Make sure to download the newest episode of the pmaCAST: Looking Better, Shining Brighter Than You Do, featuring Four Tet, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The xx, Yeasayer, Department of Eagles, Hot Chip and more.
On the last Blog Wars Battle, two blogs named after their respective bloggers, Arjan Writes and Nialler9 went head to head on one of our favorites of 2008 — the Killers’ “Human.” Both presented worthy playlists, but Nialler9 had the edge, taking 56% of the votes, leaving Arjan out in the cold. It was a close one, but only Nialler9 will make it to the second round.
On this last Battle of the first Round, Music Is Art takes on blog superstar and juggernaut (oh, how I love hyperbole) PMA! You didn’t think I’d organize this war and not throw in a few punches myself, did you? You obviously don’t know me at all. Anyway, the song in question is M.I.A.’s “Boyz” and we all know how this goes…
Music Is Art vs Pretty Much Amazing! Rock The Vote!
Music Is Art’s Genius Playlist!
Boyz – M.I.A.
Operate – Peaches
Sexy Boy – Air
Army of Me – Bjork
Jique – Brazilian Girls
Organ Donor – DJ Shadow
And I Was A Boy from School – Hot Chip
Heartbeats – The Knife
Tribulations – LCD Soundsystem
Deceptacon – Le Tigre
Don’t Save Us From the Flames – M83
Unfinished Sympathy – Massive Attack
Flip Ya Lid – Nightmares On Wax
In My Arms – Mylo
The District Sleeps Alone Tonight – The Postal Service
Que Sera – Wax Tailor
Blind – Hercules and Love Affair
Ramalama (Bang Bang) – Roisin Murphy
Hustler – Simian Mobile Disco
Etheric Device – Glass Candy
Vanished – Crystal Castles
Mirando – Ratatat
Sad Sad City – Ghostland Observatory
Seventeen – Ladytron
Feel the Love – Cut Copy
Pretty Much Amazing’s Genius Playlist!
Boyz – M.I.A.
D.A.N.C.E. – Justice
Tribulations (Tiga’s Out of the Trance Closet Remix) – LCD Soundsystem
Weird Fishes/Arpeggi – Radiohead
Hearts on Fire – Cut Copy
Jump – Madonna
Raise Me Up – Hercules and Love Affair
Technologic – Daft Punk
We Are Rockstars – Does It Offend You Yeah?
I Lust U – Neon Neon
Comfy In Nautica – Panda Bear
Over and Over – Hot Chip
Hercules Theme – Hercules and Love Affair
Crimewave – Crystal Castles
Fuck The Pain Away – Peaches
L.E.S Artistes (Left/Right Remix) – Santogold
Je veux te voir – Yelle
Bump – Spank Rock
Bad Babysitter – Princess Superstar
Big Lost – Diplo
Face To Face – Daft Punk
Kim & Jessie – M83
You Know Me Better – Roisin Murphy
Strict Machine – Goldfrapp
Wildcat – Ratatat
Everything was pretty standard here, so no Genius Playlist mp3s today, but here are a couple of new Knights remixes that are worth a listen:
MMMatthias vs Bloc Party vs Britney Spears – Signs Of A Womanizer (Knights Remix)
Miami Horror vs Britney Spears – If You Seek Illumination (Knights Remix)
Tags: Blog Wars
Luis, I love you, but Music is Art won me over with Peaches’ “Operate”
Haha, I highly doubt PMA is going to lose this one.
Went with PMA this time. It’s crazy you somehow fit Madonna, Yelle, and Princess Superstar on the same list!
Is the score really 64 to 36? Really? C’mon people, both lists are really great, it should be close! Don’t vote for PMA just bc you’re on it right now
PMA takes this one. no contest.
I voted PMA but it was a tough call! I really dug Bjork, Ghostland Observatory & Air on the MIA list, but the second one is so solid
How about next time you leave out whose playlist is whose, so people wouldn’t vote just for the blog’s name, but for the playlist’s content?
How about it, eh?
PMA!, if only for “Kim & Jessie”.
I agree with thedrums–a “blind taste test” is the only way to go and this way PMA won’t have home turf advantage throughout this entire battle.
I actually like this idea…
i think round two will be 100% blind taste test.
PMA for Hearts on Fire, Wildcat and Fuck the Pain Away. Awesome!
I was going to vote Music Is Art for having Hot Chip and Peaches, then saw that PMA had two of my absolute favourites from these artists. xD
ramalama (bang bang) — woot!