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Author Archives: Janos Marton
Rikers Island Project Keeps Rolling
For the last three years, Fordham Law students have been traveling out to Rikers Island to work with incarcerated juveniles. These boys are 16-18 years old, and many are charged with serious crimes. They are also smart, witty, and in … Continue reading
Podcast #2: Finals Recap and Peoples’ Choice
Tune in to listen to hear me and Guillermo break down Saturday night’s Music Tournament finals, including Guillermo’s wild listening party at Red Derby bar in D.C: Podcast #2. During the podcast we also go over the ground rules for … Continue reading
Music Tournament Championship Results
The King defeats the Queen! Stand By Me (Ben E. King) def. Under Pressure (Queen w. David Bowie), 656-631. Folks, this will be a short post, because it’s Saturday night, after all. First, 81 voters! Obviously a record, led by … Continue reading
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Music Tournament Championship
Welcome to the most exciting 24 hours in music. The moment we’ve all been waiting for. King vs. Queen Classic pre-Beatles Americana vs. coke-fueled, post-disco 80s Two songs have that have defeated eight songs from a variety of genres over … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben E. King, Heroes and Legends, Living the Dream, Music Tournament, Under Pressure
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Ken Jennings Music Trivia
A little while ago I posted a tough music trivia question courtesy of Ken Jennings’ weekly trivia. The question and now, the answer, are posted below, from Ken’s blog. Jacob correctly pinned it down, suggesting, “no rhyming verses.” In fact, … Continue reading
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Tagged Jacob "Meet the" Press, Ken Jennings, Living the Dream, Music Trivia
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Quarter-Finals Results: Right Side of the Bracket
“They say the music’s all a blur…You can’t understand a word…But honey if you did, you’ll really blow your lid…Baby, that is rock and roll!” -The Coasters That song, “Rock and Roll”, is actually pretty un-rocking by any post-1965 standard, … Continue reading
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Tagged Dusty Springfield, Living the Dream, Music Tournament, Quarter-Finals, The Band
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Quarter-Finals Results: Left Side of the Bracket
Coming into the quarter-finals, we’d already eliminated 272 artists since the Round of 512 began in early December. The one artist that simply would not go down is Queen, who send two of their songs to a dramatic all-Queen Final … Continue reading
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Tagged Beatles, Living the Dream, Music Tournament, Wall of 10s, Who
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Quarter-Finals: Right Side of the Bracket
These four tunes are classic, classy, and the four highest seeds from this side of the bracket. Listen at Grooveshark here, and vote by commenting below or emailing LTDdotorg@gmail.com before 8pm on Monday. Enjoy the rest of this fine weekend.
Quarter Finals: Left Side of the Bracket
Guillermo and I are beyond excited that we’ve all made it this far. Of the eight remaining contenders, five or six have a real shot at this thing. Back in January, an impressive win meant little for a song’s fortunes, as the title … Continue reading
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Tagged Living the Dream, Music Tournament, Quarterfinals, road trips
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Music Tournament Round of 32: Division M, N, O and P Results
Big announcement to start things off tonight: On Saturday, April 30th, the night of the Music Tournament finals, I’ll be having people over at my apartment for a listening party, followed by an intense Finals listening at 9pm. As the … Continue reading
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