Offbeat Tracks

We MIGHT like you better if you listen to this episode. Check out the short but sultry and attitude-y career of the finest no wave group ever to come from San Francisco.

Oh, that hair. Oh, that swagger. Oh, Robbie!

We figured it was only right to give the wife of last week's topic a proper career exploration. Our buddy Genie joins us as we step through her two brilliant pop albums.

The mysterious Nikki. We literally aren't even sure what his real name is, but this one-album wonder is worth a listen anyway, so join us as we do so this week!

Our discussion of the queen of gothy noisy dance-rock leads us to coin a few new terms for genetalia.

We like to use these Superlatives episodes to talk about artists that we don't usually get to talk about, so why not discuss our favorite offbeat tracks by artists that everyone knows?

Another Offbeat Tracks first: Our first adult comtemporary artist! Journey with us through the brief but varied career of this British songstress.

You probably know Sylvester's disco hits from the '70s, but we'll bet you've never heard his underrated 1984 electro Hi-NRG album! Allow us to introduce you to this overlooked classic.

A glamourized musical biopic about the formation of The Village People with a lot of super gay disco tunes and Caitlyn Jenner in hot pants? Count us in!

How did one woman manage - in four songs - to cover human genetic evolution, the American uptight view of sex, the magic of everyday banality, and her fears about the return of Nazism? Find out this week as we pore over the only four songs ever recorded by what may be our most offbeat artist yet.

We weren't expecting to open another FBI (Forensic Baltimora Institute) investigation so quickly, but scratching the surface of the credits of Corona's early singles led us to more and more questions. Does the lady we see on their album and single covers and in their videos ever actually sing? Find out in this week's episode!

A tip so hot and controversial that we felt the need to found our own pop music forensic investigation bureau? That's right. Find out what the (potential) scandal is with ol' Balty as we italo dance our way through this week's episode.

This week, we're serving up a tall stack of Akron new wave, topped with midwestern working class sensibilities. Grab a booth or a table and hear what makes The Waitresses so fun and relatable.

It's our one-year special! We look back on our favorite funny and touching moments over one year(!) of doing this ridiculous show. Thank you for listening!

You probably only know one Toni Basil song, so we thought we'd fix that for you. Check your shopping list, call your friends in Devo, and put on whatever shoes it's easiest for you to lock in, cause it's time to dance!

Both this week and next, we'll be discussing two women who are unsung heroes of the new wave scene. We begin with Karla DeVito, who toured with Meat Loaf and then dropped two very killer (but very different) albums on two very different labels, while pausing somewhere in the middle to write and record one of Max's all-time favorite songs.

Ever heard something in a song that just makes you stop and think - Uh, wtf? With what we listen to, we certainly have, so here are ten of our favorite WTF moments in music.

Who wants to know? Who wants to know about this '90s one-hit wonder (who may be forging a comeback)? If you answered 'you,' download this episode.

A guy who we were pretty sure was British (spoiler: he isn't!) who made a brief splash on US charts in the late 1980s, and a member of the elite club of 'Two-Hit Twofers.'

This week, Max is here for the music and Danielle is here for the celebrity opinions as we discuss short-lived British act Eighth Wonder. We'll explore the ups and downs of their brief career, from Grade-A dancepop to Take-It-Or-Leave-It film noir jazzpop.