Heisenberg Uncertainty Players is a 17-piece big band based in Chicago led by founder John Dorhauer. Yours truly started sitting in with the band on occasion about a decade ago, then got invited to join full time in 2019. We … Continue reading The Night Thread Shamelessly Self-Promotes
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
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
A couple weeks ago, I wrote about some of the earliest efforts at digital audio recording. I concentrated mostly on systems developed by Denon and Sony which became widely adopted (but also introduced some drawbacks which have made the lives … Continue reading The Day Thread Finds A Mistake In Wikipedia (10/22)
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
Have you ever been to Las Vegas? What did you like about it? What do you wish you had skipped? We are going to Vegas in November or December. Number one priority is Area 15, which has Meow Wolf and … Continue reading Viva La Night Thread! Aug. 31st
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
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
“Castle in the Mist” is a track from the soundtrack for the video game Ico, released for the PS2 in 2001. It’s since become of the most memorable pieces of video game music from the era, particularly for its haunting, … Continue reading Castle in the Mist Night Thread (8/19)
Allegedly, Zach Gray isn’t, of the material off The Zolas’ first record, especially fond. But there’s good stuff on there. Catchy choruses aplenty, melodies for days. The band ditched the extremely piano-heavy sound on subsequent records, which isn’t to say … Continue reading The Night Thread Listens to 00s West Coast Canadian Rock
Some things in this world are just funny and wholesome. Drew Carey’s laugh is one of them. If I could meet him, I’d want to tell him a story that made him laugh. Enjoy your Night Thread. Continue reading The Drew Carey Laughter Night Thread
Aesop Rock Night Thread. This picture is of Aesop Rock and A$AP Rocky together celebrating…something. The man, the myth, the legend, rapper Aesop Rock (born 1976) has had a hell of a career. Known as one of the most eloquent … Continue reading Aesop Rock Night Thread (July 15, 2025)
This is dedicated to the iPod Classic. The first iPod was announced in fall 2001, several months after the announcement of iTunes that spring. It was Apple’s way of trying to combat music piracy after the rise and fall of … Continue reading The iPod Classic Night Thread for July 3, 2025
BAVOVOGLOK! BOONSHINARAGALAG Also, here is Dog Man. Enjoy your Night Thread. I had a theme planned and everything but forgot about doing this until 45 minutes before this was scheduled to go up Continue reading The BAVOVOGLOK Night Thread of June 30, 2025
This is the cool beagle. She is super chill, calm, and most of all, fucking cool. And she wants you all to be the same during this Night Thread. She won’t be very happy if you aren’t, and I wouldn’t … Continue reading The Cool Beagle Night Thread for June 19th
