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It’s time once again to check in with the biggest band in the world . . . here’s episode 15 of Have the Rolling Stones Killed, our testament to the longest career in rock and roll. From their original wax cylinder recordings to the implant that’s going in your head one day, the Rolling Stones […]

There is no difference between a cover version done in English or in a foreign language. Interpretation is everything. For episode 15 of our gathering of great cover versions Gimme Back My Song, we get our passports in order and hop a metaphorical airplane to the far reaches of the globe for some faithful international […]

Another decade has come and gone and . . . it was definitely 10 years. Wow! While rock may be dead, hip hop messed up on opioids, country bro-ified and pop Beiber-ized . . . we still managed to find good music from the 2010s to share. Here it is, the Best of the Decade […]

Live music is maybe the second greatest invention after fire. Debate us! In episode 15 of From the Board, our live music programme, we dig through a couple dozen of the best performances caught on eyeballs. The amps are plugged in, the bassist is wasted and your theatre seat is too small . . . […]

Another year has come and gone. 2019 was . . . something? Despite the last 365 days being glaringly blah, we still managed to find some amazing music to share with you. Pull up to the headphones and check out the best Country, R&B, hip hop and sorta rock spewed in 2019. Check it out!

Time to gather ’round the old internet machine for the best holiday music of the season. Join your friends at BalconyRadio.com as we spin the best tunes about Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Solstice we could find. All the stockings are stuffed and all the bases are covered! We got something for anyone who might be […]

When you buy the ticket you take the ride . . . to the concert where you park, go through security, find your seat, pull your snuck in paraphernalia out from your sock, and enjoy 90 minutes to 4 hours (if you’re seeing Springsteen) of live music. Balcony Radio has decided to save you the […]

Songs are great . . . but they are also w-o-r-k. Balcony Radio realizes this and has put together a little show called Embryonic to celebrate early versions and demos of songs by artists you know by heart. In episode 15, we flip through the notebooks of two dozen artists and pick out their best […]

If there’s one thing to be thankful for, it is music. And food. So, two things to be thankful for. Join us as we celebrate the two with an entire show dedicated to T-Day. Tune out the family and the Lions losing on television, put on the airpods and let Balcony Radio soundtrack every course, […]

They don’t always give out awards for best songs . . . until they do. Every year. At the Oscars. In Lesson 137 of the 101 Series we play the best tunes from the movies. Some of your all-time favorites have won the Oscar for Best Song, we’ll be spinning a couple dozen of them. […]

Talent is only part of the fame equation. Unfortunately, fame is some fuzzy math . . . Not everyone who writes a great song writes a hit song. In episode 15 of Dusty Gems, we shine a miner’s light on the best tracks of 80s singers and songwriters forgotten by time. Cover your eyes to […]

Scotland . . . land of haggis, men in mid-thigh skirts (kilts) who will kick your ass, and golf. It’s given us those terrible things, but it’s also given us one Rod the Mod Bod of Nailing Blondes Stewart. In Lesson 137 of the 101 Series, we get some plaid soul with one of the […]

Once in a while a start up company invented by two people in a nondescript place take over the world: Apple . . . Balcony Radio . . . Def Jam Records. In episode 15 of our hip-hop experiment Deez Rhymes, we curate the best tracks from 30+ years of Def Jam. From the dorm […]

Brush the cocaine out of your sequined suit, it’s time to celebrate the best country music of the 70s. Balcony Radio is here with episode 15 of Blue Highway, our testament to the dusty avenues and dirt roads of Americana. This time out, we spin the best music of the decade that gave country music […]

In the mid-Neolithic Era, the Young family learned three chords and have spent millennia perfecting them. And humanity is all the better because of it. In Lesson 136 of the 101 Series, we spin the crunchiest vege-rock Australia has ever chundered. AC/DC is plugged in and electrified. Grab some lightning and hold on.

Gather ’round all working people, it’s time to clock out for a well earned three day weekend. Let Balcony Radio soundtrack your days off with our Annual Labor Day Show. In this episode, we spin two dozen of the best rock, pop, country and soul songs about w-o-r-k. Stick it to The Man and play […]

When times are tough and everything seems to be heading straight to Hell it usually means some MAN is in charge. The only way to get things done right is to let the ladies step up and hold court. For Ep 14 of our women's showcase, X-Chromosome, we welcome two dozen rockin' chix from Punk and New Wave to show us how its all done. The guitars are screaming and the amps are at full power. Please stay back from the stage, you can't handle this.

Bob Dylan has released 8,000,000 records over the last two hundred years. There’s so much music. Dare we say . . . too much music. Balcony Radio can only do our duty and pay respect to The Bob himself. It’s episode 14 of Time For Bob. Join us as we…

Balcony Radio is down with free love, man. And woman. And everyone in between. In episode 14 of This Pill Makes You Small, we spin all the hippiest love songs we could find. In the Summer of Love you didn't just lie in the tall grass, you roll around in it. Join us for two dozen tunes destined to soundtrack a session of knockin' Birkenstocks.

Hello travelers, your ears are in good hands. It’s time for The FreeSpace, our testament to the fargone days of an ancient curiosity known as the radio deejay picking his/her own music. A small 105 min batch of the best rock, pop, and soul have been hand-picked for your studio-to-ears experience. This episode pairs well with office work, daily commutes or just livin’ life. 

Oh, no. The rudeboys and the skinheads are in the house. You know what that means: Balcony Radio has gone Two Tone. It’s ska time on Lesson 135 of the 101 Series. Join us as we feature the best of Skinhead Reggae from the isle of Jamaica and the Isle…

Alright, cats and kittens, time to plunk down your $1.25 for tickets to the best show of your young lives. Prepare to have your socks, shoes, stockings knocked off by your flipped wig. For episode 14 of Swingtime we've got two dozen of the jazziest Big Band-era crooners this side of the Western Front doin' it 'live' on the bandstand. You know what that means: time to swing.

Time to get a little rhythm in your blues or a little blues in your rhythm. It’s episode #114 of Soulville, our testament to the music of Stax, Atlantic, Motown and the coolest places in between. We’ve got 90 minutes of the silkiest crooners, sweaty belters, pop and lockers and…

For a while there, Detroit was the center of the universe. They made the cars and they made the best music for playing in cars in Detroit. In Lesson 134 of the 101 Series, we pay special homage to the Mecca of r & b, soul,

Time to get on the train skaville, the real emerald isle — Jamaica. In episode 14 of Songs From the Yard, we spin twenty-two of the haziest jams the island could roll up and smoke. The soundtrack to the perfect afternoon of de-stressification has been located. Get comfortable. Stay hydrated.

When somebody says “It’s time to rock” there should be the distinct understanding that walls will crumbled, faces will melt and the surrounding environment will become filled with screams. For episode 14 of Sock Rockin’ Beats we throw down the gauntlet and play music that will destroy the house, shatter…

It's very easy these days to join up with or invent your own cult. There are cults that are based on religion, politics, business, sports, cities and revolution. For lesson 133 of the 101 Series we focus on the Cult of Personality as we listen to songs...

Sometimes, you know, man, sometimes you record an epic, man. You got so many emotions, a three minute pop song doesn't have the time or brainpower to compute these feelings. I need an orchestra, three Tibetan spiritual advisors,

Alrighty, guys, gals & pals, it's time to switch that radio dial over to Balcony Radio. This week we've got the sweetest sounds that flipped your grandparent's wigs. Kick off your loafers and hop on your socks to I Remember That Ep. 14,

1968 was interesting time in Beatlemania. After breaking popular culture with Sgt. Pepper, they had to do something . . . So, they chose to fuck off to India and write 8 million songs in a month. In episode 14 of High Tea with the Beatles,

Back in the 50s and 60s, everyone (especially teenage girls) looked forward to the Saturday night sock hop. It's where you could meet your local DJ, drink bad punch, makeout under the bleachers in the gym and listen to your favorite star lip-sync to th...

A lot of things happened in the 80s. Pants got tighter. Hair got sturdier. The music got synth-ier. Unfortunately, all of these things happened to the Rolling Stones. In episode 14 of Have the Rolling Stones Killed,

Philadelphia is famous for a few things: a shitty bell, a fictional fighter, the worst sports fans on earth, heart-attack inducing cuisine . . . oh, and some of the best goddamn music produced in America. In Lesson 131 of the 101 Series,

Once you write a song, it doesn't belong to you anymore. The Universe takes ownership. Sorry. On the bright side, The Universe lends songs out freely. And, you know what, some cover songs are freakin' great. In this, episode 14 of Gimme Back My Song,

At Balcony Radio there is one thing you can say for certain: we remember laughter. One of the greatest inventions of the 20th century was the comedy album. For Lesson 130 of the 101 Series we put away the guitars and drums and pic up the water bottle a...

You bought the ticket. You paid for the surcharge. But then you remembered that it's better to stay home. In Episode 14 of From the Board, our testament to the 'live' album, we save you the cost of parking and bring the music to you.

Every star has hits, but they also miss. A lot. You have to fill the album out--and you're not going to write a dozen bangers, no matter who you are. In our show Found Gems episode 13, we pay tribute to the best obscurities in your favorite artists' pl...

It's time to go back to before the egg. When a great idea is just a spark in the back of someone's mind. We can't answer the "which came first" question but we can listen to about 2 dozen sparks to find an answer. For episode 14 of Embryonic,

The bells are ringing . . . but you know what, the drums are pounding, the bass is thumping, and the guitar is twanging. That means it is time for your favorite thing: the 103rd Annual Balcony Radio Christmas Music Extravaganza.

"Fill the mead cup, drain the barrel, fa la la lala, lala la la...". Another year has come and gone. What did 2018 bring? Let's see . . . Movies kinda sucked. News sucked. Weather sucked. Network tv suuuuucked. Books weren't that great. But,

Well, its that time again . . . we're thumbing our ears down some of the more unknown highways and biways of music. Join us for episode 14 of Dusty Gems, our tribute to music makers who weren't exactly world shakers.

In the liner notes to the Anthology of American Folk Music, Greil Marcus wrote that the country and blues music from the Civil War to the 20s represented the "old, weird America." Here at Balcony Radio, we believe that times don't change . . .

It's time for some new fools take you to the old skool. Balcony Radio is in full effect/affect, spinning two dozen dope ass jams. Pack that bowl and get ready for episode 14 of Deez Rhymes to spin your Kangol. Turn up the bass,

Well, howdy there, old friend. It's time to pitch up around the old internet campfire and listen to a couple dozen bad ass country songs. In episode 14 of Blue Highway, we head back over to the weird side of the family with some of the best alt-country...

OOOOOOOOHHHH!!! The Ghosts! The Goblins! The scary apparitions appearing in your windows! They're all here tonight as BalconyRadio presents HALLOWEEN 2018 Music Party. We've got on our special costumes and we're ready to appear at your door to SCARE yo...

And now we come to the end of another round of shows. Where better to finish than Girl World? It's episode 13 of X Chromosome, our testament to songs performed by the ladeeeeez. We've got two dozen pop, rock, jazz, soul,

Many artists in this world have very large catalogs of music to wade through. Some so large that it would take a lifetime to even scratch the surface to fully appreciate. Others you can get through in a pack of Marlboro Reds.

Everyone once in a while, you trip over a mushroom in a field. It happened to us and we found two dozen trippy-ass songs. They had spores all over them. We touched the spores. We can't feel our fingers. We listened to these songs. We can't feel our ears.

Respect (r-e-s-p-e-c-t sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me) in the music business is hard to come by. You gotsta earn that, mang. Having someone cover your song is a sign . . . having someone write a song about you?

Hey! You! Yeah. You. The one that needs to hear good music. We got something for ya. It's called 111 mins. of the best music you're going to hear all week. It's called the Free Space and for episode 13, we packed a can of two dozen earworms from severa...