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Turned Out A PunkGerard Cosloy and Daniel Makabe return to the show!Splits Vol. 11:
What brings people together more than punk and wrestling?! On this episode, we’re joined by independent wrestler Daniel Makabe (episode 386) and indie record impresario Gerard Cosloy (episodes 5 & 110)! Listen in as Damian sits down with the returning guests to discuss: beef, attempted murder by the Circle Jerks, and the Punk/Wrestling connection. THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED
Don't miss Gerard's fantastic radio show: "The Radio Hour That Feels Like Two Hours"! Available here: https://www.mixcloud.com/gerardcosloy/
And don't miss Daniel bringing the wrestling on the road with The Halluci Nation an...
2023-05-191h 34
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)01/11/23 Show 137 : Take Your Child To (Someone Else's Place Of) Work Dayyou know the saying, “The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour That Feels Like Two Hours Is For The Children”? No, I cannot say I have ever heard it before either, but in light of Big Thief’s invitation to educators (BRING KIDS TO SOUNDCHECK - GENIUS STUFF) I am extended a similar invite to school classes, youth groups, church outings, etc. to observe THIS PROGRAM's preparation and production. I believe it was Al Jourgensen who said "a (creative) mind is terrible thing to taste" though chances are he meant "waste" and no one in his inner circle had the guts to poi...
2023-01-112h 01
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)08/03/22 Show 114 : MLB Trade Deadline Special so i hope we know each other well enough that i can confide in you a weird, reoccurring dream I have every year around the end of July/start of August.I’m standing on the infield grass at Citi Field and I’m crying. Sobbing, uncontrollably. I’ve been told I’ve been traded and I don’t want to go. And I’m wailing away out there for the entire world to see.I get back to the dugout and it turns out there’s been a big mistake. I’ve not been traded...
2022-08-032h 04
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)07/27/22 Show 113 : A True Craftsman Never Blames Members Of Toolwelcome to episode 113 of the program fig 1 : rules for entry to Lawrence’s pad (taken from ‘Lawrence Of Belgravia’, 2011, Paul Kelly), almost word for word the same sign I’ve had posted above my front door since moving to Austin some 18 years ago (there’s a few minor changes, see below). It’s worked out almost as well for me as it has for Lawrence — my residence is largely handprint / wetness free. fig 2 : John Entwistle action figure, circa 2015. I have not kept it in the original packaging out of concern for resale value, but rather I...
2022-07-272h 09
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)07/20/22 Show 122 : Snap Me (Im)perfectthe cover of the new issue of Time Magazine declares “INTO THE METAVERSE : The Next Digital Era Will Change Everything”, to which I can only say I sure as fuck hope so because the current digital era BLOWS. I had a series of meetings with a gang of Austin tech pencil necks who devised a scheme in which this show would jettison the tired, played-out podcast/mixcloud format and it’s triple digit (at best) listenership in favor of making me the resident DJ on Roblox. I was totally prepped for this paradigm shift (sorry Mox) but when they showed...
2022-07-201h 59
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)07/13/22 Show 111 : Milo Goes To The GulagAs we hit episode #111, far too many of you are consumed with the burning question, “is it appropriate to wear a Falling Down Fuckface t-shirt to a congressional hearing”? You might as wonder aloud about wearing a Fang shirt to a job interview (which might work out quite well if the position was selling Fang merch), it means little to me as I’m devoted to staying above the fray. No distractions. Eyes on the prize (which might not work out well if the prize is a Fang shirt)You might be familiar with the expression, “with great ta...
2022-07-132h 04
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)07/06/22 Show 110 : You Can't Spell Humanist Without "Um"for episode 110, I’ve chosen to reflect upon the 487th anniversary of the death of Sir Thomas More, beheaded on this day in 1535 for his refusal to accept King Henry VIII as the head of the Church of England. From one great humanist (More) to another (me), it’s difficult to reconcile that Sir Thomas was the same age as me upon his execution, however there is some solace in knowing he died doing what he loved (refusing to accept King Henry VIII as the head of the Church of England). And were I to keel over this very mome...
2022-07-062h 08
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)06/29/22 Show 109 : While I Won't Get Out Of Bed For Less Than $500, We Could Always Put Wheels On The Bedfollowing up from another recent IG post, the televised revelation that is Dean Cain’s “Masters Of Illusion” (it’s been on for nearly a decade — this is a hiding in plain sight of nearly Byron Allen-esque proportions) led me to investigate whether or not Cain had ever booked illusionist supreme DAVID SLEAZE on the program. The sprawling wiki entry from Sleaze’s alter ego, character actor/filmmaker Greg Travis suggested otherwise, which strikes me as the single greatest injustice this side of no local nightspot booking me to DJ in nearly 5 years. Yes, it’s true i have turned down...
2022-06-292h 10
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)06/22/22 Show 108 : The Show Must Go On (But No One Knows Precisely Why)the heat’s been absolutely brutal in this part of the country over the past few weeks and with the launch of episode 108, I had to do something to address air conditioning issues in what i will optimistically call my “home studio”. Through a third party who shall remain nameless (OK, I forgot his name), arrangements were made to sublease a portion of Taylor, TX’s SST Superstore, however, upon arrival the space was occupied by an elderly couple, a half dozen or so feral dogs and several skids of Confront James overstock (which most worryingly, were an object of...
2022-06-221h 59
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)06/15/22 Show 107 : Dall-E's Car(sickness)presumably you've all seen this week's story about Google silencing one of their own engineers for claiming the company's A.I. had become sentient, which was surprising on multiple levels. For starters, I had no idea Allen Iverson was working for Google, but beyond that, of course he's sentient. I really don't understand how that's a controversial statement.
2022-06-162h 09
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)06/08/22 Show 106 : The Great Rock'n'Roll Greg Swindellbefore we find ourselves in the midst* of episode 106 of The Radio Hour That Feels like Two Hours, I much as i respect your right to your (screwy) opinions, I no longer wish to read another sentence about the many historical inaccuracies in Hulu’s Count Bishops TV series. It’s not a documentary, folks. If it were, it would’ve been directed by Dziga Vertov. There’s no Count Bishops songs on this episode because the programs rights clearance department is an absolute disgrace.
2022-06-082h 15
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)06/01/22 Show 105 : Brian's Problem (Or "Into The Betty Blackwellverse")For episode 105, let’s consider that in this era of Thomas J. Henry spending untold zillions to convince the state of Texas he’s not the T-800 in a six thousand dollar suit, we can instead recall a simpler time, when criminal attorney Betty Blackwell referenced her own late night television advertisement in a subsequent advertisement that swapped out the perp’s photo for something that looked vaguely dustier (we’re left to guess what Brian’s problem was but we can safely assume it was something in the DUI / controlled substances department - or maybe not. Betty did not sp...
2022-06-012h 00
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)05/25/22 Show 104 : If Hatchets Are Outlawed, Only Members Of Molly Hatchet Will Have Hatchetswhen I was growing up, calls for firearm regulation were often met with the reply, “if guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns.” Look back on this piece of logic, no one would want to live in a society where the men responsible for “Green Grass & High Tides” were toting guns, however it doesn’t seem as though it would be very difficult to keep an eye on them (even with all the lineup changes). I’m not sure I understand why it would make more sense to expect educators to arm themselves versus a) outlawing guns, b) keeping T...
2022-05-252h 12
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)05/18/22 Show 103 : SECOND PRIZE IS FOUR TICKETS TO SEE CURTIS STIGERS Third prize is Curtis Stigers. Fourth prize Is Curtis from Taang (which auto-correct changes to “Curtis from Twang”, which really doesn’t resonate the same way). There is no fifth prize. I’m not made of prizes.
2022-05-182h 08
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)05/11/22 Show 102 : Has A Last Will & Testament Ever Been Mostly Comprised Of Testament Rarities?Much the way Marc Maron is late to the party when it comes to appreciating Seth Putnam's vast oeuvre, I have been late to the party when it comes to contracting you-know-what. I was not, however, about to let omicron ba.2 prevent me from completing episode 102 of this program, and if you think I'm the sort of person who is above milking this scenario in order to ensure a few extra listeners, you clearly don't know me at all (in fact, I think it's fair to say you're not only late for the party but you've arrived after the...
2022-05-112h 26
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)05/04/22 Show 101 : Piss On Eddie ShoreIt’s funny how our interests and fears can merge when we’re sleeping. Maybe not funny “ha ha”, With the start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, my mind is certainly in one place and last night I found myself dreaming that noted reproductive rights advocate Tie Domi had pulled Joseph Alito’s robe over the latter’s head and proceeded to pummel the 72 year-old Supreme Court Justice. While this was happening, Sam Rosen and John Davidson were having a loud argument over whether mandatory vasectomies were merely a good idea or the best idea of all time.Sending $5...
2022-05-042h 09
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)04/27/22 Show 100 : Exorcising A Visage, Neglecting To Feature Visage's "Fade To Grey"for episode 100, I resisted the temptation to take a victory lap — not out of modesty, but rather because it’s a rather long lap around the block and I twisted my ankle falling over 12XU overstock the other day. Instead, keeping a mindful eye on court proceedings taking place in Virginia, I thought we could deal with EXORCISING the self-pitying testimony (if not the entire visage) of the trial’s plaintiff, and with that mind, the program features the debut of the REVERSE HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES (FKA Hollywood Vampires In Reverse). Though this is not quite as spectacular as featuring The Stra...
2022-04-272h 11
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)04/20/22 Show 99 : PRANK NET VS. MILLER TIMEif Faxed Head can form, rehearse and record in a taco bell’s mensroom, I see no reason why Reggie Miller cannot live in a Wendy’s - comparatively, there’s more than enough space. But this also got me to thinking — in light of director Craig Zobel receiving so much acclaim for “Mare Of Easttown”, WHAT IF he could be compelled to film a prequel to his 2012 effort “Compliance”, though on this occasion have the story take place in a Wendy’s with Reggie playing the part of the hapless manager being pranked-the-fuck-out by a PrankNet saboteur? It’s a 2 h...
2022-04-202h 04
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)04/13/22 Show 98 : LIKE A SNAKE CALLING ON THE PHONE / I'VE GOT NO TIME TO BE ALONEfor the 98th edition of this program, we're taking a hard look at the possibility the 2008 exploits of Australian party monster Corey Worthington --- a former guest of the show --- would inspire some sort of Southern Hemisphere oneupmanship in the residency destruction sweepstakes. I thought I had it bad in this neighborhood -- there's a home on the adjacent street where I don't think they've mowed the lawn in at least 2 weeks --- but apparently we're just complete and total amateurs in this part of the world when it comes to fucking shit up. So not for the...
2022-04-132h 02
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)04/06/22 SHOW 97 : If You Can't Take The Heat, Stay Out Of My New Investor's KitchenA very wise man in the financial sector once coined the phrase “grow or die” and since I am not a fan of dying, I am pleased to announced a ten percent share in this show has now been acquired by ATL social media sensation Darius Coooks. I recently took Coook’s online MASTERCLASS, “Unstoppable : How To Create A Winning Brand When Everyone Wants You To Lose” and was blown away by his powerful message. Afterwards, we convened and I unsuccessfully tried to get him to revise the name of the course to “Unstoppable : How To Create A Winnin...
2022-04-062h 20
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)03/30/22 Show 96 : God Forgives, This Program's Creditors Do Notfor episode 96, I've taken a slight detour --- shortly after the one hour mark, there's a lengthy interview with Max Meehan and Justin Bissonette the curatorial minds behind Austin independent wrestling company Inspire A.D. (FKA Inspire Pro) It would take several hours to properly detail these individuals' accomplishments as developers of talent so instead I just glossed over it. You think Ricky Starks, Keith Lee, Thunder Rosa, Sammy Guevara and countless others just became the toasts of national television without years of foundation-forming? These guys are the (fucking) foundation formers, or 2 of them, at least. On the precipice of...
2022-03-302h 07
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)03/22/22 Show 95 : Your Love Is Less Like A Hurricane And More Akin To A SquallA lot of thought went into the preparation of episode 95 of this program so I'm slightly frustrated upon learning it's debut is going head to head with the Lifetime Movie Network's "Mommy's Deadly Con-Artist" ("after Denise (Jackie Harry) loses her husband, she is determined to find who did it, which leads her to tracking down Stephanie and her 'mother.' But things are not as they appear when a wealthy family stands to lose everything at the hands of this mother and daughter tandem. Dey Young, Chelsea Gilson, Rib Hillis, Andrew Phillip Rodgers, Sophia Katarina co-star."). I'm pretty sure...
2022-03-232h 04
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)03/16/22 Show 94 : Operators Are Standing By (Because We Cannot Afford Chairs)For episode 94, I would like to openly confess that I am just more than a little bit conflicted about doing this show right in the middle of WFMU’s annual marathon — the last thing I would want to do is undermine their fund-raising efforts even slightly by streaming a show that is so utterly fantastically entertaining, all other programs — online or off — seem feeble by comparison. So with that in mind, rather than distract from that broadcaster’s two-week victory lap (IS IT OVER YET?), I’m instead DOING MY PART to assist by uploading a show that is only...
2022-03-162h 11
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)03/09/22 Show 93 : Everyone Has Their Price - Yours Just Happens To Be Somewhat ReasonableThis week’s planned and carefully researched episode, “Top New 20 Bands For The Music Trade Fair Jamal Khashoggi Would’ve Recommended Had He Not Been Hacked To Death” was scrapped at the last minute on the advice of the program’s legal counsel. He put it to me in terms even I could understand : “listening to Disappears’ extensive back catalog = good. Getting disappeared = bad.”So with that firmly in mind,, I wish said convention’s new ownership all the best and shall instead try to focus on the many ways this event is ushering in a new progressive era (fo...
2022-03-092h 11
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)03/02/22 Show 92 : Damning The Faint (With Faint Praise)Episode 92 is upon us and as much as I appreciate all of your cards and letters each week (the cards, anyway) at the risk of being overly sensitive I must take issue with any instance in which this show has been characterized as a “mix” or a “mixtape” or god fucking forbid, a “playlist”. I’m certain there are philistines out there who engage in that sort of thing and if that’s how they choose to distract themselves, who am I to offer them a lift to clown college? But where THIS ENDEAVOR is concerned, there is so much more that g...
2022-03-022h 10
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)02/23/22 Show 91 : Don't Let The Judgy Fuckers Get You DownDON’T LET THE JUDGY FUCKERS GET YOU DOWNDON’T LET THE JUDGY FUCKERS GET YOU DOWNDON’T LET THE JUDGY FUCKERS GET YOU DOWN
2022-02-232h 07
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)02/16/22 Show 90 : Unsustainable Music, Vol. 1during a pre-dusk hike through the lovely park behind my vast estate, I was so overcome with the beauty on display that I thought it would be a good idea to focus episode #90 of the program around music inspired and informed by our natural environment. The air. The trees. The soil. The water. The tiny red ants that got into my right shoe and left me with a discernible limp that may or may have gone away by the time you read this. Anyhow, I’ve listened to the two hours of music inspired and informed by our natu...
2022-02-162h 11
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)02/09/22 Show 89 : Get Your Trousers, You're Nickedfor episode 89, the initial plan was to focus on decorated archival label Light In The Car Sick’s dogged efforts to assemble a box set containing the entire Mutha Records oeuvre. Months of interviews and post-production went down the toilet, however, when this program’s rights clearance department — currently on a losing streak to rival that of the 2010-2011 Cleveland Cavaliers —neglected to obtain permission for the use of Brunfuss’ “Spandex Rock”. It seems the Bobby Ebz estate will only allow the use of an excerpt of the song and if you know me, I’m a perfectionist when it comes to thes...
2022-02-092h 00
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)02/02/22 Show 88 : ALL WE ARE SAYING IS GIVE HITPIECE A CHANCEgreetings and welcome to episode #88. It was touch and go for a moment whether or not this show would get completed on time — I was occupied most of yesterday tracking the progress of my bid for an NFT of Wild Dogs’ ‘Man’s Best Friend’ (Shrapnel, 1984). Unfortunately, it seems my personal assistant fucked up royally and instead was bidding on the far less interesting 2015 reunion album NFT, ‘Born To Rock Forever’. By the time I discovered the error, it was too late and now I’m out several hundreds of thousands of dollars and the NFT site has gone AWOL (which all...
2022-02-022h 22
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)01/26/22 Show 87 : BLOWIN' THRU THE JASMINE IN MY MINDyou may or may not have seen the recent story being circulated in which Jim Seals and Dash Crofts, aka Seals & Crofts, have asked Mixcloud to remove their music unless the online radio platform CANCELS this show. It seems the duo took exception to my recent claim that Brady Seals & Lua Crofts’ “Seals & Crofts 2” was a huge fraud on the scale of ELO Pt. II (though paradoxically, not nearly as bad as Jack Russell’s Great White Not Featuring Great White), calling such accusations “dangerous and misleading”. Fortunately for you, Mixcloud are fucking terrible at replying to anyone and chances a...
2022-01-262h 00
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)01/19/22 Show 86 : No One At The Venue May Look Jimmy Pop In The EyeAs some of you have probably guessed, many weeks I struggle to come up with original content for this program. The syndication service behind the show recently told me that telling the story about the time I was asked to leave the Bloodhound Gang’s green room would not be sufficient basis for a two hour podcast. Instead, it was suggested that I take a tip from some of my alleged “peers” in the world of online radio and invite a luminary or two to contribute what’s known in the industry as a “guest mix”. The trouble is...
2022-01-192h 07
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)1/12/22 Show 85 : The Trial Of The CineMagic7For episode 85, let’s celebrate the 5th anniversary of the time I was physically ejected from an opening day matinee screening of “Patriot’s Day” because my ringtone (the Dropkick Murphy’s “Shipping Up To Boston”) went off a half dozen times during the film’s first 30 minutes. It was a new phone, I had trouble finding the mute button in the dark. This was an unfortunate incident for all parties, especially Odyssey Entertainment, parent company of Austin’s since shuttered CineMagic7. I’d have been happy with a personal apology and some free movie passes but negotiations broke down and here we are...
2022-01-122h 04
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)01/05/22 Show 84 : SORRY BAZ & REG, BUT I CANNOT BE BOUGHT (FOR THIS LITTLE)For episode 84 and the first narrowcast of 2021, I'd like to take a few moments to discuss the SLEAZY SIDE of the streaming radio sector. To wit, the heavy-handed attempts of one disreputable label, Kindly Cock Records, to influence the programming of this show. Unlike most of you, I've got something called ETHICS -- not to be confused with a no longer in vogue skate shoe --- and it will take much, more than an all expenses paid junket* to see the Brooklyn Nets host a COVID-depleted Los Angeles Clippers lineup on New Year's Day to get me to play...
2022-01-051h 59
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)12/29/21 Show 83 : Ending The Worst Year Since Last YearWith the 83rd episode of this program, I am sorry to announce that all New Year's Eve plans are cancelled due to AN ABUNDANCE OF STEVE CAUTHEN. While you'lll surely miss seeing your friends Friday night --- and possibly for many nights to follow --- there is considerable consolation in being able to spend that time combing thru hundreds of photos of Steve Cauthen. If you need any music to listen to during that exercise, well, there's roughly 200 hours of this show (though only a couple this week).
2021-12-292h 24
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)12/22/21 Show 82 : I Played Culturcide's "Depressed Christmas" Last Year, Not Repeating MyselfHave your holiday plans been upended by Omicron? Did your longtime sports-entertainment employer suspend you without pay for using the word "hospital" instead of "medical facility"? Has your significant other dumped all your shit on the sidewalk because you were told to never again repeat the story about riding on the same elevator with Fran Drescher and sure enough, you went and did it (possibly in your sleep)? DON'T DESPAIR --- no check that, you should probably despair a fuck ton. But I'm here for you, just as I am at roughly the same time every week. Whether you...
2021-12-222h 15
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)12/15/21 Show 81 : FOR HOW MUCH LONGER MUST WE TOLERATE THE MASS MURDERING JOHN LANDISIf you'll allow me to get personal for a moment, last week i was in a hotel room in (Justin Roberts voice) North Carolina flipping channels and came up on the cinematic atrocity known as "Blues Brothers 2000" (1998, dir. - John Landis). It would not be an exaggeration to say this Belushi-less exercise was a full frontal assault on the senses (if not the sensibilities), an insult to human intelligence so explicit, so abject, I'm not sure I can ever listen to music, see film, or hear dialogue the same way ever again. Between the robotic delivery of the corpse-like...
2021-12-152h 03
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)12/08/21 Show 80 : Reversal Of Reversal Of FortuneEpisode number 80 of this show marks the 13th anniversary of the alleged passing of Newport, R.I. socialite Martha "Sunny" Von Bülow. I say "alleged" because this week's special guest, music journalist & author Alexander Christmas-Barke, clams to possess proof that Von Bülow faked her own death in order to play a pivotal, albeit shadowy behind the scenes role in the Thunder Hill noise community of the early 1990's. Though Christmas-Barke's theories have been roundly rejected by historians and Providence scenesters alike, I've opted to give him a public forum simply because I'm fucking desperate for the traffic.
2021-12-082h 14
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)12/01/21 Show 79 : Have A Good Time (But Get Our Alive)It was reported yesterday (fig. 2) that Chris Christie’s new book, despite a #1 ranking in Amazon’s “Radical Thought” category had sold, well, zero copies. I think we can blame this predicament on something besides the former NJ governor being a universal pariah and more on his failure to heed my suggestion to title the tome, “Q : If Joe Grushecky and Jon Cafferty Were Both Drowning And You Could Only Save One, Who Would It Be? (A : Neither, I Can’t Swim)” (apparently the publisher thought this was too long to fit on the front cover). But regardless, whatever it takes...
2021-12-012h 06
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)11/24/21 Show 78 : If I Don't Get Your Calls, Everything Goes Wrongwith the runaway success of celeb video greeting service Cameo, this week's program dives into what was essentially the proto-Cameo, the barely-hanging-on Hollywoodiscalling.com, a rogues gallery of D-list (and sometimes z-list) talent and reprobates, many of whom are weirdly unavailable AT ALL times (perhaps because they cannot be located). The sub-geocities home page is only the start of the mystery --- for instance, what the fuck is the difference between a phone call, a video greeting and a "telephonic appearance" (aside from a few hundred dollars). Has anyone ever paid to speak to Tom Candiotti and if so...
2021-11-242h 20
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)11/17/21 Show 77 : A Lot Of People Would Like To See Jean Louis-Costes(' Booking Agent)...DeadOccasionally, there's some miscommunication between an event planner and a performer. The latter might neglect to mention their show includes throwing raw meat into a wood chipper. Or that what's touted as a mock crucifixion is in fact, the real thing (with an unwilling participant). I mean, this stuff happens. We've all been there. Or at least I would've been there had my invitation to Jean Louis-Costes' 2007 show in Rapid City, SD not gotten lost in the mail. It would be the height of exaggeration to suggest this was the most exciting thing to ever occur in Rapid City...
2021-11-172h 11
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)11/10/21 Show 76 : Higher Education Is My Business (And Business Is Fair To Middling)as we approach episode 76 of this program, it’s looks as though, once again, I’ve got some good news and some bad news for all of us. For starters, I am sorry to say I have not been able to reach an agreement on my compensation package for teaching a course at the newly launched University Of Austin on the life’s work of Curt Low (see fig. 1). It saddens me that an institution that feigns dedication to free thinking and the search for truth is already kowtowing to what I like to call THE WOKE MOB (please, if you...
2021-11-102h 11
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)11/03/21 Show 75 : You Can't Spell Grief Without "Fie"welcome to the 75th episode of this program and as you’ve come to expect, I’m not about to shy away from topics other online radio shows are too cowardly or squeamish to touch. I’d hoped to devote this show exclusively to an in-depth discussion of who is more dangerously delusional, Klay Thompson for thinking he ought to have been named as one of the NBA’s 75 top players of all-time or Carmine Appice for campaigning on behalf of Vanilla Fudge’s slimmer-than-slim Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame chances, however there’s a more seasonal concern that hits cl...
2021-11-042h 02
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)10/27/21 Show 74 : All Cats Are More Psychedelic Than The Black Angelsfor episode number 74 of the greatest online radio program (produced in this zip code…well, this side of the street, anyway) it’s time for my annual LEVITATION FEST preview. If you know me, and i hope you do, the Levitation Festival is sort of like Xmas & the 4th of July all smashed together. No check that, it’s more Yom Kippor meets Take Your Anaconda To Work Day, and both of ‘em are running neck and neck in the atonement stakes. Look, I know you’re all excited to catch the Floppy Hat Fuckfaces and other hopefuls from the pseudo...
2021-10-272h 14
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)10/20/21 Show 73 : The Celebrity Accountantthis week’s episode tackles the thorny subject of Volkswagon’s 2020 three-part series of television commercials for the Atlas Cross Sport (21 mpg city, 24 mpg highway). The ad agency tapped Paul Giamatti and Kieran Culkin to play parts designed to not so loosely recall their current roles on “Billions” and “Succession” respectively, thus causing confusion on the part of viewers who would prefer not to watch either show out of sequence. Also curious is VW’s decision to scrap the 3rd commercial in the trilogy, leaving us to wonder how the story is resolved (perhaps a class action suit on the part of A...
2021-10-202h 06
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)10/13/21 Show 72 : The Customer Is Always WrongFor episode 72, I’m happy to announce this is the first-ever ALL-REQUEST show, but perhaps not nearly as happy that the majority of the requests were either “go fuck yourself” or “drop dead”. Much like Cronos’ difficulty negotiating with a unruly City Gardens mob, I humbly ask that you refrain from all shouting at me at the same time. I realize I’m not John Gambling, but surely you can understand that it is not possible to fuck yourself and drop dead simultaneously. There’s an exact sequence to these events (as John Gambling demonstrated). Anyhow, I don’t have time to spell...
2021-10-132h 06
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)10/06/21 Show 71 : Operation ShutdownWhether it had anything to do with this program’s staggering popularity or it was a purposeful, malicious act on the part of a rogue state or an ransom-minded hacker, we’ll never know for certain. What we have learned, however, is that Monday’s Mixcloud outage is a cautionary tale for a modern society far too obsessed with convenience. For instance, when was the last time you sought out someone whose slights, real or imagined, have caused you profound psychic damage. And I don’t mean hacking their linked in account, I’m talking about old fashioned legwork. Follow the...
2021-10-062h 02
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)09/29/21 Show 70 : I'M DEVIL EYES, OH YEAH, I LOVE MY EYESDid i ever tell you about the time I made a dating profile for King Diamond on Christian Mingle? I felt pretty good about the level of detail that went into it, but only a few days went by before the profile was taken down and my account was blocked. While this was less galling than the half dozen or so times I've been banned from Yelp, THE JOKE WAS ON THEM because I've since mingled with PLENTY of Christians. I've even cohabitated with a few (prior to being blocked, anyway). Anyhow, I attempt to...
2021-09-292h 07
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)09/22/21 Show 69 : Answer The CallI don’t often get into deeply personal stuff on this show but for episode 69 I will make a rare exception. My Amar’e Stoudemire headphones broke into pieces during the recording of this program and it’s hard for me to put into words how upsetting this is. You can keep your Koss, your Beyer-Dynamics, your Sennheiser cans. True audiophiles know that Amar’e Stoudemire Skullcandy headphones are the real shit. Or at least they were before they broke into pieces. All of that said, much the way Amar’e Stoudamire dealt with adversity during his playing care...
2021-09-222h 04
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)09/15/21 SHOW 68 - THE BIG DIRTYA guided tour of the world's 17th biggest landfill isn't quite what it's cracked up to be. Though to be honest, no one really built it up that much. There's an old saying, "one man's garbage is pretty much straight up garbage" and we're going to try our best to find whoever was responsible for this unhelpful statement.
2021-09-152h 09
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)09/08/21 Show 67 : I've Got The Shotgun, You've Got The Briefcase (Unless You'd Like To Trade)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 sure I can figure out how this stuff works. Besides, as i explained to them on the telephone earlier, they have absolutely nothing to be afraid of --- no one is coming for them. The...
2021-09-082h 11
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)09/01/21 Show 66 : Let's Get Lost (Provided We Remember How To Get Back)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 around sans a map sounds, invariably you end somewhere in the woods with no petrol. Before long, you’re greeted by a...
2021-09-012h 15
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)08/25/21 SHOW 65 : THEY DON'T TAKE KINDLY TO MOCKING JERRY REED AROUND HEREI'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 (the song was performed by Larry Groce) and I deeply regret my inflammatory remarks. Especially because I am now eating several dozen anti-inflammatories a day after my glassed were smashed, my shins were k...
2021-08-252h 07
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)08/18/21 SHOW 64 : IF THIS CAR'S SWERVIN', IT'S SPEEDING AWAY FROM THE HOTEL SKIRVINThe 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 to sign agreements forbidding discussion with other outlets, including this one. But that’s all good because KYRIE BE DAMNED, I’ve secured an interview with Bell Environmental’s beloved ROSCOE THE BED BED DOG. ...
2021-08-181h 59
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)08/11/21 SHOW 63 : AXL VS. TOMMY (K)HILFIGERthis 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 old-school rock journalism -- took exception to G'n'R's 1991 challenge to the music press powers that be, “Get In The Ring" (although it also took him 15 years to do something abou...
2021-08-112h 05
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)08/04/21 SHOW 62 : A NOISE TABLE ISN'T JUST FOR XMAS, IT'S 4 LIFEThis 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 authorities and Craigslist alike have taken steps to curtail such posts ever since, can any of us imagine what has happened to the table in question.There's also some music this. You can't really...
2021-08-042h 02
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)07/28/21 SHOW 61 : Love, Hate & Sporty JamesWith 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 methods and protocols for siphoning gasoline from a neighbor's vehicle. And somehow, I still managed to program 2 + hours of world-class selections, interspersed with effervescent commentary on the events of the day (ie. my neighbor's reaction to seeing me siphon gasoline from their car).
2021-07-282h 14
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)07/21/21 SHOW 60 : IS IT GAME OVER FOR "GAME ON"? NOT IF I HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT ITfor 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 streaming service. Shouldn’t there be streaming provider devoted to this sort of thing, kind of like Light In The Attic? Maybe they could take this up — it would surely reach a more savvy audience than the Black Angels covering Roky Erickson. I don’t know i...
2021-07-222h 39
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)07/14/21 SHOW 59 : IF YOU WITNESS A PROMINENT FIGURE SHOPPING AT TRADER JOE'S, PAY NO MINDso 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 of Jackyl) complaining he doesn't look like Antonio Sabato (presumably a young Antonio Sabato, though I don't know, maybe he's taken particularly good care of himself). Be it Trader Jo...
2021-07-142h 09
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)07/07/21 SHOW 58 : Please Don't Ask Me For Anything As Refusal Often OffendsThis 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 their own path on the Eastern seaboard. Combining the socio-political insight of Rage Against The Machine with the chops of a mid-tier Rage Against The Machine tribute act, the DX Band burned oh so brightly during the l...
2021-07-072h 05
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)06/30/21 SHOW 57 : A VIEW TO A PURGE (AKA PURGE OVERKILL)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 twists and turns this series has taken, it's really brought out something deep within. So we attend "Purge" fan conventions, write "Purge" fan fiction, encourage our employers to observe "Dress Up Like The...
2021-06-302h 10
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)06/23/21 Show 56 ; Thought Vs. ActionIt'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 to bludgeon the individual who wrote a longish critique of last week's episode (and my on-air invitation for that person to visit my home, complete with my street address provided) was ill-advised, however I'm told by the...
2021-06-232h 07
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)06/16/21 SHOW 55 : I could talk myself to death but I believe, I would only waste my breathThis 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.
2021-06-162h 13
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)06/09/21 SHOW 54 : THROUGH NO FAULT OF MY OWN, I'M IN A STICKY SITUATIONepisode 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)
2021-06-092h 00
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)06/02/21 Show 53 STOP SCHEMING & LOOKING HARD, I GOT A GREAT BIG BODYGUARDas 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 stunt he was filming went awry (dodging a bullet’s tougher than it sounds, apparently) and I’m told he’s unlikely to be available in the ne...
2021-06-032h 05
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)05/26/21 SHOW 52 : "FORE URGE" IS AN ANAGRAM FOR "ROGUE REF"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 been called, “the book the NBA doesn’t want you to read,” and with that in mind, instead of dishonoring the memory of NBA commissioner David Stern, we’ll instead catalog OTHER books the NBA doesn’t want...
2021-05-262h 02
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)05/19/21 SHOW 51 : AIN"T SEEN THE SUN IN 358 DAYS, LET ME COUNT THE WAYS IN A MAZEthe 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.
2021-05-192h 22
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)05/12/21 SHOW 50 : I GOT CAUGHT GETTING CAUGHT IN THE MOTIONIn 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. Regrettably, after his recent appearance in the New York Times (I think this is this 6th item in the past decade), I have come to understand that his conflict resolution methods do not reflect the values of this show. I...
2021-05-161h 57
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)05/05/21 : INTRODUCING VITUS BORKALITUSI 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 understand he's had a few run ins with law enforcement on the East Coast, but I am a firm believer that everyone deserves a second chance. Or in Vitus' case, a 6th, 7th or 8th chance....
2021-05-052h 03
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)04/28/21 SHOW 48 : OFFERING A COMPLETE & THOROUGH APOLOGY TO THE PESKY MEDIA GROUPThere 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 the Pesky Media Group and their wonderful, benevolent investors are both champions of freedom and humanitarianism (THAT'S A THING, RIGHT?) I am truly sorry that my attempts at "edgy" humor in any way ref...
2021-04-292h 02
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)04/21/21 SHOW 47 : Coming To An Understanding With The Pesky Media Groupi'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 all the synergistic opportunities this will provide for me and the program? So what if they've told me I can no longer play anything by The Dismemberment Plan, it's...
2021-04-212h 08
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)04/14/21 SHOW 46 : CHASING THE "KOMODO" (1999) DRAGON“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 return to the scene, Patrick must face the creature responsible for their demise”Rights clearance issues have prevented me from featuring any dialogue from “Komodo”, however I would like to point out the part of “Hipp...
2021-04-202h 21
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)04/07/21 SHOW 45 : SLAMBALL IS NOT A CRIME (BUT PERHAPS IT SHOULD BE)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'LL (JULIAN ) COPE.
2021-04-132h 09
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)03/31/21 SHOW 44 : TESTING THE LIMITS OF THIS PROGRAM'S "YOU BREAK IT, YOU BOUGHT IT" POLICYThis 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 are clumsy and I've had enough trying to glue together merchandise damaged by America's dumbest customers. It's going to be a minor inconvenience having to handcuff each individual who wishes to...
2021-04-062h 12
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)03/24/21 SHOW 43 : TRUE STORIES FROM THE DEFLECTING-THE-BLAME HOTLINEas 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 is the epitome of faultless, I felt a special bond with others seeking to set the record straight. Years before heads of state, literary giants and the guy that played the Winklevoss Twins raised gaslighting to an art...
2021-03-272h 13
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)03/17/21 SHOW 42 : IF YOU SEE ME ON THE STREET, I"LL LET YOU KNOW WHATEVER YOU WANNA KNOW"Everybody’s got something that keeps them awake at night. When you can’t tell the difference between nightmares and what’s real, that’s when you’re no good to yourself or anyone else."Thinking about the late Yaphet Kotto's work as Lieutenant Al Giardello and Smokey James. But thinking about other stuff, too. It's a long show, there's room for more than a couple of thoughts, but perhaps not a double digit number of thoughts.
2021-03-222h 22
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)03/10/21 SHOW 41 : I COME THRU TO DO WHAT I DOthe key to keeping this show atop the podcast charts every week is that I don't overpromise / under-deliver. While the (ahem) competition offer guarantees of something truly explosive, incendiary, etc., I'm very comfortable the whole "niche" nature of this sort of thing, realizing that many of you are using this program as some sort of mood/vibe enhancement while you're performing all-important tasks on behalf of your paymasters (ie. firing a third of all the staff acquired in a takeover, evicting families during a pandemic, proofreading Trevor Bauer's social media posts, etc.) As always, this episode is neither the...
2021-03-222h 10
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)03/03/21 SHOW 40 : DIVING INTO THE (SLEE)STACKSLiving together in close quarters is never especially easy, never mind the added pressures of pandemic-required confinement. Not everyone has the requisite patience or respect for the privacy of others to handle such situations over the long haul and for this week's show we speak with a couple of experts on the subject who've been roommates for years. There's also some music, otherwise the entire program would only be 40 seconds long
2021-03-092h 01
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)02/24/21 SHOW 29 : YOU CAN EAT INDUSTRIAL WASTE / IF YOU CAN STAND THE TASTEThe Desperate Bicycles famously sang, "The Medium Is Tedium" but let's spare a thought or 2 for the extra large. For the non-Mixcloud audiences on all the big fancy podcast platforms, this program is pitched as "The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)", however, on careful reflection, this week's episode feels like three hours. I'm not saying that to be self-deprecating, it's just that I've listened several times and it really really does feel like three hours. I'm not sure what to do about it, maybe play faster songs next week.
2021-02-263h 13
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)02/19/21 SHOW 38 : KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF MY POWER SUPPLY (is a disappointing Slade album)Getting this week’s show up and running was not without challenges, to wit, how to do so sans power, heat, internet connectivity, running water or gourmet dog food. Who amongst us has not at one time or another resorted to burning a big pile of rare records in order to stay warm? OK, would you believe burning several boxes of sub-solvent record label overstock print? How about MP3’s and WAV’s — if streaming services are a bigger threat to the environment than physical media, surely I should be able to ignite several gigabytess of music I’m never going...
2021-02-262h 12
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)02/10/21 SHOW 37 - STORROWED, BORROWED, HEAVY ABOUT EVERYTHING BUT MY LOVEEach year when I read about another incident featuring trucks getting “STORROWED” in Boston (ie. they’re transporting heavy goods on Storrow Drive, oblivious to the BIG SIGNS on the overpasses reading, “CLEARANCE 10” 4’, ultimately wrecking their vehicles, cargo, etc. by getting crunchola’d underneath, aka “STORROWED”), I have the same reoccurring thought : Wouldn’t it be MAGICAL if the original lineup of Bush (Gavin Rossdale, whoever the other schmucks are, possibly including whoever had a cup of coffee in Transvision Vamp,) reunited to record a new and improved version of their 1996 Grammy nominated classic, “Swallowed”, but with new lyrics to reflect the phenomena...
2021-02-182h 03
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)01/27/21 SHOW 35 : THINKING ABOUT IRVINGS (KYRIE, KLAW, R. LEVINE)Q : WHY DOES KYRIE IRVING PREFER DYLAN CARLSON OUT OF TUNE?A: HE BELIEVES IN A FLAT EARTH I was thinking about a book that would combine the best of my brain with that of Peter Vecsey, but after careful reconsideration, I might have to settle for a pamphlet. Or a PDF.
2021-02-042h 02
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)02/03/21 SHOW 36 : Champagne For My Real Friends, 'Victim In Pain' For My Fake FriendsNot since Pia Zadora's bought-and-paid-for 1981 award for "Best New Star" has there been a Golden Globes miscarriage of justice quite like Hollywood Foreign Press' failure to nominate "Money Plane" (dir - Andrew Lawrence) in any category. I realize most people in the entertainment world are too timid to ask the hard questions about this kind of, well, I'll say it -- BEE ESS --- but I'm cut from a stronger cloth. Like the kind they make Carhartt jackets with. So look forward to TWO HOURS PLUS of deep digging into what I'm calling THE 'FUCKING MONEY PLANE OUT OF...
2021-02-042h 05
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)01/13/21 SHOW 33 : “I put myself at risk, not directly for your entertainment, for myself.”"I go and put myself through this for your entertainment. I can barely walk and you all, you all, you all just stand there and stare at me. You, one, two, three sitting down, or you standing there. You ever think to help somebody in need, huh? Did you enjoy that? Did you enjoy watching me trying to walk up here by myself?! Hmm? And or what? Huh?! I go through all of that, all of that, for what? And you? You don’t even have the tiniest bit of respect, the tiniest bit of empathy to where you wo...
2021-01-202h 06
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)01/06/21 SHOW 32 : MAKING THE VARNISH VANISH The first episode of the new year features new music from Kuzu (Dave Rempis, Tashi Dorji, Tyler Damon), the Cheater Slicks' Dana Hatch, Sarah Hennies & Andy Meyerson, Allen Ravenstine and much more...including a critical reassessment of the late Leonard Rossiter's television career. OK, not so much a critical reassessment as a gratuitous name-drop. I'm not being paid to talk.
2021-01-202h 01
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)01/20/21 SHOW 34 : A BENEDICTION FOR MIKE GRAVELIt's a tough day to focus on music given all the hoopla surrounding Mike Gravel being sworn in as the 46th President Of The United States, but somehow I'm going to manage. This week's show features new material by Model Home, White Suns, Claire Rousay, Patrick Shiroishi, Bobby Would, Michael Beach, Auton and more. Let the healing begin #gravelicious
2021-01-202h 06
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)12/23/20 SHOW 30 : THE NIGHT BEFORE THE MORNING AFTEROf the graphic commercials for 1984’s “Silent Night, Deadly Night”, the late Gene Siskel famously declared, ““the showing of Santa with an axe on free TV in commercials is sick, and sleazy, and mean-spirited.” However, one might argue it was absolutely necessary. I’ made such an argument on this week’s show, however TriStar Pictures — a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment — ignored my reasonable requests to use dialogue from “Silent Night, Deadly Night” and as such, we’ve had to opt for 2 hours of music. Merry fooking christmas, indeed.
2021-01-021h 56
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)12/30/20 SHOW 31 : THE END JUSTIFIES THE MEAN TREATMENT (OF UNREDEEMED DOWNLOAD CODES)As we come to the end of 2020, i can share with you my most ambitious project to date — an attempt to create a modern equivalent of Fredrick Wiseman’s “Titicut Follies” for the podcast medium, this time addressing the plight of unredeemed download codes, all piled to the ceiling in the most dire of living conditions. Repeated tries at getting executives from Bandcamp, downloadthisrecord.com, dropcards and A To Z Media to speak on the record were stonewalled, so not for first time, I’ve had to resort to an all-music program. Maybe 2021 will be easier —I doubt it.
2021-01-021h 59
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)12/16/20 SHOW 29 : A TRIBUTE TO THE VAST GRR-R RECORDS DISCOGRAPHYHeadlines(?) were made recently when the office fixtures of Chicago dumbshit/repository Victory Records were auctioned off to the public, but what of the treasures left behind in the warehouses of San Francisco's Grr-r label? Though the imprint only released one title, 1990's seminal, 'Sebastian Speaks - Your Watchdog On A Disc', we can only speculate what sort of incredible artifacts were up for grabs when Grr-r decided to shut their doors. Or we can do a 2+ hour podcast about it. (On the advice of their lawyers, no one involved with Grr-r was willing to speak on t...
2020-12-162h 14
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)12/09/20 SHOW 28 : SURVIVING "SURVIVING THE GAME"some will tell you Irving Pichel and Ernest B. Schoedsack's 1932 adaptation of "The Most Dangerous Game" is the granddaddy of all HUNTING HUMANS motion pictures. Others prefer John Woo's "Hard Target", while some deranged individuals see the merits in the John Leguizamo comedy vehicle, "The Pest". With full respect to all other efforts to depict jaded, venal motherfuckers snuffing out human lives for sport, I would nominate Ernest Dickerson's 1994 saga, "Surviving The Game" as the genre's classic. While not nearly as original as Dickerson's 1992 "Juice" (which for the purposes of this discussion, was not a hunting humans m...
2020-12-092h 09
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)12/02/20 SHOW 27 : PUTTING THE DENT IN DETENTE after this past weekend’s rather anticlimactic exhibition bout between Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr., I convened this show’s production staff to attempt to determine which was the most memorable celebrity boxing encounter of all-time. ?As you would expect, there were nominations for Joey Buttafucco vs. the late Joanie “Chyna” Lauer, Manute Bol vs. William “Refrigerator” Perry, and most controversially, S-Club 7’s Hannah Spearrit vs. The Saturdays’ Vanessa White, but after several recounts, the (narrow) winner was the 1996 clash betwixt skateboarding’s Simon Woodstock and Suicidal Tendencies’ Mike Muir. Though the fight itself is not considered a wonderfu...
2020-12-042h 11
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)11/25/20 SHOW 26 : STAMFORD VS. HOOKSETT, YOU BETTER PICK WHICH SIDE YOU'RE ONas much as I'd like to say this special time of year is about bringing people together, the simple fact of the matter is the New England territory is not big enough for 2 GG's. In fact, it might not have been large enough for one. We can debate whether or not it is appropriate or safe to encourage family gatherings simply for the purpose of commemorating the 30th anniversary of Hector Guerrero's not-entirely successful unhatching, but really, why talk when we can fight instead?
2020-11-282h 01
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)11/18/20 SHOW 25 : REBRANDING THE ANTI-NOWHERE LEAGUE, "THE LEAGUE" IN AN ATTEMPT TO CROSSOVERAdaptability in an ever-changing marketplace has never been more important. I try to tell people that all the time but do they listen? No, they just leave the doors and windows open, the cereal on the countertop, there's BEARD BITS ALL OVER THE SINK. I mean, that's it. I've had enough. I am done babysitting these guys. Find someone else to mastermind their next "reboot" or whatever they wanna call it. I need to clear my mind.
2020-11-202h 23
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)10/14/20 SHOW 20 : YOU DON'T WANT A FRACTION OF FRICTION, FACT NOT FICTIONPITIFUL PUNKS WITH CHUNKS (RIPPED FROM YOUR BODY)(Pep Love, 2001)for this week's program, my new producer (bottom right corner) had booked special guests Corey Worthington, Fox Alaska news reader Maria Athens and former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. Unfortunately, there was some confusion over the correct time-zone with Worthington, Athens says she's been detained by Anchorage police ) and as for Christie, well, he's simply not picking up the phone. All in all, I'd say this new booker is a vast improvement on the last one. music submissions : info@12XU.netphysical me...
2020-11-162h 10
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)11/11/20 SHOW 24 : NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE (WHEN YOU'RE PASSING A FAKE DOG OFF AS THE REAL THING)this week's program is dedicated to the FLOP campaign of Texas Third Court Of Appeals Chief Justice Jeff Rose, who promised Central TX voters he'd not "legislate from the bench" (for fuck's sake) but used a FAKE DOG in his TV commercials. There's real dogs running all over the goddamn street and this guy goes to Toys-R-Us. FUCK HIM. tracklist : Sadistic Exploits - Freedom Kaleidoscope - Deaths Of Despair James Blood Ulmer - Are You Glad To Be In America? Homeboy Sandman - Extinction Jason Griff - Sweetny, Michael Fuck Buttons...
2020-11-162h 05
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)11/04/20 SHOW 23 : PROTECTING A BROKEN SYSTEM AT ALL COSTSmuch the way overzealous fans of the 1957 Cincinnati Reds stuffed the ballot box packing that year's National League All-Star team with all eight of their starting position players, this show is constantly victimized in the Mixcloud chart rankings by unscrupulous programmers and their acolytes, conspiring to fuck me out of my rightful place at the top of the rankings. Where is the Mixcloud equivalent of Ford Frick to stop this miscarriage of justice?track list : Random Hold - What Happened LA Takedown - There Is A Drone In Griffith Park Concentrick - White BearJe...
2020-11-162h 03
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)10/28/20 SHOW 22 : HE'S SAYING "KILL ME" IN MORSE CODE (SOMEBODY CHECK ON MORSE)In the healing business you get to a point where you ask yourself if you wanna be a Rainere or a Towle. And without question, I'd rather be a Towle. The results speak for themselves. 2 1/2 hours of exercises that will help you unleash your full potential --- putting the REAL in self-realization.music submissions : info@12XU.netthings in boxes : 12XU, 3005 S. Lamar Blvd., D109-403 Austin TX 78741 USA
2020-11-012h 36
The Gerard Cosloy Radio Hour (That Feels Like Two Hours)10/21/20 SHOW 21 : FUCK CINDERELLA, FUCK BON JOVI AND MOTHERFUCK P----CEthis week's show is dedicated to the newest member of production team CSTB, Larry the slow loris. Many of you know I'm an animal lover and Larry absolutely captured my heart when I saw him caged at Austin's Pound 4 Suspicious Creatures. Unfortunately, I completed his adoption just prior to reading the recent NY Times article about slow loris' deadly venom and as a result, I've had to vacate my premises and turn the entire operation over to Larry. Hopefully I'll find a new laptop / remote taping location by next week, a lot depends on whether my health insurance...
2020-10-252h 10
Give Us a Good OneEpisode 3 - Gerard Cosloy of Matador Records, 12XU RecordsThe guys take a quiet journey with Gerard Cosloy, co-founder of Matador Records and founder of 12XU records, down a rabbit hole of bad, cancelled TV sitcoms, Don Rickles lesser known works, and a case of bargain beer that was politely turned down by legendary band, The Fall. This one's a slow burn.
2018-03-2355 min
Turned Out A PunkEpisode 110 - Gerard Cosloy Part #2 (Matador Records)This time comes but once a year spreading joy and punk rock cheer! This year's wrap up episode for the holiday season is part two with the genius behind Matador Records: Gerard Cosloy! Join Damian as Gerard delights him with tales of Courneys, Kurts and GGs, as they talk about a time before a band named Nirvana would change everything.
Also touched on:
The second or third appearance on the show
Gerard moves to NY
living with Rob Zombie
The LESNYC… a scum rock paradise
Pussy Galore co...
2016-12-231h 48Turned Out A PunkClobbering' Time EP. 01 (GERARD COSLOY)This week the Clobbering’ Time really starts as Tom and Damian sit down and discuss a few of their wrestling highlights of the week before being joined by Matador Record co-founder Gerard Cosloy! While many are probably familiar with Gerard from music few know that he is a wrestling SUPERFAN. Sit back and enjoy one for the age a Gerard talks going to Wrestlemania i, discovering ECW on late night tv, business deals with Paul Heyman and a recent Progress Wrestling show!!! Get ready for the indie rock wrestling connection.
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2016-08-131h 09