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Take the Shot PodAlec Is Back, More NBA TalkAlec is back on the pod. He addresses some of his takes while he was away and then we go into more recent NBA news.
2025-04-111h 00
Carbonite ConvosCaptain America: Brave New World ReviewThank you for tuning in to episode 94 of the Carbonite Convos Podcast. This episode is our Captain America: Brave New World REVIEW.Channel Link Trees:Carbonite Convos: https://www.flowcode.com/page/carboniteconvosCarbonite Collecting: https://www.flowcode.com/page/carbonitecollectingFANDOM FACTS (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): https://linktr.ee/fandomfactsPersonal Social Medias: Instagram & TwitterNick: @FunkoStudAlec: @WallCrawlerPops
2025-02-211h 06Carbonite ConvosStar Wars Podcast Day 2025 - Episode 93 - The Future of Star WarsThank you for tuning in to episode 93 of the Carbonite Convos Podcast, recorded for Star Wars Podcast Day 2025!Channel Link Trees:Carbonite Convos: https://www.flowcode.com/page/carboniteconvosCarbonite Collecting: https://www.flowcode.com/page/carbonitecollectingFANDOM FACTS (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): https://linktr.ee/fandomfactsPersonal Social Medias: Instagram & TwitterNick: @FunkoStudAlec: @WallCrawlerPops
2025-02-151h 00Carbonite ConvosStar Wars Podcast Day 2024 - Episode 92 - The State of Star WarsThank you for tuning in to episode 92 of the Carbonite Convos Podcast, recorded for Star Wars Podcast Day 2024!Channel Link Trees:Carbonite Convos: https://www.flowcode.com/page/carboniteconvosCarbonite Collecting: https://www.flowcode.com/page/carbonitecollectingFANDOM FACTS (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): https://linktr.ee/fandomfactsPersonal Social Medias: Instagram & TwitterNick: @FunkoStudAlec: @WallCrawlerPops
2024-02-0758 minCarbonite ConvosCarbonite Convos Podcast - Episode 91Thank you for tuning in to episode 91 of the Carbonite Convos Podcast!Topics:-We drafted our favorite sitcoms-Our Halloween costumes-Will Nick prank a random person who texted him by mistake?-We Channel Link Trees:Carbonite Convos: https://www.flowcode.com/page/carboniteconvosCarbonite Collecting: https://www.flowcode.com/page/carbonitecollectingFANDOM FACTS (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): https://www.flowcode.com/page/fandomfactsPersonal Social Medias: Instagram & TwitterNick: @FunkoStudAlec: @WallCrawlerPops
2023-11-0246 minCarbonite ConvosAhsoka ReviewThank you for tuning in to our Ahsoka ReviewChannel Link Trees:Carbonite Convos: https://www.flowcode.com/page/carboniteconvosCarbonite Collecting: https://www.flowcode.com/page/carbonitecollectingFANDOM FACTS (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): https://www.flowcode.com/page/fandomfactsPersonal Social Medias: Instagram & TwitterNick: @FunkoStudAlec: @WallCrawlerPops
2023-10-071h 08Carbonite ConvosSecret Invasion Review & Fast Food DraftThank you for listening to Episode 89 of the Carbonite Convos Podcast! Tune in to listen to Nick and Alec review Marvel's Secret Invasion and draft their favorite fast food items!Who's draft turned out better?Let us know in the comments!May the force be with you!PODCAST (Choose your platform):https://carboniteconvos.buzzsprout.comChannel Link Trees:Carbonite Convos: https://www.flowcode.com/page/carboniteconvosCarbonite Collecting: https://www.flowcode.com/page/carbonitecollectingFANDOM FACTS (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): https://www.flowcode.com/page/fandomfacts...
2023-08-0450 minCarbonite ConvosBest Cinematic One Liners Draft - Guardians of the Galaxy Chatt has been a minute since we have been able to bro down, but better late than never!Tune in to listen to Nick and Alec break it down and draft their favorite one-liners in this weeks episode!Who's draft turned out better?Let us know in the comments!May the force be with you!PODCAST (Choose your platform):https://carboniteconvos.buzzsprout.comChannel Link Trees:Carbonite Convos: https://www.flowcode.com/page/carboniteconvosCarbonite Collecting: https://www.flowcode.com/page/carbonitecollectingFANDOM FACTS (Film Easter Eggs...
2023-05-0657 minCarbonite ConvosThe Mandalorian Season 3 - Midseason Review - Crunchy Snack DraftWhats up nerds!We are halfway through Season 3 of The Mandalorian and WOW we are blown away!!This season was hot from the start!Tune in to listen to Nick and Alec break it down and draft their favorite snacks in this weeks episode!Who's draft turned out better?Let us know in the comments!May the force be with you!PODCAST (Choose your platform):https://carboniteconvos.buzzsprout.comChannel Link Trees:Carbonite Convos: https://www.flowcode.com/page/carboniteconvosCarbonite Collecting: https://www.flowcode.com...
2023-03-2850 min
FlavortoneEpisode 49: Foibles and The Meaning of Tossed Salad & Scrambled EggsAlec and Nick pull back the Flavortone curtain and take up influential sitcom Frasier to discuss the decorum of Foibles as a primary engine of music. Known as a minor weakness or eccentricity in one’s character, or the weaker part of a sword blade—the conversation uses the Foible to explore wide-ranging commentary on Christianity, the trial of Socrates, sites of contested authorship in American minimalism, Rip Van Winkle sleeping through the Revolutionary War, comedy, Fluxus, the work of Torn Hawk, and more. Ultimately, the duo asks: is the foible of a blade actually the avant-garde? Are the aest...
2023-03-091h 29Carbonite ConvosAnt Man and The Wasp: Quantumania Review - Movie/TV Show Weapons DraftWhats up nerds!We saw Ant Man & The Wasp: Quantumania and thought it was downright awesome. Tune in to episode 86 of the Carbonite Convos Podcast to hear it all!This week, Nick and Alec draft the BEST weapons from different fandoms! Who's draft turned out better?Let us know in the comments!May the force be with you!SUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosPODCAST (Choose your platform):https://carboniteconvos.buzzsprout.comFandom Facts (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): https://www.flowcode.com/page/fandomfactsFol...
2023-02-2351 minCarbonite ConvosStar Wars Podcast Day 2023 - Star Wars Ships Draft and Character Tier LisWe are back for our 3rd Annual Star Wars Podcast Day in celebration of the first ever Star Wars Podcast!This week, Nick and Alec draft the BEST Star Wars Ships/Starfighters! As well as a Star Wars Character Tier List!Who's draft turned out better? Do you agree with our list? Let us know in the comments!May the force be with you!SUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosPODCAST (Choose your platform):https://carboniteconvos.buzzsprout.comFandom Facts (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): https://www.flow...
2023-02-0759 minCarbonite ConvosMCU Entrances Draft & MCU Phase 4 Tier ListHey Everyone, Welcome to the first ever Carbonite Convos Draft, a new installment of our Channel and podcast!This week, Nick and Alec draft the BEST MCU Character Entrances. As well as break down our Phase 4 Tier List!Who's draft turned out better? Do you agree with our list? Let us know in the comments!May the force be with you!SUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosPODCAST (Choose your platform):https://carboniteconvos.buzzsprout.comFandom Facts (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): flow.page/fandomfactsFollow Us O...
2023-01-2337 min
FlavortoneEpisode 46: Could Not Music Be Excellent? (Editorials & Opinions) [PATREON PREVIEW]Alec and Nick kick off the new year of podcasts with a discussion of Excellence. Taking on critical histories of the composer as fodder, the episode surveys musical success paradigms and the narcissisms of small difference which feed debates over musical interpretation. Topics include Alec and Nick’s recent performances as participants in Random Gear Festival, a recent viewing of Tár, the parasite as a metaphor for interpretation, old-school classicism, Harold C. Shonberg’s book, “The Lives of the Great Composers,” musical idealism vs. counterculture, music as text, and more.
2023-01-1713 minCarbonite ConvosTales of the Jedi Review!I think it goes without saying that TOTJ was some of Star Wars finest. We honestly still can't believe we were given glimpses of these stories, and it has us wanting MORE! Tune in to listen to Nick and Alec review the series and hangout...and as always, may the Force be with you.SUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosPODCAST (Choose your platform):https://carboniteconvos.buzzsprout.comFandom Facts (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): flow.page/fandomfactsFollow Us On Social Media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteconvos/Fa...
2022-10-311h 03Carbonite ConvosMid-Season Andor Review & She Hulk Finale!That ending to She-Hulk was NUTS!! It had been a little while since the boys were able to sit down and talk, so we figured what better time than right in the middle of Star Wars GOLD! Throw on some headphones and hang while we dive into it!SUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosPODCAST (Choose your platform):https://carboniteconvos.buzzsprout.comFandom Facts (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): flow.page/fandomfactsFollow Us On Social Media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteconvos/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarboniteCon......
2022-10-1753 minCarbonite ConvosMCU Phase 5 & 6 Announcements! - Podcast Ep. 80AWESOME ALERT! Kevin Feige dropped some HEAT at SDCC. Tune in to hear Nick and Alec talk about the future of the MCU!SUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosPODCAST (Choose your platform):https://carboniteconvos.buzzsprout.comFandom Facts (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): flow.page/fandomfactsFollow Us On Social Media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteconvos/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarboniteCon...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carboniteconvos?lang=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/CarboniteConvosPersonal Social Medias: Instagram & TwitterNick: @FunkoStudAl...
2022-07-281h 04Carbonite ConvosThor: Love and Thunder ReviewThor Love and Thunder was AWESOME! Tune in to the boys from Carbonite Convos talk about it! SUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosPODCAST (Choose your platform):https://carboniteconvos.buzzsprout.comFandom Facts (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): flow.page/fandomfactsFollow Us On Social Media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteconvos/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarboniteCon...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carboniteconvos?lang=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/CarboniteConvosPersonal Social Medias: Instagram & TwitterNick: @FunkoStudAlec: @WallCrawlerPopsMusic: https...
2022-07-1557 minCarbonite ConvosKenobi Episode 6 ThoughtsWe know, We're a little bit late to the party....but better late than never! The Kenobi Series Finale was truly one for the record books, tune in to Nick and Alec talk about it! SUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosPODCAST (Choose your platform):https://carboniteconvos.buzzsprout.comFandom Facts (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): flow.page/fandomfactsFollow Us On Social Media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteconvos/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarboniteCon...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carboniteconvos?lang=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/C...
2022-06-301h 12Carbonite ConvosSpecial Guest @StarWarsDinx & Kenobi Episode 5 TalkEpisode 5 of Kenobi was one for the record books. We have been waiting for a moment like this for years and we are beyond excited that it happened! Tune it to listen to Nick, Alec, and Special Guest @StarWarsDinx break it down!Star Wars Dinx Link Tree:https://linktr.ee/swdinxhttps://linktr.ee/swdinx SUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosPODCAST (Choose your platform):https://carboniteconvos.buzzsprout.comFandom Facts (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): flow.page/fandomfactsFollow Us On Social Media:Instagram: htt...
2022-06-1659 minCarbonite ConvosKenobi Mid-Season Breakdown & ReviewTune in to listen to Nick and Alec talk about the first half of the new Kenobi Series, new Funko Pops! and More! And as always, may the Force be with you!2:00 Kenobi Thoughts48:00 New Funko Pops!SUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosPODCAST (Choose your platform):https://carboniteconvos.buzzsprout.comFandom Facts (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): flow.page/fandomfactsFollow Us On Social Media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteconvos/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarboniteCon...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carboniteconvos?lang=en
2022-06-031h 00Carbonite ConvosKenobi Thoughts and ExpectationsTONIGHT IS THE NIGHT!!! Our long awaited meeting has finally arrived, we are beyond hype for the premier of Kenobi: A Star Wars Story, hear our thoughts and expectations right here! and may the Force be with you!6:50 Kenobi Series thoughts21:00 Kenobi Theories25:30 NEW Funko PopsSUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosPODCAST (Choose your platform):https://carboniteconvos.buzzsprout.comFandom Facts (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): flow.page/fandomfactsFollow Us On Social Media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteconvos/Facebook: https://www.fa...
2022-05-2644 minCarbonite ConvosVanity Fair Star Wars Article DiscussionVanity Fair recently published a very interesting article covering many different details, release dates, and more! Thank you for tuning in to our discussion, and may the Force be with you!2:00 Andor Show11:30 Ahsoka18:50 Mando filming tech20:45 Kenobi28:25 AcolyteSUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosPODCAST (Choose your platform):https://carboniteconvos.buzzsprout.comFandom Facts (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): flow.page/fandomfactsFollow Us On Social Media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteconvos/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarboniteCon...TikTok: http...
2022-05-2133 minCarbonite ConvosDr. Strange Multiverse of Madness DiscussionThank you for checking out our Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness discussion!SUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosPODCAST (Choose your platform):https://carboniteconvos.buzzsprout.comFandom Facts (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): flow.page/fandomfactsFollow Us On Social Media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteconvos/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarboniteCon...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carboniteconvos?lang=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/CarboniteConvosPersonal Social Medias: Instagram & TwitterNick: @FunkoStudAlec: @WallCrawlerPopsMusic: https://www.bensound.com
2022-05-1257 minCarbonite ConvosKenobi Trailer and Star Wars: Would you Rather?May the 4th be with you! Tune in to listen to us talk about the NEW Kenobi Trailer, Star Wars Celebration Funko Pops, AND would you rather..?3:20 Star Wars Celebration Funko Pops9:10 Kenobi Trailer Thoughts26:00 Would You Rather?SUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosPODCAST (Choose your platform):https://carboniteconvos.buzzsprout.comFandom Facts (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): flow.page/fandomfactsFollow Us On Social Media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteconvos/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarboniteCon...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carb...
2022-05-0550 minCarbonite ConvosMoon Knight Episode 5 REVIEW: 'Asylum'Thank you for listening to our Moon Knight Episode 5 Reivew!Episode 5 YouTube REACTION: https://youtu.be/BPCC4iXtPfoSUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosPodcast (Choose your podcast platform):https://carboniteconvos.buzzsprout.comFandom Facts (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): flow.page/fandomfactsFollow Us On Social Media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteconvos/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarboniteCon...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carboniteconvos?lang=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/CarboniteConvosPersonal Social Medias: Instagram, Twitter & TikTokNick: @FunkoStudAlec...
2022-04-2714 minCarbonite ConvosMoon Knight Episode 4 REVIEW & NEW Marvel Funko Pop!sThank you for watching episode 69 of the Carbonite Convos Podcast!Moon Knight Review: 00:34New Marvel Pops: 23:45SUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosFandom Facts (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): flow.page/fandomfactsFollow Us On Social Media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteconvos/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarboniteCon...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carboniteconvos?lang=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/CarboniteConvosPersonal Social Medias: Instagram & TwitterNick: @FunkoStudAlec: @WallCrawlerPops
2022-04-2149 min
FlavortoneEpisode 32: Why This Experimental Music Festival? (Politics & Poetry) [PATREON PREVIEW]Alec and Nick discuss the poetry and politics of the experimental music festival. At first exploring the history and economy of music festivals such as Big Ears, Moogfest, Hopscotch, Red Bull Music Academy, and the European Festival circuit—the conversation then launches into a personal discussion probing Nick’s curatorial role at ISSUE Project Room and Alec’s curatorial role in the Neo-Pastiche: Changes In American Music Festival. Notions of community, consumption, and audience take shape around anecdotes of DIY organizing, non-profit culture, Dick Higgins, Black Mountain College, Alvin Lucier, George Lewis, and more.
2022-04-1611 minCarbonite ConvosLego Star Wars and Collection TalkLego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga came out just a few days ago and we LOVE this game! Join us as we chat about video games and collectibles; and as always, may the Force be with you!0:47 Lego Star Wars Chat13:06 Gamestop haul/Funko Talk21:00 BACK to Lego Star Wars (We Got Distracted)30:50 Lego Star Wars DLC Characters33:00 More Recent Purchases!SUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosPODCAST (Choose your platform):https://carboniteconvos.buzzsprout.comFandom Facts (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): flow.page/fandomfacts
2022-04-1439 minCarbonite ConvosMoon Knight Episode 2 REVIEW - "Summon The Suit"Thank you for watching our Moon Knight Episode 2 Review!!"Moon Knight Episode 2 REACTION - Moon Knight 1x2 Review"SUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosPodcast (Choose your podcast platform):https://carboniteconvos.buzzsprout.comFandom Facts (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): flow.page/fandomfactsFollow Us On Social Media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteconvos/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarboniteCon...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carboniteconvos?lang=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/CarboniteConvosPersonal Social Medias: Instagram & TwitterNick: @FunkoStudAlec: @WallCrawlerPops
2022-04-0746 min
FlavortoneEpisode 31: Tarnished by the TweetAlec & Nick delve into the lore and mechanics of the video game Elden Ring, drawing a layered comparison between “The Tarnished” and our plight as musicians, cultural participants, and social media users. The discussion takes Nick’s recently pseudo-viral tweet proclaiming that “a truly new insane and unforeseen music can and has yet to be made” as a point of departure to discuss anti-communication, Jeff Witscher & Jack Callahan’s recent performance of “Futility 2022” at Union Pool, Morton Subotnick, Godrick The Grafted, decadence, and the dismembered dynamics of media.
2022-03-311h 18Carbonite ConvosOrder 66 Deleted Scene Reaction & DiscussionExecute EPISODE 66!In honor of our 66th episode we take a look at deleted scenes from Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith. How could have these deleted scenes affected the outcome of the story? Tune in and find out!1:35 Deleted Scene Reaction #14:15 Deleted Scene Reaction #211:00 Deleted Scene Discussion19:50 Personal Favorite Order 66 Scenes31:40 WandaVision Season 2 CANCELLEDSUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosPODCAST (Choose your platform):https://carboniteconvos.buzzsprout.comFandom Facts (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): flow.page/fandomfactsFollow Us On Social Med...
2022-03-2432 minCarbonite ConvosObi-Wan Kenobi Trailer Breakdown & ReviewThank you for watching our Obi-Wan Kenobi Trailer Breakdown & Review.What an incredible teaser. Our review: 9!!!SUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosFandom Facts (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): flow.page/fandomfactsFollow Us On Social Media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteconvos/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarboniteCon...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carboniteconvos?lang=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/CarboniteConvosPersonal Social Medias: Instagram & TwitterNick: @FunkoStudAlec: @WallCrawlerPopsMusic: https://www.bensound.com
2022-03-1123 minCarbonite ConvosHow Many Jedi Younglings Could We Take On? & New Funko Pop!sWe aren't necessarily proud of the conversation, but it's definitely one that needs a lot of thought!1:20 How many Jedi younglings could we take one?51:50 New Pokemon Pop!s54:54 New Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Pop!s1:03:48 New Spider-Man No Way Home Pop!sSUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosFandom Facts (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): flow.page/fandomfactsFollow Us On Social Media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteconvos/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarboniteCon...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carb...
2022-03-031h 20Carbonite ConvosThe 7 MCU Branches - Podcast Episode 63In episode 63 of the Carbonite Convos Podcast we discuss the 7 different MCU branches of projects: MCU Avengers, Young Avengers, Multiverse, Street, Cosmic, Supernatural and Spider-ManWhich are you most excited for moving forward??2:28 - Cosmic6:25 - Multiverse9:43 - Supernatural11:55 - Avengers17:30 - Young Avengers24:30 - Street31:40 - Spider-Man36:24 - Our favoritesSUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosPODCAST (Choose your platform):https://carboniteconvos.buzzsprout.comFandom Facts (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): flow.page/fandomfactsFollow Us On Social Media:In...
2022-02-2443 minCarbonite ConvosDozens of NEW FUNKO POPS / Dr Strange Trailer #2In episode 62 of the Carbonite Convos Podcast the crew discusses the new Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness trailer and dozens of new Funko Pop announcements from the London Toy Fair!2:10 - Dr. Strange Trailer #2 Discussion22:35 - New Marvel Funko Pop!s35:40 - New Star Wars Funko Pop!s41:00 - New Miscellaneous Funko Pop!s49:30 - Nick's New Marvel Tattoo!!! SUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosFandom Facts (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): flow.page/fandomfactsFollow Us On Social Media:Instagram: https://www.ins...
2022-02-1854 minCarbonite ConvosStar Wars Podcast Day 2022Episode 61 of the Carbonite Convos Podcast is recorded in celebration of Star Wars Podcast Day 2022. We took a walk down memory lane to talk about our favorite memories that Star Wars has played a part in. From opening movie nights, to Galaxy's Edge, to Star Wars Weekends and much more, it was a great look back at how this fictional galaxy has contributed to our reality.May the Force be with you!SUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosFandom Facts (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): flow.page/fandomfactsFollow Us On So...
2022-02-111h 04
FlavortoneEpisode 26: Down The Road, Where The Blacktop Ends (Politics & Poetry) [PATREON PREVIEW]Alec & Nick inaugurate the new patron-exclusive Politics & Poetry sub-series with a deep dive into the politics, poetry, and music of 17-year-old country music / emo-rap star Kidd G. The discussion touches on trans-american rural aesthetics, reciprocities of youth and aging, binaristic partisan politics, and the postmodern synthesis of “country-rap” as it plays out in Harmony Korine, Ryan Trecartin & contemporary life. The duo also discusses how the politics of populism flow into recent dramas such the Neil Young & Joe Rogan Spotify stand-off, independent music Twitter’s recent meltdown on NFT music “scam” HitPiece, and more.
2022-02-0908 minCarbonite ConvosThe Book Of Boba Fett Chapter 6 ReviewThank you for watching our Book of Boba Fett Chapter 6 Review!We LOVED this episode, some of the best Star Wars content we have gotten to date! Let us know what you thought!Chapter 5 REACTION: https://youtu.be/tkS60yqw1soSUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosPodcast (Choose your podcast platform):https://carboniteconvos.buzzsprout.comFandom Facts (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): flow.page/fandomfactsFollow Us On Social Media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteconvos/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarboniteCon...TikTok: http...
2022-02-0421 min
FlavortoneEpisode 25: We Like The ArtAlec and Nick discursively cross the river Styx that is Web3 and NFT culture. Charting a recent history of music’s own volatile and speculative economies, this episode tracks analogical implications within sound and blockchain technologies. The duo borrow the crypto degen epithet “we like the art” and speak about the visualization and tokenization of music as its transpired within the industrial conditions of Web2 as an audible musical imprint. The conversation touches on recent music distribution protocol Nina, the upcoming Tiny Mix Tapes DAO, the rise and fall of SoundCloud, Artaud’s Theatre of Cruelty, Simon Reynold’s Conceptron...
2022-02-021h 14
FlavortoneEpisode 24: Jacques Attali's "Noise" Part 1 - "Listening" (Study Group) [PATREON PREVIEW]In this first podcast of the Flavortone Study Group sub-series, Alec & Nick begin their reading of Jacques Attali's "Noise: The Political Economy of Music." Discussing the book's first chapter, "Listening," this episode offers introduction and commentary on Attali's central theme of music as a prophetic social force and as a mirror of political and economic circumstances.
2022-01-2914 minCarbonite ConvosThe Book Of Boba Fett Chapter 5 ReviewThank you for watching our Book of Boba Fett Chapter 5 Review!(Book Of Boba Fett Chapter 5 REVIEW w/SPOILERS: "The Return of the Mandalorian")The Mandalorian - 'nuff saidChapter 5 REACTION: https://youtu.be/tkS60yqw1soSUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosPodcast (Choose your podcast platform):https://carboniteconvos.buzzsprout.comFandom Facts (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): flow.page/fandomfactsFollow Us On Social Media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteconvos/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarboniteCon...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com...
2022-01-2716 minCarbonite ConvosCollection Chat!In episode 60 of the Carbonite Convos Podcast we just take some time to chill out and talk about a lot of different ideas and topics about our nerd collections!SUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosFandom Facts (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): flow.page/fandomfactsFollow Us On Social Media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteconvos/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarboniteCon...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carboniteconvos?lang=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/CarboniteConvosPersonal Social Medias: Instagram & TwitterNick: @FunkoStudAlec: @WallCrawlerPops
2022-01-2640 minCarbonite ConvosMultiverse of Madness Rumors and Boba Fett ChatIn episode 59 of the Carbonite Convos Podcast we take a look at confirmed, debunked, and rumored characters to appear in the Doctor Strange: Multiverse of Madness, as well as talk about the potential of seeing some familiar faces in the Book of Boba Fett!SUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosFandom Facts (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): flow.page/fandomfactsFollow Us On Social Media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteconvos/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarboniteCon...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carboniteconvos?lang=enTwitter: https://twitter.com...
2022-01-211h 13Carbonite ConvosThe Book of Boba Fett Chapter 4 ReviewThank you for listening to our Book of Boba Fett Chapter 4 Review!This was a top-tier episode and possibly our favorite of the season. So many connections that we speak on in the video!Chapter 4 REACTION: https://youtu.be/vI5aqn7sLrQSUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosPodcast (Choose your podcast platform):https://carboniteconvos.buzzsprout.comFandom Facts (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): flow.page/fandomfactsFollow Us On Social Media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteconvos/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarboniteCon...TikT...
2022-01-2105 min
FlavortoneEpisode 23: Musician's Friend 2 (Father & Son Edition)Alec and Nick continue their “Musician’s Friend” sub-series, dedicating an episode to discuss a selection of father & son musical relationships including: Mark Fell & Rian Treanor, Terry & Gyan Riley, Thom & Noah Yorke, La Monte Young, as wells as The Hank Williams & Bach musical dynasties. The conversation touches on topics such as uncanny music industry alliances, simple family jamming, notions of the original and the copy, Jacques Lacan’s “Nom du Pere,” patriarchal political economies of music, and the fragmentation of American familial structure.
2022-01-171h 17Carbonite ConvosThe Book of Boba Fett Chapter 3 ReviewThank you for listening to our Book of Boba Fett Chapter 3 Review!More insight into Boba's past, Evil Syndicates, and more!Chapter 3 Reaction: https://youtu.be/h5dib7tCVqwSUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosPodcast (Choose your podcast platform):https://carboniteconvos.buzzsprout.comFandom Facts (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): flow.page/fandomfactsFollow Us On Social Media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteconvos/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarboniteCon...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carboniteconvos?lang=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/Carb...
2022-01-1315 min
FlavortoneEpisode 22: I Did Not Listen to That Music (Editorials & Opinions) [PATREON PREVIEW]Alec & Nick inaugurate the new patron-exclusive Editorials and Opinions sub-series with a sportsmanly report on music they did not listen to in 2021. Topics include The Wire Magazine, the live music show, Coldplay, Fuerza Regida, Klein, aesthetics of failure and participatory discrepancy.
2022-01-1108 minCarbonite ConvosSpider-Man No Way Home Theories & Discussion (Feat. Fred the Jedi)In episode 58 of the Carbonite Convos Podcast we're joined by Fred The Jedi to discuss Spider-Man No Way Home and The Book of Boba Fett!Hope you enjoy!SUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosFred The Jedi: https://www.youtube.com/c/fredthejediFandom Facts (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): flow.page/fandomfactsFollow Us On Social Media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteconvos/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarboniteCon...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carboniteconvos?lang=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/CarboniteConvosPersonal Social...
2022-01-051h 24Carbonite ConvosBook of Boba Fett Episode 1 Discussion & Our Galaxy's Edge/Avengers Campus Trip!In episode 57 of the Carbonite Convos Podcast we discuss the first episode of The Book of Boba Fett, talk about our first trip to Galaxy's Edge and Avengers Campus, and of course - more talk about Spider-Man No Way Home!SUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosFandom Facts (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): flow.page/fandomfactsFollow Us On Social Media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteconvos/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarboniteCon...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carboniteconvos?lang=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/CarboniteConvosPerson...
2021-12-3050 min
FlavortoneEpisode 21: The Cochlear WindIn this final episode of 2021, Alec and Nick wrap up the year by revisiting an early concept from the Flavortone archive: the Cochlear Wind. The Cochlear Wind is a figurative mascot, intended to both cheer and taunt the way composers bamboozle listeners (and often, themselves) through flurries of tactical language, technological posturing and evocations of site-specificity. Poking fun at platitudes found in sound art and phenomenology, this idea is a parody of "the mystery of sound," where sonority and noise disorient the always beleaguered, insufficient Ear as it attempts to understand an audible world. Topics include: the Trap Card...
2021-12-231h 04Carbonite ConvosSpider-Man No Way Home Review! (SPOILERS!!)THE WAIT IS OVER!! In episode 56 of the Carbonite Convos Podcast, the crew reviews Spider-Man No Way Home!!!SUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosFandom Facts (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): flow.page/fandomfactsFollow Us On Social Media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteconvos/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarboniteCon...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carboniteconvos?lang=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/CarboniteConvosPersonal Social Medias: Instagram, Twitter & TikTokNick: @FunkoStudAlec: @WallCrawlerPopsMusic: https://www.bensound.com
2021-12-2258 min
FlavortoneEpisode 20: Mise En Scene [PATREON PREVIEW]Inaugurating the launch of their Patreon and merch projects, Alec and Nick discuss their ambitious “mise en place” for a new year of podcasts, guest appearances and exclusive publications. “Mise en place”—the french culinary term for "putting in place" or "gathering” an array of ingredients—serves as a way of framing these new Patron benefits. On the menu: The “Editorials & Opinions” sub-series, focusing on hot takes on the topical music issues of our times; The “Politics & Poetry” sub-series, focusing on kitchen sink discussions of current events and various subjects of human interest in music; and, the “Study Group” sub-series, focusing on cl...
2021-12-1404 minCarbonite ConvosSpider-Man No Way Home Social Media Embargo??In episode 55 of the Carbonite Convos Podcast, the crew breaks down the Spider-Man No Way Home social media embargo and other recent Marvel and Star Wars news!SUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosFandom Facts (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): flow.page/fandomfactsFollow Us On Social Media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteconvos/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarboniteCon...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carboniteconvos?lang=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/CarboniteConvosPersonal Social Medias: Instagram, Twitter & TikTokNick: @FunkoStudAlec: @WallCrawlerPopsMu...
2021-12-1440 minCarbonite ConvosSpider-Man Staying in the MCU!! (And other Marvel/Star Wars stuff)In episode 54 of the Carbonite Convos Podcast, the crew talks about the new Sony news about Spider-Man and a bunch of other Star Wars and Marvel topics!SUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosFandom Facts (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): flow.page/fandomfactsFollow Us On Social Media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteconvos/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarboniteCon...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carboniteconvos?lang=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/CarboniteConvosPersonal Social Medias: Instagram, Twitter & TikTokNick: @FunkoStudAlec: @WallCrawlerPopsMu...
2021-12-0159 min
FlavortoneEpisode 19: Let's Talk TurkeyIn preparation of cooking their own turkey for Thanksgiving dinner, Alec and Nick make a broad comparison of the venerable bird to the production of music albums and the heights and depths of American culture. Topics include tensions around suspicion and comfort, the trauma of American capitalist and familial ritual, obsessive indexing and preparation tactics, gratitude as radical subjectivity, and the carnal reveries of desiring-production. Referencing everything Robert Wyatt's "Rock Bottom" to Fernando Zalamea's "American—An Integral Weave: Transversality, Borders, and Abysses in 19th & 20th Century American Culture," the discussion ends up staging a culinary conversation that hybridizes wet an...
2021-11-241h 19Carbonite ConvosRandom Marvel and Star Wars ChatIn episode 53 of the Carbonite Convos Podcast we just have a chat about a bunch of random Marvel and Star Wars stuff!SUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosFandom Facts (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): flow.page/fandomfactsFollow Us On Social Media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteconvos/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carboniteconvos?lang=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/CarboniteConvosPersonal Social Medias: Instagram, Twitter & TikTokNick: @FunkoStudAlec: @WallCrawlerPops
2021-11-231h 05Carbonite ConvosDisney+ Day Recap: Marvel & Star WarsThanks for watching our Disney+ Day recap of everything Marvel and Star Wars! What are you most excited for?SUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosFandom Facts (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): flow.page/fandomfactsFollow Us On Social Media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteco...Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarboniteCon...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carboniteconvos?lang=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/CarboniteConvosPersonal Social Medias: Instagram, Twitter & TikTokNick: @FunkoStudAlec: @WallCrawlerPopsMusic: https://www.bensound.com
2021-11-1658 minCarbonite ConvosEternals ReviewThank you for watching episode 51 of the Carbonite Convos Podcast! With Eternals hitting theaters last weekend we wanted to go over our thoughts from the movie!SUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosFandom Facts (Film Easter Eggs & Facts): flow.page/fandomfactsFollow Us On Social Media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteco...Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarboniteCon...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carboniteconvos?lang=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/CarboniteConvosPersonal Social Medias: Instagram, Twitter & TikTokNick: @FunkoStudAlec: @WallCrawlerPopsMusic: h...
2021-11-091h 17
FlavortoneEpisode 18: Honey I Shrunk The SoundsAlec and Nick discuss a concept of the miniature in this one. Touching upon music from the onkyo, wandelweiser and microsound genres, the discussion approaches various methods of compositional and improvisatory reduction. Topics include Gaston Bachelard's "The Poetics of Space," Participatory vs. Presentational music, the Time-Image of Gilles Deleuze as well as Marvel's Ant Man.
2021-11-061h 17Carbonite ConvosStar Wars & Marvel NEWS!!Thank you for listening to episode 50 of the Carbonite Convos Podcast! (Wow, 50 Already!!!)Topics:-Book of Boba Fett Trailer-Eternals Rotten Tomatoes Rating-NEW Spider-Man Leaks-Jim Carrey Reportedly Cast as M.O.D.O.K. in MCUSUBSCRIBE on YouTube:Carbonite Convos: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosFollow Us On Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/CarboniteConvosInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteco...Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarboniteCon...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carboniteconvos?lang=enTikTok #2 (Easter Eggs & Facts): https://www.tiktok.c...
2021-11-0241 minCarbonite ConvosHayden Christensen in Ahsoka Series & World War Hulk MovieThank you for listening to episode 49 of the Carbonite Convos Podcast where we talk about Hayden Christensen in the Ahsoka Series & the World War Hulk Movie!SUBSCRIBE on YouTube:Carbonite Convos: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosFollow Us On Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/CarboniteConvosInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteco...Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarboniteCon...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carboniteconvos?lang=enTikTok #2 (Easter Eggs & Facts): https://www.tiktok.com/@starwarsmcufacts?lang=enPersonal Social Medias: Instagram, Twitter & TikTokNick: @FunkoStudAlec: @W...
2021-10-261h 10
FlavortoneEpisode 17: The Roast of James BlakeAlec and Nick inaugurate a BBQ Roast sub-series of the podcast, where a guest of honor is subjected to jokes and analysis at their expense. The series begins with a roast of British singer, songwriter, and producer James Blake as a relatively “neutral” starting point for these juicy, sizzling take downs. The conversation discusses the cringe-to-cool and UK Bass continuums, hauntology and paradoxes of post-modernity, personal expression and songwriting, adolescent listening experiences with spatialization, silence, and transparency + more.
2021-10-231h 16
FlavortoneEpisode 16: Tasting Menu 2 (Stinky Edition)Reprising the "flavor-phonic," "gastro-acoustic" discussion charted in Flavortone Episode 4: Tasting Menu 1 (Dégustation), Alec and Nick step into the kitchen once again in this second edition to the Tasting Menu series, as they articulate a concept of the Stinky. Considering a range of malodorous musical and culinary selections, this episode takes up the olfactory sense as reference for how perceptions of the repugnant vs. the delicious are embodied in nuanced discourses on cultural value. Topics include: steamed broccoli, ranch dressing, fish as well as the dubstep producer Stenchman, the Pulitzer Prize winning music of composer Caroline Shaw and the me...
2021-10-091h 51Carbonite ConvosVenom Let There Be Carnage Review & Breakdown with SPOILERSThis week's episode of the Carbonite Convos Podcast is our Venom Let There Be Carnage Review & Breakdown with SPOILERS!Thanks for listening!SUBSCRIBE on YouTube:Carbonite Convos: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosCarbonite Convos Podcast: (Find Your Preferred Listening Method)Buzzsprout: https://carboniteconvos.buzzsprout.comFollow Us On Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/CarboniteConvosInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteco...Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarboniteCon...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carboniteconvos?lang=enTikTok #2 (Easter Eggs & Facts): https://www.tiktok.com/@starwarsmcufacts?lang=en
2021-10-0551 min
FlavortoneEpisode 15: The Fudd-Flynt Complex for Editions Eric Schmid (Montez Press Radio)Flavortone has produced a mini episode for Edition Erich Schmid on Montez Press Radio. Alec & Nick articulate “The Fudd-Flynt Complex” which charts a Fuddsian analysis of the work of Henry Flynt as splicing the species war between Math & Language (Rabbit & Duck Season) into the world of Elmer Season—where Flynt’s ideas of “Meta-Technology,” “Concept Art,” “Veramusement,” “Brend,” and “Acognitive Culture” turn the hunt inward & beyond. The work was presented alongside other work by Benjamin Scott and Matt Voor.
2021-09-2520 minCarbonite ConvosVenom 2 Leaks & Rumors / Weekly Marvel BreakdownThis week's podcast episode is all about Marvel news, theories and leaks. venom 2 is the main topic of conversation!SUBSCRIBE on YouTube:Carbonite Convos: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosCarbonite Convos Podcast: (Find Your Preferred Listening Method)Buzzsprout: https://carboniteconvos.buzzsprout.comFollow Us On Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/CarboniteConvosInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteco...Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarboniteCon...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carboniteconvos?lang=enTikTok #2 (Easter Eggs & Facts): https://www.tiktok.com/@starwarsmcufacts?lang=enPersonal Social M...
2021-09-2048 min
FlavortoneEpisode 14: Music Is Not Like TennisFresh from a visit to the Billie-Jean King National Tennis Center for the U.S. Open Grand Slam tournament, Alec & Nick consider a comparison between the sport of tennis and music. The episode charts out three conceptual spaces shared by sports and arts: the cultural production of iconic figures, an emphasis on the management of time, and political economies of Winning and Losing. Discussion of amateurism vs. professionalism, Jacques Attali's book, "Noise," and the Marvel cinematic universe all feature in this deliberation on constitutive elements in sport and music. Opening theme music: Xander Seren Closing...
2021-09-181h 11Carbonite ConvosThis Week in Marvel (News & Theories)This Week in Marvel (News)SUBSCRIBE on YouTube:Carbonite Convos: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosCarbonite Convos Podcast: (Find Your Preferred Listening Method)Buzzsprout: https://carboniteconvos.buzzsprout.comFollow Us On Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/CarboniteConvosInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteco...Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarboniteCon...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carboniteconvos?lang=enTikTok #2 (Easter Eggs & Facts): https://www.tiktok.com/@starwarsmcufacts?lang=enPersonal Social Medias: Instagram & TwitterNick: @FunkoStudAlec: @WallCrawlerPops
2021-09-1445 minCarbonite ConvosShang-Chi Discussion & Dr. Strange TheoriesEpisode 45 of the Carbonite Convos Podcast comes after the premiere of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. We discuss the movie as well as some Dr. Strange and Spider-Man theories we found interesting!SUBSCRIBE on YouTube:Carbonite Convos: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosCarbonite Convos Podcast: (Find Your Preferred Listening Method)Buzzsprout: https://carboniteconvos.buzzsprout.comFollow Us On Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/CarboniteConvosInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteco...Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarboniteCon...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carboniteconvos?lang=enT...
2021-09-0842 min
FlavortoneEpisode 13: What Is An Experiment? feat. Ying LiuHaving recently celebrated experimental hodgepodgeist and artist Ying Liu’s 10th anniversary as a resident of New York City, Alec & Nick embark on discussing a central question she has asked Flavortone: what is an experiment? The episode features a self-checklist of questions Ying asks herself when inquiring if something “is an experiment.” The conversation responds to these questions and broadly discusses Ying’s two recent works PLAYDATE and PIGTAIL—centering questions around the production of willingness, commitment, our technological reality, the shifting reality paradigm, and the implications of Ying’s work and approach for experimental music, specifically.
2021-09-031h 38Carbonite ConvosEverything We Know About Marvel Studios' What If...?Everything We Know About Marvel Studios' What If...?Thank you for joining us for episode 44 of the Carbonite Convos Podcast. This week, ahead of the series premiere of Marvel Studios' What If...?, the crew breaks down everything we know about the series!SUBSCRIBE on YouTube:Carbonite Convos: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosCarbonite Convos Podcast: (Find Your Preferred Listening Method)Buzzsprout: https://carboniteconvos.buzzsprout.comFollow Us On Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/CarboniteConvosInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteco...Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Carbon...
2021-08-1150 min
FlavortoneEpisode 12: A Tale of Two ComputersIn this episode, Alec and Nick discuss the daily life poetry of digital workflows. Through a range of topics including the media art works of Yasunao Tone, Walter Benjamin's paradigm of Distraction vs. Concentration, Ableton Live, iOS, and more, the episode conceives of the laptop computer as a kind of “Flat Stanley,” which accompanies us in life’s mundane adventure and tacitly frames our normal actions as momentous events.
2021-08-0659 min
FlavortoneEpisode 11: It's Not a Skill, It's a Curse feat. Theodore Cale SchaferNamed after Theo’s recent Longform Editions release, the episode features Alec, Nick, and Theo embarking on a slightly turnt post-red-sauce conversation that discusses his work as well as ideas around sincerity, duration, ambient music vs. ambivalent music, the piano, “Blue” Gene Tyranny, Tim Hecker, Phillip Corner, Dark Souls, and more. Opening Theme Music: Xander Seren Closing Music: "window" by Theodore Cale Schafer
2021-07-231h 24Carbonite ConvosLoki Finale & Black Widow BreakdownWhat a week for the MCU. Black widow is finally in theaters and the season finale of Loki as well. In this episode we break down each one and give our thoughts!SUBSCRIBE on YouTube:Carbonite Convos: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosFollow Us On Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/CarboniteConvosInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteco...Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarboniteCon...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carboniteconvos?lang=enTikTok #2 (Easter Eggs & Facts): https://www.tiktok.com/@starwarsmcufacts?lang=enPersonal Social Medias: Instagram & Twitter
2021-07-161h 04
FlavortoneEpisode 10: In Defense of BlighttownAlec and Nick discuss Blighttown, a notoriously punishing level in the video game Dark Souls where everything wants to poison you, or give you toxic status. The discussion uses the level as way of talking about “condemned structures” in contemporary music & discourse. Subversions of ascent and reward, the curatorial platform Blank Forms, anarchy, impermanent structures, cartography, reverb and more are all discussed—as well as the microtonal music of Pascale Criton and Harry Partch. Opening skit audio: A collection of Dark Souls "rage quits" overlaid with "Toxicity" by System of a Down Opening theme music: Xander...
2021-07-101h 03Carbonite ConvosMid-Season Loki TheoriesWith Loki in full swing, we figured it was the perfect time for a mid-season Loki Theories episode!SUBSCRIBE on YouTube:Carbonite Convos: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosFollow Us On Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/CarboniteConvosInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteco...Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarboniteCon...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carboniteconvos?lang=enTikTok #2 (Easter Eggs & Facts): https://www.tiktok.com/@starwarsmcufacts?lang=enPersonal Social Medias: Instagram, Twitter & TikTokNick: @FunkoStudAlec: @WallCrawlerPops
2021-06-301h 00Carbonite ConvosDarth Vader Vs. Thanos: Star Wars/Marvel Villains Bracket FinaleWe know it took a couple weeks to get out, but the finale of our Star Wars/Marvel Villains Bracket Challenge is finally here and we have Darth Vader going up against the Mad Titan, Thanos. Who will win?SUBSCRIBE on YouTube:Carbonite Convos: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosFollow Us On Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/CarboniteConvosInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteco...Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarboniteCon...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carboniteconvos?lang=enTikTok #2 (Easter Eggs & Facts): https://www.tiktok.com/@starwarsmcufacts?lang=en
2021-06-1647 min
FlavortoneEpisode 9: Just When We Thought We Were Out ...Alec and Nick discuss some of the quandaries of reopening the live music and performance economy. Ideas around liveness, civic engagement, participation, self-determined infrastructure, commitment, diminishing returns, site, assemblage, and citation are discussed—specifically in experimental, improvised, and popular music, as well as in the work of interdisciplinary artist Ying Liu. Opening and closing theme music: Xander Seren
2021-05-281h 08Carbonite ConvosStar Wars VS. Marvel Villains: Star Wars BracketLast week we began hosting a tournament pitting the villains of the MCU against the villains of the Star Wars galaxy. Thanos beat out some great villains in last week's episode(38), and tonight for episode 39 we will be breaking down the Star Wars bracket starting with 8 villains and working our way down to one galactic champion. Let us know your thoughts in the comments!SUBSCRIBE on YouTube:Carbonite Convos: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosFollow Us On Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/CarboniteConvosInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteco...Facebook: https...
2021-05-191h 08
FlavortoneEpisode 8: Bloomin' Onion BrainAlec and Nick discuss the self-invented concept of the Bloomin’ Onion Brain, conceived while drunk on a trip to Lake Gaston, NC. The discussion situates the dippable dish as a figure of Dionysian abstraction, wherein frenzies of self-forgetting give way to a primal unity that we experience in music and social life. Outback Steakhouse, intermedia works, the “groove,” the “para-textual,” composers Robert Ashley and C. Spencer Yeh, and philosophers Friedrich Nietzsche, Henri Bergson, and Gilles Deleuze are all examined within the context of this new concept. Opening skit: Matthew McConaughey voice reading over “The Backyard” from “Private Parts” by Robert...
2021-05-141h 07Carbonite ConvosStar Wars VS. Marvel Villians: MCU BracketThe next two weeks we will be hosting a tournament pitting the villains of the Marvel Cinematic Universe against the villains of the Star Wars galaxy. In this week's episode (38), we will be breaking down the Marvel bracket starting with 8 villains and working our way down to one MCU champion. Let us know your thoughts!SUBSCRIBE on YouTube:Carbonite Convos: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosCarbonite Collecting: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXuFle2Ce8Zt8GRfE-DsSvQFollow Us On Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/CarboniteConvosInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/carb...
2021-05-121h 03Carbonite ConvosThe Bad Batch Series Premiere DiscussionFirst and foremost, Happy Star Wars Day and May the 4th be with you! (we recorded yesterday so it still counts) Thank you for joining us for today's discussion about the Bad Batch season premiere!SUBSCRIBE on YouTube:Carbonite Convos: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosCarbonite Collecting: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXuFle2Ce8Zt8GRfE-DsSvQFollow Us On Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/CarboniteConvosInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteco...Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarboniteCon...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carboniteconvos?lang=enTikTok #2 (Easter Eggs & F...
2021-05-0538 min
FlavortoneEpisode 7: Slapping NarcissusAlec and Nick discuss the role of narcissism in the history and production of experimental music. The episode gives a close account of the paradigm introduced by art historian Branden Joseph in “Beyond the Dream Syndicate: Tony Conrad and the Arts after Cage” with special attention to how problems of authorship, the archive’s role in framing genealogy, critiques of institutionalized culture, and the “dark triad” (narcissism, psychopathy, and machiavellianism) all play out in “minor histories” of music. La Monte Young, Tony Conrad, 4Chan, Bandcamp Friday, Charlemagne Palestine, Sigmund Freud and more are all discussed. Opening theme music by Xande...
2021-04-301h 11Carbonite ConvosThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier Season ReviewIn episode 36 of the Carbonite Convos Podcast the crew discusses the entire season of the Falcon and the Winter Soldier.Thank you for listening and May the Force be with you!SUBSCRIBE on YouTube:Carbonite Convos: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosForce of Light Ent: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVrD2WcTHwTJo4A2r0mjK1ACarbonite Collecting: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXuFle2Ce8Zt8GRfE-DsSvQFollow Us On Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/CarboniteConvosInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboniteco...Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Carbon...
2021-04-2958 minCarbonite ConvosWho Is The REAL Hero Of Star Wars?In episode 35 of the Carbonite Convos Podcast the crew debates who the real hero of Star Wars is. They also go into some light conversation about this week's Star Wars and Marvel news and as always, show and tell!Thank you for listening and May the Force be with you!SUBSCRIBE on YouTube:Carbonite Convos: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosForce of Light Ent: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVrD...Carbonite Collecting: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXuF...Follow Us On Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/CarboniteConvosInstagram: https://www...
2021-04-2959 minCarbonite ConvosBoba Fett Saved Dengar's Life Twice - SW Short StoryThis is one of Nick's short stories from 2020 that never made it's way to the podcast platforms. In this story, Nick tells the story of how Boba Fett saved Dengar's life on two separate occations. Hope you all enjoy!SUBSCRIBE on YouTube:Carbonite Convos: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosCarbonite Collecting: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXuFle2Ce8Zt8GRfE-DsSvQCarbonite Convos Podcast:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/730oEQl...(Find Your Preferred Listening Method)Buzzsprout: https://carboniteconvos.buzzsprout.com/ Follo...
2021-04-2303 minCarbonite ConvosHow did Princess Leia Get the Boushh Armor?This is one of Alec's short stories from 2020 that never made it's way to the podcast platforms. In this story, Alec explains how Princess Leia got Boushh's armor to infiltrate Jabba the Hutt's palace to save Han Solo. Hope you all enjoy!SUBSCRIBE on YouTube:Carbonite Convos: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosCarbonite Collecting: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXuFle2Ce8Zt8GRfE-DsSvQCarbonite Convos Podcast:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/730oEQl...(Find Your Preferred Listening Method)Buzzsprout: https://carboniteconvos.buzzsp...
2021-04-2303 minCarbonite ConvosHan Solo's 1st Idea When He Won the FalconThis is one of Nick's short stories from 2020 that never made it's way to the podcast platforms. This is the story of Han Solo's first idea when he won the Millennium Falcon from Lando Calrissian. Hope you all enjoy!SUBSCRIBE on YouTube:Carbonite Convos: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosCarbonite Collecting: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXuFle2Ce8Zt8GRfE-DsSvQCarbonite Convos Podcast:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/730oEQl...(Find Your Preferred Listening Method)Buzzsprout: https://carboniteconvos.buzzsprout.com/Foll...
2021-04-2302 min
FlavortoneEpisode 6: Musician's Friend 1 (Guitar)Alec and Nick discuss the guitar. This episode inaugurates the “Musician’s Friend” sub-series of the podcast—where an entire episode is dedicated to discuss various techniques, approaches, and cultures of and around specific instruments. Guitarists mentioned include: Pat Methany, Buckethead, Allan Holdsworth, Abraham Leonard, Shane Parish, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Sister Rossetta Tharpe, Jimi Hendrix, Taku Sugimoto, Loren Connors, Oren Ambarchi, Bill Orcutt, Eugene Chadbourne, Rhys Chatham & Glenn Branca. Opening theme music by Xander Seren (Flavortone guitar edit) Closing music by Jimi Hendrix, “Little Wing (Live)”
2021-04-161h 15Carbonite ConvosAhsoka Disney+ Series Description & Rebels - Feat. (Michelle-Force of Light Ent.)In episode 34 of the Carbonite Convos Podcast we're joined by Michelle from the Force of Light Entertainment YouTube channel to discuss the Ahsoka Disney+ series description and how that ties in with the ending of Star Wars Rebels.Thank you for listening and May the Force be with you!SUBSCRIBE on YouTube:Carbonite Convos: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosForce of Light Ent: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVrD2WcTHwTJo4A2r0mjK1ACarbonite Collecting: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXuFle2Ce8Zt8GRfE-DsSvQCarbonite Convos Podcast:Apple Po...
2021-04-141h 03Carbonite ConvosMarvel Comics History: BARON ZEMO + Our Favorite Live Movie Theater MomentsIn episode 33 of the Carbonite Convos Podcast we will be going into the Marvel Comics history of Baron Zemo. In addition, we'll be talking about the new Loki trailer as well as the new Black Widow trailer.Finally, with movie theaters opening back up around the country, we cap off the episode by sharing our favorite moments in the theaters. From Revenge of the Sith to Avengers Endgame, you won't want to miss us completely nerd out!Update: We are upgrading our equipment so we should be back doing a livestream on Tuesday 4/13 at 9pm et/6...
2021-04-071h 14
FlavortoneEpisode 5: A Theory of the Byoing SoundAlec and Nick present a “Theory of the Byoing Sound,” exploring the primacy of the dynamic, paradigmatic “byoing,” “boing,” and “bya-yoing” sound in experimental music. What exactly is it about this sound that makes it so prevalent? This episode accounts for a narrative of sound originating in primordial phonetic language formation, to scientific studies in physics and sound spatialization, to contemporary and post-industrial music. The conversation loosely situates the byoing as challenge to consistency as its seen in the world through the work of Karlheinz Stockhausen, Harry Partch, John Cage, Iannis Xenakis, Arnold Schoenberg, SOPHIE, Maryanne Amacher, and more. Opening the...
2021-04-021h 02Carbonite ConvosFalcon & the Winter Soldier Episode 1 Discussion / Tartakovsky Clone Wars to Disney+ - 1st LiveStream EventIn the 1st ever live podcast episode, the crew will breakdown the Falcon & the Winter Solider premier, as well as talk about the addition of Tartakovsky's 'Clone Wars' to Disney+.Carbonite Convos Links:Merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/carbonit...SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/carboniteconvosCarbonite Convos Podcast:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/730oEQl...(Find Your Preferred Listening Method)Buzzsprout: https://carboniteconvos.buzzsprout.com/ Follow Us On Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/CarboniteConvosInstagram: https://www.instagram...
2021-03-2456 min
FlavortoneEpisode 4: Tasting Menu 1 (Dégustation)Alec and Nick make a first foray into a gastro-acoustic, audio-culinary, flavor-phonic approach to listening and talking about music. In the spirit of Dégustation ("tasting menu") and experimenting with what music can be, this episode samples and discusses various music in culinary terms, and various foods from the perspective of sound. This menu includes Oysters on Half Shell, Souvlaki, Iannis Xenakis, Wold, Witecka Friedemann, the Black Velvet Cocktail, the “You Pick Two” Special, Evanescence, The Gentle People, the Sour Cream & Onion Chip, Ambrosia Salad, Pierre Boulez, and Peter Evans. This will be a semi-regular sub-series on the Flavortone podcast...
2021-03-192h 06Carbonite ConvosWandaVision Finale, 'Year of the Shield' & Obi-Wan Kenobi in Andor?? - NEWS BreakdownIn episode 29 of the Carbonite Convos Podcast, the crew discusses three main topics. They dive into the season finale of WandaVision and where we go from here moving forward with the rest of Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 'Year of the Shield': a merchandise line celebrating the impact that Captain America's shield has made in the MCU was announced so the crew will be breaking down that announcement and discussing the possible Funko Pop!s that might accompany it.Finally, Obi-Wan Kenobi has been rumored to appear in the upcoming Dinsey+ series, Andor. Also, George Lucas is...
2021-03-101h 02
FlavortoneEpisode 3: Opus DinoAlec and Nick take up Dino the Dog-Dinosaur and other "wild facts" from the Flintstones, as an analytical frame for discussing music, fabulation, and hybrid species. Topics include: David Tudor, Scat, Dropkick Murphys, "Non-Music," Donna Haraway and Anthony Braxton. Opening, closing theme music by Xander Seren.
2021-03-051h 24Carbonite ConvosStar Wars/Marvel News Breakdown! Ezra Bridger Cast, Bad Batch, Loki, WandaVision & Spider-Man 3In episode 28 of the Carbonite Convos Podcast we take a look at all the news from this week across the Marvel Universe and the Star Wars galaxy, as well as have a brief chat about the upcoming WandaVision season finale!Topics:-Ezra Bridger heavily rumored casting- Mena Massoud-The Bad Batch: Premiering May 4th-Katee Sackhoff wants to see a live action Pre Viszla alongside her Bo-Katan character. What would that look like?-Loki: Premiering June 11th-WandaVision Season Finale: Will this week be the final episode, or are we getting a...
2021-03-031h 03
FlavortoneEpisode 2: A Conservatory of DuncesAlec and Nick discuss the concept and history of the archetypal figure of "The Dunce" in experimental music through a procession of characters including Henry Flynt, Daffy Duck, Girl Talk, The Scratch Orchestra, Luc Ferrari, Patrick Star, Guy Fieri, John Cage, Erik Satie, and more. Artwork by Char Esme @char_is_me. Opening, closing theme music by Xander Seren.
2021-02-181h 29
FlavortoneEpisode 1: Yugiology of MusicIn this inaugural episode, Alec and Nick draw comparisons between popular manga, anime, and trading card game Yu-Gi-Oh! and experimental music. Closing Theme Music: Xander Seren, "Monastery," 2015
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