With too much material to fit in one crossword puzzle, I've created a "B-side" to the puzzle I posted a couple weeks ago. Enjoy it embedded below or on the Crosshare website.
Sunday, May 14, 2023
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
SpinTunes 20 Final Results
The votes have been tallied, and we have a SpinTunes 20 Champion. With a supermajority of voting contestants placing his song "Thorn" at first place, the clear winner of the Final Round, and thus the tournament as a whole, is Ironbark. Congratulations to our SpinTunes 20 Champion!
Read on for the voting details and links to judges' reviews!
ST20.4 Reviews - Micah Sommersmith
What a great set of songs to end SpinTunes 20 with. Read on for my reviews!
SpinTunes 20 Bonus Round album
If you missed the Listening Party, you missed the world premier of nine brand-new re-imaginings of SpinTunes 20 songs. Luckily for you, the album is now available to stream or download on Bandcamp or embedded below!
How awesome is that cover art? It was created especially for the Bonus Round by SpinTunes 20 contestant (and SpinTunes 16 champion!) Temnere, inspired by Matt Schubbe's Round 1 cover art. Thanks Temnere!
Monday, May 8, 2023
SpinTunes 20 Bonus Round Listening Party and Deadline News
The votes have been cast. The votes have been counted. We have a SpinTunes 20 Champion.
To learn who is the SpinTunes 20 Champion, you'll have to join us the Bonus Round Listening Party on YouTube or embedded below, live at 9 pm EDT. (Sure, you can also wait until afterwards when I post the full results here on the blog, but where's the fun in that?)
Of course, the Bonus Round is also when you'll hear SpinTunes 20 songs reimagined by SpinTunes 20 artists.
Songs that I've received covers of so far include:
- Hot Pink Halo - Op Shop
- The Alleviators - Hit The Ground Stumbling
- Mandrake - Magpies
- Stacking Theory - Something That Was Never There
- Joy Sitler - Sunshine
If you're still working on a cover, or if you're inspired to record one, send it over to SpinTunesContest@gmail.com and we'll get it played at the Listening Party!
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
ST20.4 Album, Voting Info and Bonus Round Info
Thanks to everyone who joined us for the Listening Party last night! The Final Round album can now be streamed or downloaded on Bandcamp or embedded below.
Final Round Voting
The winner of the Final Round becomes the SpinTunes 20 Champion. In this round, votes are cast by the SpinTunes 20 contestants. (Judges' rankings will be used as a tiebreaker if necessary.) With the exception of the four finalists themselves, who do not vote, every act who submitted a competing song in Round 1 is eligible to vote for the Champion. If you submitted as a member of a band, the band as a whole gets one vote; you'll have to decide amongst yourselves how to cast it.
SpinTunes 20 contestants, click here to cast your Final Round vote.
The above link will take you to a Google Form. Rank the songs 1-4, with 1 indicating your favorite song in the round. Please use the name and email address you have been submitting under, so that I can ensure all votes are valid. (Votes will be anonymized when the results are posted.)
The deadline for voting is Sunday, May 7 at 11:59 pm EDT. Late votes will not be counted.
The name of the SpinTunes 20 Champion will be revealed at the Bonus Round Listening Party, Monday May 8 at 9 pm EDT.
Bonus Round
While you are mulling over your Final Round votes, you are also encouraged to record and submit one or more cover versions of any songs from any round of SpinTunes 20. Between competing entries and shadows, that's 115 songs to choose from!
The cover songs will be played at the Bonus Round Listening Party and included on a Bandcamp album. Collaboration between contestants is encouraged, and the goal is to have fun and celebrate the great music that has come out of this tournament. The Bonus Round is non-competitive and judges will not review the entries.
The official deadline for Bonus Round entries is the same as the Final Round voting deadline - Sunday May 7 at 11:59 pm EDT. However, since it's not a competitive round, I'm less strict about that deadline; just like shadow entries, I'll take them when I get them!
Any questions about Final Round voting or Bonus Round submission are welcome at SpinTunesContest@gmail.com.
Monday, May 1, 2023
ST20.4 Listening Party and Deadline News
The Round 4 deadline has passed. Congratulations to our four finalists, who all made it by the deadline. After tonight's Listening Party, their fates will be in the hands of their fellow SpinTunes 20 contestants. More information about voting as well as submitting Bonus Round covers will be coming in a later blog post.
In the meantime, please join us tonight for the Listening Party hosted by Tommy G, where we'll hear the four competing Final Round songs as well as as five shadow entries. Tommy G expects to be able to begin at 10 pm EDT; any updates will be posted on Twitter.
Join us for the Listening Party on YouTube or watch in the embedded player below. If you're on YouTube, be sure to switch the chat option from "Top Chat" to "Live Chat" to join in on the conversation as we hear these songs for the first time!
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