MUSIC is not a GENRE

Support MxG & REC: MxG on Patreon MxG on Anchor MxG on YouTube REC on Bandcamp REC on YouTube Nick DeMatteo Official Season 5 Episode 2 FEATURED SONG: REC - "Real Life" (from Symphony for the Weird AND RECcollection: The Best of REC 2007-2020 ) In this episode, I discuss the legendary James Taylor, what it REALLY means to be a singer-songwriter, and how Taylor both epitomizes AND defies the conven...

Support MxG & REC: MxG on Patreon MxG on Anchor   MxG on YouTube REC on Bandcamp REC on YouTube Nick DeMatteo Official   Season 5 Episode 1 FEATURED SONG: REC - "Some Things Happen" (from Parts and Labour ) In this banner first episode of Season 5, I run down my A to Z master list of favorite music artists. These are not acts I just like – that list would be 100 times longer. These are artists I l...

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*music credit: REC - "You Make Me Wanna" (from Syncopy for the Weird ) SUPPORT MxG ON PATREON WATCH MUSIC is not a GENRE VIDEOS and MORE ~~~~ In this episode, I reveal the new MxG intro video, which will officially debut soon. You can check out the PODFAST version of the video here: PODFAST #3 VIDEO   Here are ways you can support, follow, share & show your love for MUSIC is not a GENRE: MxG on Pa...

*music credit: REC - "You Make Me Wanna" (from Syncopy for the Weird ) SUPPORT MxG ON PATREON WATCH MUSIC is not a GENRE VIDEOS and MORE ~~~~ In this episode, I do a quick rundown of seven albums that were released on July 15: ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead - XI: Bleed Here Now Beabadoobee - Beatopia callinamagician - Head Full of Snow Chicago - Born for This Moment (XXXVIII) The Dro...

*music credit: REC - "You Make Me Wanna" (from Syncopy for the Weird ) SUPPORT ME ON PATREON WATCH MUSIC is not a GENRE VIDEOS and MORE ~~~~ Welcome to MUSIC is not a GENRE’s first ever PODFAST. This edition of MxG will be bonus mini episodes, starting summer 2022 & continuing periodically through future seasons. This episode is all about the changes happening to the podcast - some coming in Seaso...

SUPPORT ME ON PATREON WATCH MUSIC is not a GENRE VIDEOS and MORE FEATURED SONG: REC - "When It Comes" (from Distance To Empty ) Hard to believe, but this is the final episode of MUSIC is not a GENRE’s monumental Season 4. With every season, MinaG gets closer to its ultimate form & tone. New subseries were added (including this one!). Old segments were fleshed out. New objectives set forth – some a...

SUPPORT MUSIC IS NOT A GENRE ON PATREON WATCH MUSIC is not a GENRE VIDEOS and MORE FEATURED SONG: REC – “It’s Like This” (from Parts and Labour ) When I’m not into something, I have a miniscule attention span, just like anyo – yeahokaywhatever But when I AM into something, I usually don’t want it to end. As you can guess from a guy who does a Death is DUMB subseries, endings are not my strong suit...

SUPPORT ME ON PATREON WATCH MUSIC is not a GENRE VIDEOS and MORE FEATURED SONG: REC – “The Garden” (from Sympathy for the Weird ) Everything is part of a cycle. Macro, Micro, Nano, Epochal. Even if it seems something is brand new never-been-done, guaranteed it’s an echo of something else. That’s partly because nothing is created in a vacuum. New works – even ones so bracingly new they blow your he...

SUPPORT ME ON PATREON WATCH MUSIC is not a GENRE VIDEOS and MORE FEATURED SONG: REC – “Ripe” (from The Sunshine Seminar ) Every band has a different dynamic, both for music and for business. Mick Jagger was right business-wise when he called the Beatles the “four-headed monster”, but on the music side they really just had the two heads. Most of U2’s music is driven by two heads as well, but Larry...

SUPPORT MUSIC IS NOT A GENRE ON PATREON WATCH MUSIC is not a GENRE VIDEOS and MORE Not everything in life can be spun into a positive. There are some things that are as objectively not good as you can get. Most of us want most of life to be great. And for those things that aren’t great to be “life lessons” or to have a “silver lining”. But let’s face it. There’s shitty shit out there and that’s th...

SUPPORT ME ON PATREON WATCH MUSIC is not a GENRE VIDEOS and MORE This is the second half of my two-part interview with Bridget Hogan - classical singer, actor & teaching artist, and recently named Artistic Director for Reaching for the Arts. Her credits include roles at: New York City Opera, San Diego Opera, New York City Ballet, Opera NJ, & Resonanz Opera; and oratorio/concert performances at: Ca...

SUPPORT MUSIC IS NOT A GENRE ON PATREON WATCH MUSIC is not a GENRE VIDEOS and MORE FEATURED MUSIC: The Drop – “Hey Bulldog” (Beatles cover) REC Cover Tunes YouTube Playlist Nick - "Yes It Is" (a cappella)  There is very little anyone can say about the Beatles that hasn’t been said before. They’ve been talked about, written about, critiqued, analyzed & dissected, loved & hated, memorialized & revit...

SUPPORT ME ON PATREON WATCH MUSIC is not a GENRE VIDEOS and MORE This is the first of a two-part interview with Bridget Hogan - classical singer, actor & teaching artist, and recently named Artistic Director for Reaching for the Arts. Her credits include roles at: New York City Opera, San Diego Opera, New York City Ballet, Opera NJ, & Resonanz Opera; and oratorio/concert performances at: Carnegie...

SUPPORT ME ON PATREON WATCH MUSIC is not a GENRE VIDEOS and MORE FEATURED SONG: REC – “Gold” (from Parts and Labour ) What I’m about to discuss is highly illegal. Some of it. Maybe. Among other things, it’s a primer on what music piracy is & isn’t, and who the real pirates are. But before that, let me tell you why I’m getting into this. As I’ve said a dozen or more times, I’ve been a DJ since I wa...

SUPPORT ME ON PATREON WATCH MUSIC is not a GENRE VIDEOS and MORE FEATURED SONG: NICK – “Come A Little Closer” (from The Metrogrande Sessions ) What is jazz? At this point there are so many subdivisions that it’s not easy to define. That word – “JAZZ” – 100% evokes different sounds & ideas in every person’s head. For me, jazz has to have some form of improvisation – freedom within form – and it has...

SUPPORT MUSIC IS NOT A GENRE ON PATREON WATCH MUSIC is not a GENRE VIDEOS and MORE I spend an hour with Jacqueline B. Arnold. Jackie is a performer, currently on Broadway in the multiple Tony Award winning musical, Moulin Rouge! The Musical. We talk about her history on Broadway, on tour, and everywhere else in musical theater and beyond.  For more on Jackie, go here: INSTAGRAM: @jacquelinebarnold...

SUPPORT ME ON PATREON WATCH MUSIC is not a GENRE VIDEOS and MORE FEATURED MUSIC: REC – “Break You” (from Parts and Labour ) REC – “Suddenly” (from Synergy for the Weird ) NICK – “Your Sweetness” (from Your EP ) See that link right above this line? It makes me feel … whatever. Basically, I get all “emo” whenever someone tries to define what “emo” is and which bands do or don’t qualify. Not unexpect...

SUPPORT MUSIC IS NOT A GENRE ON PATREON WATCH MUSIC is not a GENRE VIDEOS and MORE FEATURED MUSIC REC – “Brave the World” I’m a peaceful man. Or at least I present as one. I’ve actually got a little too much fire in me, which is a little too easy to set off. Fortunately, with age comes … slowness. I take more time before responding. I sit with my trigger feeling and explore what else might be ther...

SUPPORT ME ON PATREON WATCH MUSIC is not a GENRE VIDEOS and MORE FEATURED SONG: REC – “I’m Gone” (from Parts and Labour )  First off, we need to agree on what makes a supergroup. There are lists based on the conventional definition that it’s a group made up of members from other groups. I’m gonna take that two steps further. STEP ONE (yes, I’ve now planted the NKOTB song in your head): The groups...

SUPPORT ME ON PATREON WATCH MUSIC is not a GENRE VIDEOS and MORE FEATURED SONG: NICK – “Water Baby” (from Your EP )  I’ve been putting this off since the very first volume of Death is DUMB. For several reasons. It’s confusing & painful. It feels too much like 1994 and yet totally not. It’s laden with commentary & assumptions & prejudices. It’s like what I said about Eminem’s “controversy” – what p...

SUPPORT MUSIC IS NOT A GENRE ON PATREON WATCH MUSIC is not a GENRE VIDEOS and MORE There’s a sort-of old saying: “You can’t put lipstick on a pig.” Meaning dressing something up doesn’t change its inherent nature. Let’s sort this out for real. First, I’m betting you actually can put lipstick on a pig. It might take sedation or some form of restraint, but it can be done. Second, has anyone ever ask...

SUPPORT MUSIC IS NOT A GENRE ON PATREON WATCH MUSIC is not a GENRE VIDEOS and MORE I spend an hour with Lon Dorsey. Lon is a veteran blues, jazz & gospel singer, and was considered a dead ringer in both looks & voice for the great Lou Rawls. He’s the founder of several Lou Rawls fan clubs, and was a friend of his. We talk about his history in music, the blues & jazz music scene in Dallas, Lou Rawl...

SUPPORT ME ON PATREON WATCH MUSIC is not a GENRE VIDEOS and MORE I recently had a conversation with a fellow musician who brought up the point that technology often drives music development. It’s a topic I covered in an older podcast episode, and one I’ve been fascinated by for years. This usually refers to things like amplification, electric instruments, synthesizers, recording devices, digital t...

SUPPORT MUSIC IS NOT A GENRE ON PATREON WATCH MUSIC is not a GENRE VIDEOS and MORE I talk for an hour with Steve Erickson. Steve is a music producer and music & film critic. You can find his music on Bandcamp, including is forthcoming album, Very Special Episode . His critiques are published in the Gay City News and on his blog. For more on Steve, go here: MUSIC - http://callinamagician.bandcamp.c...