Off Beat on Radio ARA

25/12/2025

Special Off Beat on CD for Christmas Day !

An album containing one of the best Christmas songs ever written (original version only please!)

Merry Christmas 🎄 to one and all 🤩

22/12/2025

Off Beat....on vinyl #32
(re)Discovering the pleasure of listening to full albums on record 😎

Starting the Christmas week with a great album from more than 40 years ago.

The Psychedelic Furs are an English rock band founded in London in February 1977. Led by lead vocalist Richard Butler and his brother Tim Butler on bass guitar, the Psychedelic Furs are one of the many acts spawned from the British post-punk scene.
Talk Talk Talk is their second studio album, released on 15 May 1981.
The album includes the hit single "Pretty in Pink" which was used in 1986 by filmmaker John Hughes for his film of the same name.

21/12/2025

Today's the day !
(those who know, will understand 😎😉👍)

18/12/2025

Last night's Off Beat show is now available in podcast version on Radio ARA.

An eclectic playlist with the first letter of each song title spelling out a traditional festive greeting 😁

Playlist on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4bYcGGUBHZPTxYSDW4hVx9
Podcast version
https://www.radioara.org/show/off-beat/

Back on Jan 16th with show #50 🎉😎

Off Beat....the show which doesn't stay on track !

16/12/2025

The next Off Beat show is scheduled for broadcast on Radio ARA tomorrow (December 17th) @ 11pm CET
Just one week to go before Christmas, so no prizes for guessing that the theme must be something festive 🥳
Then again, it might not be so obvious from the tracks in the playlist, so maybe take a pen and paper and jot down what you hear 😉
The message is in there...somewhere !

07/12/2025

Starting tomorrow (December 8th), I will be playing a track from Billy Nomates recent release entitled Metalhorse
Tune in to Radio ARA every weekday evening around 6pm CET to hear a track and get some background info on the album.
www.radioara.org
Also now on DAB+ 😎👍

07/12/2025

Off Beat....on vinyl #31
(re)Discovering the pleasure of listening to full albums on record 😎

Guilty pleasure on a wet & grey Sunday 🙃🥹

Make It Big is the second studio album by English pop duo Wham!, released in 1984.
The album was a commercial success, hitting number one in both the US and the UK and spawning four singles: "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go", "Careless Whisper" & "Freedom".
The fourth single "Everything She Wants" was released as a double A-side with "Last Christmas" !!

06/12/2025

Yep, Radio ARA is now on DAB+ 😎👍

02/12/2025

Off Beat....on vinyl #30
(re)Discovering the pleasure of listening to full albums on record 😎

Combat Rock is the fifth studio album by the English rock band the Clash, released on 14 May 1982. In the United Kingdom, the album charted at number 2, spending 23 weeks in the UK charts. The album was propelled by drummer Topper Headon's "Rock the Casbah" which became a staple on the newly launched MTV. Combat Rock continued the influence of funk and reggae like previous Clash albums, but also featured a more radio-friendly sound which alienated some Clash fans.

Pictured here is the 2022 special edition re-release, featuring and extra 12 tracks

20/11/2025

Last night's show, entitled Coast(er) to coast(er), is now uploaded and ready for your listening pleasure on Radio ARA
Spotify playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7hD6EGw0zAIO5Pu4LhCS4m
Off Beat website:
https://offbeat-music.org
Off Beat on Radio ARA:
https://www.radioara.org/show/off-beat/

Next show is scheduled for December 17th.

Off Beat....the show which doesn't stay on track !

17/11/2025

This week's Off Beat show is scheduled for broadcast on Radio ARA on Wednesday 19th November @ 11pm CET.

The show is entitled "Coast(er) to coast(er)" and I'll be playing tracks from 12 of the 16 albums featured in the photo.

Why "Coast(er) to coast(er)"? Which albums and which tracks? 🤓🤔
Tune in on Wednesday to find out more 😎😉.
www.radioara.org

16/11/2025

Looking forward to this concert tomorrow night @ Rotondes 😎

Billy Nomates unfortunately had to pull out of the Congés Annulés opening night back in 2024 so this will be a welcome return 👍

Sur un site exceptionnel constitué de deux anciennes remises de locomotives à la gare de Luxembourg, les Rotondes proposent des manifestations dans les domaines des arts de la scène, des musiques actuelles et des arts visuels, et servent de plateforme pour les grands débats de société.