Arts & Seizures

Edison and Zaremba put on their fancy clothes for a set with their full-tilt blues orkestra Sharky & The Count feat. members of Brooklyn's finest, Daddy Long Legs! Joined by a bevy of beautiful women, they crank out their greatest hits, take a ride down memory lane (crazy cat ladies, the Rolling Stones, and the odds of actually surviving one of their shows, which Edison puts down "with the evidence I have" of 1:125). Still safer than the space shuttle! This was the FINAL episode of Arts & Seizures and we owe it all to our friends and fans, the Heritage Radio Network, and of course Roberta's Pizza. Thanks to everyone who was part of the ride. Tune in and find out EXACTLY what we've learned in 7 years...... xoxoxoxo Arts & Seizures is powered by Simplecast.

Finally recovered from the Arts & Seizures sharkives is this jewel of blues and trouble! Originally recorded July 30, 2017, this episode was plagued with technical difficulties and thought to be unrecoverable... it took HRN's best engineer and Edison's personal touch to restore this show, but there was no way we were going out without taking it to church one more time. Tara and Margaret of Mr Airplane Man call on Jesus, Mickey Finn sits in on organ, and Edison speaks in tongues! Testify!!! Arts & Seizures is powered by Simplecast.

Sharky and the Count skirt the edge of sanity with this blast of church-going good-time gospel, Bushwick blues, and an existential conversation about drugs, Spanish money, and the environment (no more plastic straws!) You will laugh and you will cry, Dave the Engineer certainly did. JUST SAY YES!!!!!! Arts & Seizures is going out with a bang, yo. Arts & Seizures is powered by Simplecast

DONT CALL IT A COMEBACK!!!! On episode 247 Bob Bert (Sonic Youth, Pussy Galore, Lydia Lunch) makes his record breaking 1,000,000th appearance!!!!!! Featuring a HARD HITTING INTERVIEW that RIPS THE SHEETS off of Bob's storied career!!!!! We give JON SPENCER's new single DO THE TRASH CAN a twirl, discuss the proper place for power tools in pop music, and sing about WHISKY AND COCAINE!!! Another one for the ages... or aged, as you like. Gorgeous photo of Zaremba, Edison, and Bert by Doerte Fitschen-Rath / StudioDF6 Arts & Seizures is powered by Simplecast.

Edison and Zaremba are joined by heavyweight lawyer Blaine Bortnick who proves lawyers do have a sense of humor by (A) Keeping Edison out of jail and (b) Telling a pretty good Donald Trump joke. He also puts up with us. Featuring music by the Troggs and some homespun blues, the countdown to 250 continues! Arts & Seizures is powered by Simplecast.

Sharky and the Count go to Jamaica! Rock steady with The Kings of Bushwick! With special guest Murat Aktürk from the Daddy Long Legs!!! Over proofed rum and danger lürk. Arts & Seizures is powered by Simplecast.

Today on Arts & Seizures FIND OUT WHAT JESUS DRANK!!! No joke, science and wine guy Kevin Begos joins us to discuss his new book TASTING THE PAST.... Plus Zaremba cools it down with some good time blooz and Edison yuks it up. Oy. Arts & Seizures is powered by Simplecast.

Edison drags himself to the radio station and somehow manages to hold it together long enough to celebrate Father's Day (Daddy Rolling Stone), and pay tribute to Elvis's drummer DJ Fontana, as well as the Cramps' legendary stickman Nick Knox, both of whom left the planet this week.... plus, Zaremba sings about being in jail, ironically, where these cats belong. Another knock-out show with more unexpected turns than the road to Morocco! Arts and Seizures is powered by Simplecast.

The countdown towards our 250th and FINAL show continues with special guest, guitarist and author Julia Crowe who is celebrating her book MY FIRST GUITAR, a jewel box of anecdotes from luminary six-stringers.... Plus Zaremba sings Eddie Cochrane! Arts & Seizures is powered by Simplecast.

LET THE COUNTDOWN BEGIN! Today's show — starring popular rock group the FLESHTONES, and special guest Chefs, Drugs, and Rock & Roll author Andrew Friedman — is episode No 241, which gives us just TEN MORE till we hit 250 and our FINAL SHOW!!! Be part of the excitement, LIVE today at 2 PM Brooklyn Time.... listen on Heritage Radio Network or find us on Stitcher, Apple, or wherever better podcasts are streamed! Arts & Seizures is powered by Simplecast

NORTH TO ALASKA! Episode No 240 begins our countdown to our 250th and final show! Today we welcome bestselling author Mark Adams who previously helped us search for Atlantis, producing one of the most ridiculous renditions of any song, ever! Hopefully we'll do better today as we celebrate Seward's Folly, Johnny Horton, and Mark's new book, The Tip of the Iceberg! Fun, fun, fun, summer's here... Arts & Seizures is powered by Simplecast

Sharky & the Count are back on Arts & Seizures for another swingin' affair. Count on songs about mothers.... and mutherfuckers (that would be the Raunch Hands)... today's show is a music-filled odyssey, a cocktail-driven blast of love. Arts & Seizures is powered by Simplecast.

Today on Arts & Seizures it's the first ever WRESTLEMANIA BOOGALOO featuring Sharky and the Count! Get ready to shake your hips and break some necks!!!!! Whatta party!!!!!!! Arts & Seizures is powered by Simplecast

Edison and Zaremba welcome Corey S. Powell (the "S" is for "Science") to their crypt for a high-minded show especially for the nerds in the audience! Corey is the head writer for Bill Nye the Science Guy's Netflix series and a celebrated science journalist... but more importantly he is a Fleshtones fan! We talk about the science behind "Wessonality," explain how theremins work, entertain a visitation from SUN RA (!!!) and try to unravel the greatest mystery in the universe: Why science geeks love the Fleshtones! All this plus Batman AND Little Richard!!!! Almost makes one miss ninth grade physics.... Arts & Seizures is powered by Simplecast

Today on ARTS & SEIZURES we get tougher than tough with New York legend, the mighty SIMON CHARDIET!! Simon pours grease on the fire, peeling off punk rock, bebop, and avant-jump-jive and blast-a-billy for this historic hootenanny featuring Fleshtone MC Peter Zaremba’s well-oiled crooning and Mr. Edison throwing down a ton of rhythm, alternately banging and strumming…. literally an epic jam, we broke our 30-minute rule for Simon coz he rulez, OK??? Arts & Seizures is powered by Simplecast

Today on ARTS & SEIZURES it’s the RETURN OF SHARKY & THE COUNT! There may be snow on the roof, but there is fire in the furnace! Pete brings the taste, Edison brings the flavor, and together they ask the musical question, do two half-wits form a wit?? Arts & Seizures is powered by Simplecast

Today on ARTS & SEIZURES it's the RETURN OF SHARKY & THE COUNT! This is your rainy day comfort station... Arts & Seizures is powered by Simplecast

TODAY LIVE on ARTS & SEIZURES we're shaking up the squares when adult film star JOANNA ANGEL joins us for some frank talk about sex, punk rock, politics, and not least of all, her new book!!!! Joanna is a nice Jewish girl from New Jersey who found her calling in Brooklyn, so we have lots to talk about....Hot stuff! Arts & Seizures is powered by Simplecast

Today's Arts & Seizures is a rainy day jewel — 30 mins of punk rock and protest, plus the record that is literally the BOTTOM OF THE BUCKET... The Count Peter Zaremba is in Spain with the Fleshtones, so Sharky is going solo... tune in for songs about chicken, pork, and war, plus Mad Magazine's greatest hits!!! Can yer heart stand it??? Arts & Seizures is powered by Simplecast

It's Wine and Song on Arts & Seizures today when Sharky & the Count Welcome Jeff Porter, head of beverages for the B&B Hospitality Group (including Babbo and Del Posto in NY, Mozza in LA, and countless others)... We're talking Italy, underrated grapes, cocktail secrets of the stars.. and there will be singing! Much singing! We're counting down to our 250th Show, better get some! Arts & Seizures is powered by Simplecast

Today on Arts & Seizures it's our Elvis Birthday Party!! Tune in and party with the pros! Featuring the King of Maspeth, Peter Zaremba, and Yours T, strumming, singing, and generally making a mess. This begins the countdown to our 250th and Final Show... better get it Live while you can.

For the first time ever we go down that lonesome road of playing records and talkin’ in-between! Sharky goes solo, jockeying discs and raising the roof!! Featured: Rock’n’roll sermons, gospel choirs, twisted spirituals... plus Mr. Airplane Man, Reagan Youth, and the Edison Rocket Train throwing down the shakin’ beat!!! THIS IS NOW MUSIC FOR NOW PEOPLE and the FASTEST THIRTY MINUTES OF YOUR LIFE. Get right with God and listen up!!! Arts & Seizures is powered by Simplecast

Our annual T-Giving wine tasting w James Beard award winner (and James Brown fan) Jean Luc Le Du and punk rockin' restaurateur Erin Norris of the fab Grindhaus! Plus.... Peter Zaremba is back after our triumphant tour of SoHo WITH A WORLD FLESHTONES DEBUT!!!! All this and Edison shreds on the Space Drum!!!! Can yer heart stand it??? Arts & Seizures is powered by Simplecast

Today on ARTS & SEIZURES it's Original Folk Blues with Sharky and the Count!!! Arts & Seizures is powered by Simplecast

THIS JUST IN!! Joining our merry band of trick or treaters today on ARTS & SEIZURES is the ghoul of our dreams, the Queen of the Mad Monster Hop, Miss Miriam Linna!!! We're coming back from the the beyond with a graveyard smash!!! Count Peter Zaremba promises to sing in a language not his own, and the spooktacular Lucy O'Reilly is going to tell us how she got goth on American Horror Story!!!!! Arts & Seizures is powered by Simplecast

It's HEAVY METAL DAY on ARTS & SEIZURES!!!!!! Get ready to shred your brain and melt your face with such Giants of Heavy Metal as producer, journalist, snake charmer, and co-author of LOUDER THAN HELL, Katherine Turman; God of Thunder, Dictator's bassman, and newly minted radio host Dean Rispler; and our secret weapon - for you brainiac headbangers - Julie Turley, the HEAVY METAL LIBRARIAN!!! PLUS a call to home from wayward metalhead Mike McBeardo McPadden, author of HEAVY METAL MOVIES (to name but one!!!) Arts & Seizures is powered by Simplecast

Today on Arts & Seizures it's more booze, blooze... and baseball!!! With special guest Bonomo ! Listen in, get some Bs in yer bonnet!!! Live, 2 PM New York Yankee Time. Arts & Seizures is powered by Simplecast

Today live on the famous ARTS & SEIZURES radio show it's the return of the Thing with Three Heads, DADDY LONG LEGS!!!! Real blues for now people!!! Arts & Seizures is powered by Simplecast

Boycotting the NFL has never been easier! Today we're joined by the sage and very funny Rabbi Dan Bronstein and you can bet we'll be talking about Herr Trump and my salvo in the Baffler because ... I told ya so. Arts & Seizures is powered by Simplecast

Agent provocateur Mike Edison is joined by the Duke of Greenpoint Peter Zaremba and a cavalcade of stars for this mid-summer explosion of minds and bodies! Starring Cristina Martinez and Jon Spencer of popular rock band Boss Hog, plus Beatnik No. 1, the unsinkable Bob Bert!!! Musical numbers include a Pussy Galore classic and the most revolting version of Summertime Blues ever!!!!

SPECIAL EDITION: THIS SUNDAY WE'RE GOING EXPRESS on Arts & Seizures with the Return of the EDISON ROCKET TRAIN who are gonna blast straight through the Internet and into your homes bringing the Go-Go Gospel and the Dirty Blues!!! Get ready to get right with God.

THIS SUNDAY on Arts & Seizures I'm going mano-a-mano with the great Danny Hellman, as fine an illustrator (and outspoken lunatic) as has ever been coughed up by the sewer that is our city. We'll be celebrating his outstanding new book RESURRECTION PERVERTS: HUNTER'S POINT, but also kvetching, kvelling, and kibitizing about our shared experience at Screw magazine and much, much more...I was looking for the classic Screw cover to show off Danny (this one isn't typical of the Hellman style, but what other magazine would ever dare to turn off even their most dedicated fans with that AL SHARPTON cover line in the eyebrows? We ruled.) (But for fucks sake you have seen Danny's work EVERYWHERE) -- anyway landed on these klassiks - Ronald Reagan and Glenn Danzig -- which should put him over with you punk rocking, liberal podcast -listening nerds. Isn't he the greatest?

Today on Arts & Seizures your Daddy-oh on the Radio is joined by troubled troubadour Jack Grace for 30 minutes of utter disappointment and neglect... now with songs!! As ever, 2 PM live Brooklyn Time.

Today on Arts & Seizures, the intrepid duo of Edison and Zaremba are back from their global expeditions with shocking tales of adventure!!! If you are looking for the Lewis and Clark of understatement - go somewhere else!!!! But if eating a pizza while wearing a pith helmet turns you on, then tune in live 2 PM Brooklyn time!!!

I'm still Rollin' thru the Old World but today on Arts & Seizures you can hear our crazy American music special feat. Chuck Berry and punk rock courtesy Deniz Tek, Jon Spencer, Bob Bert, Peter Zaremba, Richard Manitoba and more.... Live 2 pm NYC time.... Imma gonna listen from my grappa grotto qui en Badalucco.

I may be traveling the spaceways, but the show must go on! Today on Arts & Seizures it's Part Two of our smarty pants special featuring literary outlaws Adam Parfrey and Christina Ward, they of legendary First Amendment avatars and anarchist book publishers Feral House! Tune in at 2 Pm New Yawk time and light up your life!

Ace guitarist and avant intellect Gary Lucas makes his return to Arts & Seizures! If you got ears you gotta listen!

GET SMART! The season opener of ARTS & SEIZURES featuring literary outlaws Adam Parfrey and Christina Ward from FERAL HOUSE ... we're talking dirty books and free speech, plus Peter Zaremba will be asking the musical question How Low Can You Go??? The perfect soundtrack for your Sunday prayers.

ARTS & SEIZURES is back to celebrate WHAT GOD DID FOR ME WHEN I WAS A SLAVE IN ISRAEL... That's right, its a Passover party! Featuring the return of Rabbi Dan, plus a Jew who sells shellfish, and my personal goy toy, Peter Zaremba! Expect original gospel roots, Jewish folk music, and a punk rock surprise!!! Let Freedom Ring!!!!!

Book'em Danno! It's an embarrassment of riches starring the legendary DENIZ TEK of RADIO BIRDMAN who churns out four white-hot numbers with Fleshtones maestro Pete Zaremba and your host with the most, Mike Edison! Joining them is the mad professor of pro wrestling Keith Elliot Greenberg - get ready for deep blues, ugly comedy, and the third best version of THE CRUSHER ever!!!!!

Last week's super jam was so outta control we tried it again! Tune in this week for another round starring Rob Kennedy, Jon Spencer, Bob Bert, Peter Zaremba and Yours T making a full-tilt racket (including special guest Cliff Mott on the Swamp Thing Jam)! And if you missed it, check out last week's wild ride featuring the hit HOW COME CHUCK BERRY IS DEAD AND DONNY TRUMP's ALIVE plus BYE BYE JOHNNY, the PROMISED LAND, and more!!! Can yer heart stand it????

A fortress of radiation-crazed super humans...Earth's final battle is about to begin!!!! Featuring the intrepid Rob K, Bob Bert, Jon Spencer, Peter Zaremba and Mike Edison!!!! Close the barn door, get ready for Radio Apocalypto!!!!

Today on Arts & Seizures we set fire to the red carpet and party in the glowing embers of the aristocracy!!! It's Oscar day and we're feeling sassy...better get some.

This week on Arts & Seizures we're aiming for the LOVE crowd with a special Valentine's Day card from local pop sensations THE CARVELS, feat. the unsinkable and stylish Lynne Von Pang!!! Peter Zaremba is back from Spain, and there may be snow on the roof, but there is plenty of fire in the furnace!!

IT'S A GOOD DAY FOR THE RESISTANCE when jazz titan and outspoken wrestling fan MATT SHIPP joins Arts & Seizures for a Superbowl Sunday smackdown! There will be no quarter given and no holds barred as we discuss Radical Leftwing Pianoism and the Future of the Republic. Count on high-minded hijinks and old-fashioned anti-establishment outrage! As ever, live Sunday at 2 pm on www.heritageradionetwork.org - it is the Fastest Half Hour on the Internet Today!!!

The day after the Women's March (and count on it, we were there), Arts & Seizures brings songs of revolution and freedom with the intrepid Jack Grace and the colossally talented and unfiltered Courtney Lee Adams Jr.! High-minded talk about anarchy and middle-class illusions, plus some down and dirty blues and old-school punk from the past via the legendary Reagan Youth. All this plus the debut of new music from superstar beatnik guitar monster Gary Lucas! Hippies, punks, and situationists welcome! Shirts and shoes optional.

We're gonna have so much fun today geeking out with Kevin Maher! Today's topic: RIP OFF CINEMA!!!! Get ready for SHARKS, APES, and maybe even some porn....Listen live right here, 2 PM.

LIVE THIS SUNDAY JANUARY 8 at 2 PM BROOKLYN TIME, ARTS & SEIZURES IS BACK WITH "THE FIRST LADY OF GUITAR SHRED" MRS. SMITH.... and our FIRST EVER FACEBOOK LIVE STREAM Noted philanthropist, tone poet, and world's most unlikely guitar hero, MRS. SMITH comes to ARTS & SEIZURES for an encounter with unbridled musical exploration, fully bonkers comedic storytelling - PLUS CRAZY CAT LADY ADVICE!

The last show of 2016 and it is gonna be an XXX-MESS BLAST guaranteed to send everyone toppling into the New Year. Jack Grace is back with a song that just may make you want to kill yourself for the holidays, but Lynne Von Pang is gonna turn that frown upside down!!! PLUS I've got my own hillbilly Hannukah number and THE COUNT Peter Zaremba is promising some sort of suave holiday ballad, the kind of thing that got him laid at the height of the Cold War! It is absolute madness.. with special guest Dave Spinley and who knows who else... I don't know whether to rehearse or run for the hills!!!! LIVE AT 2 PM !!!!!! This could be the one that gets us thrown off the air for good!!!!!!!!

Today on Arts & Seizures we ask the musical question, How could Patti Smith possibly go all the way to fucking Sweden and fuck up a Bob Dylan song with the lyrics right in front of her??? More importantly, we'll be joined by another troubled troubadour WHO WOULD NEVER BLOW A CHANCE LIKE THAT, the great Jack Grace, local stalwart and hero of American roots music!!!! Am feeling a great show coming on as we creep towards Xmas - tune in at 2 PM - this could be the one that wins us the Nobel Prize!!!!!!

Today on Arts & Seizures we’re back with episode No. 201 and our very favorite show of the year, the pre-Turkey on-air wine tasting with the great Jean Luc Le Du! We'll be toasting the holidays and also the memory of our friend Billy Miller who has moved on to the pantheon or rock'n'roll heroes but whose joy and teenage abandon shall never be forgotten. Joining Mike Edison once again is the intrepid Peter Zaremba, who will be mopping up the sauce with the usual alacrity and humor… find out what you should be imbibing this fall and so much more, Sunday LIVE at 2 PM!!