Maddening March Musical Madness Part 7 - The Championship

There were 64 teams/bands that duked it out until yesterday night when one was crowned champion. An epic battle between the storied program/band of Kansas/Radiohead versus an up and coming new star in Memphis/Feist. She almost did it, but alas Radiohead ain't no walk in the park. This madness was a ride of fun. See you here next year?

mp3: Radiohead - Knives Out
mp3: Radiohead - No Surprises
mp3: Feist - Sealion (Chromeo Remix)
mp3: Feist - My Man Moon (Boys Noize Remix)

Maddening March Musical Madness Part 5 - The Sweet 16

So here we are...The Sweet 16. My bracket seemed like it was done in, but now that I look at it, all of my Final Four picks are still alive. Well enough about my bracket. Let's talk about this super sweet 16.

Big Surprises: Amy Winehouse
Who knew? Winehouse? Took it to the house!! She takes down Iron & Wine/Gonzaga then upsets Of Montreal/Georgetown. Does she have enough to eliminate Wilco? I wouldn't bet on it.

Match Up To Watch: Bloc Party/Lousville vs. Justice/Tennessee
While all of the match ups are exciting, you can only dream about Bloc Party and Justice going head to head. Yowza!

If you missed them, here's the previous MMMM posts.

mp3: Arcade Fire - My Body Is A Cage --> buy
mp3: Modest Mouse - Tiny Cities Made Of Ashes --> buy
mp3: Bloc Party - Like Eating Glass --> buy
mp3: Justice - Carpates --> buy
mp3: Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees --> buy
mp3: The Decemberists - The Engine Driver --> buy
mp3: Wilco - I'm A Wheel --> buy
mp3: Amy Winehouse - Rehab (Hot Chip Remix) --> buy
mp3: Feist - I Feel It All (Britt From Spoon Remix) --> buy
mp3: Sufjan Stevens - The Man Of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts --> buy
mp3: Klaxons - Golden Skans (Surkin Remix) --> buy
mp3: Spoon - Don't You Evah --> buy
mp3: LCD Soundsystem - Someone Great --> buy
mp3: M.I.A. - Paper Planes --> buy
mp3: The New Pornographers --> buy

Maddening March Musical Madness Part 4 - The West

The Favorite: M.I.A./Xavier
LCD Soundsystem will probably dismantle Battles fairly easily, but the next round looks a bit shaky. So I'm going with the #3 seeded M.I.A./Xavier to sneak up and crush PB&J and cruise through the rest of the rounds.

The Cinderella: Cut Copy/Belmont
Cut Copy may lose out in the later rounds, but something tells me Duke/The National will be in for a big suprise when they fall to Belmont/Cut Copy in the opening round (Boohoo Duke).

Game To Watch: Beck/BYU vs. Yeasayer/Texas A&M
Again the 8/9 pairing doesn't disappoint. SWEET! Beck vs. Yeasayer! Goodnight!

So hopefully this little twist on tournament season will make watching the games you really have no interest in a bit more...um...interesting. And maybe just maybe, you'll be the one in the back of the bar screaming, "Throw it down, Andrew Bird! Throw it down!"

Download our full bracket here.

mp3: LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends
mp3: Beck - Beercan
mp3: Yeasayer - No Need To Worry
mp3: Andrew Bird - Heretics
mp3: !!! - A New Name
mp3: The Shins - New Slang
mp3: Chromeo - Needy Girl (Bloc Party Remix)
mp3: Stars - The Calendar Girl
mp3: Blonde Redhead - 23
mp3: M. I.A. - Amazon
mp3: Peter, Bjorn & John - Up Against The Wall
mp3: The New Pornographers - The Bones Of An Idol
mp3: Lupe Fiasco - Sunshine
mp3: The National - Slow Show
mp3: Cut Copy - Future

Maddening March Musical Madness Part 2 - The Midwest

The Favorite: Radiohead/Kansas
Can you really route against them? Sorry Arctic Monkeys. No contest. I'll also say the same for Kansas. Of the games I've seen them play, they dominated on defense and killed on offense.

The Cinderella: Sunset Rubdown/UMBC
I'm a little biased on this pick, but you'll see me routing for UMBC all the way. Not to say I dislike Georgetown or Of Montreal (I really enjoy Of Montreal), but Sunset Rubdown/UMBC are going to take this one. Go Retrievers!

Game To Watch:
There's two actually. Band Of Horses vs. The Decemberists and Elliott Smith vs. Bright Eyes. I'm going with The Decemberists and Elliott Smith.

What do you think? Download the full bracket here.

mp3: Radiohead - Life In A Glass House
mp3: Arctic Monkeys - Dancing Shoes
mp3: Okkervil River - Savannah Smiles
mp3: Grizzly Bear - Knife
mp3: Band Of Horses - Is There A Ghost
mp3: The Decemberists - Sons & Daughters
mp3: Beirut - Cliquot
mp3: Elliott Smith - Memory Lane
mp3: Wilco - Hummingbird
mp3: St. Vincent - Jesus Saves, I Spend
mp3: Iron & Wine - Such Great Heights
mp3: Of Montreal - Cato As A Pun
mp3: Sunset Rubdown - Us Ones In Between

Maddening March Musical Madness Part 1 - The East

So it's that time of year again. Tourney Time! In place of the usual Toofer Toosday segment, I've come up with Tourney Toosday, otherwise known as Maddening March Musical Madness. You see, when the bracket for this years NCAA Men's Basketball tournament came out, my team was no where to be found (with good reason). So I've decided to make things a little more interesting for myself and hopefully a bit more enjoyable for you too. I've painfully matched up all of the college teams on the bracket with some prominent popular musical acts of today. Obviously the rankings were tremendously difficult to come up with, but with the help of The Hype Machine's Zeitgeist combined with my own musical sense, I think I've put together something decent. Some bands may have been left out, but that can also be said for some colleges too. You can download the full bracket here (or click on the image above). I'm going to go over it region by region. First up, The East:

The Favorite: Arcade Fire/North Carolina
Arguably one of the best bands around, and North Carolina has definitely proven they belong up top. This was one of the toughest pairings since I'm not quite a fan of UNC, but a huge fan of Arcade Fire.

The Cinderella: Yeah Yeah Yeahs/Boise State
I'm not sure how good Boise State's basketball team is, but something tells me the Yeah Yeah Yeahs show their bones and pull an upset over the favored Bloc Party.

Game To Watch: MGMT/Butler vs. Simian Mobile Disco/South Alabama
If only a head to head match up of MGMT and Simian Mobile Disco would really happen. That would be SICK!!!! Oh...and I guess Butler vs. S. Alabama would be good...I guess.

So...what are your picks?

mp3: Arcade Fire - In the Backseat
mp3: Bon Iver - For Emma
mp3: Vampire Weekend - A-Punk
mp3: Animal Collective - Grass
mp3: Daft Punk - Da Funk
mp3: Cold War Kids - Robbers
mp3: Modest Mouse - Here It Comes
mp3: Cat Power - The Moon
mp3: White Stripes - Now Mary
mp3: Architecture In Helsinki - Wishbone
mp3: Bloc Party - Banquet
mp3: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Gold Lion
mp3: MGMT - Kids
mp3: Simian Mobile Disco - Hustler
mp3: Justice - DVNO
mp3: Kate Nash - Foundations