Offbeat Tracks

Did you know that Paula Abdul's feline friend made an album of his own? He's kind of a bad kitty.

The incredibly fascinating story of how a young mobile DJ, a budding producer, and an accounting student changed the face of dance music.

You know two of their songs, but have you ever heard any of the others? There's some good stuff here. Also, they aren't British - who knew! (Not us.)

In 1984, a 15-year-old girl from New York gets signed to a big band label after her dad sends in a demo tape. She then makes three albums of fabulous pop music before fading into obscurity, except for once to make a theme song to an SNL movie.

Serving additional duty as both a pop culture snapshot and perhaps the soundtrack to Danielle's intimate moments, several popular artists, bands and composers collaborated in 1984 on a soundtrack album for the Olympic Games.

First emerging in the late '70s as part of the Philly sound, this week's artist quickly grew into her chops as a singer-songwriter in the fabulous world of disco and Hi NRG.

A look back at Evelyn "Champagne" King's 1985 album that never even cracked the Billboard 200, and we don't understand why, because it's pretty darn fantastic.

Have a big job interview? About to talk to a hottie who intimidates you? About to carry the creme brulee you just made down three flights of stairs to your car and drive it to your mom's house? Whatever the situation, these are the songs that get us pumped up, and we're sure they'll work for you too.

You probably know her from her bout with Freddy Krueger and her haunting horror theme, but today we're gonna talk about the rest of her music career!

Shedding some light on the enigmatic group and their mysterious frontwoman responsible for a couple of the most recognizable dance hits of the early '90s.

Three sisters and the funkiest No Wave you've ever heard!

Why, if there are indie musicians who own the rights to their own songs, might they have 'Til Tuesday to thank? What video game character does Danielle think Aimee Mann should play in a movie? Listen to this week's episode for these answers and more!

Can you name more than one of their songs? If not, listen to this week's episode, because you've been missing out!

Two important firsts this week on Offbeat Tracks: Our first interview, and our first resurrection. Both with the same guy.

The most modern artist we've covered, but we think you'll agree that they fit in. Join us as we discuss this most mysterious yet incredibly charming synth songstress.

This week we're discussing a truly unsung legend of pop music, specifically the part of her career where she was, in fact, singing.

His name may have only been one letter, but he put out three very different albums in his (relatively) short career under this name, and we're breaking them down this week. Did he creat the world's first synthpop song? You decide along with us.

This week we're discussing our favorite songs to listen to while driving!

Two for the price of one this week as we discuss a lesser-known Vince Clarke project that produced a second lesser-known Vince Clarke project!

This week we're discussing one half one tenth of the DeBarge family discography, because Chico's two '80s albums were pretty damn fantastic.