Martin Denny could be described a lot of ways. An ethnomusicological pastiche artist. An embarrassing cultural imperialist. The logical conclusion of “tiki culture.” A watered-down jazz performer. A creator of overcooked elevator music. The soundtrack to every Shag print ever … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Martin Denny – Jimmy Buffett for the Mad Men Set
Not being content to devote only half a day on my weekend to podcasting, I’ve been thinking about putting together an Always Sunny podcast. My tentative plans right now are me and two guests. The guests each pick an episode … Continue reading Always Sunny Podcast Ideas/volunteers
Artist Spotlight courtesy of Callipygian Pigeon Twee pop was ostensibly a response to the hyper-masculinity of early punk and the strictures it placed on scene signifiers. Belle & Sebastian and Beat Happening are probably the most famous twee pop bands, … Continue reading Scene Spotlight: Cuddlecore
A serialised animated web-series made by, for, and about The Avocado.
Complete archive of the show’s first season. Continue reading Avocado City: The Complete First Season
One rainy night in 1994, I went with my saxophone teacher to Tower Records and bought two CDs: Don’t Try This at Home, by Michael Brecker, who I covered in my last Artist Spotlight ; and Blue Train, by John Coltrane. At the time, … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: John Coltrane
Greetings Avocadoans! Today for my first Scene Spotlight, I will be focusing on that most reviled of genres, the 80s Glam/”Hair” Metal scene, an article which I expect will be embraced by few and ignored by many. But that is … Continue reading Scene Spotlight: ’80s Hair Metal
Sorry LMFAO, you might have been Party Rockin in 2011, but Andrew WK was the one that started the party. Welcome to Artist Spotlight – Andrew WK. A lot of music and new artists I hear about nowadays is thanks … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Andrew WK
Epilogue to Toga Terror I: Dinner Party Massacre, originally conceived and written as an immediate addendum to the first game, and later considered as an ending for the Marcus Augustus character if he were retired between games. He gently shut … Continue reading Werewolf XVIII: Toga Terror II – Hadrian’s Vengeance (Phase 4 Thread)
Buenos dias/tardes . I’m going to try something different today. Rather than an artist spotlight on someone I’m a total fan of and want to see better known, I’m going with someone who’s massively famous anyway and has made some … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Kelly Clarkson
Disclaimer: This is my first artist spotlight (it’s also the first thread I’ve ever posted). I don’t often read the other artist spotlights, because my musical tastes (mostly 70s guitar rock – shocking, I know) don’t align well with the … Continue reading Artist Spotlight – Blue Öyster Cult
When I start this you’re gonna wonder what on earth it has to do with Vampire Weekend. It’s connected, I promise! I grew up a Jehovah’s Witness, and I was a true believer: I tried to convert my friends and … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Vampire Weekend
Hold on, that is not Mark Oliver Everett! There are some musical acts that get buy on being adorable. Just super cutesy, even when they sing something naughty…actually, particularly when they sing something naughty. Teehee. Then there are those who … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: EeL
Please do not post unless playing and alive (If you’d like to watch and discuss the game, make a post here and I’ll provide a link to the graveyard: Phase 1 Repost of End of Phase 2: Hadrian grew impatient with … Continue reading Werewolf XVIII: Toga Terror II – Hadrian’s Vengeance (Phase 3 Thread)
Artist Spotlight courtesy of Callipygian Pigeon A month ago, Dikachu posted a thread about concerts you would see if you had a time machine. Wussy’s first concert didn’t make my cut because I still have a hard time imagining it … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Wussy
Artist Spotlight courtesy of Pucky Fear is one of the most powerful emotions in not only the human experience but in virtually all animals. Fear can paralyze and fear can drive you insane. One of the most general fears in … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Tool – Musical Bête Noire Makes Good (A Reflection in Six Parts)
Please do not post unless playing and alive (If you’d like to watch and discuss the game, make a post here and I’ll get you a link to the graveyard: Phase 1 ) (Repost of End of Phase One:) Senator Tiberius Cato … Continue reading Werewolf XVIII: Toga Terror II – Hadrian’s Vengeance (Phase 2 Thread)
Artist Spotlight courtesy of The Prighlofone So it’s unlikely I’m the best person to do a full-on biography of Tonedeff. I have this anxiety that all I’ll do is basically rehash his Wikipedia page, although I have used it as … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Tonedeff
Michael Brecker was the Great Jazz Saxophonist of the 1990s and 2000s. (Sorry, Branford.) His stylistic and harmonic innovations have been studied by musicians for years, and the Internet is full of videos demonstrating how to replicate his sound, or … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Michael Brecker
Please generally do not post unless playing and alive (If you’d like to watch and discuss the game, make a post here and I’ll get you a link to the graveyard: https://disqus.com/home/chan… Chaos has erupted in the capital city of our … Continue reading Werewolf XVIII: Toga Terror II – Hadrian’s Vengeance (Phase 1 Thread)
I have noticed there isn’t many Avocadians from Central Europe, so I figured I will help you a bit with a musical coverage from beyond the pond. So without further introduction, this is a Polish band BOKKA: I chose the live … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: BOKKA
Good afternoon/morning/evening. I’d like to talk about one of the first cool bands I got into, and got into ,at least at first , because they were cool Look at them in that video. Dean Garcia just looking both insouciant and … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Curve
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