Art of the Beholder

Novo and Buck discuss the legacy of electronic music duo Daft Punk - we recorded a discussion on their legacy shortly after they announced their breakup in 2021, and we weren't sure if and when we were going to release it, but given the recent anniversary of their breakup and their surprise showing of a live performance, we thought it would be a good time to release this archived episode. Enjoy. T...

Novo discusses and details Nubya Gargia's first proper LP - Source - a lesson in music history, from top to bottom | This episode is brought to you by the novel "The Entropy Sessions" - a tale of loss, love, and madness, and our past, present, and future relationships with technology - you can find it in paperback on Amazon, as an ebook, and as an audiobook on Audible. Thank you for listening, and...

Novo and Buck discuss the career of Jazz bassist Esperanza Spalding, her sprawling discography, her incredible musicianship, and why she became one of the youngest professors in the history of the prestigious Berklee College of Music | This episode is brought to you by the novel "The Entropy Sessions" - a tale of loss, love, and madness, and our past, present, and future relationships with technol...

Novo and Philip discuss the history and art of Hieronymus Bosch, his fantastical and surreal works, the religious imagery and themes, and why he was clearly way ahead of his time | This episode is brought to you by the novel "The Entropy Sessions" - a tale of loss, love, and madness, and our past, present, and future relationships with technology - you can find it in paperback on Amazon, as an ebo...

Novo and Buck discuss the career of Massive Attack - a leading pioneer of the music genre Trip-Hop - their roots, the evolution of their craft, their incredible high production standards, and that from album to album, they managed to explore what feels like a hundred different sounds, but tie them together into a cohesive catalog | This episode is brought to you by the novel "The Entropy Sessions"...

Novo and Buck discuss the film that jump-started Christopher Nolan's career - Memento - by discussing the art of his style and approach to film making, the interesting narrative structure, and everything outside and in-between | This episode is brought to you by the novel "The Entropy Sessions" - a tale of loss, love, and madness, and our past, present, and future relationships with technology - y...

Novo and Philip discuss the band "TV On the Radio," focusing on their history, career, and most importantly, their discography - the art itself of course - and dissect why they deserve so much more attention and try to understand why they didn't get a lot of it along the way | This episode is brought to you by the novel "The Entropy Sessions" - a tale of loss, love, and madness, and our past, pres...

Novo and Buck discuss everything NFTs - what they are, the history of how we got here, and its impact on the art world, and perhaps what's to come | This episode is brought to you by the novel "The Entropy Sessions" - a tale of loss, love, and madness, and our past, present, and future relationships with technology - you can find it in paperback on Amazon, as an ebook, and as an audiobook on Audib...

Novo and Philip discuss one of the most monumental films in animation history - AKIRA - the incredible detail in their animation standards, the look, the feel, the emotion, and its lasting legacy on the medium, forever raising the bar for all that came after | This episode is brought to you by the novel "The Entropy Sessions" - a tale of loss, love, and madness, and our past, present, and future r...

Novo discusses and reviews the tech demo experience known as The Matrix Awakens | This episode is brought to you by the novel "The Entropy Sessions" - a tale of loss, love, and madness, and our past, present, and future relationships with technology - you can find it in paperback on Amazon, as an ebook, and as an audiobook on Audible. Thank you for listening, and if you'd like to support us, pleas...

Novo and Buck discuss the career of David Bowie - his art, his life, his legacy - why he's one of the most influential artists in all walks of art, and that even at the end, he still had a lot to say | This episode is brought to you by the novel "The Entropy Sessions" - a tale of loss, love, and madness, and our past, present, and future relationships with technology - you can find it in paperback...

Novo and Buck discuss the art of examining art by asking these questions: Are Marvel movies cinema? Is Andy Warhol's Brillo Box true art? And is K-pop really music? On our new segment - is it Art - follow us down the rabbit hole as we discuss the topics that are little more divisive in the art community, and figure out, once and for all, if it's art | This episode is brought to you by the novel "T...

Novo and Buck discuss the song "A Day in the Life" by The Beatles, the last track on arguably one of the greatest albums of all time - The Beatles' Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band - by breaking down the song's composition, the instrumentation, the lyrics, production, the lasting legacy, and why it's one of the greatest hallmarks in the history of popular music | This episode is brought to you...

Novo discusses a very interesting statement in pop music by an unlikely duo - Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars' collaboration known as "Silk Sonic" - by detailing their first LP (or dare I say EP) "An Evening with Silk Sonic" | This episode is brought to you by the novel "The Entropy Sessions" - a tale of loss, love, and madness, and our past, present, and future relationships with technology - you c...

Novo and Buck discuss the life and art of Brian Eno - the godfather of "Ambient Music" - detailing his career, his contribution to Microsoft's "Windows '95," and why he's one of the most influential artists in modern music | This episode is brought to you by the novel "The Entropy Sessions" - a tale of loss, love, and madness, and our past, present, and future relationships with technology - you c...

Novo and Buck discuss the writing and philosophy that is character "Rust Cohle" from Nic Pizzolatto's HBO television series "True Detective" Season 1, the inspiration behind the philosophy - Thomas Ligotti's "The conspiracy against the human race" - and what it says about the human condition | This episode is brought to you by the novel "The Entropy Sessions" - a tale of loss, love, and madness, a...

Novo discusses his experience with Radiohead's "Kid A Mnesia: Exhibition" | A game-like digital art exhibition that captures the heart and soul of the music and imagery behind Radiohead Albums Kid A and Amnesiac | Thank you for listening: this episode is brought to you by the novel "The Entropy Sessions" - a tale of love, loss, and madness, and our past, present, and future  relationships wit...

Novo and Buck discuss the history of art in gaming and debate when the medium changed from just that - games into art - and the evolution of what it is today | And yes: "Vagrant Story" was made by Square(soft). This episode is brought to you by the novel "The Entropy Sessions" - a tale of love, loss, and madness, and our past, present, and future relationships with technology - you can find i...

Novo and Buck discuss the history and career of the band 'The War on Drugs,' and more importantly, discuss the evolution of their sound and the aim to perfect it | This episode is brought to you by the novel "The Entropy Sessions" - a tale of love, loss, and madness, and our past, present, and future relationships with technology - you can find it in paperback on Amazon, as an ebook, and as an aud...

Novo and Buck discuss the history, career, and art of street artist and stencil-crafting extraordinaire - Banksy - the one and only, or perhaps, the one of many | Thank you for listening | This episode is brought to you by the novel "The Entropy Sessions" - a tale of love, loss, and madness, and our past, present, and future  relationships with technology - you can find it in paperback on Ama...

Novo discusses Jessie Ware's 2020 Album - "What's Your Pleasure?" - breaking down why it's a shining example of the best kind of pop music, detailing each of the tracks, and why it deserves your attention | Thank you for listening: this episode is brought to you by the novel "The Entropy Sessions" - a tale of love, loss, and madness, and our past, present, and future  relationships with techn...

Novo and Buck discuss Radiohead's groundbreaking fourth studio album - Kid A - the album that changed their career forever, placing them in the eschelon as one of the greatest art rock bands of all time | Thank you for listening: this episode is brought to you by the novel "The Entropy Sessions" - a tale of love, loss, and madness, and our past, present, and future  relationships with technol...

Novo and Buck discuss Denis Villeneuve's 2021 Film DUNE | Thank you for listening: this episode is brought to you by the novel "The Entropy Sessions" - a tale of love, loss, and madness, and our past, present, and future  relationships with technology - you can find it in paperback on Amazon, as an ebook, and as an audiobook on Audible.

Before we take on DUNE (2021), Novo and Buck feel it necessary to share a piece we did a few months back on the artist behind the art - filmmaker auteur Denis Villeneuve - by discussing his career, the art of his craft, and his rise to becoming one of the greatest filmmakers of his generation. 

Novo and Buck discuss Quentin Tarantino's take on horror and his version of a 'slasher film' with - Death Proof - through the art behind the film, the depth of its social commentary, what he was trying to make, and why it deserves more love | Thank you for listening: this episode is brought to you by the novel "The Entropy Sessions" - a tale of love, loss, and madness, and our past, present, and f...