Tournament of Rock I: Origins
The inaugural ToR presented S&R’s readers with a diverse amalgam of contemporary bands – some up-and-comers and others with more established reputations – and asked them to tell us who they liked. In the end, 20 year-old British Pop Underground wunderkind Paul Steel bested the rest and was named our first ToR Champion.
- The Well Wishers vs. Andrew Bird
- IAMX vs. Animal Collective
- Gogol Bordello vs. Epsilon Zero
- Black Mountain vs. Bon Iver
- Asobi Seksu vs. The Dreaming
- Antony & the Johnsons vs. Rose Hill Drive
- Doco vs. Food Will Win the War
- IAMX vs. The Well Wishers
- Paul Steel vs. Gogol Bordello
- Asobi Seksu vs. Black Mountain
- Food Will Win the War vs. Rose Hill Drive
- IAMX vs. Paul Steel
- Asobi Seksu vs. Rose Hill Drive
- Asobi Seksu vs. Paul Steel – finals
- Paul Steel is the champion!
