Zeerust: The particular kind of datedness which afflicts things that were originally designed to look futuristic. The Meaning of Liff by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd Raygun Gothic, Cassette Futurism, Cyberpunk, Y2K and many many more! Let’s take a trip down … Continue reading Zeerust: Reminiscing of Futures Past
Oh where has this long and winding road of this tournament led us… In 4th place, “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”! In 3rd place, “Here Comes the Sun”! In 2nd place, “Eleanor Rigby”! And your pick for the Best Beatles … Continue reading The Beatles Song Tournament: Results!
And in the end/The love you take/Is equal to the love you make Match 1: “Eleanor Rigby” (64) vs. “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” (30)Match 2: “A Day In The Life” (51) vs. “Here Comes The Sun” (42) Voting ends … Continue reading The Beatles Song Tournament FINALS
Time to see what made it! Match 1: “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” (51) vs. “Norwegian Wood” (43)Match 2: “Eleanor Rigby“ (68) vs. “Ticket to Ride” (30)Match 3: “Here Comes The Sun“ (63) vs. “A Hard Day’s Night” (38) Match … Continue reading The Beatles Song Tournament Semi-Finals
What else has joined the chopping board with “Hey Jude” and “Let It Be”!?! Match 1: “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” (45) vs. “Penny Lane” (42)Match 2: “Norwegian Wood“ (46) vs. “Paperback Writer” (36)Match 3: “Ticket to Ride“ (54) vs. … Continue reading The Beatles Song Tournament Quarter-Finals
Time to see what made it! Match 1: “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” (50) vs. “Something” (48)Match 2: “Penny Lane” (67) vs. “Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band” (31)Match 3: “Norwegian Wood” (52) vs. “Let It Be” (48) Match 4: … Continue reading The Beatles Song Tournament Round 3
After the monster of (the two parts of) that round, let’s see what made it through! Match 1: “Something” (47) vs. “Blackbird” (35)Match 2: “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” (61) vs. “The End” (18)Match 3: “Penny Lane” (45) vs. “You … Continue reading The Beatles Song Tournament Round 2
The rest of Round 1’s songs! Of course we wouldn’t forget about, say, “Strawberry Fields Forever” now, would we? “Julia”, “Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey”, “Octopus’s Garden”, “Hey Bulldog”, “Here Comes The Sun”, “If I … Continue reading The Beatles Song Tournament: Round 1 Pt.2
Holy shit, that was quite the nomination round, huh?! Such a swell of activity that this is the first tournament of mine to start of the first round with 64 ENTRIES! And thus breaking it off into two parts, with … Continue reading The Beatles Song Tournament: Round 1 Pt.1
Surprising we’ve never had a tournament dedicated to music artists as we’ve had for directors/actors – well that changes now! And why not go with the most beloved, acclaimed act of all time? Nominations end 6 November, 10PM EDT Continue reading The Beatles Song Tournament: Nominations
It’s been a long ride, time to see what made out final placements! In 4th place, Peter Bjorn and John “Young Folks”! In 3rd place, The Postal Service “Such Great Heights”! In 2nd place, La Roux “Bulletproof”! And our winner, … Continue reading 00’s One Hit Wonder Tournament: Results!
Let’s see what made our penultimate results! Round 1: The Darkness (47) vs. Peter Bjorn and John (21) Round 2: La Roux (32) vs. The Postal Service (29) Voting ends 18th October, 10pm EDT Continue reading 00’s One Hit Wonder Tournament – FINALS
Time to see what made it through: Match 1: Peter Bjorn and John (40) vs. Nine Days (24)Match 2: The Darkness (42) vs. Gnarls Barkley (36)Match 3: La Roux (42) vs. Alien Ant Farm (25)Match 4: The Postal Service (43) … Continue reading 00’s One Hit Wonder Tournament – Semi-Finals
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Time to see what made it! Match 1: Nine Days (37) vs. The Fratellis (33)Match 2: Peter Bjorn and John (42) vs. Flobots (20)Match 3: The Darkness (65) vs. Anna Nalick (16)Match 4: Gnarls Barkley (51) vs. Feist (40)Match 5: … Continue reading 00’s One Hit Wonder Tournament – Quarter Finals
Alright time to see what made it through: Some sweet stats: Artist with lowest votes to progress to the next round – Flobots (33) against A Touch of Class (24) Sketch with most votes to be eliminated – Afroman (42) … Continue reading 00’s One Hit Wonder Tournament – Round 2
Well then, here are the artists that have made it through the nomination round! The Darkness, Crazy Town, Nine Days, Feist, The Postal Service, Baha Men, t.A.T.u, Junior Senior, Alien Ant Farm, Peter Bjorn and John, Estelle, Gnarls Barkley, Afroman, … Continue reading 00’s One Hit Wonder Tournament – Round 1
Yes I know we did one back in the Disqus Channel days, but this version deliberately disqualifies that tournament’s winner. Also, isn’t it fun to take on something not from the over-represented twin decades of the 80’s/90’s? Still, there are … Continue reading 00’s One-Hit Wonder Tournament: Nominations
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Unlike other ‘Spoiler Spaces’, I’m just going to flat out spoil whatever’s been fueling the discourse about the film, and hey it can’t be anything more unethical than what the film has done: Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain, out … Continue reading Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain Spoiler Space
