Arts & Seizures

Arts & Seizures is back this week for another edition of the “Fastest 30 Minutes on the Internet” with a heavy metal riot! Featuring Katherine Turman, co-author of Louder Than Hell (and producer of Alice Cooper’s radio show), plus the great Dan Rispler, local metal head made good in the legendary Dictators NYC but also leads “Kosmodemonic.” AC/DC biographer Susan Masino calls in to discuss the finer points of the World’s Greatest Rock’n’Roll Band.  Tune in for this super heavy show!  

James Dean once said, “Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.” This week on Arts & Seizures, host Mike Edison is talking the King of Cool and wrestling with author Keith Elliot Greenberg (“Too Fast to Live, Too Young to Die: James Dean’s Final Hours”) and former professional wrestling commentator Dante Jayce.  Linking James Dean’s revered method acting skills with that of certain wrestlers, conversation delves into Hulk Hogan and his infamous sex tape.  After the break, the guys circle back to James Dean’s last moments and why his legacy lives on. This program was brought to you by Roberta’s. “There’s something about James Dean that gives you the impression that it’s really him you’re watching, not the character he’s playing.” [22:00] “He was defining cool on the fly.” [23:35] –Keith Elliot Greenberg  

Arts & Seizures is back with a bang! With host Mike Edison at the helm, all star guests Peter Zaremba, Rosie Schaap, and Mickey Finn kick off the new season filled with more antics and hijinx than ever before! Talking about Rosie’s book, “Drinking With Men,” The Grateful Dead, being a hippie, the color blue, and cocktails making a comeback, this is a show for the ages. This program was brought to you by Roberta’s.

Arts & Seizures this week is celebrating Mike Edison’s Second Annual 50th Birthday Party, and you’re invited! Special guests Judy McGuire, Bloodshot Bill, Matt Verderay, and John Spencer join the fastest half hour on the radio for an episode you won’t soon forget. Tune in for a party! This program was brought to you by Roberta’s.

This week on Arts & Seizures Mike Edison sits down with author Jami Attenberg to talk about her new novel “Saint Mazie”, which tells the story of Mazie Phillips, the bold fun-loving owner of “The Venice” theater during the Jazz age in New York City. The novel has received tons of critical acclaim, including reviews from The New York Times and a place on Amazon’s list for the Best Book of June 2015. Tune in to hear more about Jami’s book, her upcoming book tour, and to learn about her writing process. This program was brought to you by Roberta’s. “I think that everything should be accessible to everyone. Everyone should have the chance to write what they want.” [14:00] “I’m hoping that people are getting something out of me talking as much as I do about my writing!” [28:00] –Jami Attenberg on Arts & Seizures

This week on Arts & Seizures, Mike is celebrating Father’s Day with guest Kera Bolonik, the executive editor of DAME Magazine, an essayist, and feature writer. Delving into what’s going on with Orange is the New Black, and what else is on the boob-tube, Mike and Kera and a MyStErY CaLLeR talk about the best TV dads. Between Tony Soprano, Walter White, Mr. Brady, and Mr. Partridge, each dad is both enigmatic and entertaining. Tune in for a good, old fashioned Dad talk. This program was brought to you by Roberta’s.

It’s a return to the Beatnik Clubhouse on Arts & Seizures this week with host Mike Edison retaining Pete Zaremba and Keith Streng of The Fleshtones plus the filthy song champion herself, Karen Poliski rounding out this crazy episode. If you thought last week’s installment was full of hijinks and mayhem, tune in for another round and listen to the action as it unfolds. This program was brought to you by Roberta’s.

This week on a brand new episode of Arts & Seizures, Mike Edison welcomes back Pete Zaremba in the co-host seat along with The Fleshtones bandmate Keith Streng and Karen Poliski of The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music. How does HRN compare to SiriusXM? Who is the superior Beatle? Which cocktail is Pete drinking today? Tune in for a dirty song performance, boisterous banter and other hijinks! This program was brought to you by Roberta’s. “The Beatles are bigger than malaria!” —Karen Poliski on Arts & Seizures

This week on Arts & Seizures, host Mike Edison welcomes legendary musician Simon Chardiet to the show for a crazy two-part show! Continuing the discussion on coming up in the music scene in the good ol’ days of NYC and the great stories of making ends meet. With a unique style running from surf guitar to blues and rockabilly mixed with punk and bebop, Simon has an incredible repertoire and shares it with the adoring audience! Ever wondered what Bo Diddley was really like? Be sure to tune in for these epic stories, live tunes, and loads more! This program was brought to you by Roberta’s.

This week on Arts & Seizures, host Mike Edison welcomes legendary musician Simon Chardiet to the show for a crazy show! Simon has been a staple of the New York music scene for years, notably with his band Simon and the Bar Sinisters. With a unique style running from surf guitar to blues and rockabilly mixed with punk and bebop, Simon has an incredible repertoire! At a young age he and fell in with the Lower East Side punk and rock scene, often working as odd jobs to scrape by. Be sure to tune in for these epic stories, live tunes, and loads more! This program was brought to you by Roberta’s.

This week on a brand new Arts & Seizures, host Mike Edison welcomes writer Tiger Moody to the show on the heels of his newly released book, “Induction of the Sycophant.” Talking to Mike about why he chose to write about comic books and what comic books meant to him growing up in the big apple, the conversation quickly devolves with thoughts on the recent Mayweather VS Pacquiao fight and Mad Magazine. Tiger shares how he started writing books and details of his creative process. Tune in as two beatniks talk independent publishing, the East Village, and movies yet to be made! This program was brought to you by Roberta’s Pizza.

This week on Arts & Seizures, host Mike Edison and guest co-host Patrick Martins are talking wrestling with Fighting Spirit Wrestling’s Dante Jayce and Ian Aldwin, the champ of the league. Delving right into the Fighting Spirit Wrestling gossip and happenings, it doesn’t take long before everyone reveals their thoughts on Hulk Hogan and the upcoming Lucha Libre Extravaganza event! Tune in for a crazy show and see if Patrick engages in a proper throwdown! This program was brought to you by Roberta’s Pizza. “There has not been a competitor that has stepped into the ring that I have not destroyed!” “If you wanna succeed in the wrestling you have to destroy, assess and attack!” —Ian Aldwin on Arts & Seizures

This week on Arts & Seizures, host Mike Edison is previewing the upcoming Brooklyn Folk Festival with the help of Karen Poliski from The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music plus a menagerie of musicians from the Brotherhood of the Jug Band Blues! Kicking off the show with a live performance to get listeners in the folk mindset, Mike goes on to get the details about the festival as well as how the jug band got their start. Is folk music gearing up for a reprise? Are DJs considered true musicians? Does Bob Dylan call in live? What’s a juice harp? Tune in for a thorough discussion on the true definition of folk music, more live performances, and the typical Arts & Seizures hijinks! This program was brought you Roberta’s.

This week on Arts and Seizures Mike hosts solo and interviews, band; Daddy Long Legs about their newest album. The crew listens to some tracks off of the album, plays some live music, jams out to tracks from the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. This program was brought to you by Roberta’s. “You guys are like my personal Led Zeppelin.” [16:00] “Do you guys have any gigs? I only say that when I want to sound hip.” [19:00] — Mike Edison on Arts and Seizures

A few years ago, Mark Adams made a strange discovery: Everything we know about the lost city of Atlantis comes from the work of one man, the Greek philosopher Plato. Then he made a second, stranger discovery: Amateur explorers are still actively searching for this sunken city all around the world, based entirely on the clues Plato left behind. This week on Arts & Seizures, Mike Edison and guest co-host Pete Zaremba try to solve this famous mystery and chat with New York Times Best Seller Author Mark Adams all about his new book “Meet Me in Atlantis: My Obsessive Quest to Find the Sunken City.” Without giving too much away, Mark explains how he was able to conceive digging out the “kernel of truth” in the dispersed clues left by Plato while maintaining the typical Arts & Seizures banter. Tune in for a hilarious conversation that surely raises more questions than it answers! This program was brought to you by Roberta’s Pizza. “It’s very hard to get serious academics to talk about Atlantis – it’s like

Need a new documentary to watch while spring gets its act together? This week on Arts & Seizures host Mike Edison and guest-host Pete Zaremba welcome back to the show director Michael Lee Nirenberg. Michael’s documentary, “Back Issues: The Hustler Magazine Story,” is now streaming on Netflix and adds to a lively discussion on New York City strip clubs and the state of pornography these days. After the break (featuring a sneak preview of a new Fleshtones cover tune!), a few friends join in the studio to debate the Beatles VS the Rolling Stones. This program was brought to you by Underground Meats.

Get a progressive politics primer on this week’s episode of Arts & Seizures as Mike Edison is joined by Rick Perlstein, the author of the New York Times bestseller The Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan; Nixonland: The Rise of a President and The Fracturing of America, a New York Times bestseller picked as one of the best nonfiction books of 2007 by over a dozen publications; and Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus, which won the 2001 Los Angeles Times Book Award for history and appeared on the best books of the year lists of The New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Chicago Tribune. His essays and book reviews have been published in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Nation, The Village Voice, and Slate, among others. He has received a National Endowment for the Humanities grant for independent scholars. This program was brought to you by Roberta’s. “History is full of ironies.” [07:00] –Rick Perlstein on

This week on Arts & Seizures, host Mike Edison is teamed with guest-host, writer, sex educator, comedian, consultant, and HRN friend Lux Alptraum. In studio, the duo welcomes comedian Liam McEneaney and cartoonist Julia Wertz, chatting about Matilda The Algonquin Hotel cat, Lux being kicked off Facebook, and the typical social media activity of shut-ins all over the city. Conversation spirals around the evolution of social media and how it’s detracted from attention spans everywhere, ruining kids’ cursive handwriting, for one! Tune in for a hilarious discussion on the state of the human condition! This program was brought to you by Whole Foods Market.

Freemasons. Skull and Bones Society. The Illiuminati. This week on Arts & Seizures, host Mike Edison and guest co-host Peter Zaremba are deciphering secret societies with author Julie Tibbott. Her book “Members Only: Secret Societies, Sects, and Cults – Exposed!” explains that throughout human history, people have banded together to pass on traditions, climb the social ladder, and often just have a good time. And sometimes, keeping other people out is part of the fun. (Every hot club needs a velvet rope, after all.) But some of these groups have proved so exclusive and secretive that we on the outside can’t resist some speculation. Wouldn’t you like to know what they’re really up to? No need for secret handshakes or passwords—Arts & Seizures has you covered in today’s show! This program was brought to you by Roberta’s Pizza.

This week on Arts & Seizures host Mike Edison welcomes dear friend and Heritage Radio Network founder, Patrick Martins to the show. Mike and Patrick go way back and even co-wrote the book “The Carnivore’s Manifesto” together. The guys go on to explain that the book is ultimately about eating conscientiously for pleasure and discuss the idea of ‘teteoire’ and being a part of the sustainable food movement before conversation evolves to professional sports. After the break, Mike and Patrick welcome The Main Course co-host Alexes McLaughlin, who also happens to work with Patrick at Heritage Foods USA. Tune in for a great show! This program was brought to you by Roberta’s Pizza. “We’re a country that spends more time and effort on dieting than eating.” “If you don’t shop at 5 to 6 stores every single week you probably aren’t a part of the sustainable food movement.” “Happy Year of the Goat!” —Patrick Martins on Arts & Seizures