Taking out Rod Stewart? Just another day at the office for the Shins.
Thank you, voters, for voting more or less in rough alphabetical order. Seriously, it makes tabulating scores on our spreadsheet much easier. To Adrock, Amanda, AnnaZ, Aiko, and Adam S. (who starts work at 7am EST), the morning hours are yours. Anyway, on to tonight’s results, which were down to the wire in three out of the four match-ups.
Interstate Love Song (Stone Temple Pilots) def. Statement of Vindication (Bikini Kill), 103.8-86.2 . Even when the Bikini Kill entry was changed from an article about community college to an actual song, STP cruised controlled to victory, albeit without an impressive average. Continue reading
Alright, we are 25% done with the tournament and 50% done with the first round! Dork alert, here comes some math: In any given tournament of 2^x rounds, where x>1, the number of matches in any given round will be equal to the number of matches remaining minus 1. For example, if it was an 8 song tournament, 8=2^3, so you’ve got 3 rounds. There are 4 matches in the first round, which is equal to the matches in the consequent rounds minus 1 (2 matches in the Final Four + 1 Championship=3. 4-3=1.) This may seem simple, but whatever.
Living the Dream 