The 80s are known for many things: MTV, spandex, that blotch on Gorby's head, Madonna, the Moonwalk, malls, cocaine, and New Coke. In episode 12 of Sock Rockin' Beats we prove that maybe the 80s should be known for r-a-w-q. The decade gets a bad rap,

It's that time of the weekend when you call your best friend to come over and listen to some new records you bought. Your best friend says, "I got some, too!", and comes over with a stack of records they bought. For episode 12 of Off The Wall,

Every once in awhile a person needs to take time to stretch out. For episode 12 of our tribute to the extended track of 10 minutes or more Long Song Silver we, once again, try to find some neutral ground between self-indulgent improvisation and self-in...

It's time now to jump into the musical time machine and travel to the era when singers sang, musicians played, and Auto-Tune was a function on your car radio to find the next station's signal. This is I Remember That episode 12,

The Beatles aren't just the greatest band ever . . . they're also four solid solo careers. John, Paul, Jorge y Ringo all had solo hits and released more material on their own than you know about. In episode 12 of High Tea With the Beatles,

The staff at Balcony Radio has seen many live concert performances. A glaring omission is that no one here has seen the Stones in concert. So, for episode 12 of Have the Rolling Stones Killed we do the next best thing . . .

Copyright law can be a very complicated realm do business within. What actually is a violation of copyright and the ownership of intellectual property are topics best left to the people who make a lot of money in those industries.

There has been a big move of late for the preservation of 'live' concerts as the best way to experience your favorite artist. Back in the 70s there were lots of TV shows dedicated to the late-night rock and roll needs of the average white punk on dope.

You know the drill . . . every show is the same. They play a half dozen favorites, a couple from the new album (i.e., bathroom/beer run time) and then another half dozen faves. Encore. Balcony Radio lives for that other part of the concert: your favori...

There has been much debate about how things begin. When does life begin? When does enlightenment begin? When does the next show begin? All very deep, philosophical questions that generate hours of argument. For episode 12 of Embryonic,