Kino was (and is) a Soviet post-punk band that started in 1981. The band was hugely popular even though most of their music was only distributed through bootlegs. In 1986, Student filmmaker Sergei Lysenko approached the band about filming 4 … Continue reading The Night Thread of Konets Kanikul by KINO
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! If you were around the Day Thread at all yesterday you probably saw me screaming about &TEAM’s wildly successful Korean debut, which I will of course continue to do in … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (October 29, 2025)
Truthfully, Taco’s album After Eight is mostly really good. I think this video takes place in the Blade Runner universe. Continue reading The Day Thread of TACO
It’s finally here, &TEAM’s first Korean mini album! And it’s already reached “Double Million” status! I’m so happy for them!!! This is a big step for them, and the start of what I hope will one day be global recognition. … Continue reading The 10/28 Day Thread is Back to Life!
Today’s “Falloween” song is one of my favorite Gen Hoshino (星野源) songs, from one of my favorite albums ever, Pop Virus. The first time I heard his music, I was immediately hooked, and I couldn’t stop listening. I guess you … Continue reading The 10/24 Day Thread Has a Pop Virus
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Check out this awesome King Gnu live performance of their Halloween Universal Studios collab song. Love the commitment to all things spooky on display here. And, as always… What have … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (October 22, 2025)
Happy K Day! October 21st is the birthday of K (古賀祐大), so I decided to dedicate today’s thread to him. K is &TEAM’s “center” and he really embodies that word in every way. The group was formed around him as … Continue reading The 10/21 Happy K Day Thread
Today’s “Falloween” song comes from Sakura Fujiwara (藤原さくら). The video is also great and has really nice spooky vibes (but note that it does have some flashing lights). Enjoy! Have a nice day/night! 🐺💖🌙 Continue reading The 10/19 Day Thread is a Monster
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I’ve been waiting to feature Chevon for October because they are a perfect spooky season band, but I’ve been listening to them A LOT since I first heard their collaboration … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (October 15, 2025)
Tonight’s “Falloween” playlist selection is Lilas Ikuta (幾田りら). You may (or may not) know her as the vocals from the popular duo YOASOBI. But her solo work is very much its own thing and should get way more love, in … Continue reading The 10/14 幾田りら Night Thread
I currently have 526 songs on my “Falloween” playlist, which is honestly too many. I need to do some editing. But it’s a great seasonal playlist that I listen to every year from the end of September to maybe mid-November. … Continue reading The 10/11 Day Thread
The last time I did an emergency OT the second choice for the “choose your own adventure” was “Live”. So here’s the “Live” version! Please give it a watch if you’re interested! This medley is super fun and contains several … Continue reading The 10/8 Day Thread: Live
Depending on where you live, you might have a chance to see the Harvest (SUPER) Moon tonight! Or maybe you already saw it. If you missed it, that’s okay, the moon will still be plenty big and bright for another … Continue reading The 10/6 十五夜 Night Thread
Lindsay was the first to respond to the “choose your own adventure” and went with Cool. So here’s your cool Day Thread! In a recent live, &TEAM member Maki watched this video and was seriously mesmerized by two other members … Continue reading The 10/2 Day Thread: Cool
Last week &TEAM participated in this year’s Music Day (音楽の日) which is a televised concert, basically. In addition to performing several of their amazing songs, &TEAM also showed off one of their coolest dance routines from this year, a collaboration … Continue reading The 9/28 Night Thread is Mesmerized
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I really had no choice this week, it HAD to be this collaboration between two of my favorites. Kenshi Yonezu (米津玄師) AND Hikaru Utada (宇多田ヒカル) is almost too much for … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (September 24, 2025)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! This morning I woke up to the gift of Fujii Kaze’s first Music Station performance! The best thing about this being uploaded to YouTube is that I can now share … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (September 17, 2025)
I really expected this to be a religious music comp, but no. A1 Looking Glass– Brandy (You’re A Fine Girl)A2 Cher– G_psys, Tramps & ThievesA3 Lighthouse– Sunny DaysA4 Mouth & MacNeil– How Do You Do? A5 Hollies– Long Cool Woman … Continue reading The 10 September Day Thread of “Believe In Music” from K-Tel
Can Bill Haley be considered “Rock Revival” when he’s an original rock musician? 1.) Bill Haley– Rock Around The Clock2.) Chuck Berry– Johnny B. Goode3.) Everly Brothers– Wake Up Little Suzie4.) Lloyd Price– Just Because5.) Monotones– Book Of Love 6.) … Continue reading The 09 September Day Thread of “25 Rock Revival Greats” from K-Tel
This one is a mouthful… which I suppose is why there was no “Volume One”. 1.) The Hillside Singers– I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)2.) Bee Gees– How Can You Mend A Broken Heart3.) The … Continue reading The 08 September Day Thread of “20 Top Star Festival Dynamic Hits Volume Two” from K-Tel
K-Tel released this in 1972 to celebrate the decade that ended… two years prior. 1.) Joey Dee– Peppermint Twist2.) The Chantels– Maybe3.) Jimmy Rogers*– Oh-Oh I’m Falling In Love Again4.) Mitch Ryder– Jenny Take A Ride5.) Jay & The Techniques– … Continue reading The 07 September Day Thread of “Flash Back Greats of the 60’s” from K-Tel
