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The end of the year can mean many things: increased traffic, broken dreams, out-of-balance accounting ledgers, going to the gym to make up for the last 51 weeks of NOT going to the gym, and the endless and growing parade of Christmas-themed programming and music. These things go on for weeks!! This year your hosts keep it to a minimum and just sit down and play tunes and talk about what a great year we’ve had. It’s our 2nd Annual Christmas Spectacular and your hosts enjoy the holiday spirit. Let’s close the book on this year. Next year is another story.
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PLAYLIST:
ROBERT EARL KEEN: MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE FAMILY
EMMYLOU HARRIS: CHRISTMAS IS COMING
THE DRIFTERS: I REMEMBER CHRISTMAS
BRENDA LEE: I’M GONNA LASSO SANTA CLAUS
JAMES BROWB: SOULFUL CHRISTMAS
THE RAMONES: MERRY CHRISTMAS (I ODN’T WANT TO FIGHT)
ROTARY CONNECTION: CHRISTMAS LOVE
THE WAITRESSES: CHRISTMAS WRAPPING
JACKSON 5: UPON THE HOUSETOP
ALTON ELLIS: MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS
SLADE: MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!
RUN DMC: CHRISTMAS IS
THE MOONGLOWS: HEY SANTA CLAUS
BOB SEGER: SOCK IT TO ME, SANTA
STEVIE WONDER: WHAT CHRISTMAS MEANS TO ME
OTIS REDDING: WHITE CHTISTMAS
THE SHELLS: (IT’S A) HAPPY HOLIDAY
BOB DYLAN: IT MUST BE SANTA
CURTIS BLOW: CHRISTMAS RAPPING
LOU RAWLS: CHRISTMAS WILL REALLY BE CHRISTMAS
BUCK OWENS: BLUE CHRISTMAS TREE
JACK SCOTT: JINGLE BELL SLIDE
THE SONICS: DON’T BELIEVE IN CHRISTMAS
ARETHA FRANKLIN: WINTER WONDERLAND
BING CROSBY/DAVID BOWIE: LITTLE DRUMMER BOY
GREG LAKE: I BELIEVE IN FATHER CHRISTMAS
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Well, good friends and neighbors, it’s that time of year for jacking up your electric bill with massive lighting, sorting out old gift cards for possible re-re-re-use for new gifts, and then flocking a big tree with snow the texture of mucous. Yes, it’s the 45th Annual (actually, it’s the first annual, but who’s counting?) BalconyRadio Christmas Spectacular. Holiday time has got you by the Xmas balls! We’ve got a sleigh-load of great tunes to help you soundtrack the madness. Songs you won’t hear on repeat at the market or the mall. Watch out where the reindeer fly. They just ate Santa’s cookies!
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ROBERT EARL KEEN: MERRY CHRISTMAS FRIOM THE FAMILY (BEST OF..)
ALTON ELLIS: MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS (TROJAN CHRISTMAS BOX)
THE SUPREMES: MY FAVORITE THINGS (A MOTOWN CHRISTMAS)
EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER: I BELIEVE IN FATHER CHRISTMAS (COME AND SEE THE SHOW)
STAPLE SINGERS: WHO TOOK THE MERRY OUT OF CHRISTMAS? (CHRISTMAS IN SOULVILLE)
TWISTIN’ KINGS: XMAS TWIST (ULTIMATE MOTOWN CHRISTMAS COLLECTION)
FREE DESIGN: CLOSE YOUR MOUTH (IT’S CHRISTMAS) (BADD SANTA)
KURTIS BLOW: CHRISTMAS RAPPIN’ (BEST OF..)
THE RAMONES: MERRY CHRISTMAS (I DON’T WANNA FIGHT) (BRAIN DRAIN)
STEVIE WONDER: SOMEDAY AT CHRISTMAS (A MOTOWN CHRISTMAS)
BOB DYLAN: IT MUST BE SANTA (CHISTMAS IN THE HEART)
DAR WILLIAMS: CHRISTIANS & PAGANS (THE WOMEN OF KERRVILLE)
SMOKEY ROBINSON: NOEL (ULTIMATE MOTOWN CHRISTMAS COLLECTION)
CARLA THOMAS: ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU (SOUL CHRISTMAS)
DAN HICKS & HIS HOT LICKS: RUN RUN RUDOLPH (CRAZY FOR CHRISTMAS)
THE VANDALS: OI TO THE WORLD (SINGLE)
RUN DMC: CHRISTMAS IS (A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS)
LENA HORNE: JINGLE ALL THE WAY (ULTRA LOUNGE)
MARVIN GAYE: PURPLE SNOWFLAKES (MOTOWN CHRISTMAS)
EMMYLOU HARRIS: CHRISTMAS TIME’S A COMIN’ (LIGHT OF THE STABLE)
THE MAYTALS: HAPPY CHRISTMAS (TROJAN CHRISTMAS BOX)
THE WAITRESSES: CHRISTMAS WRAPPING (CHRISTMAS WRAPPING)
ELVIS PRESLEY: BLUE CHRISTMAS (ELVIS’ CHRISTMAS ALBUM)
THE ROYAL GUARDSMEN: SNOOPY’S CHISTMAS (SNOOPY’S CHRISTMAS)
SNAP-HER: I HATE CHRISTMAS (IT SMELLS, IT BURNS, IT SINGS)
JIMI HENDRIX: LITTLE DRUMMER BOY/AULD LANG SYNE (MERRY CHRISTMAS)
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Moody teens have always been a thing. Lesson 170 of the 101 Series is Exhibit A. In the late 50’s and early 60’s the teens got dramatic. And nothing is more dramatic than d-e-a-t-h! Get ready for car crashes, drownings, murder, suicide, lightning strikes, hangings and any other tragedy that could befall the modern teen.
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LEADER OF THE PACK: THE SHANDRI-LAS (LEADER OF THE PACK)
LAST KISS: J. FRANK WILSON & THE CAVALIERS (LAST KISS)
TEEN ANGEL: MARK DINNING (THE LOVIN’ TOUCH)
TELL LAURA I LOVE HER: RAY PETERSON (NIPPER’S GREATEST HITS 60S VOL. 1)
DEAD MAN’S CURVE: JAN & DEAN (DEAD MAN’S CURVE/NEW GIRL IN SCHOOL)
ENDLESS SLEEP: JODY REYNOLDS (ENDLESS SLEEP)
RUNNING BEAR: JOHNNY PETERSON (ROCK)
BLACK DENIM TROUSER & MOTORCYCLE BOOTS: THE CHEERS (LOST HITS OF THE 50’S)
DRESSED IN BLACK: THE SHANGRI-LAS (THE BEST OF..)
BALLAD OF AN ANGEL: BOBBY SWANSON (LET’S GO STEADY VOL 33)
A THOUSAND FEET BELOW: TERRY TYLER (MARTIANS, DEMONS AND FOOLS LIKE ME: THE MCI RECORD STORY)
EBONY EYES: THE EVERLY BROTHERS (THE GOLDEN HITS OF..)
THE PROM: DEL SHANNON (RUNAWAY WITH DEL SHANNON)
MOODY RIVER: PAT BOONE (GREATEST HITS)
LEAH: ROY ORBISON (THE ESSENTIAL..)
A YOUNG MAN IS GONE: THE BEACH BOYS (LITTLE DEAUCE COUPE)
B.J. THE D.J.: STONEWALL JACKSON (THE ESSENTIAL..)
TERRY: TWINKLE (GOLDEN LIGHTS)
LAURIE (STRANGE THINGS HAPPEN): DICKEY LEE (AMERICAN MUSIC COLLECTION)
NOGHTMARE: LORI BURTON (BREAKOUT)
LET’S THINK ABOUT LIVING: BOB LUMAN (LET’S THING ABOUT LIVING)
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It’s Open Mic Night at Balcony Radio! On EP 19 of Dusty Gems — our testament to the best under the radar singer/songwriters — we pull up a stool at the small venue downtown and snap our fingers at some of the best music you’ve never heard. The crowds are small, but the songs are big. Dig?
PLAYLIST: *GETAWAY: UNCLE WALT’S BAND (ANTHOLOGY)
YOU AND I TOGETHER: KATE WOLF (LIVE IN MENDOCINO)
SO DAMN HAPPY: LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III (SO DAMN HAPPY(LIVE))
I WANT TO SEE THE BRIGHT LIGHTS TONIGHT: RICHARD THOMPSON (SMALL TOWN ROMANCE)
BLACKWATERSIDE: BERT JANSCH (LIVE AT THE 12 BAR)
DOLPHINS: TIM BUCKLEY (LIVE AT THE FOLKLORE CENTER – MARCH 16, 1967)
THE LAMB RAN AWAY WITH THE CROWN: JUDEE SILL (SONGS OF RAPTURE AND REDEMPTION-RARITIES & LIVE)
TRUE LOVE WILL FIND YOU IN THE END: DANIEL JOHNSTON (LIVE @ ALBERTSTUDIOS)
EGYPTIAN REGGAE: JONATHAN RICHMAN & THE MODERN LOVERS (LIVE)
SEPTEMBER GIRLS: ALEX CHILTON (LIVE IN LONDON)
I’M GONNA TEAR YOUR PLAYHOUSE DOWN: GRAHAM PARKER & THE RUMOUR (LIVE AT ROCKPALAST 1978)
PARALLELOFRAMS: LINDA PERHACS (JAM IN THE VAN-LIVE SESSIONS, SONOMA VALLEY)
CYNICAL GIRL: MARSHALL CRENSHAW (MY TRUCK IS MY HOME)
SWEEPING THROUGH THE CITY: LEON RUSSELL (LEON LIVE)
I SOMETHING YOU: ROBYN HITCHCOCK (STOREFRONT HITCHCOCK: MUSIC FROM THE JONATHAN DEMME FILM)
SCHOOL IS OUT: RY COODER (SHOW TIME)
TRAVELIN’ LIGHT: ROBERT EARL KEEN (LIVE FROM AUSTIN, TX)
IT MUST BE LOVE: RICKIE LEE JONES (NAKED SONGS LIVE AND ACOUSTIC)
ROMEO’S TUNE (STEVE FORBERT (SCHOOL GIRL)
THERE IS A MOUNTAIN: DONOVAN (IN CONCERT AT THE ANAHEIM CONVENTION CENTER NOV. 17, 1967)
ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER: RICHIE HAVENS (LIVE AT THE CELLAR DOOR AND AT THE SANTA MONICA CIVIC AUDITORIUM)*
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Do not call our hip hop old. It’s classic, boooooyyy. Tune in to Deez Rhymez #19 to join the Balcony B-boys cold lamping on the corner. What’s on the boom box? This show. Pack two dozen C-batteries, we got some of the freshest lyrics and beats of the 80s and 90s coming for your dome.
PLAYLIST:
MY HOOPTIE-SIR MIX-A-LOT (SEMINAR)
WHY DO YOU THINK THEY CALL IT DOPE?: LL COOL J (WALKING WITH A PANTHER)
CAN I GET A WITNESS: RUN-D.M.C (DOWN WITH THE KING)
COLD LAMPIN’ WITH FLAVOR: PUBLIC ENEMY (IT TAKES A NATION OF MILLIONS TO HOLD US BACK)
D.O.C. AND THE DOCTOR: THE D.O.C. (NO ONE CAN DO IT BETTER)
KNICK KNACK PADDY WACK: EPMD (UNFINISHED BUSINESS)
THE MOMENT I FEARED: SLCIK RICK (THE GREAT ADVENTURES OF SLICK RICK)
RHYME’LL SHINE ON: NAUGHTY BY NATURE (NAUGHTY BY NATURE)
99 PROBLEMS: ICE TEA AND BROTHER MARQUIS (HOME INVASION)
GIMMIE THAT NUTT: EASY-E (IT’S ON (DR. DRE) 187UM KILLA)
CASE OF THE PTA: LEADERS OF THE NEW SCHOOL (A FUTURE WITHOUT A PAST)
THE RETURN OF THE CRAZY ONE: DIGITAL UNDERGROUND (THE BODY-HAT SYNDROME)
LET’S PLAY HOUSE: THE DOGG POUND (DOGG FOOD)
I LEFT MY WALLET IN EL SEGUNDO: A TRIBE CALLED QUEST (PEOPLE’S INSTINCTIVE TRAVELS AND THE PATHS OF TRAVEL)
ME MYSELF AND I: DE LA SOUL (3 FEET HIGH AND RISING)
THEY WANT EFX: DAS EFX (DEAD SERIOUS)
YOU GOT ME: THE ROOTS (THINGS FALL APART)
I AIN’T NO JOKE: ERIC B. & RAKIM (PAID IN FULL)
THE GAS FACE: 3RD BASS, ZEV LOVE (THE CACTUS ALBUM)
DO IT: BEASTIE BOYS & BIZ MARKIE (ILL COMMUNICATION)
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Country music is American music. Here in Episode 19 Of Blue Highway, we celebrate the manifest destiny of twang by playing the best country music of the Golden State. Pedal steel goes well with the wine and weed growing in California. Next stop, Bakersfield.Yee-Haw!!
PLAYLIST:
I’VE GOT A TIGER BY THE TAIL: BUCK OWENS (ALL-TIME GREATEST HITS, VOL 1)
GUITARS, CADILLACS: DWIGHT YOKUM (GUIUTARS, CADILLACS, ETC. ETC.)
WAYSIDE/BACK IN TIME: GILLIAN WELCH (SOUL JOURNEY)
MAMA TRIED: MERLE HAGGARD (SINGLE)
SECOND FIDDLE: JEAN SHEPARD (HONKY TONK HEROINE)
YOU BETTER NOT DO THAT: TOMMY COLLINS (THAT’S HIM!)
L.A. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: SUSAN RAYE (WILLY JONES)
LET’S SAY GOODNIGHT: LOS LOBOS (..AND A TIME TO DANCE)
DARK NIGH: THE BLASTERS (MANDATORY: THE BEST OF THE BLASTERS)
THE CALL OF THE WRECKIN’ BALL: THE KNITTERS (POOR LITTLE CRITTER IN THE ROAD)
LOUISIANA SWING: BUD HOBBS (DEFINING COUNTRY MUSIC: THE SOUNDS OF BAKERSFIELD)
A DECIL LIKE ME (NEEDS AN ANGEL LIKE YOU): KAY ADAMS AND DICK CURLESS (THE GIRL IN THE LITTLE PINK MACK)
WRONG SIDE OF HIS HEART: ROSIE FLORES (ROCKABILLY FILLY)
HEAD OVER BOOTS: JON PARDI (CALIFORNIA SUNRISE)
SOUTHERN STREAMLINE: JOHN FOGARTY (BLUE MOON SWAMP)
NOW STEP IT UP AND GO: THE MADDOX BROS & SISTER ROSE (COUNTRY MUSIC SOUNDTRACK)
IT’S SUCH A PRETTY WORLD TODAY: WYNN STEWART (LOST COUNTRY HITS OF THE 60S)
DIESEL SMOKE, DANGEROUD CURVES: RED SIMPSON (TRUCK DIVIN’ FOOL)
POLYNESIAN BABY: BOBBY AUSTIN (MY BOOK OF MEMORIES)
DRAGGIN’ THE RIVER: FERLIN HUSKEY (VINTAGE COLLECTIONS)
ECHOES: GENE CLARK & THE GOSDIN BROS. (GENE CLARK WITH THE GOSDIN BROTHERS)
YOU AINT GOIN NOWHERE: THE BYRDS (SWEETHEART OF THE RODEO)
CHRISTINE’S TUNE: THE FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS (THE GILDED PALACE OF SIN)
ROSE GARDEN: LYNN ANDERSON (ROSE GARDEN)
COWBOY’S BREAM NO. 19: DAN HICKS & HIS HOT LICKS (LAST TRAIN TO HICKSVILLE)
STREETS OF BAKERSFIELD: DWIGHT YOKUM & BUCK OWENS (BUENOS NOCHES FROM A LONELY ROOM)
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When it comes to having, wanting or needing a best friend there’s only one place to turn. No, it’s not that special gerbil or the anti-social cat chewing on the catnip toys. It’s that special animal called a pup, a dawggy-boy, a who’s a good boy or girl? Yes, it is the DOG. The dog (Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated descendant of the wolf. Also called the domestic dog, it is derived from the extinct Pleistocene wolf; the gray wolf is the dog’s closest living relative. But that’s boring, old science. This show is dedicated to that special member of the family that always smiles at you since you’re the best thing they’ve ever seen!
PLAYLIST:
**MOVE IT ON OVER: HANK WILLIAMS (THE COMPLETE HANK WILLIAMS)
DOG HOUSE BOOGIE: HAWKSHAW HAWKINS (29-49-43)
HOUND DOG: BIG MAMA THORNTON (THE PEACOCK RECORDINGS)
DOG HOUSE BLUES: BILL MONROE AND HIS BLUEGRASS BOYS (THE ESSENTIAL BILL MONROE)
STOP KICKING MY DOG AROUND: RUFUS THOMAS (CAN’T GET AWAY FROM THIS DOG)
I WANNA BE YOUR DOG: THE STOOGES (THE STOOGES)
BLACK EYED DOG: NICK DRAKE (MADE TO LOVE MAGIC)
EVERYTHING REMINDS ME OF MY DOG: JANE SIBERRY (BOUND BY THE BEAUTY)
GONNA BUY ME A DOG: THE MONKEES (THE MONKEES)
HEY BULLDOG: THE BEATLES (YELLOW SUBMARINE)
BIRD DOG: THE EVERLY BROTHERS (THE VERY BEST OF..)
THE PUPPY SONG: HARRY NILSSON (HARRY)
OLD SHEP: ELVIS PRESLEY (ELVIS)
WATCH DOG: ETTA JAMES (TELL MAMA)
OLD KING: NEIL YOUNG (HARVEST MOON)
I LOVE MY DOG: YUSEF / CAT STEVENS (MATTHEW & SON)
SNOOPY VS. THE RED BARON: THE ROYAL GUARDSMEN (SNOOPY VS. THE RED BARON)
I’M WALKING THE DOG: WEBB PIERCE (THE SUN RECORD SESSIONS)
DIRTY OLD EGG-SUCKING DOG: JOHNNY CASH
HOW COME MY DOG DON’T BARK (WHEN YOU COME AROUND): DR. JOHN (GOIN’ BACK TO NEW ORLEANS_
THE DOG SONG: NATALIE MCKAY
MY DOG AND ME: JOHN HIATT (BENEATH THIS GRUFF EXTERIOR)
ATOMIC DOG: GEORGE CLINTON
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Musicians have learned that there is strength in numbers. In Lesson 168 of the 101 Series, we find out who plays well with others in our testament to Supergroups. From Cream to the Willburys to the boygenuises, some of the best music has been made with your buddies.
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PLAYLIST:
END OF THE LINE: THE TRAVELING WILBURYS (VOL. 1)
SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE: CREAM (DISREALI GEARS)
STEADY, AS SHE GOES: THE RACONTEURS (BROKEN BOY SOLDIERS)
HUNGER STRIKE: TEMPLE OF THE DOG (TEMPLE OF THE DOG)
BELL BOTTOM BLUES: DEREK & THE DOMINOES (LAYLA AND OTHER ASSORTED LOVE SONGS)
DEJA VU: CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG (DEJA VU)
CAN’T FIND MY WAY HOME: BLIND FAITH (BLIND FAITH)
HEAT OF THE MOMENT: ASIA (ASIA)
RASBERRY BERET: HINDU LOVE GODS (HINDU LOVE GODS)
RADIOACTIVE: THE FIRM (THE FIRM)
HIGHWAY MAN: THE HIGHWAYMEN (HIGHWAY MAN)
CROWDED TABLE: THE HIGHWOMEN (THE HIGHWOMEN)
ROCK ‘N’ ROLL FANTASY: BAS COMPANY (DESOLATION ANGELS)
SOME LIKE IT HOT: THE POWER STATION (THE POWER STATION)
RADIO KING: GOLDEN SMOG (DOWN BY THE OLD MAINSTREAM)
30 DAYS IN THE HOLE: HUMBLE PIE (SMOKIN’)
I CAN’T READ: TIN MACHINE (TIN MACHINE)
CHAN CHAN: BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB (BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB)
THE DISTRICT SLEEPS ALONE TONIGHT: THE POSTAL SERVICE (GIVE UP)
NOT STRONG ENOUGH: BOY GENIUS (THE RECORD)
I SHALL NOT BE MOVED: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET (THE COMPLETE MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET)
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Unfortunately, it sometimes takes a passing to appreciate a body work. Join Balcony Radio this week in remembering legendary indie Record Engineer/Producer Steve Albini. Steve was the ultimate 9-5 punch the clock two takes is enough let’s go get a burger music guy and we are here to appreciate that. A lot of your favorites of the 90s and 2000s made the trek out to the midwest to work with Steve. Listen to the show and get why.
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PLAYLIST:
RON: SLINT (TWEEZ)
TATTY SEASIDE TOWN: THE MEMBRANES (KISS ASS, GODHEAD!)
WHERE IS MY MIND: THE PIXIES (SURFER ROSA)
HAPPINESS IS A WARM GUN: THE BREEDERS (POD)
CHROME (SINGLE VERSION): THE JESUS LIZARD (HEAD)
THE KIDS ARE INSANE: URGE OVERKILL (THE SUPERSONIC STORYBOOK)
MAN-SIZE: PJ HARVEY (RID OF ME)
STEVE ALBINI ON NIRVANA
HEART-SHAPED BOX: NIRVANA (IN UTERO)
NEW PARTNER: PALACE MUSIC (VIVA LAST BLUES)
EVERY KIND OF MUSIC BU COUNTRY: ROBBIE FULKS (COUNTRY LOVE SONGS)
SWALLOWED: BUSH (RAZORBLAD SUITCASE)
SHIMMER LIKE A GIRL: VERUCA SALT (BLOW IT OUT YOUR A$$)
NEVER MER A MAN I DIDN’T LIKE: SILKWORM (DEVELOPER)
CALVIN: THE JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION (ACME)
EVERYONE IS MY FRIEND: OWLS (OWLS)
MALA VIDA: GOGOL BORDELLO (EAST INFECTION)
THE DARK DON’T HIDE IT: MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC CO. (WHAT COMES AFTER THE BLUES)
STEVE ALBINE-IS ROCK DEAD?
WELCOME TO THE WORLD: CHEAP TRICK (ROCKFORD)
MY IDEA OF FUN: THE STOOGES (THE WEIRDNESS)
MADE TO MEASURE: UMPHREY’S MCGEE (MANTIS)
STAY USELESS: CLOUD NOTHINGS (ATTACK ON MEMORY)
ORANGE COLOR QUEEN: TY SEGALL (TY SEGALL)
TAKE SHAPE(FEAT. BILLY CORGAN): CODE ORANGE (THE ABOVE)
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Allen Ginsberg, Amiri Baraka, Dorothy Parker, William Carlos Williams . . . New Jersey has produced a number of good poets. But only the Garden State only gave us one bard: Bruce Springsteen. In Lesson 18 of X-Chromosome, our sptlight on the ladies of music, we prove that it takes a woman to be The Boss as we spin two dozen Bruce songs covered by women. Poetry is poetry, rock is rock and Bruce is for the people.
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PLAYLIST:
BORN TO RUN: SUZI QUATRO (VERY BEST OF…)
THUNDER ROAD: SARA WATKINS (BORN TO UKE)
BECAUSE THE NIGHT: PATTI SMITH (EASTER)
THE PRICE YOU PAY: EMMYLOU HARRIS (CIMARRON)
HUMAN TOUCH: BONNIE TYLER (HEART STRINGS)
LIGHT OF DAY: JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS (FLASHBACK)
DANCING IN THE DARK: LUCY DACUS (DANCING IN THE DARK)
PINK CADILLAC: NATALIE COLE (1988 BEST OF BY UDISCOVER)
FIRE: POINTER SISTERS (ENERGY)
HUNGRY HEART: DARLENE LOVE (HUNGRY HEART)
COVER ME: THEA GILMORE (SONGS FROM THE GUTTER)
I’M ON FIRE: SOCCER MOMMY (HENRY/I’M ON FIRE SINGLE)
STREETS OF PHILADELPHIA: BETTYE LAVETTE (SONG OF AMERICA)
STOLEN CAR: PARRY GRIFFIN (1000 KISSES)
GLROY DAYS: ANDRA DAY (CARS 3 OS)
FACTORY: LUCINDA WILLIAMS (THE GHOSTS OF HIGHWAY 20)
STATE TROOPER: COWBOY JUNKIES (WHITES OFF EARTH NOW!)
IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND: FAITH HILL (BREATHE)
SAD EYES: TRISHA YEARWOOD (REAL LIVE WOMEN)
TOUGHER THAN THE REST: EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL (ACOUSTIC)
PROTECTION: DONNA SUMMER (DONNA SUMMER)
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Mr. Robert Zimmerman is known for writing about many things: the times, how they change, how rocks roll . . . but he’s also sneakily one of the best balladeers of the last century. In Time For Bob, episode 18, we catch Zimmy in a wistful, swoony mood. The man is in love! He’s got to tell the people about it.
PLAYLIST:
BABY, LET ME FOLLOW YOU DOWN / BOB DYLAN
HONEY, JUST ALLOW ME ONE MORE CHANCE / THE FREEWHEELIN’ BOB DYLAN
ALL I REALLY WANT TO DO / ANOTHER SIDE OF BOB DYLAN
SHE BELONGS TO ME / BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME
I WANT YOU / BLONDE ON BLONDE
I’LL BE YOUR BABY TONIGHT / JOHN WESLEY HARDING
TONIGHT I’LL BE STAYING HERE WITH YOU / NASHVILLE SKYLINE
YOU AINT’T GOIN’ NOWHERE / THE BASEMENT TAPES
IF NOT FOR YOU / NEW MORNING
WALLFLOWER (ALT. VER. 1971) / ANOTHER SELF PORTRAIT – BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 10
YOU ANGEL YOU / PLANET WAVES
YOU’RE GONNA MAKE ME LONESOME WHEN YOU GO / BLOOD ON THE TRACKS
TRUE LOVE TENDS TO FORGET / STREET-LEGAL
ROMANCE IN DURANGO / ROLLING THUNDER REVIEW ‘LIVE’ 1975, BOSTON MUSIC HALL, BOSTON, MA
LAY LADY LAY / BEFORE THE FLOOD (LIVE)
LOVE MINUS ZERO, NO LIMIT / BOB DYLAN AT BUDOKAN (LIVE)
SWEETHEART LIKE YOU / INDFIDELS
SHOOTING STAR / OH MERCY!
MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE / TIME OUT OF MIND
BEYOND HERE LIES NOTHING / TOGETHER THROUGH LIFE
TANGLES UP IN BLUE / REAL LIVE
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Welcome, friends, to another broadcast from the Balcony. This time out, your intrepid DJs are large and in charge, picking whatever they want. It’s Episode 18 of The FreeSpace, our testament to free-form no-boundaries radio. It can go ANYWHERE! At ANYTIME!! (But the playlist is down below…) Rock, pop, country, alt rock, and hip hop? Yes, please.
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PLAYLIST:
I WAS DANCING IN THE LESBIAN BAR: JONATHAN RICHMAN (I, JONATHAN)
GYPSY: VAN MORRISON (SAINT DOMINIC’S PREVIEW)
SHARK SMILE: BIG THIEF (SHARK SMILE)
BELOW THE SLIDING DOORS: BLINKER THE STAR (AUGUST EVERYWHERE)
A DREAM GOES ON FOREVER: TODD RUNDGREN (TODD)
IF YOU GO DOWN (I’M GOING DOWN TOO): KELSEA BALLERINI (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
PUSHERMAN: CURTIS MAYFIELD (SUPERFLY DELUXE 25TH ANIVERSARY EDITION)
JAYOU: JURASSIC 5 (JB {DELUXE EDITION})
ISTANBUL (NOT CONSTANIOPLE): THE FOUR LADS (16 MOST REQUESTED SONGS)
ZULU: SANTANA (MOONFLOWER)
WALK OUT TO WINTER: AZTEC CAMERA (HIGH LAND, HIGH RAIN)
LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN: THE DREAM ACADEMY (THE DREAM ACADEMY)
THUNDER ROAD: BRUCE SPINGSTEEN (BORN TO RUN)
JENNY SAYS: COWBOY MOUTH (WORD OF MOUTH)
CALIFORNIA SOBER: BILLY STRINGS W/ WILLIE NELSON (CALIFORNIA SOBER FEAT. WILLIE NELSON)
LOVE OR CONFUSION: JIMI HENDRIX (WEST COAST SEATTLE BOY ANTHOLOGY)
FIRE AND BRIMSTONE: LINK WRAY (LINK WRAY)
FALL ON TEARS: LOVE SPIT LOVE (TRYSOME EATSOME)
COOL FOR CATS: SQUEEZE (COOL FOR CATS)
PRETTY PLEASE: DUA LIPA (FUTURE NOSTAGIA [THE MOONLIGHT EDITION])
BALES OF COCAINE: THE REVEREND HORTON HEAT (THE FULL CUSTOM GOSPEL SOUNDS)
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There are a few subjects that are pillars of rock and roll music — cars, girls, good times (nudge nudge wink wink) — and tonight we cash in on one: money. In Lesson 167 of the 101 Series, we spend our time with some of the best songs about money we could get our filthy hands on. Cash, bread, bucks, bacon, dough, clams, quid, dollar dollar bills y’all: we got them all in the bag.
PLAYLIST:
MONEY: PINK FLOYD (THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON)
IT’S MONEY THAT MATTERS: RANDY NEWMAN (LAND OF DREAMS)
DOLLAR BILL BLUES: TOWNES VAN ZANDT (FLYIN’ SHOES)
BROTHER, CAN YOU SPARE A DIME?: BING CROSBY (THE ESSENTIAL-THE COLUMBIA YEARS)
CASH ON THE BARREL HEAD: THE LOUVIN BROTHERS (ENCORE)
C.R.E.A.M. (CASH RULES EVERYTING AROUND ME): WU-TANG CLAN FT. METHOD MAN (ENTER THE WU-TANG(36 CHAMBERS))
MONEY, MONEY, MONEY: ABBA (ABBA GOLD)
2 DOLLARS AND 99 CENTS: BOB DYLAN & THE BAND (THE BASEMENT TAPES COMPLETE; BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 11)
MONEY (THAT’S WHAT I WANT): BARRETT STRONG (20TH CENTURY MASTERS)
BILLING DOLLAR BABIES: ALICE COOPER (BILLION DOLLAR BABIES)
TAKE THE MONEY THE RUN: STEVE MILLER (FLY LIKE AND EAGLE)
MONEYTALKS: AC/DC (THE RAZORS EDGE)
WRINKLED, CRINKLED, WADDED DOLLAR BILL: JOHNNY CASH (HELLO, I’M JOHNNY CASH)
MONEY, MONEY: GRATEFUL DEAD (FROM THE MARS HOTEL)
FIFTY CENTS: LOUIS JORDAN (BILLS/FIFTY CENTS SINGLE)
MONEY HONEY: THE DRIFTERS (WITH CLYDE MCPHATTER) (CLYDE MCPHATTER & THE DRIFTERS)
JUST GOT PAID: ZZ TOP (RIO GRANDE MUD)
DOLLAR BILL: SCREAMING TREES (SWEET OBLIVION)
BALLAD OF FORTY DOLLARS: TOM T. HALL (COUNTRY CLASSICS; AMERICAN LEGENDS TOM T. HALL)
PAID IN FULL: RAKIM & ERIC B. W/ MARLEY MARL (PAID IN FULL)
FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY: UTOPIA (SWING TO THE RIGHT)
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It’s time, friends, to take a long, strange trip to the epicenter of hippiedom. A place where the squares are not allowed to tread. Where the incense is lit: Haight-Ashbury. In episode 18 of our testament to psychedelic music This Pill Makes You Small, we tune in, turn on and drop out on the corner of Haight-Ashbury in 1967. The Summer of Love is in full gear as we spin tunes from bands living in the neighborhood that started the scene. Put flowers in your hair and hope the record deal comes through to pay the rent on your old Victorian house.
PLAYLIST:
SAN FRANCISCO (BE SURE TO WEAR FLOWERS IN YOUR HAIR): SCOTT MCKENZIE (THE VOICE OF SCOTT MCKENZIE)
THE GOLDEN ROAD: GRATEFUL DEAD (THE GRATEFUL DEAD)
RUNNIN’ ROUND THE WORLD: JEFFERSON AIRPLANE (TAKES OFF)
LONG WALKING DOWN TO MISERY: THE BEAU BRUMMELS (BRADLEY’S FARM)
FEATHERS FROM YOUR TREE: BLUE CHEER (OUTSIDEINSIDE)
DIDN’T THINK SO: THE GREAT SOCIETY (LIVE AT THE MATRIX)
8:05: MOBY GRAPE (MOBY GRAPE)
LIGHT IS FASTER THAN SOUND: BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY (BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY)
DINO’S SONG: QUICKSILVER MESSANGER SERVICE (QUICKSILVER MESSANGER SERVICE)
FLYING HIGH: COUNTRY JOE & THE FISH (ELECTRIC MUSIC FOR MIND AND BODY)
I CANNOT MAKE IT: SLY & THE FAMILY STONE (A WHOLE NEW THING)
JINGO: SANTANA (SANTANA)
GRIZZLY BEAR: THE YOUNGBLOODS (THE YOUNGBLOODS)
ARE YOU GONNA BE THERE (AT THE LOVE-IN): NO WAY OUT
BABY’S CALLING ME HOME: STEVE MILLER BAND (CHILDREN OF THE FUTURE)
GOLDEN CLOUDS: FLAMIN’ GROOVIES (SNEAKERS)
WHAT DO I DO NOW?: WE FIVE (MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY)
THE THINGS THAT I COULD DO WITH YOU: SOPWITH CAMEL (THE SOPWITH CAMEL)
CHAIN REACTION: FRUMIOUS BANDERSNATCH (THE STUDIO OUTTAKES)
WE HAVE PASSED AWAY: TRIPSICHORD (MUSIC BOX)
MAYBE: JANIS JOPLIN & THE KOZMIC BLUES BAND (LIVE IN AMSTERDAM, APRIL 1969) (BOX OF PEARLS)
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Look sharp, it’s classy music time. Your boys at Balcony Radio are aware of history and fans enough to keep the music of the past alive and well. In episode 18 of our tribute to the era of the Great American Song Book, Swingtime, we go all tophat and tails with some of the jazziest music to hit the airwaves. Nat, Frank, Sammy D. and Billie are waiting in the car. Don’t forget your coat and lighter. We got some dancin’ to do!
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AC-CENT-TCHU-ATE THE POSITIVE: JOHNNY MERCER (ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE!)
EYESIGHT TO THE BLIND: MOSE ALLISON: MOSE ALLISON SINGS
AS TIME GOES BY: RUDY VALLEE (THE KID FROM MAINE)
COMIN’ HOME BABY: MEL TORME (COMIN’ HOME BABY)
ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET: KEELY SMITH (POLITELY!)
WE THREE (MY ECHO, MY SHADOW, AND ME): THE INK SPOTS (THE ANTHOLOGY)
HIT THE ROAD TO DREAMLAND: BETTY HUTTON (CAPITAL SINGS HAROLD ARLEN)
FEELING GOOD: SAMMY DAVIS (THE SAMMY DAVIS, JR. SHOW)
IT AINT NECESSARILY SO: BOBBY DARIN (THAT’S ALL)
I’LL BE SEEING YOU: BILLIE HOLIDAY (BILLIE HOLIDAY)
BUR NOT FOR ME: WAYNE NEWTON (WILD, COOL & SWINGIN’)
SMOKE DREAMS: JO STAFFORD (CAPITOL COLLECTORS SERIES)
IT’S NOT FOR ME TO SAY: JOHNNY MATTHIS (THE ESSENTIAL JOHNNY MATHIS)
PAPER DOLL: THE MILLS BROTHERS (SOUVENIR ALBUM)
BROKEN HEARTED MELODY: SARAH VAUGHN (THE MAGIC OF SARAH VAUGHN)
STEPPIN’ OUT WITH MY BABY: FRED ASTAIRE (MR. TOP HAT)
YOU’RE GETTING TO BE A HABIT WITH ME: FRANK SINATRA (SONGS FOR SWINGIN’ LOVERS)
STANDING ON THE CORNER: DEAN MARTIN (THE CAPITOL RECORDINGS, VOL. 6)
BLUE SKIES: DORIS DAY (BLUE SKIES)
YOU’RE NOBODY TIL SOMEBODY LOVES YOU: NAT KING COLE TRIO (THE COMPLETE CAPITOL RECORDINGS)
BABY, WON’T YOU PLEASE COME HOME: LOUIS PRIMA (THE CALL OF THE WILDEST)
I HEAR MUSIC: BLOSSOM DEARIE (BLOSSUM DEARIE)
SEEMS LIKE OLD TIMES: GUY LOMBARDO (ENJOY YOURSELF: THE HITS OF GUY LOMBARDO)
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Live! From Balcony Radio . . . it’s time for more music from 30 Rock. Tune in to 101 Series Lesson 165 (Part Two), as we play highlights of six decades of musical performance on Saturday Night Live. We’ve got a great show for you tonight. Two dozen of your favorites are the musical guest.
1 Peter Gabriel – Steam
2 Grateful Dead – Casey Jones
3 Green Day – Geek Stink Breath
4 Talking Heads – Take Me To The River
5 The Specials – Gangsters
6 Rage Against the Machine – Bulls on Parade
7 AC/DC – Stiff Upper Lip
8 Frank Zappa – I Am the Slime
9 Randy Newman – Short People
10 Metallica (feat. Marianne Faithfull) – The Memory Remains
11 Foo Fighters – I’ll Stick Around
12 Beastie Boys – Sabotage
13 Jimmy Buffett – Son of a Sailor
14 Jane’s Addiction – Jane Says
15 The Replacements – Bastards of Young
16 No Doubt – Don’t Speak
17 Soundgarden – Pretty Noose
18 Neil Young – Harvest Moon
19 Adele – Chasing Pavements
20 Haim – The Wire
21 Brian Wilson – Back Home
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For almost fifty (50!) years, there’s been one place on TV guaranteed to bring music into your house every week. Studio 8H at Rockefeller Center is hallowed music ground and Saturday Night Live the place to play. In Part 1 of Lesson 165 of the 101 Series, we dig deep into the NBC vaults for some of the best musical performances live from New York. Stay up late with Balcony Radio!
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George Harrison & Paul Simon “Here Comes the Sun” 1976
Tom Petty “Don’t Do Me Like That” 1979
Elvis Costello “Radio Radio” 1977
David Bowie “Man Who Sold The World” 1979
Steve Martin “King Tut” 1978
Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble: Say What?!
B-52s “Rock Lobster” 1980
The Clash “Straight to Hell” 1982
Cypress Hill “I Ain’t Goin Out Like That” 1993
Taylor Swift “Lover” 2019
Queen “Under Pressure” 1982
Devo “Satisfaction” 1978
Rolling Stones “Beast of Burden” 1978
Kendrick Lamarr: I Love Myself
Public Enemy “Can’t Truss It” 1991
Run-DMC “Walk This Way” 1986
Stevie Wonder “Go Home” 1983
Pearl Jam “Alive” 1992
Fear “Beef Bologna/NY’s Alright If You Like Saxophones” 1981
Duran Duran “Hungry Like the Wolf” 1983
Blue Bros. “Soul Man” 1978
Peter Tosh “Don’t Look Back” 1978
U2 “I Will Follow” 2004
Beck “Clap Hands” 2006
Bob Dylan “Gotta Serve Somebody” 1979
Nirvana “Territorial Pissings” 1992
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Howdy there, pardners. It’s time for the old BalconyRadio weekly music round-up program on your internet dial. This week, we head on down to big hat territory for the druggiest music west of the Pecos. Some funny looking plants grow out there among the sage brush . . . and when you kick up a cow patty, you’re bound to find something to get your mind off the ranch. In episode 11 of our testament to psychedelic music This Pill Makes You Small, we mosey on across the purple universe and talk to all the turtles and coyotes. Saddle up your brain, it’s time to lasso a comet.
PLAYLIST:
BORN LOSER: MURPHY & THE MOB
WE CAN MAKE IT, LUV: CORPUS
THE WHY PLEASE: THE GOLDEN DAWN
TELL ME ONE MORE TIME: ENDLE ST. CLOUD
UP, UP THROUGH THE SPIRAL: POE
YOU MAE ME SHAKE: THE MOVING SIDEWALKS
ALL I SAW WAS YOU: AMERICAN BLUES
GREEN OF MY PANTS: THE RED KRAYOLA
SAN FRANCISCO GIRLS: FEVER TREE
DAYS MIND THE TIME: THE MODS
SHE’S ABOUT A MOVER: SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET
REVERBARATION: THE 13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS
TAKE ME TO THE MOUNTAINS: SHIVA’S HEADBAND
WHAT’S CAUSING THIS SENSATION?: THE CHESSMEN
FLY BY NIGHTER: THE WYLD
PARALYZED: LEGENDARY STARDUST COWBOY
IN & OUT: LORY & THE BLUENOTES
BLACK OUT: THE SHERWOODS
YOU’LL NEVER BE MY GIRL: THURSDAY’S CHILDREN
JUDY IN DISGUISE: JOHN FRED & HIS PLAYBOY BAND
THANKS A LOT, BABY: THE BARDS
THAT’S WHAT I NEED YOUR LOVE FOR: THE BARONS
SLEEP: THE LIVING END
TAKE A RIDE: CHOCOLATE MOOSE
SMELL OF INCENSE: SOUTWEST F.O.B.
DOOR KNOB: THE INTRICATE BLEND
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Musically, the year 2023 was . . . 365 days long. Wow. The past year sucked. No getting around that. But still, yer boys at Balcony Radio managed to dig out a couple dozen gems from the past 12 months. Do enjoy it.
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Now is the time to take cover as Mother Nature is back with more trouble, mayhem and anxiety. For lesson 164 of the 101 Series we return to the weather desk for more updates. Seems Big Mama and her minions want to wreak more havoc. How could we refuse! So it’s a couple of hours of songs about rain, quakes and storms to make you check your insurance policies.
PLAYLIST:
ABOUT THE WEATHER: MAGAZINE (MAGIC, MURDER AND THE WEATHER)
HURRICANE DRUNK: FLORENCE + THE MACHINE (LUNGS)
TYPHOONS: ROYAL BLOOD (TYPHOONS)
WEATHER IN MY HEAD: DONALD FAGAN (SUNKEN CONDOS)
SET FIRE TO THE RAIN: ADELE (21)
LIGHTNING CRASHES: LIVE (THROWING COOPER)
THUNDER AND LIGHTNING: ARGENT (NEXUS)
STORMY WEATHER: ETTA JAMES (AT LAST!)
TSUNAMI: THE RUGGED NUGGETS (YO TODO TU YO)
WINDPOWER: THOMAS DOLBY (THE GOLDEN AGE OF WIRELESS)
WALKING IN THE RAIN: FLASH AND THE PAN (FLASH AND THE PAN)
I CAN’T STAND THE RAIN: ANN PEEBLES (I CAN’T STAND THE RAIN)
COULDN’T STAND THE WEATHER: STEVIE RAY VAUGHN (COULDN’T STAND THE WEATHER)
STORMY MONDAY: LEE MICHAELS (LEE MICHAELS)
BOX OF RAIN: GRATEFUL DEAD (AMERICAN BEAUTY)
HERE COMES THE FLOOD: ROBERT FRIPP (W/PETER GABRIEL) (EXPOSURE)
METEOR: ARCHITECTS (FOR THOSE THAT WISH TO EXIST)
CALIFORNIA EARHTQUAKE: CASS ELLIOT (DREAM A LITTLE DREAM)
WALKING IN THE RAIN: THE RONETTES (BE MY BABY: THE BEST OF THE RONETTES)
WALK BETWEEN THE RAINDROPS: DONALD FAGEN (THE NIGHTFLY)
MR. BLUE SKY: ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (OUT OF THE BLUE)
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To honor our pledge to never forget, we’d like to take this September 11th to play music from the greatest city on Earth. All 5 Boroughs are out to represent in Lesson 32 of the 101 Series where we celebrate the music of NYC. Rock, pop, R&B, punk . . . we got enough subway […]
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Awards don’t mean anything, but, you know . . . it’s nice to win. In Lesson 163 of the 101 Series, we focus on tunes that won the Song of the Year at the Grammy awards. We’ll be spinning each winner, in chronological order. Join us for episode 1 of 3 as we cover the […]
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Time to test your patience. Every band out there has that epically pretentious song they know puts them in league with Beethoven or Tchaikovsky. DJs love when this happens because it means they can go to the bathroom during a song. Welcome to Long Song Silver ep 18, our testament to pomposity in rock ‘n’ […]
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Put your lip gloss back on and gas up the minivan, it’s time to head back out on tour with Taylor and 75,000 of her friends in football stadiums nationwide. Taylor Swift’s Eras tour has dominated music all summer and is taking over Balcony Radio for 101 Series Lesson 162. This week, we play the […]
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There is a barnstorming operation currently crossing American stadiums called the Eras Tour that makes any show by your Stones, Floyds or Bruces look like mere club dates. For part one of Lesson 162 of the 101 Series, we save you a thousand bucks a ticket and bring Taylor Swift and the biggest tour ever […]
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Once upon a time there were several wars. The War on Drugs, the Cold War and the war on cavities, clean kitchens and whiter laundry. There was also the Vietnam War. For episode 18 of our oldies program ‘I Remember That’ we spin a couple hours of Top 40 radio tunes from the tail end […]
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You’d be surprised how well a cowboy hat fits a mop top. All 10 gallons are required. Your pardners at Balcony Radio are known to be fond of two things: Country music and The Beatles. For episode 18 of High Tea with The Beatles, we bring you the best of both worlds. Pull up some room on the hay bale, we’ve got a couple dozen twangy versions of Beatles tunes done by Nashville’s finest.
LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS: BILL EVANS (IN GOOD COMPANY)
HELP!: DOLLY PARTON (GREAT BALLS OF FIRE)
LADY MADONNA: BUCK OWENS (THE WARNER BROS. RECORDINGS)
I’M LOOKING THROUGH YOU: STEVE EARLE (TRAIN A COMIN’)
I DON’T WANT TO SPOIL THE PARTY: ROSANNE CASH (HITS 1979-1989)
PAPERBACK WRITER: THE CHARLES RIVER VALLEY BOYS (BEATLE COUNTRY)
THINGS WE SAID TODAY: DWIGHT YOAKEM (LA CROIX D’AMOUR)
I’M A LOSER: DOUG KERSHAW (FLIP, FLOP AND FLY)
COME TOGETHER: DELBERT MCCLINTON (THE GREAT SONGS/COME TOGETHER)
HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE: EMMYLOU HARRIS (ELITE HOTEL)
LET IT BE: JOHN DENVER (POEMS, PRAYER AND PROMISES)
YOU’VE GOT TO HIDE YOUR LOVE AWAY: WAYLON JENNINGS (LOVE OF THE COMMON PEOPLE)
NORWEGIAN WOOD (THIS BIRD HAS FLOWN): HANK WILLIAMS, JR (HIGH NOTES)
YOU WON’T SEE ME: ANNE MURRAY (A LOVE SONG)
CAN’T BUY ME LOVE: CHET ATKINS (PICK ON THE BEATLES)
I FEEL FINE: SWEETHEARTS OF THE RODEO (ONE TIME, ONE NIGHT)
IF I FELL: SAMMY KERSHAW (COVERS THE HITS)
EIGHT DAYS A WEEK: LONNIE MORGAN (LEAVE THE LIGHT ON)
SOMETHING: WILLIE NELSON (PARTNERS)
THE FOOL ON THE HILL: BOBBIE GENTRY (LOCAL GENTRY)
CHILD OF NATURE: MASON JENNINGS (MINNESOTA BEATLE PROJECT, VOL. 2)
I’V JUST SEEN A FACE: THE DILLARDS (RHINO HI-FIVE)
DON’T LET ME DOWN: DILLARD & CLARK (THROUGH THE MORNING, THROUGH THE NIGHT)
WHAT GOES ON: NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND (UNCLE CHARLIE AND HIS DOG TEDDY)
BABY’S IN BLACK: TRAMPLES BY TURTLES (MINNESOTA BEATLE PROJECT, VOL, 4)
I WILL: ALISON KRAUSS (NOW THAT I’VE FOUND YOU: A COLLECTION)
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Despite the hiring of Sherpa guides to find our seats and the need for a second mortgage to pay for parking, your hosts here at The Balcony were priviledged and honored to have witnessed the rockin’ show by The Rolling Stones at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA. Just a stone’s throw from our studios! It was a truly rockin show as only the Stones can do. Tonight, for episode 18 of Have The Rolling Stones Killed we mimic that show with studio versions of the night’s program. So drive to the kitchen for snacks and park it on the couch because it’s all free in your living room tonight! (ARTWORK BY RON WOOD)
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We at Balcony Radio know who the ultimate heartbreaker is: Mother Nature. She always comes out on top. In Lesson ? of the 101 Series, we take a look at songs about natural disasters, bad weather, and situations beyond (y)our control. Dig in, the best course is to ride it out while blasting this show.
PLAYLIST:
HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN: EURYTHMICS (TOUCH)
STORMY WEATHER: THE PIXIES (BOSSANOVA)
THE APOCALYPSE SONG: ST. VINCENT (MARRY ME)
NEW WORLD WATER: MOS DEF (BLACK ON BOTH SIDES)
FAULT LINE: DEEP PURPLE (DEEP PURPLE)
EARTHQUAKE: 13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS (EASTER EVERYWHERE)
4 DEGREES: ANOHNI (HOPELESSNESS)
THE BLIZZARD: JIM REEVES (THE ESSENTIAL JIM REEVES)
EARTHQUAKE WEATHER: BECK (GUERO)
THE EARTHQUAKE SONG: THE LITTLE GIRLS (POSH BOY RECORDS PRESENTS AT THE WHISKEY)
HURRICANE: PLAINS (I WALKED WITH YOU AWAYS)
HERE COMES THE FLOOD: PETER GABRIEL (1: CAR)
MONSOON: THE BOMBORAS (SAVAGE ISLAND)
WILD IS THE WIND: JOHNNY MATHIS (GREATEST HITS)
THIS TORNADO LOVES YOU: NEKO CASE (MIDDLE CYCLONE)
RIDERS ON THE STORM: THE DOORS (L.A. WOMAN)
DOWN IN THE FLOOD: BOB DYLAN (GREATEST HITS VOL. 2)
TORNADOS: DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS (THE DIRTY SOUTH)
DANCING ON THE LIP OF A VOLCANO: THE NEW YOR DOLLS (ONE DAY IT WILL PLEASE US EVEN TO REMEMBER THIS)
VOLCANO: JIMMY BUFFETT (SONGS YOU KNOW BY HEART)
WASN’T THAT A MIGHTY STORM: NANCI GRIFFITH (OTHER VOICES TOO-A TRIP BACK TO BOUNTIFUL)
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Possession is 9/10 the law, so . . . Covering a song isn’t stealing. Just long-term borrowing. We at Balcony Radio have no problem with musical thievery. That’s why we have a cover song show called Gimme Back My Song. For Episode 18, we put on the miner’s hat and dig deep into the crates for some of the most obscure covers we’ve ever spun.
PLAYLIST:
EVERYBODY’S TALKIN’: BILL WITHERS (JUST AS I AM)
96 TEARS: ARETHA FRANKLIN (ARETHA ARRIVES)
FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH: CHER (3614 JACKSON HIGHWAY)
BORN TO BE WILD: WILSON PICKETT (HEY JUDE)
SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL: SANDIE SHAW (REVIEWING THE SITUATION)
WICHITA LINEMAN: THE METERS (STRUTTIN’)
SUSPICIOUS MINDS: THE HEPTONES (BETTER DAYS)
NATURE BOY: GRACE SLICK (GRACE SLICK & THE GREAT SOCIETY)
YOU’RE SO VAIN: DAVID AXELROD (HEAVY AXE)
DOCK OF THE BAY: PEGGY LEE (A NATURAL WOMAN)
SPINNING WHEEL: SHIRLEY BASSEY (SOMETHING)
SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE: THE 5TH DIMENSION (THE AGE OF AQUARIUS)
BROWN-EYED HANDSOME MAN: NINA SIMONE (HIGH PRIESTESS OF SOUL)
USE ME: LIZA MINNELLI (THE SINGER)
FEELING ALRIGHT: GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS (IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN)
HIT THE ROAD, JACK: HELEN REDDY (I AM WOMAN)
THE WEIGHT: JACKIE DESHANNON (LAUREL CANYON)
FIRE AND RAIN: BOBBY WOMACK (THE BEST OF…)
LIGHT MY FIRE: ERMA FRANKLIN (BRUNSWICK ESSENTIALS)
I GOT YOU BABE: ETTA JAMES (TELL MAMA: THE COMPLETE MUSCLE SHOALS SESSIONS)
THAT’S LIFE: JAMES BROWN (GETTIN’ DOWN TO IT)
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Time to plug in and tune out . . . Balcony Radio is ready to kick out the jams – LIVE. It’s time for From the Board, our testament to being in the room with the guitar, drums, and bass. Buy the ticket and take the ride through a couple dozen of the rockingest live music performances you’ll hear maybe ever. Ever. Ever? EVER!!!
PLAYLIST:
LEFT OF THE DIAL: THE REPLACEMENTS (MAXWELL’S HOBOKEN, NJ 2/4/1986) (FOR SALE: LIVE AT MAXWELLS’S 1986)
WHAT’S THE FREQUENCY, KENNETH?: R.E.M (R.E.M LIVE)
MAKING FLIPPY FLOPPY: TALKING HEADS (STOP MAKING SENSE)
COMMOTION: CREDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL (LIVE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL APRIL 14, 1970)
DEANNA: NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS (LIVE SEEDS)
WAITING FOR THE END OF THE WORLD: ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS (LIVE AT THE EL MOCAMBO)
SPOONMAN: SOUNDGARDEN (LIVE FROM THE ARTIST’S DEN)
SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO?: THE CLASH (FROM HERE TO ETERNITY)
FREEDOM OF CHOICE: DEVO (LIVE 1981)
GIMME GIMME SHOCK TREATMENT: THE RAMONES (IT’S ALIVE!)
BRICK BY BRICK: IGGY POP (LIVE OLYMPIA: PARIS, FRANCE 1991)
PLASTIC FANTASTIC LOVER: JEFFERSON AIRPLANE (LIVE AT THE FILMORE AUDITORIUM)
DEEP ELEM BLUES: GRATEFUL DEAD (RECKONING)
EMOTIONAL WEATHER REPORT: TOM WAITS (NIGHTHAWKS AT THE DINER)
THE BORDER SONG: SIR ELTON JOHN (HERE AND THERE)
WISH YOU WERE HERE: PINK FLOYD (LIVE AT KNEBWORTH 1990)
INTRO: BRIAN JONES/KILLING FLOOR: JIMI HENDRIX (LIVE AT THE MONTEREY POP FESTIVAL)
MOTHERSHIP CONNECTION (STAR CHILD): PARLIAMENT (LIVE: P-FUNK EARTH TOUR)
FAT MAN IN THE BATHTUB: LITTLE FEAT (WAITING FOR COLOMBUS)
ALABAM SONG: THE DOORS (ABSOLUTELY LIVE)
20TH CENTURY MAN: THE KINKS (ONE FOR THE ROAD)
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We at The Balcony can sometimes seperate the artist from the art. Even if that line is very, very blurry! For Lesson 159 of the 101 Series we set aside the personal from the professional once again and take a look at the career of Phil Spector. Join us as we take a tour through the life’s work of a man who faced a life sentence. In this episode we climb the Wall of Sound and try to avoid the ricochet of bullets.
PLAYLIST:
To Know Him Is To Love Him: The Teddy Bears
Twist and Shout: Top Note
Corinna, Corinna: Ray Peterson
I Love How You Love Me: The Paris Sisters
Second Hand Love: Connie Francis
He’s A Rebel: The Crystals
Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home): The Crystals
Then He Kissed Me: The Crystals
Be My Baby: The Ronettes
Baby, I Love You: The Ronettes
You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’: The Righteous Brothers
Just Once In My Life: The Righteous Brothers
River Deep Mountain High: Ike & Tina Turner
Black Pearl: Sonny Charles & The Checkmates
Instant Karma (We All Shne On): John Lennon
My Sweet Lord: George Harrison
True Love Leaves No Traces: Leonard Cohen
Rock ‘n’ Roll High School: Ramones
Silence Is Easy: Starsailor
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Not every song on your favorite record was a hit. Some tunes belong on Side Two. Your friends at Balcony Radio are the Side Two type. This week on Found Gems — our testament to forgotten songs by your favorite artists — we muddle through some of the greatest records of all time to find tunes that still managed to get lost in the shuffle.
PLAYLIST:
GOOD TIMES: ARETHA FRANKLIN (I NEVER LOVED A MAN THE WAY I LOVE)
GUILTINESS: BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS (EXODUS)
WHAT’S HAPPENING BROTHER: MARVIN GAYE (WHAT’S GOING ON)
SEEN AND NOT SEEN: TALKING HEADS (REMAIN IN LIGHT)
POORBOY SHUFFLE: CREDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL (WILLIE & THE POORBOYS)
LUCKY: RADIOHEAD (OK COMPUTER)
HANG ON TO YOUR EGO: THE BEACH BOYS (PET SOUNDS)
MONTY GOT A RAW DEAL: R.E.M. (AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE)
OH DADDY: FLEETWOOD MAC (RUMOURS)
EASY GOING EVENING (MY MOTHER’S CALL): STEVIE WONDER (SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE)
THIS SONG HAS NO TITLE: ELTON JOHN (GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD)
PURE AND EASY: THE WHO (WHO’S NEXT)
TERRITORIAL PISSINGS: NIRVANA (NEVERMIND)
I KNOW WHAT I KNOW: PAUL SIMON (GRACELAND)
TRYING TO THROW YOUR ARMS AROUND THE WORLD: U2 (ACTUNG BABY)
MEETING ACROSS THE RIVER: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (BORN TO RUN)
I LOOKED AT YOU: THE DOORS (THE DOORS)
I DON’T WANNA WALK AROUND WITH YOU: THE RAMONES (RAMONES)
LOVE OR CONFUSION: JIMI HENDRIX (ARE YOU EXPERIENCED?)
THE GOLD IT’S IN THE…:PINK FLOYD (OBSCURED BY CLOUDS)
IN THE CITY: THE EAGLES (THE LONG RUN)
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Another year is down and what do we have to show for it? Just some good ass music. (Yes, it was out there in 2022.) Join your pals at Balcony Radio as we galavant though the tunes of 2022. It might not have been the best year in music, but we still manage dig out a couple dozen songs that would be the highlight of any year.
PLAYLIST:
WILD CHILD: THE BLACK KEYS (DROPOUT BOOGIE)
CONSTANT REPEAT: CHARLI XCX (CRASH)
LESS THAN ZERO: THE WEEKEND (DAWN FM)
WET DREAM: WET LEG (WET DREAM)
BELINDA SAYS: ALVVAYS (BLUE REX)
ABOUT DAMN TIME: LIZZO (ABOUT DAWN TIME)
ANTI-HERO: TAYLOR SWIFT (MIDNIGHTS)
BAD HABIT: STEVE LACY (BAD HABIT)
SHOTGUN: SOCCER MOMMY (SHOTGUN)
N95: KENDRICK LAMARR (MR. MORALE AND THE BIG STEPPERS)
PROBLEM WITH IT: PLAINS (I WALKED WITH YOU AWAYS)
THERE’D BETTER BE A MIRRORBALL: ARCTIC MONKEYS (THERE’S BETTER BE A MIRRORBALL)
BIG HEART SICK MIND: THE WHITMORE SISTERS (GHOST STORIES)
EDGE OF THE EDGE: PANDA BEAR & SONIC BOOM (EDGE OF THE EDGE)
SIDELINES: PHOEBE BRIDGERS (SIDELINES)
ANYTHING: SHARON VAN ETTEN (WE’VE BEEN GOING ABOUT THIS ALL WRONG)
SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE: ZACH BRYAN (SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE)
CIRCLES AROUND THIS TOWN: MAREN MORRIS (CIRCLES AROUND THIS TOWN)
BIG TIME: ANGEL OLSEN (BIG TIME)
FEVER: ALDOUS HARDING (WARM CHRIS)
CERTAINTY: BIG THIEF (DRAGON NEW WARM MOUNTAIN I BELIEVE IN YOU)
AMERICAN TEENAGER: ETHEL CAIN (RANCHER’S DAUGHTER)
THAT’S WHERE I AM: MAGGIE ROGERS (SURRENDER)
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Gather ’round, everyone, it’s the most wonderful time of the year. Finally. Join the egg noggers at Balcony Radio for our 81st Annual Christmas Music Extravaganza. Let us stuff your ear stocking with a couple dozen of the best Christmas songs to bring all that holiday and good cheer. No humbugs allowed!
PLAYLIST:
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE FAMILY: ROBERT EARL KEENE
CHRISTMAS WRAPPING: THE WAITRESSES
ZAT YOU, SANTA CLAUS: LOUIS ARMSTRONG
SANTA CLAUS GOT STUCK IN MY CHIMNEY: ELLA FITZGERALD
MAYBE THIS CHISTMAS: RON SEXSMITH
JESUS CHIRST: BIG STAR
MERRY CHRISTMAS, DARLING: THE CARPENTERS
MAY EVERYDAY BE CHRISTMAS: IRMA THOMAS
SPACE CHRISTMAS: SHONEN KNIFE
MISTRESS FOR CHRISTMAS: AC/DC
FATHER CHRISTMAS: THE KINKS
I’LL BE STONED FOR CHRISTMAS: DENT MAY
SANTA, TEACH ME TO DANCE: THE DARNELS
WHAT WILL SANTA CLAUS SAY?: LOUIS PRIMA
CHRISTMAS DAY: SQUEEZE
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU: VINCE VAUGHN & THE VALIANTS
JUST ANOTHER CHRISTMAS SONG: SHARON JONES & THE DAP KINGS
PAPA NOEL: BRENDA LEE
SANTA CLAUS: THE SONICS
THAT WAS THE WORST CHRISTMAS EVER: SUFJAN STEVENS
MERRY CHRISTMAS LOOPY LU: THE KAISERS
CHRISTMAS (BABY PLEASE COME HOME) DARLENE LOVE
MY DEAR AQUAINTANCE (A HAPPY NEW YEAR): REGINA SPEKTOR
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Did you ever have that one student in class that always gave the best answers, always understood the subject and got A’s on pop quizzes? Did you ever want to just peek at their work? We at Balcony Radio are not above looking over someone’s shoulder to see what they’re working on. And now we’ve got a show dedicated to snooping through work in progress: Embryonic. In episode 18, we spin some of the best demos we could find in the deep, dark interwebs. Rarities and unreleased goodies abound!
PLAYLIST:
SUNSET DRIVER: MICHAEL JACKSON
IF YOU MUST: NIRVANA
MOTION SICKNESS; PHOEBE BRIDGERS
DON’T CRY: GUNS N’ ROSES
WE’RE GOING WRONG: CREAM
POKER FACE: LADY GAGA
SPOONMAN: SOUNDGARDEN
ANGEL: AEROSMITH
POPEYE THE SAILOR MAN: HARRY NILSSON
THE BITTEREST PILL: THE JAM
1977: THE CLASH
HERE SHE COMES NOW: VELVET UNDERGROUND
BELLYACHE: BILLIE EILISH
DON’T GO LOOKING: TEGAN & SARA
THE FALL: DOLLY PARTON
MANIC MONDAY: PRINCE AND APOLLONIA
MY NAME IS: EMINEM
RING MY BELL: THE BEE GEES
TEMPTATION: BILLY JOEL
GOD ONLY KNOWS: THE BEACH BOYS
PRETTY GOOD YEAR: TORI AMOS
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Pull up a stool at the coffeehouse, it’s songwriter’s open mic night at Balcony Radio. This time out on Episode 18 of Dusty Gems — our tribute to singers that fell between the cracks of fame — we’re showcasing a few of our favorite non-stars. Check out some songs that were hits in a different, […]
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Gather ’round all ye ghoulies, it’s time for one of the best annual traditions: the Balcony Radio Halloween Spooooooky Song Extravaganza! This time out, we crank out a playlist of songs that will rattle your chains and zap your neck bolts. Keep all the candy for yourself, it’s time to boooooogie. Download PLAYLIST: MONSTER MASH: […]
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Hey-OOOOOHHHH, it’s time!!! The boys at Balcony Radio have laced up the Chucks and tightened up our fades, we are ready officially ready to hit the streets. And there is no better soundtrack than that O.G. shiiiiit. This time out, we spin the hardest beats of 1988. Just say no to crack, just say yes […]
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Music historian Greil Marcus called music of the 19th and early 20th century songs of “the old, weird America.” Your friends at Balcony Radio are starting this new Season 18 of programs finding tunes from the new, weird America. Welcome to the Blue Highway EP 18, our show dedicated to all the dusty roads of […]
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Pick out your best skinny tie and Aquanet that hair up high, it’s time to cruise into ’82. Join your she-boppers at Balcony Radio at the roller rink while we spin the best music of 1982. Put your Atari joystick down and crank it up for Lesson 158 of the 101 Series. This time out, […]
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Pick out your best skinny tie and Aquanet that hair up high, it’s time to cruise into ’82. Join your she-boppers at Balcony Radio at the roller rink while we spin the best music of 1982. Put your Atari joystick down and crank it up for Lesson 158 of the 101 Series. This time out, […]
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Let’s take it back an even 50 years when the only way to escape a little thing called Watergate was Top 40 radio. Pull up some space on the shag carpeting next to your buddies at Balcony Radio for Lesson 157 of the 101 Series. This time out, we’re scanning the dial for the best […]
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Let’s take it back an even 50 years when the only way to escape a little thing called Watergate was Top 40 radio. Pull up some space on the shag carpeting next to your buddies at Balcony Radio for Lesson 157 of the 101 Series. This time out, we’re scanning the dial for the best […]
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Gas up the Camaro because your friends at Balcony Radio are ready to take you on a musical journey back to ’75. Join us for Lesson 156 of the 101 Series as we look at the best rock, pop, soul, and funk released in 1975. Dig out the bell bottoms and pick that hair up […]
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Gas up the Camaro because your friends at Balcony Radio are ready to take you on a musical journey back to ’75. Join us for Lesson 156 of the 101 Series as we look at the best rock, pop, soul, and funk released in 1975. Dig out the bell bottoms and pick that hair up […]
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It’s time to wrap up Season 17 of Balcony Radio programming. There’s no better way to shut it down than with a couple hours of music. As always, the season finale is an episode of X-Chrome, our show dedicated to the women of rock/pop/soul/country and all genres between. We’d normally tell you to hit the […]
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It’s time to wrap up Season 17 of Balcony Radio programming. There’s no better way to shut it down than with a couple hours of music. As always, the season finale is an episode of X-Chrome, our show dedicated to the women of rock/pop/soul/country and all genres between. We’d normally tell you to hit the […]
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Naming your traveling music show “The Never-Ending Tour” carries a lot of demand if you’re the world’s greatest living songwriter, Bob Dylan. And looking at the travel itinerary for the last 60 years would prove this to be so. For episode 17 of our tribute to said songwriter, Time For Bob we listen to some […]
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Naming your traveling music show “The Never-Ending Tour” carries a lot of demand if you’re the world’s greatest living songwriter, Bob Dylan. And looking at the travel itinerary for the last 60 years would prove this to be so. For episode 17 of our tribute to said songwriter, Time For Bob we listen to some […]
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You know what time it is . . . Straighten that tie, make sure your hemline is straight and the flask is full, we’re heading out on the town. In episode 17 of Swingtime, the gents at Balcony Radio are ready to spin you around the floor with some of the best music your great-grandparents […]
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You know what time it is . . . Straighten that tie, make sure your hemline is straight and the flask is full, we’re heading out on the town. In episode 17 of Swingtime, the gents at Balcony Radio are ready to spin you around the floor with some of the best music your great-grandparents […]
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What do you need to get through your day? Peace, love and soul, people. Your boys at Balcony Radio can help you with one of those . . . good luck with the others. Join us this week for episode 17 of Soulville, our testament to wonders of rhythm and blues. This week, we spin […]
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What do you need to get through your day? Peace, love and soul, people. Your boys at Balcony Radio can help you with one of those . . . good luck with the others. Join us this week for episode 17 of Soulville, our testament to wonders of rhythm and blues. This week, we spin […]
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The 60s was all about peace and love . . . when the entire world tried to catch up to Jamaica’s vibes. What was Jamaica doing in the 60s? Making the best music in the world, mon. Balcony Radio can dig it. Roll up and twist off episode 17 of Songs From the Yard, our […]
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The 60s was all about peace and love . . . when the entire world tried to catch up to Jamaica’s vibes. What was Jamaica doing in the 60s? Making the best music in the world, mon. Balcony Radio can dig it. Roll up and twist off episode 17 of Songs From the Yard, our […]
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From 1967-1972, the music bidnezz realized something: kids like music and they don’t care about art. Thus, was born the genre that launched a thousand lunch boxes: Bubblegum Music. In Lesson 155 of the 101 Series, your friends at Balcony Radio stick a big ol’ wad of sugary tunes in our mouths and spin the […]
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From 1967-1972, the music bidnezz realized something: kids like music and they don’t care about art. Thus, was born the genre that launched a thousand lunch boxes: Bubblegum Music. In Lesson 155 of the 101 Series, your friends at Balcony Radio stick a big ol’ wad of sugary tunes in our mouths and spin the […]
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For a brief period of time, a moment after the advent of Post-Punk and before the avalanche popularity of R.E.M., there was a microscopic sub-genre from the West and Southwest that came to be dubbed The Paisley Underground. For Lesson 154 of the 101 Series we dip our 10 gallons hats in tie-dye and experiment […]
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For a brief period of time, a moment after the advent of Post-Punk and before the avalanche popularity of R.E.M., there was a microscopic sub-genre from the West and Southwest that came to be dubbed The Paisley Underground. For Lesson 154 of the 101 Series we dip our 10 gallons hats in tie-dye and experiment […]
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Hey there pals, gals, and everyone in between . . . it’s your ol’ buddies at Balcony Radio checking in. Spring is in the air and the world is sort of getting back to normal. How do fight this? With weird music! Join us for our tribute to late-night radio with Long Song Silver. This time out, we have a handful of songs you can put on while doing other things. (Like zoning out to the music.) In episode 17, we spin some of the most classic fusion tracks you can shake a stick-length joint at. See you on the other side of dawn.
**PLAYLIST:
SHY: HERBIE HANCOCK (HEAD HUNTER)
TRILOGY: MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA (THE LOST TRIDENT SESSIONS)
CUCUMBER SLUMBER: WEATHER REPORT (MYSTERIOUS TRAVELER)
JOHN & MARY: JACO PASTORIUS (WORD OF MOUTH)
CASINO: AL DIMEOLA (CASINO)
DEADLY NIGHTSHADE: BRAND X (MASQUES)**
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Before Apple Music, before YouTube, before Napster, before MTV, before things were in color there was only one place to get your music fix. And it was brought to you by the squarest man in the Western Hemisphere. In Lesson 153 of the 101 Series, Balcony Radio heads to Broadway as we focus on some of the best musical performances on The Ed Sullivan Show. From 1948 – 1971, everyone who was everyone appeared on the program from black and white to day-glo. The applause sign is on and we’ve just heard a word from our sponsors . . . time for some music.
**I SAW HER STANDING THERE: THE BEATLES
DAYDREAM: THE LOVIN’ SPOONFUL
OH, BOY: BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETS
PROUD MARY: IKE & TINA TURNER
UP ON CRIPPLE CREEK: THE BAND
HOUND DOG: ELVIS PRESLEY
MACK THE KNIFE: BOBBY DARIN
LOVE ME OR LOVE ME: NINA SIMONE
12:30: THE MOMMAS & PAPAS
LONELY TEARDDROPS: JACKIE WILSON
JUST MY IMAGINATION: THE TEMPTATIONS
ONLY YOU: THE PLATTERS
IT’S NOT UNUSUAL: TOM JONES
IT DON’T MEAN A THING: ELLA FITZGERALD & DUKE ELLINGTON
I WANT YOU BACK: JACKSON 5
YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE: THE SUPREMES
THE LAST TIME: THE ROLLING STONES
I GET AROUND: BEACH BOYS
RAISE YOUR HAND: JANIS JOPLIN
I’M CRYING: THE ANIMALS
I’VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN: LOUIS PRIMA & KEELY SMITH
BLACK DENIM TROUSERS & MOTORCYCLE BOOTS: EDITH PIAF
PEOPLE ARE STRANGE: THE DOORS
SHE EVEN WOKE ME UP TO SAY GOODBYE: JERRY LEE LEWIS
PERSONALITY: LLOYD PRICE
FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE: STEVIE WONDER**
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When you’re under the constant threat of nuclear war with them Ruskies, the only thing you can do is stop, drop, rock and roll. In episode 17 of our oldies programme I Remember That!, we bobby your socks-es with a couple dozen of the rockingest 50s singles and should have been singles we can find. Pomade that hair, roll your smokes in your sleeve and get ready to crank up the best Cold War-era soundtrack you can blast out of the T-Bird.
**SITTIN’ IN THE BALCONY: EDDIE COCHRAN (SINGIN’ TO MY BABY)
HOUND DOG: BIG MAMA THORNTON (BALL N’ CHAIN)
LAWDY MIS CLAWDY: LLOYD PRICE (GREATEST HITS-ORIGINAL ABC/PARAMOUNT RECORDINGS)
CRUISIN’: GENE VINCENT & HIS BLUE CAPS (GENE VINCENT & HIS BLUE CAPS)
MYSTERY TRAIN: JUNIOR PARKER (LITTLE JUNIOR PARKER: MR. BLUES)
MONEY HONEY: THE DRIFTERS (ON STAGE)
RAZZLE DAZZLE: BILL HALEY & HIS COMETS (ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK)
SLIPPIN’ AND SLIDIN’ (PEEPIN’ AND HIDIN’): LITTLE RICHARD (HERE’S LITTLE RICHARD)
I WANNA WALTZ: WANDA JACKSON (WANDA JACKSON)
REET PETITE: JACKIE WILSON (HE’S SO FINE)
ROCK ‘N’ ROLL MUSIC: CHUCK BERRY (ONE DOZEN BERRY’S)
MY REAL GONE ROCKET: JACKIE BRENSON & HIS DELTA CATS (THE CHESS STORY 1947-1966)
I’M IN LOVE AGAIN: FATS DOMINO (FATS DOMINO SWINGS)
OOBY DOOBY: ROY ORBISON & THE TEEN KINGS (AT THE ROCK HOUSE)
SPEEDO: THE CADILLACS (BEST COLLECTION)
TWENTY FLIGHT ROCK: EDDIE COCHRAN (BEST OF..)
HOW HIGH THE MOON: LES PAUL & MARY FORD (THE HIT MAKERS)
CHANGING ALL THOSE CHANGES: BUDDY HOLLY (THAT’LL BE THE DAY)
THE ABC’S OF LOVE: FRANKIE LYMAN & HIS TEENAGERS (THE BEST OF..)
EVRYBODY’S TRYING TO BE MY BABY: CARL PERKINS (THE DANCE ALBUM)
I FEEL THAT OLD FEELING COMING ON: JAMES BROWN (PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE)
DON’T CALL MY NAME: BOBBY DARIN (BOBBY DARIN)
POOR LITTLE FOOL: RICKY NELSON (RICKY NELSON)
SEARCHIN’: THE COASTERS (THE COASTERS)
ROCKIN’ ALL NIGHT: RITCHIE VALENS (RITCHIE)
BYE BYE LOVE: THE EVERLY BROS. (THE VERY BEST OF..)**
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Your friends at Balcony Radio have watched all 8 hours of the Get Back documentary. Our note? Give us another 80 hours! We’ve got Beatlemania and there’s no cure . . . and we don’t want one. Pull up a chair for High Tea with The Beatles episode 17. Your hosts present a fair serving of both group and solo material. We set you a place between Mean Mr. Mustard and Eleanor Rigby, check your silver hammer at the door.
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The boys at Balcony Radio were lucky to catch a certain band on their current tour . . . still can’t sit down because our asses got rocked off. 2+ HRS of guys whose average age is incalculable. Mick, Keef and Ronnie played a lot songs we wanted to hear and didn’t break sweat. In episode 17 of our programme, Have the Rolling Stones Killed we spin all the tunes they missed. Pour the tea, let the shepherd’s pie cool, and get yer ya-ya’s out . . . the Rolling Stones are in the building.
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There is no bigger compliment to a singer than someone saying, “Good song . . . I’m stealing it.” Here at Balcony Radio, we don’t have a problem with musical larceny. We actually celebrate it in a little programme we call Gimme Back My Song that highlights the best cover versions of tunes we could find. Does that mean we play Bette Midler singing the Rolling Stones? Yes, it means we play Bette Midler singing the Rolling Stones. You’re welcome.
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Year Two of quarantine and the main thing we really really miss about the olden times is live music . . . Join your socially distant pals at BalconyRadio in mourning the days of sneaking beers (and other things) into the show and heading to the bathroom during songs from the new album. In this installment of From the Board, we’re not messing around — we’ve got a couple dozen of the biggest stars in rock leaving it all on the stage. Save the cost of parking and crank it up loud.
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From the swampy mucks of Northern California’s East Bay is a little band everyone in the world likes: Creedence Clearwater Revival. In Lesson 152 of the 101 Series, we run through the jungle with 2 dozen of the best tracks that ever graced radio airwaves. Button up your flannel and lace up your work boots, sweet hitch-hiker, time for some real American music.
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Freeform radio: (noun) radio station programming format in which the disc jockey is given total control over what music to play, regardless of music genre or commercial interests. Sounds like music to the ears at Balcony Radio. Here’s our testament to playing whatever we want when we want: The FreeSpace episode 17. Your hosts each provide 50% of the show. You’ve been warned.
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Look up the stats: Babe Ruth didn’t hit a home run every time he went to bat. The Bambino hit singles and doubles, too, you know. He struck out 1,300 times. So, you know, your favorite singers and bands don’t write hit singles all day. They write tracks that only your friends at Balcony Radio remember. So, we took all the non-hits and put ’em in a show called Found Gems. For episode 17 we bounce around some classic albums, find some seriously deep tracks, and get warm like fine vinyl. Dig it. You’d be cooler if you did.
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The staff at Balcony Radio are some brave souls . . . they dug through the detritus of the last 12 months of recorded music to find some actual good tunes. Putting together the Best of 2021 is a tough job — but, dammit, someone had to do it. So, let’s say hello to 2022 by hitting play and checking out a couple dozen socially-distant gems released during the 365 day drag called 2021.
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Gather ’round, it’s time to join your friends out on the Balcony for our 113th HOLIDAY MUSIC EXTRAVAGANZA!!! Come sit with us at the weird table and check out a couple dozen of the best holiday songs we could dig up amongst all this coal. It’s been a tough year, so let your buddies stuff your stockings with all the music you never knew you always needed. Music: the best gift ever. (The one thing you can’t return!) Goodbye and good riddance, 2021.
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Ten score and some ago a little experiment called America was begun. We at Balcony Radio are doing our patriotic duty to celebrate the good and (mostly) bad of that long history. Here in Lesson 151 of the 101 Series, we spin songs all about the whos, whats, wheres, and whys of American history. This show will be your Civics final this semester. Take notes accordingly, you might actually learn something.
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Little do you know the amount of work that goes into the average four minute pop song. So, your friends at Balcony Radio decided to do something about that. We call it Embryonic, a music programme dedicated to highlighting the songs in their most basic form: the demo. In episode 17, we listen in as your favorites in rock, soul, country and places in between put pad to paper. Keep it down. Genius is at work.
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Save that term paper about Zora Neale Hurston and strap on your Docs, it’s time for Balcony Radio to load up the Volvo and take us to just past the Lilith Fair to the other stage. In episode 17 of Dusty Gems, our tribute to forgotten singer-songwriters of yesteryear, we go one step beyond the Lilith Fair and rock asses very hard as we stick it to the man with the best lady-centric tunes of the 90s. Cut your bangs and turn it up.
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Sirens are blaring and you need a soundtrack for stepping on the gas . . . why not Balcony Radio? In Lesson 150 of the 101 Series we do 99 to life with the best songs we could find about crime. We’ve got misdemeanors, felonies, sins, thievery, and dick moves covered. The rap sheet makes for a pretty good playlist.
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