Off Beat on Radio ARA

18/06/2025

Off Beat....on vinyl #22
(re)Discovering the pleasure of listening to full albums on record 😎

Flying with Angels is the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega. It was released on May 2, 2025.
It is Vega's first album of all-new material since 2014.
Describing the album's lyrical content, Vega stated: "Each song on the album takes place in an atmosphere of struggle. Struggle to survive, to speak, to dominate, to win, to escape, to help someone else, or just live."

This release will be my CD Tip album review next week (starting on June 23rd) on Radio ARA 👍

06/06/2025

This week's Off Beat show was entitled "Crisis? What crisis?" (borrowing the name of Supertramp's 1975 album) 😉

You can check out the podcast version and the playlist via the following links:
https://offbeat-music.org
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7im4owIR9FkptQkDhrE1OV
https://www.radioara.org/show/off-beat/

Next show is scheduled for broadcast on Radio ARA on Wednesday July 2nd 👍😎.

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

01/06/2025

The next Off Beat show is ready and waiting 😉
Scheduled for broadcast on Radio ARA on Wednesday June 4th @ 11pm CET.
Using this album cover as the clue to the playlist title / show theme.
Any ideas?
Tune in on Wednesday to find out more 👍😎.

31/05/2025

"Radio ❤️ ARA" or "ARA ❤️ Radio" ?
Same thing really, whichever way you look at it !

Great Radio ARA crowdfunding event last night at Rotondes 😎

Thanks to the artists/bands:
Hembadoon
Kid Colling
The Kools
Max Universe
The X
..and everyone who came along to give their support to our independent and non commercial radio station 👍.

30/05/2025

Cool music and cool merch 👍😎

Get yourselves down to Rotondes for the Radio ARA crowdfunding event!
Not to be missed 🤩

25/05/2025

Just a reminder that the Radio ARA Crowdfunding Concert – A Lux Mini Fest is landing at Rotondes on Friday, 30th May.

This is what you can expect:
Live acts: Kid Colling, The Kools, The X, Hembadoon, Maz Univerze
Food trucks (including Chiche! and one more surprise)
Drinks, including our own ARA cocktail
DJ Evangelos spinning all weekend
Workshops and a nostalgia-packed ARA history wall
Merch, because yes, it’s still a crowdfunding event
And all of it happening at Rotondes, our neighbours and one of the best cultural spots in town.

Join us – Get your ticket:
https://www.rotondes.lu/fr/agenda/radio-ara-crowdfunding
Spread the word – Invite your friends, neighbours, colleagues, etc.
Need details? Full artist lineup and info:
https://www.radioara.org

See you there 👍😎

A Lux Mini Fest

07/05/2025

Just a reminder to tune in tonight for a Nitin Sawhney themed show 👍😎

"And now for something completely different..." 🤓

Next week's Off Beat show on Radio ARA will take the listener into the mind of Nitin Sawhney 😎

Not familiar with this multi-talented artist? Then tune in on Wednesday May 7th @ 11pm CET on
www.radioara.org..and enjoy the experience 👍

02/05/2025

"And now for something completely different..." 🤓

Next week's Off Beat show on Radio ARA will take the listener into the mind of Nitin Sawhney 😎

Not familiar with this multi-talented artist? Then tune in on Wednesday May 7th @ 11pm CET on
www.radioara.org..and enjoy the experience 👍

29/04/2025

Just a reminder about this week's CD Tip on Radio ARA
I started yesterday with
Teenage Kicks by The Undertones ..and then today we had
Hong Kong Garden by Siouxsie & The Banshees

3 more tracks to go this week, so tune in around 6pm CET to hear more 😎

Time for another CD Tip album review next week(starting 28/4)😎

Tune in every weekday evening around 6pm (CET) on Radio ARA to hear a track from this great compilation album which celebrates one of the most dynamic and diverse periods of the UK singles charts 👍

www.radioara.org

25/04/2025

Time for another CD Tip album review next week(starting 28/4)😎

Tune in every weekday evening around 6pm (CET) on Radio ARA to hear a track from this great compilation album which celebrates one of the most dynamic and diverse periods of the UK singles charts 👍

www.radioara.org

21/04/2025

Just a reminder 👍😉

Radio ARA is Crowdfunding.
Community radio thrives on people, not profit.

This year, we’re funding our future through something special: A Lux Mini Fest on May 30th at the Rotondes
Your ticket is our support. By showing up, you’re backing local voices, unfiltered stories, and true independence.
This isn’t just a concert. It’s a statement—and your chance to be part of it.

Tickets on sale via rotondes.lu.

13/04/2025

Off Beat....on vinyl #21
(re)Discovering the pleasure of listening to full albums on record 😎

Difficult not to have this album as part of my collection.

Unknown Pleasures is the debut studio album by the English band Joy Division. It was released on 15 June 1979 through Factory Records.
The (now iconic) cover artwork was designed by artist Peter Saville, using a data plot of signals from a radio pulsar.
It is the only Joy Division album released during lead singer Ian Curtis's lifetime.