Arts & Seizures

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

“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

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

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]

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

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

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

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

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 Green

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.

Celebrate Passover with Rachel Shukert and Aaron Lefkove on this week’s installment of The Mike & Judy Show. Rachel joins Mike Edison & Judy McGuire to talk about keeping kosher, and her new book, Starstruck. How does Rachel deal with sex and drugs in young adult literature? Aaron talks about making his restaurant, Littleneck, Passover-friendly, and what seder meals are like in his family. Tune in to hear the cast talk about hangover cures, Lou Reed, menstruation, and more! Thanks to our sponsor, Roberta’s. “Pork is not kosher, but shellfish are less non-kosher, and less anti-Semitic!” [5:25] — Rachel Shukert on The Mike & Judy Show

There have been many authors on The Mike & Judy Show, but today’s show features Michael Malice, a truly unique writer who is working on the Unauthorized Autobiograhy of Kim Jong-il. Welcome to the bizarre world of the north Korea (since Korea is one nation divided by American Imperialism, we keep the “n” lowercase). It’s a nation where politics is religion, and religion is the worship of an odd little man by the name of Kim Jong Il. It is a notoriously reclusive and closed nation, one whose inner workings can only be guessed at by outsiders—until now. Taken directly from primary sources spirited out of the “Hermit Kingdom”, Michael’s book will expose the life and lessons of Kim Jong-Il from his own unique perspective. If truth is stranger than fiction, then what is presented as truth in North Korea is stranger still. From his miraculous birth to breeding giant rabbits, this is the philosophy of the world’s zaniest dictator—as he himself would have it be told. This program was sponsored by Roberta’a “

It’s the Mike & Judy Cocktail Lounge this week! Tune in for a special bar and booze themed episode of The Mike & Judy Show, as special guest and author of Drinking with Men, Rosie Schaap, joins the show to talk about dive bars, drinking stories and moms at Grateful Dead shows. “The Greatest Piano Player In the World”, Micky Finn, is also in studio to set the mood with some appropriate live tunes. Tune in as the crew remembers bad pickup lines, high school, Mars Bar, Jimmy Breslin and more. Pour yourself a whiskey, enjoy the piano stylings of Micky Finn and learn more about drinking in New York City. This program was sponsored by Roberta’s Pizza “A bar with zero snacks is a very strange thing, and it doesn’t lead to the most optimal drinking situations.” [04:00] “The definition of “dive” bars has gotten much looser.” [06:00] –Rosie Schaap, author of “Drinking with Men”, on The Mike & Judy Show

We’re talking music and Maura Magazine on today’s installment of The Mike & Judy Show! Mike Edison and Judy McGuire bring frequent guest and music journalist Maura Johnston to the studio today to talk about her new online publication. What is responsible for the decline of quality journalism? Tune in to hear everyone talk about the Internet’s role in rote content. Find out why Maura decided to start her own magazine, and why her emphasis is on quality as opposed to quantity. What is Maura listening to these days? Find out on this week’s episode of The Mike & Judy Show! Thanks to our sponsor, Roberta’s. “I’ve been blogging since 1994, but this is one way for me to make something that will really sustain itself and last.” [5:00] “I don’t want to impose my views onto the writers, I want them to write really well.” [8:50] — Maura Johnston on The Mike & Judy Show

Mike Edison and Judy McGuire are talking Oscars today on The Mike & Judy Show! Joining them in the studio today is movie pundit Jenni Miller! Tune into this episode to find out why Mike feels like he’s been ripped off by Steven Spielberg too many times, and why is Judy bored of Daniel Day Lewis. What movies are going to win big at the Oscars according to Jenni? Later, Punchy George and Don Vongiovi (better known as Boxtopus) play some rollicking songs in studio! This program has been brought to you by Roberta’s. ![](

All chaos breaks loose this week on The Mike & Judy Show, as Mike Edison is joined in studio by Margarita Korol, Founder & Artist President at Urban Pop Art Projects, and Brandon Hoy AKA MC Todd. Tune in for live performances from both guests, and conversations about pot, booty and internet art. Find more of Margarita’s work at Urban Pop Artist and listen to MC Todd’s debut album “Damn Near 40 Years in the Making” here. This program was sponsored by Roberta’s Pizza.

Happy Valentine’s Day from The Mike & Judy Show! Mike Edison and Judy McGuire are joined in the studio by two heartbroken songwriters: Billy Hough and Peg Simone. Tune in to hear Billy and Peg play some of their songs on-air, and listen in to hear the gang chat about terrible break-ups and make-up sex. Lo from Em & Lo calls in to talk about spicing up love with her new book, 150 Shades of Play! Is Valentine’s Day just a Hallmark holiday? What’s an appropriate way for a punk rocker to show their love on V-Day? Tune in and find out on this week’s installment of The Mike & Judy Show! This episode has been brought to you by Roberta’s. “By the time I’m breaking up with someone, my friends already won’t speak to them!” [23:20] “Why is the best sex always with such toxic people?” [25:30] — Billy Hough on The Mike & Judy Show

Today, Mike Edison and Judy McGuire are celebrating a national sporting pastime – The Puppy Bowl! Sara Cross from Badass Brooklyn Animal Rescue and Harris Bloom from Stewie to the Rescue are in the house talking about the processes and reward of adopting dogs! Learn about some of the conditions that dogs and cats face inside of animal shelters and pounds, and why it’s important to be a responsible adopter. Also in the studio are Jam Messengers, sharing their swampy, bluesy rock ‘n’ roll for everyone in Internet Radio Land. You don’t want to miss this episode of The Mike & Judy Show! This episode has been sponsored by Roberta’s. “Beagles are like Pitt Bulls here down in Southern shelters.” [14:30] — Sara Cross on The Mike & Judy Show “You don’t necessarily have to get the cat to adopt it. You can foster it first.” [28:00] — Harris Bloom on The Mike & Judy Show

John Holmstrom, punk cartoonist and writer, brings The Best of Punk Magazine to The Mike & Judy Show. Tune in to hear John, Mike Edison, and Judy McGuire talk about the parallels between punk rock and comic books. Hear about the glory days of CBGB, and why Mike thinks that Boulud’s DBGB is a real disgrace to punk culture. John shares some stories from The Sex Pistols’ disastrous U.S. tour, and wonders why The Beatles never embraced punk. Hear about the upcoming CBGB movie; who plays John Holmstrom’s character? Also, make sure to pick up a copy of The Best of Punk Magazine! This program has been sponsored by Roberta’s. “I always thought that comics and rock ‘n’ roll were kindred art forms.” [2:45] “I really appreciated rock photography. In other magazines, photos were just there to take up space.” [30:00] — John Holmstrom on The Mike & Judy Show

Seven Miles a Second is being re-released, and artists James Romberger and Marguerite Van Cook are in the studio talking about the comic book’s re-issue on The Mike & Judy Show. Judy McGuire is joined in the studio by a “substitute Mike” – Michael Gonzales from Complex.com! Listen in to hear why Seven Miles a Second is still relevant today, and why they decided to re-release it in the style of an European Album. Hear James and Marguerite talk about David Wojnarowicz and his vision, and the value of hand-lettering in comic books. Marguerite talks about her time with The Innocents and touring with The Clash! Hear how James went from the world of comic books to becoming a fine artist. This episode has been sponsored by Roberta’s. “I thought I was going to be a comic artist. I didn’t ever really set out to be a fine artist, but we ended up running galleries in the East Village, I kind of fell into that.” [14:40] “Losing David was a big loss because he was so honest. We need to come out and speak like that.”