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

I don't know if this has anything to do with my being hospitalized from physical attacks 2 weeks running, but I've been informed this program's producer and social media director are not coming in this today, citing a dangerous working environment.  This has echoes of Shawn Michaels in 1994 if you ask me, but hey, I'm an adult with 4 whole months of college and I'm pretty...

So you know how there’s some online radio hosts who promise they’re gonna take you on some kind of a “musical journey”, one where they don’t need a map? I’m sure that sounds exciting to those of you with no imaginations or life experiences to speak of, but take it from someone that’s been around the block a few times. For starters, journeys suck (much like the band) and as much fun as tooling arou...

I'm not quite sure how I managed to produce this week's episode. Several days ago, I had an unfortunate encounter with several large individuals at a local drinking establishment who took great exception to my (loud) insistence that Jerry Reed was both the author and singer of :"Junk Food Junkie" and said condition was the cause of his passing.  For starters, I was incorrect (t...

The 64th episode of this program concerns Oklahoma City's infamous, 90 year old Hotel Skirvin, an establishment several visiting NBA squads have claimed is a hotbed of paranormal activity.  Coincidently, Nets PG Kyrie Irving --- who accused the Skirvin of being infested with bed bugs, is producing a film on the subject (the paranormal activity, not the bedbugs).and got the entire hotel staff...

this week we look back on the violent 2006 encounter between Axl Rose and Tommy Hilfiger that made the cover of the NY Post and was quickly forgotten about because, well, chances are there was something more important to worry about.  Why is it none of the major (or minor) MMA organizations have sought to organize a rematch?  Has no one explored the possibility that Hiliger -- secretly a fan of ol...

This week, we mark the 7th anniversary of the highly controversial "NOISE TABLE 4 SALE" Craiglist post that continues to reverberate to this day. Thought by some to be a cheap joke at the expense of fledgling experimental musicians, in reality, this incident highlighted the cruel realities of the noise table trafficking networks that continue to permeate our major cities. While authoriti...

With the extra time afforded by recording last week's show a few days early, I've been binge-watching "Hunter" (former LA Rams standout Fred Dryer as a (very) poor man's Dirty Harry), the Lifetime Channel's NXIVM saga, ": A Mother's Fight to Save Her Daughter" (I suspect they've used that title before) and re-familiarizing myself with the proper me...

for this week's episode, i attempt (and fail) to get to the bottom of why John Salley's searing 2011 interview with Ed Asner for the latter's inexplicably short-lived "Game On!" series is not mentioned in either thespian (or in Saley's case, thespian-basketball player's) Wikipedia entry.  Even stranger, "Game On!" is not currently available via any stre...

so I'm in a Facebook group with alleged music enthusiasts and one of the members took the opportunity to post a candid / unauthorized photo of Richard Hell (or the side of Hell's head) shopping at a lower Manhattan Trader Joe's.  Persons with a modicum of good judgement objected, saying Hell deservers the right --- as we all do --- to get the shopping in without jackals (or members...

This week's episode takes a deep dive into the rather complicated legacy of the late Chris Warren and The DX Band.  While fellow musical pioneers / brothers of different mothers Complete were ruling Texas and Faxed Head were laying waste to the West Coast, the DX Band aka "The D-Generation X Band" or "the band that plays D-Generation X's entry music" were carving thei...

this week's show is a celebration of an occasion that is not merely an important day on the movie calendar but also an acknowledgment of what for some of us could be called a lifestyle.  A few of you could care less about the release of the new motion picture, "Forever Purge", the latest installment in the "Purge" franchise, but for those  who've thrilled to the many...

It's funny what sleep deprivation can do to a programmer. For instance, I meant to describe the Fourth World Quartet as primarily consisting of the Miller Brothers (Laurence, Roger and Ben) and instead, sleepy referred to them as "Roger, Laurence and Larry," which makes no sense whatsoever. While we're on the subject of questionable decisions, I'm going to say my promise t...

This week’s episode is a FATHER’S DAY special with special guest appearances from Marv Marinovich, Fritz Von Erich, Murry Wilson and Shawn Kemp (excepts from an old interview with Antonio Cromartie could not be used to yet another failure by the rights clearance department, who are working on a losing streak to rival that of the Prairie View Panthers.

episode 54 features new works from the better-than-ever Strapping Fieldhands, Modern Nature’s Jack Cooper & Sunwatchers' Jeff Tobias, Glyn Maier, Exek, ZULI,Mother Nature & Boathouse +  things that aren't new by any measure but you'll enjoy them regardless (ie. or else)

as this program starts it’s second year, I am happy to say I’ve dodged a bullet. Not a real bullet, mind you, as im not nearly that fast, but rather an effort by the show’s syndication partners to replace me as the host due to what I’m told are “low engagement numbers”. YouTuber Kyle Kim Klinghoffer aka “Dr. Prakenstein” had been enlisted to take over starting this week, but a russian roulette stu...

The one-year anniversary episode of the program features new material from Pilgrim Screw, James Brandon Lewis, Blod, FACS, Susan Alcorn, AKAI SOLO & Navy Blue, PRIVAT and more. We also have the debut of the program's “BOOK CLUB” feature , with the first tome reviewed being Tim Donaghy’s 2009 best seller, “Personal Foul : A First Person Account of the Scandal that Rocked the NBA “. It’s be...

the 51st episode of the program reflects on the recent passings of Jerome Young aka New Jack and thespian powerhouse Charles Grodin, and features new recordings from Mosquitoes, Contour, Map 71, JJULIUS, False Negative, Dave Rempis (with Tomeka Reid and Joshua Abrams) and some things that aren't nearly new.

In retrospect, perhaps it wasn't a great idea to enlist Vitaly Borkalitus as this program's new head of marketing, social media and customer service. Admittedly, i was aware of his prior history of threatening / doxing / stalking persons who'd publicly complained about his previous online activities in the eyeglass trade, but I honestly believed he'd turned over a new leaf. Reg...

I couldn't be more pleased to welcome Vitus Borkalitus to the program''s social media team. Vitus recently made headlines in a national newspaper for his innovative work at a top Google-ranked online eyeglass retailer and I've no doubt his methodology and wealth of experience in customer service is exactly what this show and our partnet companies require going forward. I unders...

There were a number of comments on last week's program related to the show's recent acquisition by the Pesky Media Group that might've implied one of PMG's main investors had been heavy-handed in their treatment of critics and/or might take punitive measures against me if stepped out of line.  I would like to formally apologize for these remarks and assure all listeners that th...

i'm thrilled to announce the acquisition of this radio show on the part of the PESKY MEDIA GROUP. I realize there's a handful of you who take exception to their ties to the last Presidential administration, if not the investments they've received by what some consider to be a a murderous regime with no patience for human rights, but I prefer to look at the big picture. Just think of...

“Komodo is a 1999 horror thriller film directed by Michael Lantieri. On a holiday with his parents, fifteen-year-old Patrick (Kevin Zegers witnesses them get attacked and killed. The shock prevents Patrick from remembering what happened, and he is assigned to young psychiatrist Victoria Juno (Jill Hennessy for help. Patrick attempts to come to terms with his loss, but when he and his aunt Annie re...

if you're gonna keep propose horrible hybrid pseudo-sports, why not a combination of polo and swimming? Except minus the horses, you can play it in a swimming pool. Look, you can have this idea for free, I'm nothing if not magnanimous. The copyright holders of Slamball, Rugball and rugburn were all unavailable for comment, so this is another mostly-music episode. I'M SURE YOU'L...

This program's "You Break It, You Bought It" policy is not limited to copies of the late Michael Stanley's album of the same name, though handling with care is recommended all the same. There's a reason the sign on the door reads, "lovely to look at, delightful to hold, if you should break it, FUCK YOU, IT'S SOLD". Simply put, most of you are as rude as you...

as some of you might know, during my time in NYC during the 1980's, I maintained the somewhat controversial DEFLECTING-THE-BLAME HOTLINE, in which individuals could anonymously unburden themselves (and explain that whatever horrible transgressions had been hanging over their heads were in fact, entirely the fault of other parties). Some likened it to a conceptual art piece, but as someone who...