Author Archives: aiko

Covers Tournament: Round of 128, Day 7

Posted on October 10, 2011 by aiko

For once I’m  not feeling real chatty, so let’s jump right into the match-ups, shall we? Votes are due by Wednesday at 8pm PST.  Listen to songs here, except “Rockaway Beach.”

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Covers Tournament: Play-in Round 2 Results

Posted on October 5, 2011 by aiko

Well, I for one am going to declare my experiment of extending the voting deadline a success, because we had 4 votes come in between 5:00-8:00 PST, including my own (there is just no way I can listen to 30 … Continue reading →

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Fall Covers Tournament: Play-in Round Day 3

Posted on October 3, 2011 by aiko

Janos jumped the gun on announcing the start of the Round of 128: we still have to narrow down 10 more songs to 5 in order to have our initial set. The Grooveshark link is here, except the Adele song … Continue reading →

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Round of 64: Division O & P Results

Posted on August 13, 2011 by aiko

And with this the Round of 64 comes to a close.  I think 64 is the hump of the tournament.  It can feel like a bit of a slog: You’ve been doing this for awhile, there are still some songs … Continue reading →

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Round of 64: Division O & P Semi-Finals

Posted on August 10, 2011 by aiko

Well, folks, these two divisions wrap up the Round of 64, and it’s only a few short days until the Round of 32 starts, where we determine our division champions.  In sports, I think this is the point where they … Continue reading →

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Round of 128 Division L Results

Posted on July 23, 2011 by aiko

Voters! I must lecture you briefly! A weak showing, this, with only 12 voters turning out. If you are in Seattle I understand, because we are at last having some weather that resembles summer, so your absence from a computer … Continue reading →

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Round of 128: Division L

Posted on July 21, 2011 by aiko

Votes due by Saturday, July 23 at 8 EST. First off, a big thank you to Danno for helping me continue with the nifty new voting system (and by helping I mean doing it for me or walking me through … Continue reading →

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Round of 128 Division G Results

Posted on July 19, 2011 by aiko

A lot of close match-ups but no upsets here.  The blow-out for the division proves the re-seeding is a good predictor of victory: #1 seed “The Joker” by the Steve Miller Band defeats #8 seed “Forgiven” by Alanis Morisette by … Continue reading →

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Round of 128: Division G

Posted on July 16, 2011 by aiko

Division G brings us a lot of variety: Different genres, eras, and themes.  We have our various tales of the heart, but also tales of the corrupting power of religion and suburbia.  You can listen to the tunes here, and … Continue reading →

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Round of 128: Division C Results

Posted on July 14, 2011 by aiko

Well, this was a pretty even-keeled match, with our winners mostly averaging about a 7 and our losers averaging in the 5 range. Our only upset here is also our closest match, with our lowest-average winner and highest-average loser: #6 … Continue reading →

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