).

From the Record Crate: Blink 182 – “Take Off Your Pants and Jacket” (2001)

Pop punk, as big as it’s become over the years, has never been truly taken seriously by the music press (or most people for that matter). There are a lot of reasons for that, like the music isn’t exactly intricate…

Album Review: The Strokes – “Future Present Past EP”

“Is this it?” 15 years ago, the world heard Julian Casablancas ask this question for the first time on the album with the same name. Back then, it was a young man asking whether or not his relationship with his…

A New Stand On “X-Men: The Last Stand”

First off, no; X-Men: The Last Stand is not as bad as everyone says it is. The third installment in the X-Men movie franchise, released ten years ago today, is widely considered one of the (if not THE) worst of the…

Album Review: Radiohead – “A Moon Shaped Pool”

I’m sure there’s some audiophile out in the world who asks a question that few have dared to ask: What’s so great about Radiohead? And you know what, it’s the perfect time to ponder the impact of a band that’s…

Album Review: Prince – “HITnRUN Phase Two”

Prince always had a difficult relationship with the Internet. One minute he loved it enough to post whole albums on it, the next he’d despise it so much that he’d release a whole album only as a cover mount on…

Radiohead Return With “Burn The Witch”

Summer sixteen is quickly becoming Radiohead season. The British alternative rock legends have released a video for “Burn The Witch,” the first single off their upcoming ninth studio album. The stop-motion animation video was released around 11 am today after the band had…

Album Review: Drake – “Views”

Ever wonder if Drake is getting too comfortable with his success? 2015 was the year that Drake proved himself to not be the soft crybaby that Internet memes thought he was. His mixtape, If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late had…