Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I’m flying to Japan tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So I have a million things to do and can’t focus on anything. Except I did manage to spend a silly amount of time making … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (May 20, 2026)
This week’s discussion prompt: poets musical (side) projects and poetry adapted into music Have you discovered any new music or new-to-you music lately? Have you rediscovered any old music lately? Been to any concerts, or stumbled upon any good concert … Continue reading Weekly Music Thread’s evidently chickentown
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Ayumu Imazu’s album is out today, so give it a listen! The sampler sounded really good, and the tracks I’ve listened to so far are awesome. New video is also … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (May 13, 2026)
Congrats! You’ve made it to the 50th K-Tel Open Thread! Radio Veronica was an offshore radio station that operated from 1960-1974. It was devised in The Netherlands by independent electronic retailers to offer an alternative to state run radio, but … Continue reading The 13 May Day Thread of “Radio Veronica: 40 All Time Greatest Hits (Period 1964-1974)” by K-Tel
Here we are, The Best of Country Music, Volume 7… don’t worry about the volume number, it will only confuse you. I’m left wondering about the word “best” in this context, as I’ve only heard of two of these songs. … Continue reading The 12 May Day Thread of “The Best of Country Music, Volume 7” by K-Tel
Gaze upon him: the all knowing, all powerful hologram of Hank Williams, Sr. He is the master of all he surveys. A1 Cold, Cold HeartA2 Half As MuchA3 I Won’t Be Home No MoreA4 Lovesick BluesA5 May You Never Be … Continue reading The 11 May Day Thread of “Memories of Hank Williams, Sr.” by K-Tel
I didn’t have an idea for this thread when I signed up, I just did it because it was still open a couple days ago. But this morning the most amazing thing happened, so now I have the perfect thing … Continue reading The 5/10 Night Thread Yells SHINee’s Back!
Way back in the distant long ago time of January 26, 2026, I posted 20 Power Hits. However, that one was released in Japan in 1972, and is a totally different comp than this one. This one was released in … Continue reading The 10 May Day Thread of “20 Power Hits” by K-Tel
In the way back of 1973, K-Tel released this compilation, Canadian Mint. 22 Canadian Hits! 22 Canadian Artists… kind of, Terry Jacks appears on this three times, and Susan Jacks appears twice. The released it again in 1974. It has … Continue reading The 9 May Day Thread of “Canadian Mint” by K-Tel
22 Original Artists!22 Original Hits! Brownsville Station– Smokin’ In The Boy’s RoomThe DeFranco Family– Heartbeat – It’s A LovebeatWednesday (3)– Last KissLighthouse (2)– Pretty LadyJim Stafford– Spiders And SnakesSylvia– Pillow Talk James Leroy (2) & Denim (10)– Make It All … Continue reading The 8 May Day Thread of “Sound Exposion” by K-Tel
Those whacky kids at K-Tel put together this huge 3 LP collection of “Today’s Super Greats”. I have to say I am continually tickled by how often they would dip into their thesaurus and just throw together words SUPER GREAT … Continue reading The 7 May Day Thread of “Today’s Super Greats” by K-Tel
This week’s discussion prompt: Bands referencing themselves, their band name or previous acts they were involved with in song or band names(I prompted this before Ex started his day thread series, sorry ex) Have you discovered any new music or … Continue reading Weekly Music Thread by the weekly thread Weekly Music Thread by the topic Weekly Music Thread
This is terribly a generic title. Kind of all over the place. Only two things I want to say: 1.) I hate “Crocodile Rock” with a passion, and 2.) I love any excuse to post this: A1 Gary Glitter– Do … Continue reading The 6 May Day Thread of “Fantastic” by K-Tel
Super Bad Is Back! I’m not sure how, since they didn’t really ever have the chance to leave. Joe Simon Featuring The Mainstreeters– Theme From “Cleopatra Jones”First Choice– Armed And Extremely DangerousAnnette Snell– You Oughta’ Be Here With MeManhattans– There’s … Continue reading The 5 May Day Thread of “Super Bad Is Back” by K-Tel
May 4th is Taki’s birthday, hooray![footnote]I know, we just had an &TEAM birthday thread a few days ago, but it’s not my fault that two members were born so close to one another. Not that I’m complaining, it just means … Continue reading The 5/4 Happy Taki Day Thread
Well, here we are with 1973’s Super Bad… that doesn’t include James Brown’ s “Super Bad”. Joe Simon– Step By StepThe Isley Brothers– That LadyRobert Knight– Love On A Mountain TopSly & The Family Stone– If You Want Me To … Continue reading The 3 May Day Thread of “Super Bad” by K-Tel
This was assembled and released by K-Tel in 1973, as Reggae was hitting big in the U.S. Johnny Nash spent four weeks at Number One in November 1972 with “I Can See Clearly Now”, and our favorite cultural appropriator Paul … Continue reading The 2 May Day Thread of “The Best of Reggae” by K-Tel
We’re back to the 60’s! Unbelievably, this compilation shares no tracks with the 60 Flash-Back Greats of the 60’s that I covered back in February, and it doesn’t even repeat any artists. It’s apparent that K-Tel was on a mission … Continue reading The 1 May Night Thread of “24 Golden Greats of the 60’s” by K-Tel
May 1st is Harua’s birthday, so I’ve dedicated this thread to him! In addition to being a great singer and dancer, Harua is hilarious and always entertaining. He may be small, and cute, but don’t let that fool you, he … Continue reading The 5/1 Happy Harua Day Thread
Sigh. The 50’s. Again. And it’s not even the 50’s that I like, like the early rock n roll, it’s the more easy listening stuff. Not that I think it’s bad, exactly, but not what I’d prefer. Which is your … Continue reading The 30 April Night Thread of “20 Everlasting Memories of the 50’s” by K-Tel
This week’s discussion prompt: music/band names based on/or referencing literature(the library is getting a separate one, cursed book jockies) Have you discovered any new music or new-to-you music lately? Have you rediscovered any old music lately? Been to any concerts, … Continue reading Weekly Music Thread likes to read
