Cosloy was raised in
Wayland, Massachusetts, a western suburb of Boston. While he was in high school, he became involved in the local hardcore punk scene, put together many punk shows, and started
Conflict, a
mimeographed
fanzine of underground and alternative rock and art. He continued to write and edit the fanzine during the '80s and early '90s. He never finished college though he did briefly attend the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where he contributed reviews to "Daily Collegian," the college newspaper. In 1984, Cosloy got a job at
Homestead Records Cosloy next worked with
Matador Records. The label was started in 1989 by Dutch East employee Chris Lombardi, and Cosloy joined the partnership in 1990. For a time Cosloy lived in London working with Matador's UK and US operations. As of Autumn 2004, he has been living in Austin, Texas, continuing his partnership with Lombardi. He has also started the experimental record label
Parallelism and the label
12XU. Cosloy is also a musician and is a member of
Air Traffic Controllers and briefly worked with punk singer
GG Allin. Cosloy, who worked out of his home, and another resident were awakened and evacuated around 3 a.m. by an officer of the Austin Police Department. Cosloy was quoted as saying, "There are a lot of people who have a lot less than I do, who deal with a lot worse, but this is pretty bad." ==References==