Around The Dial

22/12/2023

Tired of the same old Xmas tunes? Check out this excellent retro show.

Retro Obscuro Weirdo Oldies Show! (Rockabilly, Garage, Instros, H***y Tonk, Soul/R&B, Novelties, Girl Groups...etc.) Two hours of obscure 45's from the 50's & 60's with ads & garbage squeezed in between. Background Music The Spacemen - "Retro" Fridays 10am CT 96.3 FM WHYS Fridays 4pm PT KKSM 1320 AM...

03/12/2023

Giving this a listen after some KISS and Dokken chatter with David Zuzelo and Bob Sargent. Not all that familiar with their stuff but I had to joke that everything reminds me of 1990s horror film end credits. STINGER! Cue Dokken tune!

Album · 1994 · 16 Songs

03/12/2023

Picked up the debut, self-titled LP from Werewolves at a collectibles expo last week for a buck. Couldn't resist the cover, funky logo or the fact that it was produced by Andrew Loog Oldham. Got definite "bar band blues rockers masquerading as new wavers" vibes and a first time listen hasn't disappointed, though a couple too many ballads after the LP opens with some rip-snorting rockers. As one blogger pointed out (informative write-up listed below) it's "derivative but ballsy", sorta like John Waite fronting the Black Crowes.

30/05/2022

As you wind down your Memorial Day Weekend, check out a special extended edition of Around the Dial with DJ Cosmo featuring a chat with author Davida G. Breier whose debut novel SINKHOLE is out now (and available from AtomicBooks). We talk about her writing process, a bit about our zine backgrounds and spin music that inspired her dark and mysterious coming of age tale recently lauded by the NY Times. Special thanks to Christine Coleman Taylor for her ace production and transcription skills!

Join DJ Cosmo and special guest Davida Brier as they talk about her new novel SINKHOLE and play music inspired by her dark and mysterious coming of tale.

07/05/2022

NEW SHOW ALERT: Episode 7 of Around The Dial has been posted for your Mother's Day Weekend listening pleasure! This one goes out to Momma DJ Cosmo who listened to more of my college radio shows than anybody but me. Pretty sure she tuned in on many occasions just to make sure I was alive, but it was the thought that counted. And apologies to my poor father who was forced to sit there and listen as well.

They said it wouldn't last! But here we are with Episode 7 of Around The Dial with DJ Cosmo. It's an hour+ of smash hits from Screeching Weasel, Billy Idol, The Shivvers, Sharona, Dictators, Rick Springfield, Elton John and more!

28/04/2022

Recording voiceovers for the latest episode for your weekend listening pleasure. Stay tuned for launch!

20/04/2022

SONG OF THE DAY: Happy Birthday to Tito Puente (born 1923), musician, producer and band leader of Puerto Rican descent. His career spanned more than 50 years and featured countless popular dance-oriented mambo and Latin jazz combinations. But I'll always remember him best for his role (as himself) in the "Who Shot Mr. Burns" episodes of The Simpsons, which featured Puente – who had been fired from his job at Springfield Elementary – getting revenge on the crusty billionaire with this Emmy-nominated song.

19/04/2022

SONG OF THE DAY: Happy Birthday to Dictators co-founder and NYC punk rock legend, Andy Shernoff (1955). In addition to his work as a singer, songwriter and musician with the mighty Dictators, Shernoff has worked with the Fleshtones, Ramones, Manitoba's Wild Kingdom, The Master Plan and many more, not to mention his work as a producer for a who's who of underground garage acts. DFFD.

Andy Shernoff - vocals, bassRoss the Boss - guitarScott Kempner - guitarAlbert Bouchard - drumsTish and Snooky - background vocalsmixed by Ed StasiumVideo d...

18/04/2022

SONG OF THE DAY: Happy birthday to bassist Jayce Fincher (born 1967) who played with Butch Walker in both Southgang and The Marvelous 3. The clip below finds The Marvelous 3 performing their hit "Freak of the Week" at a reunion show back in 2018.

Butch Walker, Jayce Fincher and Doug Mitchell (aka Slug) of Marvelous 3 reunited at the TALPanga Concert for Pancreatic Cancer in Topanga Canyon on 11/4/18. ...

07/04/2022

SONG OF THE DAY: Happy birthday to John Oates (1949) of the great Hall & Oates. This song was the source of much controversy in our house because they said "bitch" and my Mom got mad when she found out I had smuggled the LP 'Bigger Than The Both of Us' out of my older brother's basement "apartment" so I could tape it.

Daryl Hall & John Oates, commonly referred to as Hall & Oates, are an American pop rock duo formed in 1970 in Philadelphia. Daryl Hall is generally the lead ...

06/04/2022

SONG OF THE DAY: Happy birthday to Merle Haggard (born 1937). Unfortunately, it's also the anniversary of his death as he died on his 79th birthday in 2016. Haggard is in the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame. He was a Kennedy Center Honors recipient in 2010.

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupI Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink · Merle HaggardBack To The Barrooms℗ 1980 MCA NashvilleReleased on: 1980-01...

06/04/2022

Happy Wednesday! Did you know that episode 6 of Around The Dial with DJ Cosmo is in the Top 90 (just barely) of the Mixcloud Indie Rock charts? Not sure how impressive that is but I guess somebody is listening! New show(s) coming soon.

Haven't listened yet? What are you waiting for?! Check it out at: https://www.mixcloud.com/dan-taylor36/around-the-dial-6033122/