We pit brother against brother as we try and fail to determine who is the best
Only 8 bands are left standing, but there can be only one winner! Who will it be? It could very well be the Soggy Bottom Boys, who once again earned the highest number of votes, skyrocketing all the way to … Continue reading Battle of the (Fictional) Bands: Round 4
Now it’s time for Part 2 of the Round of 64! This group will cover Quadrants 2 and 3. Before we go any farther, here are the final results of Part 1 of the Round of 64: For each match, … Continue reading Best Anime Ending (ED) Tournament – Round of 64 (Part 2 of 2)
Now it’s time for Part 1 of the Round of 64! This group will cover Quadrants 1 and 4. Before we go any farther, here are the final results of Quadrant 4 of the Round of 128: For each match, … Continue reading Best Anime Ending (ED) Tournament – Round of 64 (Part 1 of 2)
Votes are in the books for the second round of our Battle of the Bands, and we’re down to only 16 acts left standing. Before we get on with with show, here’s a recap of what happened in Round 2. … Continue reading Battle of the (Fictional) Bands: Round 3
Now it’s time for Quadrant 4 of the Round of 128. Before we go any farther, here are the final results of Quadrant 3: For each match, you may vote for only one of the two EDs. Votes should be … Continue reading Best Anime Ending (ED) Tournament – Round of 128 (Quadrant 4)
Now it’s time for Quadrant 3 of the Round of 128. Before we go any farther, here are the final results of Quadrant 2: For each match, you may vote for only one of the two EDs. Votes should be … Continue reading Best Anime Ending (ED) Tournament – Round of 128 (Quadrant 3)
What a great show so far! We saw a ton of fantastic musicians on the stage, but now thanks to your votes, we’ve narrowed it down to 32 bands left. Here are some of the highlights (and low notes) from … Continue reading Battle of the (Fictional) Bands: Round 2
Now it’s time for Quadrant 2 of the Round of 128. Before we go any farther, here are the final results of Quadrant 1: For each match, you may vote for only one of the two EDs. Votes should be … Continue reading Best Anime Ending (ED) Tournament – Round of 128 (Quadrant 2)
Alright everybody! Are you ready to rock?! I said, ARE YOU READY TO ROCK?!?! That’s more like it! Round 1 of the Battle of the Bands starts now. We have 64 acts, which are paired up in head-to-head matches. In … Continue reading Battle of the (Fictional) Bands: Round 1
And now the fun begins! After tabulating the results of the nominations, I have seeded the top 128 EDs based on the number of upvotes they received. (For EDs with the same number of upvotes, seeding was determined at random.) … Continue reading Best Anime Ending (ED) Tournament – Round of 128 (Quadrant 1)
Thanks to everyone who participated in the nomination round, we ended up with 182 fictional acts eligible for the tournament! However, there are only 64 spots available (because I don’t have the time or energy to run a 128-team bracket). … Continue reading Battle of the (Fictional) Bands: Play-In Round
Pop culture has no shortage of examples of fictional musical acts, so I think it’s about time The Avocado had a good old-fashioned Battle of the Bands to determine which one is the best. Here’s how it’s gonna work: Nomination … Continue reading Battle of the (Fictional) Bands: Rules and Nominations
Hello, all! Near the end of my previous Best Anime Opening Tournament, I promised that I would eventually run a Best Anime Ending (or ED) Tournament as well. That time has now come. This tourney will follow a similar format … Continue reading Best Anime Ending (ED) Tournament – Nominations
I’m sorry to jump right to brass tacks. Normally I’d write something about these results, just as normally I’d have written something about the tournament’s progression throughout the knockouts, just as normally I would have listened to every round consistently, … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2021-2022: Final Results And Announcements
The end Since it’s the playoffs, groups will be active until 9:00 AM Pacific the day after they post[footnote]The Monday after, for Friday groups[/footnote] ie for roughly 24 hours. You can listen to a playlist of today’s songs (in matchup order) here. Please … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2021-2022: Finals
Well the semis were a bit surprising in that the two songs that I’d heard bandied for being a lock to win the whole thing, both were brought up short by two powerhouse cover songs by Black ladies. So without … Continue reading Best Cover Song Finals!
Final four. Since it’s the playoffs, groups will be active until 9:00 AM Pacific the day after they post[footnote]The Monday after, for Friday groups[/footnote] ie for roughly 24 hours. You can listen to a playlist of today’s songs (in matchup order) here. Please … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2021-2022: Top 4
The sweet 16! It only gets faster from here. Since it’s the playoffs, groups will be active until 9:00 AM Pacific the day after they post[footnote]The Monday after, for Friday groups[/footnote] ie for roughly 24 hours. You can listen to a playlist … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2021-2022: Top 8
The sweet 16! It only gets faster from here. Since it’s the playoffs, groups will be active until 9:00 AM Pacific the day after they post[footnote]The Monday after, for Friday groups[/footnote] ie for roughly 24 hours. You can listen to a playlist … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2021-2022: Top 16
The top 32! And so we enter endgame. Since it’s the playoffs, groups will be active until 9:00 AM Pacific the day after they post[footnote]The Monday after, for Friday groups[/footnote] ie for roughly 24 hours. You can listen to a playlist of … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2021-2022: Top 32
Hello all! Here’s the delayed Semifinals. Sorry for the wait, but not too much longer now! We’re down to 4, and this round will stay open until Friday, 4/26 at 8PM Eastern. Continue reading Cover Song Tournament: Semifinals
