Tag Archives: Living the Dream

Covers Tournament: Round of 128, Day 5

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Janos Marton

It’s been a great first week at the Covers Tournament, but we’re still looking for those break-out songs that will pace the field for the next month. You can listen here, and vote by commenting below before 8pm…PST on Saturday. … Continue reading →

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Round of 128, Day 4: Takin’ It Back To The 1800s

Posted on October 5, 2011 by g-mo

Votes due by Friday, October 7th at 11:00 PM EST: How could I possibly shift gears harder from Moe’s rap covers Day 3 than this? I may have just flipped the Living The Dream bus. So it goes. The Team … Continue reading →

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Round of 128: Day 3

Posted on October 4, 2011 by maureenmcollins

Alright, here I go. First post for LTD, and I am starting off strong by posting late! Sorry everyone. I hope the song choices cheer you right back up. We’ve got ourselves a hip hop battle, kids.  I’ll give you … Continue reading →

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Covers Tournament: Day 2 Results

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Janos Marton

As Aiko pointed out, I jumped the gun by announcing the start of the Round of 128, when in fact we still had some play-ins left.   The post went up after I had spent the day at the #OccupyWallStreet protest.   … Continue reading →

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Covers Tournament: Play-In Day 1 Results

Posted on October 3, 2011 by g-mo

Alright, Day 1 is in the books, 25 voters participated, and we have our first four victors that have clawed their way into the Round of 128! However, it should be noted that scores are looking prettty low. I guess … Continue reading →

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Covers Tournament: The Round of 128 Begins!

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Janos Marton

Feast your ears on some delightful match-ups.  Listen to all four match-ups here, and vote by commenting below before 8pm (EST), Monday. First, few can do as much with a cover as Johnny Cash.  The Man in Black could make … Continue reading →

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The Calm Before The Storm

Posted on September 29, 2011 by g-mo

Alright everyone- final nominations are in and I am happy to announce that we have 137 songs. There have been a number of different opinions on this whole “Man On The Street” definition of what should and shouldn’t go in. … Continue reading →

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The People’s Choice…And One Last Request

Posted on September 4, 2011 by g-mo

Well, the Summer of 2011 has drawn to a close- the students are schooling, you’ve got one last chance to get your best white apparel in…and the People have chosen a champion. First of all, thank you so much to … Continue reading →

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Elite 8 Round 1: Results

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Lindsay

  Today is a great day, if you’re a Mumford or Florence fan.  Not so great if you were pulling for Jackie Wilson or Edward Sharpe & Co.

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The Elite Eights, Side By Side

Posted on August 25, 2011 by g-mo

I’m sorry, I think my commitment to taking the time to figure out whose scores fluctuated the most, etcetera, etcetera has petered out. Along with my free time. Screw it, I still have the most important graph. And actually this … Continue reading →

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