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.