Category Archives: Music

Round of 128: Division F Results

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Danno

3 out of 4 match-ups in Division F were pretty close throughout voting, but alas, there were no upsets…no upsets within the seeds anyway.  I would certainly consider Kelly Clarkson defeating Led Zeppelin as a major upset (even if I … Continue reading →

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Round of 128, Division H

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Lindsay

To top off the weekend, we have a lovely medley of songs, ranging from Motown to classic jam bands.  Have a great week and enjoy!  Votes are due by 8 pm EST on Tuesday, July 19.  The songs are here. 

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Round of 128: Division E Results

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Janos Marton

What a great set of match-ups- three of these went down to the final voters.  Though #1 “Somebody to Love” (Queen) started a little slow, it eventually rained a hailstorm of 9s  and 10s on #8 “Funky Kingston” (Toots and … 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 D — Results

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Lindsay

Good evening friends.  Here’s what we’ve all been waiting for!  We had 29 voters in Division D, with 1 new voter.  Welcome Kathryn! We also had two songs hit the Wall of 10s tonight:  Songbird, with 2 10s, and Fisherman’s … Continue reading →

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Round of 128: Division F

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Danno

Votes due by Sunday, July 17th at 8 PM EST.   Readers, it’s time for SCIENCE!  Well, not science per say, but today you are going to be our guinea pigs in an experiment.  Our current voting system isn’t the most … 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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Round of 128: Division E

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Janos Marton

Votes due by Saturday, July 16th at 8 PM EST. Welcome to the division that rocks.  With Queen, the Rolling Stones and the Pixies, this feels like the classic rock stations many of us grew up on.  Listen to all … Continue reading →

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Round of 128: Division D

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Lindsay

Votes are due by 8 pm EST on Friday, July 15.  Tonight we continue to test our new seeding system.  Last time, our 1 seed, Home, was a 13 seed that averaged 8.12 points from 35 voters, while our 7 … Continue reading →

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Results: Round of 128, Division A

Posted on July 12, 2011 by g-mo

The results are in, and like past groups we had a few blowouts and a few nailbiters. We’ll start with the #3 seed from Miss Cyndi Lauper. “Time After Time” defeats “Bang!” by The Raveonettes, 240.1-198.75. Lauper finished the first … Continue reading →

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