The Canny Koganbot Teen Of Pop Counterrankings

[koganbot]

Here are the Cash-And-Carry Koganbot Teen Of Pop Counterrankings as of May 18, 2007: martinskidmore stumbles but braisedbywolves fails to capitalize, as the Knew It Already Rule put him on the sidelines for the match. lockedintheatti and infov0re move into position for a final shot at the prize. Impressive late-season run by jeff_worrell leaves him just out of contention. Fans of lisa_go_blind, braisedbywolves, lockedintheatti, and byebyepride wonder if the inevitable mixtape reevaluation will result in bonus points for their heroes. (To remind you how this works: a track scores 0 points if I knew it already, 1 point if it makes it onto one of my "Listen To These A Lot" playlists, and 3 points if it goes on a "Put This On A Mixtape" playlist. Tracks can jump or fall at any time until League play ends.)

martinskidmore 10 points (Irma Thomas, Hairy Diamond, Ultraviolence, Mahlithini & The Mahotella Queens, Go Mental, Amayese)
lockedintheatti 7 points (Michaela Melian, Faye Wong, Nachlader, Diam's, Barbara Morgenstern)
braisedbywolves 7 points (High And Mighty Color, Asian Dub Foundation, Xinlisupreme, Eve, Timelords)
infov0re 7 points (Ben Watt, Trentemoller, Fields, Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance)
dubdobdee 6 points (BarobaX, The Gentle People, Jeff Mills, High5)
jeff_worrell 6 points (Beenie Man, ELO, Au Revoir Simone, Aavikko)
inhibitorylinks 5 points (Edo Maajka, Utada Hikaru, Poulenc/Gould)
poptasticuk 4 points (S.H.E., Linda Sundblad)
byebyepride 4 points (2 Live Crew, Gravediggaz)
alexmacpherson 4 points (Tori Amos, Fiona Apple, Lil Kim, Black Devil Disco Club)
zenith 4 points (Goose, The Pack, Lake and Cormega, Of Montreal)
xyzzzz__ 4 points (Nick Didkovsky, Red Transistor, Toru Takemitsu, Luigi Nono)
piratemoggy 4 points (AFI, Tegan & Sara, Kate Haverenik, Morgan And The Hidden Hands)
skillextric 4 points (Sing-Sing, Carina Round, V, Fox)
hauntedballroom 3 points (Behorkestrar Bakija Bacik from Vranje)
blue_russian 3 points (Diskoteka Avariya)
lisa_go_blind 3 points (Dawn, Antena, Bobbie Gentry)
katstevens 3 points (LAX Gurlz, Q And Not U, Oi Va Voi)
bengraham 3 points (Oi Va Voi, Niowt, We Are Scientists)
fugitivemotel 2 points (Millionaire, PJ Harvey)
strange_powers 2 points (The Bags, Ish Marquez)
jel_bugle 1 point (Blind Guardian)
epicharmus 1 point (Priscilla Paris)

Here are the actual Chart Championship standings: koganbot 22, lisa_go_blind 21, jeff_worrell 20, skillextric 16, lockedintheatti 16, epicharmus 15, poptasticuk 13, blue_russian 13, martinskidmore 13, infov0re 11, byebyepride 7, piratemoggy 7. The order I put the tied contestants is meaningless, since I don't know exactly how Tom is working goal differentials. Mitya has played his final match and now gets to be judge. Jeff, Lisa, and I have clinched the three playoff spots, but order of finish is very much to be decided. Knowing what I submitted, I wouldn't put my money on me to finish atop the division.

Comments

[koganbot]

Ah, yes, I've been wondering when that issue would be brought up. We haven't worked out all the details yet (not to mention deciding on a general principle), but I assure you that our brain trust has been devoting itself to this task. One suggestion that I'm quite amenable too - though the brain trust continues to find "disadvantages" in it, or to claim to - is that the winner gets to make me a mixtape. This opportunity is one that I'm sure will inspire every player to innovation and exertion.

[martinskidmore.livejournal.com]

You already have most of my favourite tracks! I'll have to send you ones you won't like!

I have tried to pick my final track to not only get me a top-half finish in the Chart Championship, but also to give me a good chance of sealing my win in your league.

[koganbot]

Well, not to get you all nervous, but to get you all nervous there's a chance that Asian Dub Foundation and Barbara Morgenstern make it to a mixtape, which'll put braisedbywolves and lockedintheatti just one point back of you. (Getting onto a mixtape isn't only dependent on quality but on how new stuff flows with the stuff that's already there and whether Xhuxk (who gets all my mixtapes) will be able to tolerate it. The idea of putting Sinead O'Connor on a mixtape for Xhuxk still seems a bit daunting. As does the idea of my listening much to a mixtape with Sinead on it. I wonder if anyone did a remix sans Sinead of that Asian Dub Foundation track.)

[martinskidmore.livejournal.com]

Chuck would LOVE Amayenge and Cheb Khaled! (Actually I think he really might...)

argh

[lockedintheatti.livejournal.com]

Why didn't I think of that? Now I'm out of contention for the league I should have submitted the other track that I thought would work well for for Frank rather than worrying about Blue Russian's tastes.