PHOTO: EILON PAZ | On this program, we usually focus on folks who create the music that we love listening to, but what about paying homage to those who are in charge of sharing the music with us? We don’t all have a friend who can hip us to the latest and greatest, so we all must subscribe to a trusted voice we can rely on that is equipped with careful curation skills and discriminating taste.
Colleen “Cosmo” Murphy is certainly one of those people for me. Not only do I learn about plenty of great music on her weekly online program Balearic Breakfast, but I also regularly take a deep dive into her world-renowned podcast and live series, Classic Album Sundays which features a scholarly dive into your favorite albums showcasing someone who worked closely on it and brings valuable first-hand information to the conversation. Of course, when she’s not doing those two things, she can be found DJing different major events all across the globe.
She’s a woman in constant motion which is why I had to travel all the way to the Netherlands to catch her for this program which makes this our first “on location” episode of Radar. Colleen and I were both attending the Haarlem Vinyl Festival and they were kind enough to create a fabulous podcast area for us to conduct our interview in the main lobby of the Haarlem PHIL. For that reason, you’ll hear plenty of ambiance as folks ambled by TO watch us chat; some even snapped a few pictures! So, relax and enjoy a quick-fire conversation with a true musical tastemaker.
Evan Toth is a songwriter, professional musician, educator, radio host, avid record collector, and hi-fi aficionado. Toth hosts and produces The Evan Toth Show and TVD Radar on WFDU, 89.1 FM. Follow him at the usual social media places and visit his website.
