Category Archives: Music

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 R128: Day 4 Results

Posted on October 8, 2011 by g-mo

Sorry for the late post, although it’s going to likely be the norm for my days of posting, particularly with these new late polls we are propagating. On to results! Another member of the Wall of 10’s slides into second … Continue reading →

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Covers Tournament: Round of 128, day 3 results

Posted on October 6, 2011 by maureenmcollins

Most of these match ups were not very close calls.  No super high average scores for this round, either – but we certainly hit some low lows.  We did have some strong negative reactions to some of these songs (I’m … Continue reading →

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Covers Tournament: Round of 128, Day 5

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Janos Marton

It’s been a great first week at the Covers Tournament, but we’re still looking for those break-out songs that will pace the field for the next month. You can listen here, and vote by commenting below before 8pm…PST on Saturday. … Continue reading →

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Round of 128, Day 4: Takin’ It Back To The 1800s

Posted on October 5, 2011 by g-mo

Votes due by Friday, October 7th at 11:00 PM EST: How could I possibly shift gears harder from Moe’s rap covers Day 3 than this? I may have just flipped the Living The Dream bus. So it goes. The Team … Continue reading →

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Round of 128: Day 3

Posted on October 4, 2011 by maureenmcollins

Alright, here I go. First post for LTD, and I am starting off strong by posting late! Sorry everyone. I hope the song choices cheer you right back up. We’ve got ourselves a hip hop battle, kids.  I’ll give you … Continue reading →

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Covers Tournament: Day 2 Results

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Janos Marton

As Aiko pointed out, I jumped the gun by announcing the start of the Round of 128, when in fact we still had some play-ins left.   The post went up after I had spent the day at the #OccupyWallStreet protest.   … Continue reading →

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Covers Tournament: Play-In Day 1 Results

Posted on October 3, 2011 by g-mo

Alright, Day 1 is in the books, 25 voters participated, and we have our first four victors that have clawed their way into the Round of 128! However, it should be noted that scores are looking prettty low. I guess … Continue reading →

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Covers Tournament: The Round of 128 Begins!

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Janos Marton

Feast your ears on some delightful match-ups.  Listen to all four match-ups here, and vote by commenting below before 8pm (EST), Monday. First, few can do as much with a cover as Johnny Cash.  The Man in Black could make … Continue reading →

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The Calm Before The Storm

Posted on September 29, 2011 by g-mo

Alright everyone- final nominations are in and I am happy to announce that we have 137 songs. There have been a number of different opinions on this whole “Man On The Street” definition of what should and shouldn’t go in. … Continue reading →

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