MUSIC is not a GENRE

By Nick DeMatteo

MUSIC is not a GENRE goes beyond music critique, opinion, and gimmicks to get at the heart of music & how it connects to the world - from the perspective of a TRUE MUSIC INSIDER. Every kind of mus... more

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May 29, 2023 PODFAST #10 - TIME BIAS: This Ain’t Called “PodPAST” | MxG BONUS EPISODE
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PODFAST #10 - TIME BIAS: This Ain’t Called “PodPAST”
FEATURED SONG:
REC - "Wake Up High" – main theme song to MUSIC is not a GENRE (from RECcollection: The Best of REC 2007-2020 and Synergy for the Weird)
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In this monumental TENTH edition of PODFAST, I have a good old-fashioned bitchfest about how being old-fashioned in your music tastes is about far more than just music.
Agree? Disagree? Discuss dammit!
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*intro music credit: REC - "You Make Me Wanna" (from RECcollection: The Best of REC 2007-2020)

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May 22, 2023 What the Hell is Going ON with Me?! – A Nick Music Update | MxG - Season 5 Episode 34
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Season 5 Episode 34 - What the Hell is Going ON with Me?! – A Nick Music Update
FEATURED SONG:
REC – KTC Song Sampler (unreleased samples from REC's upcoming album)
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A buttload has been going on with me lately. That’s generally true pretty much all the time, but the last year or so has been particularly insane. So now is as good a time as any to help you make sense of it all.
In this episode, I talk about my new t-shirt company, my three recent albums, and what music is coming next. Here’s some of that:
1.   Long Held Grudges - https://recarea.bandcamp.com/album/long-held-grudges
2.   RECcollection: The Best of REC 2007-2020 - https://recarea.bandcamp.com/album/reccollection-the-best-of-rec-2007-2020
3.   IT WASN’T ME ! - https://recarea.bandcamp.com/album/it-wasnt-me
4.   NICK archival releases
5.   A new remix by JD Lion
6.   KTC
7.   C+N
8.   Even MORE REC
I also reveal the name of REC’s next album, AND feature a song sampler from it. You can hear the full songs on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MUSICisnotaGENRE
So whatcha think? Are you into any of this music? Are you as excited as I am for the new music? Discuss dammit!
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*intro music credit: REC - "Wake Up High"

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May 15, 2023 PODFAST #9 - Quick Takes from the Continuum #3 | MxG BONUS EPISODE
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PODFAST #9 - Quick Takes from the Continuum #3
FEATURED SONG:
REC - "Don't Get Me High" (from Syzygy for the Weird)
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In this PODFAST, I give my quick takes on FOUR more or less recent albums, and a fifth take on female driven power pop.
1.     Metallica
2.     Depeche Mode
3.     100 Gecs
4.     Bloc Party
5.     Bully and compatriots such as Beach Bunny, Soccer Mommy, Meet Me @ the Altar, and the Linda Lindas
What’s your take on any of these? Discuss dammit!
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*intro music credit: REC - "You Make Me Wanna" (from RECcollection: The Best of REC 2007-2020)

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May 08, 2023 The Beatles Part 5 - Breakdown to Basics | MxG - Season 5 Episode 33
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Season 5 Episode 33 - The Beatles Part 5 - Breakdown to Basics
FEATURED SONGS:
NICK – “Home To” (from The Metrogrande Sessions)
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NICK (as RUPERT) LIVE – “You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)”
In the fifth edition of my six-part Beatles series, I walk through their final phase as a foursome. Despite the pull to want to each do their own things, they came together to create two of their most beloved albums. After their years of exploring multi-layered psychedelica, Let It Be and Abbey Road brought them back to basics in very different ways.
Though their breakup still stings for many of us, I argue that not only was it inevitable (and not for all the reasons we think), it was also the best possible end. For them and for the music.
I also weigh in on the top three of: 1. Their overall best album as a singular work of art; 2. Their most musically creative and innovative album; 3. Their best album as a collection of great singles; and 4. My current favorite album.
Are either of these albums your favorite? Do you prefer this period to their other periods? Do you think it was better that they broke up, or do you still wish they’d stayed together? And what are YOUR picks? Discuss dammit!
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*intro music credit: REC - "Wake Up High"

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1h 16min
May 01, 2023 Dickens and Prince … and Nick Hornby? – Book Talk #6 | MxG - Season 5 Episode 32
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Season 5 Episode 32 - Dickens and Prince … and Nick Hornby? – Book Talk #6
FEATURED SONGS:
REC - “SNo Globe” (from The Sunshine Seminar)
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NICK LIVE ACOUSTIC PRINCE SET
In this banner sixth edition of Book Talk, I dig into Nick Hornby’s Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius. I break down each chapter using quotes & observations, and discuss whether Nick Hornby – excellent author and passionate music lover – was or wasn’t the best person to write this book.
One of my missions with MxG is to find connections where none seem to be. Dickens and Prince are two of my all-time favorite artists in any medium, yet I NEVER would have thought to connect them. I love that Hornby has done it, and even though some of the parallels AND some of Hornby’s Prince critique seem like stretches, ultimately the book treats both subjects with reverence and understanding, and it’s a real pleasure and an easy read.
Are you fans of Dickens and/or Prince? Would you have thought to connect them in any way? If you read this book, how well do you feel Hornby did? Discuss dammit!
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*intro music credit: REC - "Wake Up High"

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April 24, 2023 The 4T Retrospective – MxG’s First Episodes EVER | MxG - Season 5 Episode 31
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Season 5 Episode 31 - The 4T Retrospective – MxG’s First Episodes EVER
FEATURED SONGS:
REC – “Break You” (from RECcollection: The Best of REC 2007-2020 AND Parts and Labour)
REC – “Little White Lies” (from Distance To Empty)
REC – “The Garden” (from RECcollection: The Best of REC 2007-2020 AND Sympathy for the Weird)
REC – “Xmiss” (from The Sunshine Seminar)
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This week’s episode marks a HUGE FIRST, by reviewing a huge first. It’s the first ever MxG retrospective episode – aka rerun. I’m on vacation, but didn’t wanna leave you hanging. So I compiled the FIRST THREE EPISODES I ever did, back the fall of 2019, before this podcast was even called MUSIC is not a GENRE.
You get to see & hear where it all started, where it came from & why it was called “4T”, and how my delivery & duration might have been different, but the content was strikingly similar.
Take a trip in the wayback machine with me. It’s freaky cool.
What do you think of these episodes in comparison to what I’m doing now? Do you know what “4T” stands for? And do you have any idea what all those other numbers mean? Discuss dammit!
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*intro music credit: REC - "Wake Up High"

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1h 1min
April 17, 2023 U2 - Absorb the FEEDBACK and Listen Through THE HYPE | MxG - Season 5 Episode 30
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Season 5 Episode 30 - U2 - Absorb the FEEDBACK and Listen Through THE HYPE
Book Talk #5
FEATURED SONGS:
REC – “Believe the Lie” (from Distance To Empty) –
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Nick Live – “Stay (Faraway, So Close!)”
In this week’s episode, I subdue another bear of a subject: U2. They might be the most successful band in history that’s also the most misunderstood. I try to get past the hype, the personality, and the mischaracterizations, and go straight for the music.
I also go through their entire discography, and end with a few big takeaways, some of which might surprise you.
Are you a U2 fan? If so, have you been able to follow them through all their changes and despite any media backlash? If you’re not a fan, did you used to be & aren’t anymore, or did you never like them? What do you think most defines them as a band? Discuss dammit!
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*intro music credit: REC - "Wake Up High"

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1h 22min
April 10, 2023 Bono’s Surrender: 500 Pages of Topline Melody – Book Talk #5 | MxG - Season 5 Episode 29
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Season 5 Episode 29 - Bono’s Surrender: 500 Pages of Topline Melody
Book Talk #5
FEATURED SONGS:
REC – “Mine Alone” (from Parts and Labour) OR STREAM IT ANYWHERE
Nick Live - “Song for Someone” (featuring Cathryn Lynne)
In the all-powerful Book Talk #5, I talk about highlights and insights from Bono’s Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story, a memoir/autobiography featuring mostly chronological anecdotes structured around 40 U2 songs.
I sort out Bono’s & U2’s approach to music as he sees it, discuss relevant facets of his life, and shine a light on various aspects of his politics & spirituality. I also talk about U2’s 40-track companion album, Songs of Surrender.
Are you a Bono/U2 fan? Have you read this book? If yes, what are your takeaways? If no, why not? And either way, what’s your overall impression of Bono as both an artist and a person? Discuss dammit!
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*intro music credit: REC - "Wake Up High"

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1h 17min
April 03, 2023 The MUSIC Self-Help HYPE - DON'T WAIT to GET GREAT | MxG - Season 5 Episode 28
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Season 5 Episode 28 - The MUSIC Self-Help HYPE - DON'T WAIT to GET GREAT
MUSIC is EVERYTHING Edition #30
FEATURED SONG:
REC – “Fall” (from Parts and Labour)
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In the 30th edition of my MUSIC is EVERYTHING subseries, I dive headlong into music self-help. When is taking the DIY approach the right thing? When do you know you really need help, and what kind of help should you seek out? Should you pay for that help or not? And how long should you wait to get started on your passion?
I use examples from my career to illustrate all this, name some names, and end with one HUGE PIECE OF ADVICE.
Discuss dammit!
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*intro music credit: REC - "In Your Dreams Tonight"

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1h 9min
March 27, 2023 The Beatles Part 4 - Eclectic Experimenters | MxG - Season 5 Episode 27
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Season 5 Episode 27 - The Beatles Part 4 - Eclectic Experimenters
FEATURED SONGS:
REC – “It’s All Too Much” (from IT WASN’T ME ! and Synergy for the Weird)
The Drop feat. Nick DeMatteo – “I’m So Tired” (from IT WASN’T ME !)
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In this fourth edition of my six-part Beatles series, I go over their most experimental phase, focusing on Magical Mystery Tour, The Beatles (The White Album), and Yellow Submarine.
This is the period (1967-69) when the Beatles’ cohesion was starting to fracture in more ways than one, including the whole concept of what it meant to be “the Beatles”. While it ultimately caused their breakup, it also spurred three albums with the most eclectic array of music the Beatles ever did. And I explain why The Beatles is the one album that epitomizes everything they ever were.
Are any of these albums your favorite? What about this era as a whole? Can you hear how both exploration & dissension went hand in hand? Discuss dammit!
LIVE ACOUSTIC CONCERT OF ECLECTIC BEATLES TUNES
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*intro music credit: REC - "Wake Up High"

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