Results: John Lennon is sure to get some serious voter love before the ToR concludes, but it won’t be for his solo efforts. He becomes the second Former Fab to bite the […]
Tournament of Rock – Legends: the Black Sabbath/Ozzy pod
Results: Another upset? No big surprise there. Sonic Youth outpacing Warren Zevon? Didn’t see that coming. In any case, The Kinks establish an early lead and maintain it throughout for a close […]
Tournament of Rock – Legends: the Beach Boys pod
It was a back and forth affair between the icons of punk and the tragic legends of Southern Rock. In the end, The Sex Pistols put on a final surge to defeat […]
Tournament of Rock – Legends: the Sex Pistols pod
Results: In our latest match-up we saw an upset that perhaps wasn’t such an upset, especially once voters took into account the full history of Fleetwood Mac instead of just the better-known […]
Tournament of Rock – Legends: the Byrds pod
Results: Surprisingly, the anticipated controversy never developed, as Janis Joplin dispatched one of the strongest pods of competitors we’ve seen so far. The numbers: #8 Janis Joplin 47%; Stevie Ray Vaughan 34%; […]
Tournament of Rock – Legends: the Janis Joplin pod
Results: This was one of those pods where the seed never had a chance. It was nip and tuck the whole way, and in the end ZZ Top eased away for a […]
Tournament of Rock – Legends: the Oasis pod
Results: Order is restored, at least for the moment. After a run of three straight upsets, Jimi Hendrix struck a decisive blow for the top seeds, handily defeating a pod headed by […]
Tournament of Rock – Legends: the Jimi Hendrix pod
Results: It’s been a thoroughly disheartening few days for the favorites, as #9 Steely Dan becomes the third straight seed to bite the dust. The upstarts in this case are Los Lobos, […]
Tournament of Rock – Legends: the Steely Dan pod
Results: Those guys over there waving the white flag? Yeah, those are the Tournament of Rock handicappers. They’ve given up trying to guess how our voters are going to behave in the […]
Tournament of Rock – Legends: the Joni Mitchell pod
The second half of pool play is off to a … surprising … start, as Robert Palmer eliminates the highest seed so far. The numbers: Robert Palmer 35%; #7 Green Day 29%; […]