Sometimes, size does mean everything. It means pleasure. It means satisfaction. And sometimes, you want it to go on as long as possible. We at The Balcony believe in a full and complete experience that goes on until you're fully satisfied.

Before Chuck Berry, before Elvis, before the Beatles, rock and roll had a different sound. The sax was the lead instrument, the voices did all the work a Wall of Sound could, and Doo Wop knocked your bobby socks off. In episode 9 of I Remember That,

One day, Orson Wells was sitting in a bar when someone walked up to him and asked, "So, what did you do after 'Citizen Kane'?" One day, someone walked up to Paul McCartney and asked, "What was the name of the group you were in before Wings?

Sometime around 1972, Mick Jagger learned to strut. After the moon landing, this might be the biggest thing to happen in the second half of the twentieth century. In Episode 9 of Have the Rolling Stones Killed we venture through the 70s with Mick, Keef,

There are lots of great songs in this world. In their original form they are unique and represent a place in time for the composer and the listener. Years (or sometimes, days!) later, someone comes along and wants to do their own version of that song.

Alright! We got the tickets, parking money, a flask, a couple joints and ate before the show. We're ready for a goddamn concert! In episode 9 of our "live" music programme From the Board we've got 2 dozen classic live tracks for your ass.

Songs are hard work, dammit. They just don't happen. Any song starts with someone in a room with a guitar or a piano, a piece of paper, coffee, cigs, good dope, better booze and a dream, man. In episode nine of Embyronic, our testament to the demo,

Cracks can get wide enough for some awesome people to slip through. Luckily, Balcony Radio is there with a big fucking net at the bottom. In episode 9 of Dusty Gems, we hold up some great lost artists to the spotlight before time forgets them forevah!

Alright alright alriiiiiiiiiiiiiight, you know what time it is. The mic is on, the turntable is spinning, the hype man has a towel on his shoulder and you just got handled a water bottle. It's time for some serious fucking rhymes, son.

Country music did something pretty rebellious while the British Invasion, Motown and the Summer of Love happened: it ignored them all. And you know what, that might be for the better. In episode 9 of Blue Highway we focus on all the songs that topped t...