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,[footnote]This is a livestream where 1 (or several) members chat about various things, play music, … 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
This week &TEAM is celebrating the third anniversary of their formation as a group! Their exact anniversary (referred to as 縁DAY[footnote]Read as “en” and meaning fate, family ties, connections[/footnote]) is September 3rd, but the first night of their livestream concert … Continue reading The 9/2 &TEAM 縁DAY Thread
You might’ve noticed that last night’s post was “Volume 1” and tonight’s is “Volume II”. I would say that I hoped someone got fired for sloppy comp titles, but eventually EVERYONE at K-Tel got fired, so it all came out … Continue reading The 27 August 2025 Night Thread of 20 Power Hits Volume II
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I hope to have the energy for something more substantial next week, but for now it’s more Kana Nishino (西野カナ) partly because I’ve been living exclusively on a musical diet … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (August 27, 2025)
I’m sure by now you’ve noticed the pattern of 20 _____ Hits as titles, The Avocado doesn’t hire stupid people. This one has Janis Joplin, The Hollies, Spirit, and then double doses of Santana, Blood Sweat & Tears, and Sly … Continue reading The 26 August 2025 Night Thread of Power Hits Volume 1
Let’s just get this out of the way right now, there is no 20 Solid Hits Volume I, unless it was released on another label, which makes zero sense. This one is full of songs I’ve never heard. Appearing here … Continue reading The 26 August 2025 Day Thread of 20 Solid Hits Volume II
You might remember Volume 1 was posted back in April, or maybe not. At any rate, this volume includes Elton John, Jackie Jomp-Jorp, Cat Stevens, Rick Springfield, Olivia Newton-John, and Tommy James after he told The Shondells to hit the … Continue reading The 25 August 2025 Day Thread of Dynamic Hits Vol. 2
Here’s a compilation that K-Tel released in… you guessed it, Italy.I don’t really know what it’s about, but it has this: Happy commenting! Continue reading K-Tel Returns to the 24 August 2025 Day Thread with Italian Grafitti 1971
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Sorry I don’t have time for more than a quick post today. Here’s the newest &TEAM video, which I have watched several times this week. And, as always… What have … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (August 20, 2025)
