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Arts & Seizures episodes

June 09, 2013 Episode 91: Tom Clark
Unsung New York rock ‘n’ roll hero Tom Clark joins Mike Edison and Judy McGuire in the studio for today’s episode of The Mike & Judy Show! Tune into this episode to hear Tom talk about his early days in New York City busking on the street and taking song requests at Astor Place Hairstylists. Find out how Tom and Mike met working on a GG Allin recording. Listen to some of Tom’s songs, and hear how the East Village has changed since he first stepped foot on Avenue A. Tune in and find out more about Tom’s show at 2A, The Treehouse! This program has been brought to you by Roberta’s.
“At the Treehouse, I push people to play together. It’s some of the best stuff- you never know what’s going to happen.” [29:00]
— Tom Clark on The Mike & Judy Show
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36 min
June 02, 2013 Episode 90: Ted Heller & West of Babylon
“Acclaimed author” Ted Heller is reluctantly promoting his new book, West of Babylon, on this week’s episode of The Mike & Judy Show. Mike Edison and Judy McGuire invited Ted into the studio to talk about publishing in 21st Century, and why it’s so difficult for writers to promote themselves. Find out why Ted decided to publish his book himself. Hear the cast talk about their gripes with NPR, and why authors should prepare themselves for rejection. Tune into this episode to hear about Ted’s nomination for his book, Pocket Kings! Thanks to our sponsor, Roberta’s.
“Anybody nowadays can get published. You could have something mentally wrong with you, and write gibberish for 800 pages, and you can still be the next John Grisham.” [9:40]
— Ted Heller on The Mike & Judy Show
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32 min
May 19, 2013 Episode 89: Get More Fans: The DIY Guide To The Music Business
Attention, bands- learn how to get more fans! We’ve got Jesse Cannon, author of Get More Fans: The DIY Guide To The Music Business, this week on The Mike & Judy Show to help Joe Galarraga get his band Big Ups some more fans. Jesse has worked in nearly every aspect of the music business- most notably, recording bands like Animal Collective, The Misfits and The Menzingers. All the while, he has also been writing for his own blog Musformation and publications like Tape Op, Punk Planet, and Maximum RockNRoll. Jesse knows what makes the music business tick and has been chronicling it with his words, for many years. Tune in and find out how to survive in the new digital age of music. This program was sponsored by Roberta’s.
“A lot of the work you’ll have to do is on the internet – even if that’s a boring thing.” [5:00]
— Jesse Cannon on The Mike & Judy Show
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34 min
May 12, 2013 Episode 88: Food is Not the New Rock ‘N’ Roll
Food is not the new rock ‘n’ roll. This week on The Mike & Judy Show, Mike Edison and Judy McGuire are joined in the studio by Paul Gerard of Exchange Alley in NYC’s East Village, and Spyro Poulos of Girl to Gorilla. Listen in to hear about The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s exhibition on punk rock, and why the opening was so stale. Hear Paul talk about the restaurant industry, and why it’s more akin to pop music than rock ‘n’ roll. Learn some New Orleans food history from Paul, and hear a selection from Girl to Gorilla’s first album! After the break, hear conversations about the evolution of New York, and why more transplants need to let their freak flags fly. What is Paul’s gripe with the James Beard Awards? Find out on this week’s episode of The Mike & Judy Show! This program has been sponsored by Roberta’s.
“They’re saying that food is the new rock ‘n’ roll. But it’s all pop; we’re represented by housewives and buffoons.” [5:30]
“Everyone wants to make their own little Midwest in Brooklyn!” [20:00]
— Paul Gerard on The Mike & Judy Show
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33 min
May 05, 2013 Episode 87: Fleshbot Fiction and Stagg Street
Welcome to a very erotic episode of The Mike & Judy Show. Mike Edison and Judy McGuire are in the studio with Lux Alptraum of Fleshbot Fiction and Ellen Stagg of Stagg Street. Tune into this episode to hear about Lux’s brand of sex education, and how it differs from what you learned in middle school. Hear Ellen talk about her history in photography, and how she came to shoot erotic photographs. Mike, Judy, Lux, and Ellen speak the truth about Playgirl Magazine, and mourn the death of the old-fashioned peep show. How has the Internet changed the porn industry? Find out on this week’s installment of The Mike & Judy Show! Thanks to our sponsor, Roberta’s.
“The Internet was great for porn. It was discrete, and it was easy to get… But like with other things on the Internet, there came piracy.” [19:05] — Lux Alptraum on The Mike & Judy Show
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33 min
April 28, 2013 Episode 86: Peter Mehlman
Peter Mehlman, former writer for Seinfeld and author of Mandela Was Late, is the guest on this week’s episode of The Mike & Judy Show. Mike Edison and Judy McGuire sit down with Peter to talk about getting his foot in the door with Larry David, and how dramatic writing differs from composing essays and journalistic pieces. Find out why Peter likes Los Angeles, and why Mike hates it. What memorable Seinfeld quotes did Peter coin? Hear how Peter feels about Lena Dunham’s Girls, and whether not Seinfeld is a Jewish comedy or not. This program has been sponsored by Roberta’s.
“I think the average person is closer to a celebrity more than ever because everyone needs so much attention. There’s so much attention-seeking from the most anonymous people, that the gap is closing.” [6:20]
— Peter Mehlman on The Mike & Judy Show
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32 min
April 21, 2013 Episode 85: Michael Azerrad
Mike Edison emerges from his post-4/20 haze and joins Judy McGuire for another week of The Mike & Judy Show! Joining Mike and Judy in the studio is author and famed journalist, Michael Azerrad. Michael is responsible for book’s like Our Band Could Be Your Life and Come As You Are. More recently, Michael has started a website called The Talkhouse, which focuses on music writing by musicians. Tune in to hear why Michael believes that this model is a unique voice in the rote world of music criticism. How has indie rock and punk changed since the 80s and 90s? And what is the Internet’s role in independent music? Find out all of this and more on The Mike & Judy Show! Thanks to our sponsor, Roberta’s.
“It wasn’t about the sound. It was more about the freedom to make whatever you wanted and the infrastructure that people built.” [10:20]
— Michael Azerrad on The Mike & Judy Show
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34 min
April 14, 2013 Episode 84: STFU Parents and Judy’s Birthday
Blair Koenig comes back to The Mike & Judy Show to talk about her new book named after her blog, STFU Parents! Mike Edison and Judy McGuire welcome Blair and Brian Blessinger into the studio to talk about mucus plugs, and dirty diaper pictures on the Internet. How has social media like Twitter and Facebook changed the ways that parents embarrass their children? And why do people find the need to overshare publicly? Also, it’s Judy’s birthday show! Find out how Judy is going to celebrate her mid-life crisis! This episode has been sponsored by Roberta’s.
“Facebook is not therapy. Just because you can crowdsource doesn’t mean that you should, because the people who are responding aren’t doctors!” [27:15] — Blair Koenig on The Mike & Judy Show
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30 min
April 07, 2013 Episode 83: Wrestlemania!
Today is Wrestlemania! This week on The Mike & Judy Show, Mike Edison and Judy McGuire are joined in the studio by two wrestling enthusiasts/experts. Keith Elliot Greenberg is a former writer for the WWE, and Maura Johnston is the founder of Maura Magazine. Tune into this episode to hear some predictions about tonight’s main event. Who will win? The Rock or John Cena? The Undertaker or CM Punk? Tune into this installment of The Mike & Judy Show to learn more about camaraderie in wrestling, and the changing demographic of the wrestling audience. Listen in and find out why Mike is disappointed by the lack of gimmicks in professional wrestling these days, and how wrestling is one of the only sports that speaks in favor of progressive ideals. This program has been sponsored by Roberta’s.
“Wrestling is getting diverse. We look at the world; we have a bi-racial president. You look at the wrestling audience, and there are a lot of people of Hispanic ancestry in that audience.” [27:10] — Keith Elliot Greenberg on The Mike & Judy Show
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34 min
March 31, 2013 Episode 82: The Easter Music Special
Tune into this week’s installment of The Mike & Judy Show for their Easter Music Special! Hear music from past episodes from bands like Scream Along With Billy, The Jam Messengers, Gorilla to Gorilla, Life in a Blender, Boxtopus, MC Todd, Peg Simone, Maggie Rosenberg & Hope Johnson, and Mike Edison himself? This program has been brought to you by Roberta’s.
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38 min

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Arts & Seizures is Heritage Radio’s rogue child, a rambunctious, unfiltered talk and variety show featuring a wide range of high-minded miscreants and rock’n’roll outlaws. Guests include…