Category Archives: Music

Whip Your Hair!

This viral sensation is more than a month old, but it fits the theme of the music tournament.    For the uninitiated, Jimmy Fallon, who does a dead-on Neil Young impersonation, covers the new Willow Smith teeny-bopper song, “Whip My Hair” … Continue reading

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Living the Dream Music Tournament: Day 17 (Round of 512)

Day 2 here at Division A. Check out the songs on Grooveshark, and vote by commenting below or emailing LTDdotorg@gmail.com. Gouge Away (Pixies) vs. Paranoid (Black Sabboth) One (U2) vs. Common People (Pulp) 99 Red Balloons (Nena) vs. Call Me … Continue reading

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Living the Dream Music Tournament: Round of 512 Begins!

Here we go!  These songs are all from the same division, and the winners will eventually have to play each other. Check it out on Grooveshark, except Norwegian Wood. Back on the Chain Gang (Pretenders) vs. Modern Love (David Bowie) … Continue reading

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Living the Dream Music Tournament: Day 15 Results

Thank you, Mark Orsini.  As Guillermo has pointed out in the comment section, one of the joys of music tournaments is being exposed to new tunes by our music-loving peers.  I don’t think most of us were familiar with Arrested … Continue reading

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Coach Your Way To The Top

Now is your chance to one-up Isiah Thomas.  There are over 300 artists and bands represented in the music tournament, and you can coach one of them to victory.  It’s simple- email LTDdotorg@gmail.com with your artist of choice.  First come … Continue reading

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Living the Dream Music Tournament: Day 14 Results

One more after this one.   Colin, Orce, Guillermo and Russ all should be pleased to see their tunes advance. The Impression That I Get (Mighty Mighty Bosstones) def. Break Away (Irma Thomas), 87-83. Daughter (Pearl Jam) def. This Machine is … Continue reading

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Living the Dream Music Tournament: Day 15 (Voter Appreciation Play-in Round)

We’ve come a long way together, through the hard times and the good.  This is the last set of match-ups in the play-in round.  On Sunday we’ll begin the Round of 512, so voting on these runs through Sunday morning, … Continue reading

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Living the Dream Music Tournament: Day 13 Results

Sorry, holiday party. Results are late.  We all know what’s up. Holland 1945 (Neutral Milk) def. Mean Streets (Van Halen), 87-75. In a matchup that made Catholic feel squeemish, Rock n Roll N***  (Pattie Smith) beat  Rocks Off (Rolling Stones) … Continue reading

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Living the Dream Music Tournament: Day 14 (Voter Appreciation Play-in Round)

  Another day appreciatin’ ya’ll.  Some good tunes below.  Listen on Grooveshark, except Sweet Thing by Van Morrison.  He’s real finicky about copyright stuff, so listen to it on youtube here. Thanks to Adam Small, Brian Orce, Astrid Spencer, Guillermo … Continue reading

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Living the Dream Music Tournament: Day 13 (Voter Appreciation Play-in Round)

A large number of people have been enthusiastically voting for match-ups and letting me hear it when I have the wrong artist, the wrong song by an artist, or the wrong version of a song by an artist.  For the … Continue reading

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