Category Archives: Music

Random Fact: “Tom’s Diner” was the first MP3

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Janos Marton

Thought this might be of interest to tournament listeners.  An article about the development of the MP3 explains that Peoples’ Choice Tournament participant, “Tom’s Diner” by Suzanne Vega, was chosen by Karlheinz Brandenburg.  The human voice was difficult to compress, … Continue reading →

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Results: Round of 32, Divisions M, N, O, P

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Lindsay

Tonight we crown our final set of Division Champions and 4 more songs must pack up their toys and go home.  This round sees the elimination of 4 artists:

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Round of 32: Division I, J, K and L Championship Results

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Janos Marton

What a wild round. This may have been my favorite day of the tournament.  This is the stage where all hell breaks loose.  First, hats off to all eight of these songs.  There was a point earlier today when all … Continue reading →

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Round of 32: Division I, J, K and L Championships

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Janos Marton

Remarkably, all four of today’s Division Championships involve #1 seeds taking on #2 seeds, and only in Division K is the #2 seed a favorite.  That means folks have been largely sticking to their guns through the early rounds of … Continue reading →

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Round of 32: Divisions A, B, C and D Championships

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Danno

The round of 32 is here, and it’s going to go by fast!  There are only 9 more voting posts left in the tournament.  You might be getting a little bit sick of song repetition, but this is where things … Continue reading →

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The Peoples’ Choices

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Janos Marton

For many weeks we have passed judgment on eachother’s  musical tastes.  As we enter the Round of 32, aka the Division Championships, it’s time to check in and who is ruling the nominating roost. Still Top Dog (three nominations) Guillermo, … Continue reading →

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Snap Poll: Which Song Has Five Wins Left In It?

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Janos Marton
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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 M and N Results

Posted on August 12, 2011 by g-mo

Again, these scores are really close and I’m meeting someone at the same time that voting ends, so forgive the lateness of the results in advance. We’ll prepare this as though the people that won at 5:45 PM were the … Continue reading →

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Round of 64: Division K and L Semi-Final Results

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Janos Marton

No drama here, though plenty on Wall Street.   Actually, part of the reasons we had so many blow-outs in Divisions K and L is that three of the winners posted very high averages, with Landslide leading the way with an … Continue reading →

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