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About Janos Marton

Janos Marton is a lawyer, advocate and writer.

Music Tournament Round of 256: Division G, Day 1 Results

Jimi easily paces this field, and looks to have smooth sailing until the Round of 32.  Two of the match-ups went down to the last voters. #1 All Along the Watchtower (Jimi Hendrix) def. #16 Sulk (Radiohead), 127-96.  We knew … Continue reading

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Music Tournament Round of 256: Division H, Day 1

At first glance, there is no song in Division H that can take out Baba ‘O Riley (Who), but the #1 seed earned a couple of mediocre scores in the Round of 512.   Let’s see how much trouble it has … Continue reading

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Welcome home, Melo!

After an agonizing several months, Carmelo Anthony is finally a New York Knick.  The blockbuster trade announced earlier tonight sends away four core Knicks- Ray Felton, Wilson Chandler, Danilo Gallinari and Timofey Mozgov.  Chandler and Gallinari, who had great moments … Continue reading

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Music Tournament Round of 256: Division G, Day 2

The second half of Division G features a wide open bracket, including Guillermo’s pet choice, Night Moves. If you look at Seger’s pic on the left, you can pretty much see Guillermo in 30 years. Listen at Grooveshark (except Night … Continue reading

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Music Tournament Round of 256: Division F, Day 2 Results

Votes were especially low on the swing day of the holiday weekend, but these match-ups were pretty straightforward. We are two wins away from Cash v. Cash, the first intra-artist showdown of the music tournament.  That means you can put … Continue reading

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Round of 256: Division F, Day 1 Results

(Note from Guillermo: I could have sworn I published this last night, but that’s clearly not the case. My bad.) Division F, Day 1 put on one of the more impressive shows we’ve seen so far.  Every song posted a … Continue reading

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Round of 256: Division G, Day 1

Happy bonus Sunday.  I’ll be taking us through Divisions G, H and I.  Division G is anchored by my choice for “Best Cover of All-Time”, with Jimi’s smoking version of All Along the Watchtower.    Today features two out of the … Continue reading

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“I for one welcome our computer overlords.”

I was walking down 7th Avenue earlier tonight, explaining the story of the indomitable  computer, Watson, to my co-worker.   IBM spent four years designing Watson, whose 3-day Jeopardy! battle against Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter aired this week.   Watson, unconnected … Continue reading

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Music Tournament Round of 256: Division B, Day 2 Results

How fitting for Saturday night- Stayin’ Alive (Bee Gees) pulled off the biggest upset yet, toppling L.A Woman (Doors), 119-106.  We knew the 7+ minute song wouldn’t go all the way, but this is still an early exit, and leaves … Continue reading

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Music Tournament Round of 256: Division C, Day 2

*This is going up early, since we’re out celebrating tonight. Some heavy hitters take the stage this weekend as Alanis Morrisette, Jeff Buckley and Bon Jovi face elimination.  Listen at Grooveshark and vote by commenting below or emailing LTDdotorg@gmail.com before … Continue reading

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