101 Series Lesson 46: The 70s (Again)

Oh, no . . . it’s the 70s. Again. Hey everyone, come and get happy with us at the Balcony as we sit down for part two of our tribute to the tunes–groovy and not–of the 1970s. It’s the 101 Series, and Lesson 46 has a chest hair, a leisure suit only buttoned to nipple-height, […]

Have The Rolling Stones Killed Ep 4

Fifty years is a long time to rock. And with that time comes a lot of great live shows. With episode 4 of  Have The Rolling Stones Killed we take it to the stages of the world with the greatest rock ‘n’ roll band of all time. It’s all live tracks, now sit down before […]

101 Series Lesson 46: The 70s (Part 1)

When The Beatles broke up everything went to hell . . . one hit wonders, inflation, gas shortage, Nixon. The 70s. In Lesson 46 of the 101 Series we sit down on the shag carpeting and play all the day glo a.m. jams you remember. Join us for the first of two episodes (no disco!) […]

Gimme Back My Song Ep 4

Sometimes there’s a song writer and there’s a singer and . . . sometimes they’re not the same person. We know. Fucking weird, right? Well, we at the Balcony are actually big fans of the cover song and to prove it we do a little thing called Gimme Back My Song. This is the fourth […]

101 Series Lesson 45: Elton John

We here at Balcony Radio love a diva and we can’t think of a bigger one than Lord Dame Elton John.  In Lesson 45 of the 101 Series we focus more on the tantrums than the tiaras (you’re welcome) of one Reginald Dwight. We spend more time in the 70s than the 80s or 90s […]

From The Board Ep 4

“Bootlegger”? That’s such a twentieth century term . . . we like the phrase “Music Awareness Sharer.” Join us, will you, for our fourth session of listening to live music: From the Board. In this episode we play all the jams that you heard while standing in line for the porta potty . . . 

101 Series Lesson 44: P-Funk, et al.

The Mothership has landed . . . on The Balcony. Alright, boys and girls of the universe, pull up some shag carpeting and be prepared to get your asses blasted a-w-a-y. In lesson 44 of the 101 Series we sit down with George Clinton, Bootsy (baby), Eddie Hazel, Bernie, a guy in a giant diaper […]

The FreeSpace Ep 4

To be honest with you . . . being a d.j. is a small way to play god. When you control the airwaves you control . . . information. We, on the other hand, use our power for good: bringing you all music to rock your ass right there in your swivel chair. Every once […]

101 Series Lesson 43: Southeastern US Music

The southeastern United States has provided us many things–good literature, bar-b-que, racism–but the one great gift it’s given the world is some kick ass rock and roll. Roll on in for Lesson 43 of the 101 Series: Music of the Southeast United States. Join us for two hours of tunes from places under the Mason-Dixon […]

Found Gems Ep 4

Ty Cobb has the highest batting average in history: .365. That racist bastard failed six hundred thirty five times out of a thousand . . . songwriters hope to hit the same average . . . and usually don’t. Even your big stars have songs that don’t become hits. Most of the songs they write […]