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,