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Author Archives: Janos Marton
LTD Music Tournament: Division M, Day 2
Pretty dope to be back at the while for tonight- we’ve got literally seven decades of music ahead of us. As one of our competitor’s say, “tonight’s gonna be a good night.” Listen to the songs at Grooveshark, and vote … Continue reading
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LTD Music Tournament: Division L, Day 3 Results
Start spreading the news- Dusty Springfield just became a contender. The sleeper play-in round song cruised to the Round of 256, crushing Elvis 117-83.5 and posting one of the highest averages yet (8.32!). The key to Preacherman’s success is that … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Winehouse, Magnetic Fields, Round of 512, Superchunk
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Living the Dream Music Tournament: Day 43 Results
Top tournament contender Rock the Casbah (Clash) fended off a spirited challenge from Do You Love Me (Contours), 123-108.5. Some people thought “Dirty Dancing”, but do you remember Carl Winslow’s performance on Family Matters? No? Ok, we’ll move on. Imagine … Continue reading
Living the Dream Music Tournament: Day 45 (Round of 512)
Division J wraps up today with some fun head to heads. Not as fun as the Jets sending Tom Brady yesterday, but a close second. Guillermo will be back at the helm for Divisions K and L. Hopefully we’ll have … Continue reading
Living the Dream Music Tournament: Day 44 (Round of 512)
I like today’s match-ups because most of them don’t have obvious winners. Listen to them at Grooveshark, except Twist and Shout. This Twist recording isn’t great, so if you have your own, listen to that. Vote by commenting below or … Continue reading
Living the Dream Music Tournament: Day 42 Results
Division I wrapped up with some tight battles and light voting, which led to a number of nail-biters. The biggest winner was Born in the USA (Bruce Springsteen), which dispatched Miss You (Rolling Stones) with relative ease, 95-87.5 . Stevie … Continue reading
Living the Dream Music Tournament: Day 43 (Round of 512)
I am really looking forward to Day 43. My favorite band’s best song (Rock the Casbah), Imagine, Lady Ella, a titanic showdown between Bon Jovi and the Band, and one of my favorite lines ever: “Counting the cars on the … Continue reading
Living the Dream Music Tournament: Day 41 Results
There will be times when an undeserving song slips by into the next round while a great one goes down in defeat in a separate match-up. That’s simply the way elimination tournaments work. Clearly Ain’t Too Proud To Beg deserved … Continue reading
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Attack of the Chain Gang: Forget Wal-Mart, New York Is Chain-Ridden Already
The January 11th storm that wasn’t postponed some highly anticipated local political theater: The New York City Council’s Wal-Mart hearings. Yes, that cheap plastic behemoth is trying to claw its way into New York again, aided by Mayor Bloomberg’s cheer-leading … Continue reading
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Tagged 3/50 Project, Bill DeBlasio, Chain Stores, Commercial Rent, Wal-Mart in New York
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Living the Dream Music Tournament: Day 42
Some classics are up tonight. Listen on Grooveshark, except to Moondance and Another Brick in the Wall. And Yesterday. Weird. Those are like the three artists not on Grooveshark. **Also, there are two versions of Walls. Use the one from … Continue reading
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