Category Archives: Music

Best Covers of All-Time: Round of 32, Day 3

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Janos Marton

 As soon to be former tournament competitor R. Kelly would say, it’s the freakin’ weekend, I’m about to have me some fun. Listen to today’s match-ups at the bottom of this playlist, see the brackets here, and vote by commenting below before … Continue reading →

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Best Covers of All-Time: Round of 32, Day 2

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Janos Marton

Spreading the match-ups out by an extra day to see if that encourages more participation. Listen to today’s match-ups at the bottom of this playlist, see the brackets here, and vote by commenting below before 11:59pm on Friday.  You can listen … Continue reading →

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Best Covers of All-Time: Round of 32

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Janos Marton

Welcome to the Round of 32! From here things will move pretty quickly.  The whole round will take about a week, and then we’ll be in the Sweet 16.  Listen to today’s match-ups at the bottom of this playlist, see … Continue reading →

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Best Covers of All-Time: Round of 64, Day 10

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Janos Marton

The Round of 64 ends in style tonight with a tournament titans like Jeff Buckley.  We didn’t allow Hallelujah in last time because the song was too closely associated with him. It turns out he didn’t even discover Leonard Cohen’s … Continue reading →

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Best Covers of All-Time: Round of 64, Day 9

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Janos Marton

A couple serious contenders in the mix today.  You can listen to them at the bottom of this playlist and vote by commenting below by Wednesday at 11:59pm. #1 All Along the Watchtower (Jimi Hendrix) vs. #16 It’s All Over Now … Continue reading →

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Best Covers of All-Time: Round of 64, Day 4

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Janos Marton

Welcome to Ladies Night.  This tournament has more gender diversity than past ones, but it’s still not close to parity.  That said, I’d venture that nearly half of the favorites to actually win the tournament are female vocalists, and a few … Continue reading →

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Best Cover of All-Time, Day 5: The End of the Play-in Round

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Janos Marton

Thank you to all participants for your nominations and votes, especially during this pre-lim round.  It ends today on a mellow note; you might call it the “Saturday Hangover Edition.”  As always, listen to the tunes here and vote by commenting before … Continue reading →

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Best Cover of All-Time: Day 1, 2 and 3 Results

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Janos Marton

Let the eliminations begin!  Most of these matches were pretty close, but a few standouts bear mentioning. You can also look at the full, updated results at the bracket manager. I Heard It Through the Grapevine (CCR) averaged nearly 8 … Continue reading →

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We Have a Winner: Best Cover of All-time Tournament!

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Janos Marton

  Ok, so we don’t have a winning song, but the front-runner has to be the letter “J” (incidentally, my favorite).  Look at the roster of prospective covers below, and revel in how many incredible artists are representing that letter. If you … Continue reading →

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Buzzcocks and Titus Andronicus at Webster Hall, 9/3/14

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Janos Marton

The Buzzcocks began when their founders put up a flyer on a college board seeking fellow musicians who dug “Sister Ray” by Velvet Underground.  Nearly forty years later, they stormed through New York on their latest reunion iteration. I’m a … Continue reading →

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