The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)

life is full of crushing disappointments.  Turn up for early for the “America 250” party, only to learn Danny Tantrum’s set has been cancelled (“technical issues”, yeah, right) . You spend nearly 3 entire minutes making a “Fire (David) Stearns” sign and you’re kicked out of Citi Field by Steve Cohen’s goon squad (“the sign is not big enough”, ok, fair enough). Jump headfirst into the modern print-...

I don’t know if you’re like me but I suspect you might be — looking on in abject horror as the entire internet persists in curb-stomping an individual who had the temerity to declare themselves, “ the most relevant and impactful music critic of my — and any — generation”.  Yeah, I know, more impactful than Gary Bushell?  More relevant than Luke Winkie?  Not bloody likely, however what sort of worl...

in commemoration of the New York Knicks’ stunning dispatch of the San Antonio Spurs last week, I attempted to fashion an infographic for this week’s show that displayed a new JD & The Straight Shot album designed in the style of Kurt Vile’s ‘Philadelphia’s Been Good To Me’ (admittedly, “Being Charles Dolan’s Son Has Been Good To Me’ doesn’t roll off the tongue nearly as well). My Photoshop ski...

I dunno about YOU LOT but in these troubled, dumber than dumb fuck times I need all the distractions I can get. Preparations for this week's episode were slightly dented by my spending most of the past several days pouring over footage from a pair of 2026 celluloid achievements, to wit, Lifetime's "Thou Shall Not Commit Adultery" (with an incredible star turn from 14 year NBA v...

nary a day passes when I am not filled with INCANDESCENT rage at some influenza-peddler sharing their deep thoughts about some imaginary micro genre or other. Hyper-slop.  sketchers-gaze.  It’s all too much for any sensible, learned person (or if you prefer, me) to endure.     But then it hit me — why allow these grifters and dumbfucks to dominate the discussion?  What’s stopping me — with my weal...

today marks the 6th anniversary of this program’s launch  - when it all began in those scary days of 2020, I never would’ve imagined it would turn into the most popular and acclaimed online radio show in the world.  As it turns out, nothing of the sort would come to pass, however  a lot of other terrible things DID come to pass and nearly every week feels like shaking off reality in order to enter...

I’m sure you’ve all read accounts of the diabolical 1-877-Kars-4-Kids commercials being banned from the airwaves in California due to their deceptive nature (ie. you cannot actually swap a kar for a kid, not lawfully anyway) and while this is very good news for the collective sanity of Golden State residents, i am afraid i have to ask — what , if anything, is the court system doing about JG FUCKIN...

during storms last week, a huge portion of a neighbor’s even bigger tree came down in my front yard  and for several days there was no effort to sort out the damage. Friends suggested I ring 311, which seemed a little presumptuous — for starters, there’s nothing in their background to suggest they’re any good at providing municipal services, and secondly, it’s two thousand twenty six ffs, shouldn’...

this week’s show tackles one of the more discouraging developments in recent times, mainly the ill-advised decision on the part of “Coronation Street” writers to wrap up 4 (ok, 5 but i really DGAF about Jodie) major storylines simultaneously. I don’t think i am exaggerating when i say this is the worst thing that has ever happened. Did someone mishear a colleague singing the praises of Anti-Cimex...

i did my best to make this week's program special but i must confess, it was very difficult finding the time to select the music and make proper notes now that I have become engulfed in the burgeoning industry that is posting-photos-of-kollapsed-kallax-shelves.  You all know how obsessed I am with monetizing these accounts and there's an endless demand for photos of kollapsing kallax. We...

It's still Realicide To Me, Damn It.  Only Death is Realicide.  Is it Realicide or Is It Memorex?  Is it Realicide or is it Desenex?  Anti-Cimex >  Anti Fungal.  Ludwig van Beethoven >  “Beethoven” (1992, dir - Brian Levant) > “Beethoven’s 2nd” (1993, dir - Rod Daniel) > “Beethoven’s 3rd” (2000 dir - David Mackey Evans) > Camper Van Beethoven.  Enjoy this week's show, it&a...

with tax returns coming due today in the United States, I’m sadly obliged to reflect upon the 2010  flight undertaken by former Billy Eli Band bassist Andrew Joseph Stack III , who crashed his single engine Piper Dakota aircraft into the Austin TX offices of the Internal Revenue Service.  Prior to this act of domestic terrorism, Stack could occasionally be seen maintaining the low end for the Eli...

this week’s program concerns a matter that has utterly captivated music media the past several weeks, namely the debut album from aspiring cellist / 13 year NBA veteran PG Jason “White Chocolate” Williams.  Now, I know what some of you are saying.  He’s a total clown.  He cannot play the cello for shit.  He sucked on defense.  All of these things are undeniable, however as I consider Williams’ ear...

over the past couple of years I have thoroughly enjoyed my association with East Village Radio, however this glorious run has come to a conclusion as I’ve accepted a very lucrative offer to join the on-air staff at Sirius’ XMU.  While I’ll not have nearly the same sort of creative control afforded by EVR’s rather lax management, I am absolutely convinced you’re GONNA LOVE  “The Tame Impala Hour Th...

so I was doing this silly interview with a UK newspaper and they were asking annoying questions like “what’s your favorite karaoke song?” (Paul Anka, “Having My Baby”), and “which song would be played for your torture at Camp X-Ray?” (Paul Anka, “Having My Baby”) and one of the click-baity Q’s was, “name a classic you don’t think has aged particularly well?”  Off the top of my head, the only thing...

People sometimes* ask, "how do you kill a golden goose?"  Well, if you are the organizers of central texas' annual music/film/tech trade fair, there's more than one way to exterminate your gold-egg laying friend (besides, you know, drowning, strangulation, forgetting to buy goose chow).  The gradual decimation of the musical portion was a start, but the less gradual cozying up...

much as i would’ve loved to devote this week’s program to previewing all the hot stuff planned for Planatir’s SXSW showcase (which, unlike Shawn Carpetbagger’s much vaunted INFOWARS showcases, might actually exist) , there’s a slightly more urgent issue weighing upon us. Or me, anyway.     While there’s no shortage of horrible ideas on the Record Store Day docket each April, what have we as a soci...

aside from the obvious (THIS FIFTH SEASON OF “INDUSTRY” IS TERRIBLE), you have no idea how much self-control was required not to type “it’s like equity punk never happened”.  But here we are, I’ve typed it, I’ve got no self control and and if you invested in this dork’s operation, you’ve likely got no money.  While we patiently stalk his Linkedin account awaiting the next great pivot, here’s 2 hou...

in honor of this program’s 300th episode, several of my devoted listeners pooled together cash from their paper routes and lemonade stands to purchase congratulatory Cameo calls from persons commonly associated with the number 300.  Sadly, thespian powerhouse Gerard Butler (fig 1) turned down the gig saying he couldn’t get into the character.  Widely decorated pro bowler and DX acolyte Pete Weber...

Needles to say, I'm confused how an accredited fitness maven/administration simp like Triple H got cut out of the intense training session shown above, but OTOH the room doesn't look very big. Maybe your sweat lodge is more spacious, I really don't know. I had a bunch of good stories about Richard Simmons from my former lawyer, but I'm sworn to secrecy (mostly because I'd...

good morning. I am sure you are all as mortified as I am by news reports of someone claiming to be a former member of Spacehog sending explicit, unsolicited pics of himself to persons who’ve mentioned Spacehog on their timelines.    For starters, just because there are very few people who know or care enough about Spacehog to do so does not make these actions any less disturbing.  Since our author...

Last Friday's National Shutdown here in the USA raised a number of question that may or may not be answered in this week's program.  For starters, it is a (slight) shame none of the organizers saw fit to credit retired MLB veteran Derek Bell who popularized the phrase "Operation Shutdown" some 24 years ago.  While there's little in Bell's resume to indicate he'd...

with last week’s passing of longtime New Jersey cable fixture Florio Vivino aka Uncle Floyd, there’s been much said about Vivino’s comedic chops, his many celebrity patrons (including but not limited to David Bowie and Howard Stern) and the countless appearances by iconic musicians including but not limited to Adrenalin OD, Rupert Holmes, NRBQ and Blue Oyster Cult.  Comparatively little has been w...

while other programs have done a wonderful (well, adequate in some cases) job of memorializing Bob Weir over the past week, I will instead leave you with the following words from Sleep Chamber’s John Zewizz that should really put everything into proper perspective  LIFE IZ NEVER FOREVER. DEATH IZ. NOTHING IZ EVER FAIR. NOTHING IZ GUARANTEED. YOU ARE WHAT YOU MAKE YOURSELF. YOUR DESTINY IZ IN YOUR...

in recent times, the film world’s powers that be have mercifully decided that biographies chronicling the lives of nobodies like Freddie Mercury, Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen are no longer necessary, instead trying to mollify us with the saga  of a Neil Diamond tribute act. While I would not necessarily describe this as progress, it does slightly open a window of possibility of a forthcoming fe...