Round of 256: Division N, Day 2 (Right Side)

Posted on July 3, 2011 by g-mo

Hall and also Oates

Votes due by Tuesday July 5th at 8 pm. Whoops! Looks like another scheduling mix-up, but I owe karma one for the time I forgot mine. By the way, if you are an English major, go see Midnight In Paris immediately- it’s really just a treat and a half. The right side of Division N looks a lot like a lost round from the Living The Dream Music Tournament, so for those of us hankering for some good old radio-friendly competition, voila! Grooveshark link is here, votes are due by Tuesday July 5th at 8 pm. And here we go! Continue reading →

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Round of 256: Division M, Right Side: Results

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Danno

Miss Independen(ce Day?)

Fourth of July weekend and 29 people still turned out to vote.  Hell yeah!  3 of the match-ups this time around were really no contest, but one was decided by only 1.5 points.

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Aiko’s Trek Through the West: The Trail Run

Posted on July 3, 2011 by aiko

I had originally conceived of this trip as centered on trail running, but had no specific plans. Well, that just changed. In trying to figure out what to do for the 4th of July, I noticed that the town of Lander, WY kicks off their festivities with a half marathon. Since Lander was recommended to me by a trio of Wyomingites (I looked it up, that is what you call them) I ran into in the Glacier back country, and since their 4th of July celebrations sound generally awesome, I decided to sign up. Continue reading →

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Round of 256: Division M, Left Side: Results

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Lindsay

I hope everyone is having a long, wonderful weekend.  I’m happy to be back tonight with some results for you all, and want to thank Danno for helping me out on Thursday night by taking over my posting duties.

In a very close race tonight, David Bowie’s Life on Mars defeats the Primitive Radio Gods’ Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand, with a final score of 153.85 to 151.6.

Primitive Radio Gods, eliminated.

Primitive Radio Gods, eliminated.

I haven’t actually checked on this, but I think it’s safe to assume that the song in the PCT with the longest title has just been eliminated.  Perhaps we feel the same way about long titles as we do about long songs?  Anyway, see you around Primitive Radio Gods.

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Round of 256: Division N, Day 1

Posted on July 2, 2011 by g-mo

Grace Potter says Happy 4th of July

Votes due on the FOURTH OF JULY AT 8 PM: I can not think of a more perfect octet of songs to be due right before the fireworks start. Listening to these songs in succession is like literally taking a tour to every corner of this great country, from dark, smoky 70s dance halls in New York City to the always bustling honky tonk bars on Lower Broadway in Nashville to the House of Blues in New Orleans to a bluegrass festival in rural West Virginia.

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Aiko’s Trek Through the West: Seattle–> Two Gallants–> Spokane–> Farragut State Park

Posted on July 2, 2011 by aiko
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Leaving Seattle

I’m off driving around the west for a few weeks, and Guillermo and I discussed what to call this adventure. I’ve been referring to it as my “Western States Road Trip.” This, admittedly, has little dramatic impact. He suggested “Aiko’s Amazing Adventure.” This, in my opinion, sets the bar too high. Maybe we’ll compromise.

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Round of 256: Division L, Right Side Results

Posted on July 1, 2011 by nataliebabij

Hey, everyone!  Gotta make this short & sweet for now, but will perhaps add some more juiciness later.  To sum up: 30 voters today, 3 matchups were within 6 points of each other, and 2 make it to the Wall of 10s, one song had the wrong version up, more ukulele comments than ever, and the high score of the day goes to The Darkness.

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Round of 256: Division M, Right Side

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Danno

Pink Robots Prepare for Battle...

Votes due by Sunday, July 3nd at 8 pm EST.  New voters, click here to understand what it is we do here.

Today is a very special day…Mama Danno’s birthday.  She will never in a million years see this (I only just got her using email 6 months ago), but HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!  Anywho, I hope everyone is ready for an action-packed set of match-ups.  We’ve got battling robots vs TV sensations, light vs dark, and love-makin’ vs heart-breakin’.  FIGHT!

Get your groove on here! (Except Adele, which you can listen to on youtube)

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An Interview With Todd Goldstein of ARMS

Posted on July 1, 2011 by g-mo

ARMS (Todd in middle)

The suspense has been killing you, but fear not, Dreamers- our podcast with Todd Goldstein, former lead guitarist for Harlem Shakes and current lead guitarist and vocalist for ARMS is now up!  Click here to listen to Todd talk to Aiko, Carey, and I about “Strictly Game” (which won its first round Continue reading →

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Meet Our Living The Dream Intern!!!

Posted on June 30, 2011 by g-mo

Janos and I are happy to announce that we are bringing on Carey to be our Living The Dream intern! Carey is a recent graduate of Franklin & Marshall College, where he majored in English with a focus on Creative Writing. He has a number of Continue reading →

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