Support MxG & REC: Get a shirt! Support @ $5/month Subscribe & see the videos! Listen to REC on Bandcamp Subscribe to REC on YouTube Get Nick's Newsletter! ~~~~ 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 !) OR STREAM THEM ANYWHERE 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. T ..read more

Support MxG & REC: OFFICIAL MxG & REC MERCH MxG on Patreon MxG on YouTube REC on Bandcamp REC on YouTube Nick DeMatteo Official Season 5 Episode 21 FEATURED SONG: REC – “The Accumulate” (from RECcollection: The Best of REC 2007-2020 AND Symphony for the Weird) In Part 3 of my six-part series on The Beatles, I go over their most expansive period, when they left live-based rock recording behind and became full-on studio heads, covering Rubber Soul, Revolver, and Sgt. Pepper’s (as well as the US release, Yesterday and Today). This is also when they were the most cohesive as a band, and co ..read more

I spend an hour with Joe DeLuca. Joe is a producer, engineer, musician, writer & performer, who owned & operated Why Me Recording in Gibbsboro, NJ for 35 years, recording well over 600 bands. Joe's recent credits include Kurt Bock's Abstract Geometry & singer/songwriter Jeff Ehling. For more on Joe, check out his website: www.JoeDeLucaProducer.com FEATURED SONGS: Mattson / DeLuca - "Too Far Gone" (Bill Mattson - vocals, Brian McMahon - guitar, Dave Kloss - bass, Ritchie DeCarlo - drums, Joe DeLuca - guitar/keys/mixing) Creamcicle Spiders - "I" (Karolyn DiAntonio-Jordon - vocals, Da ..read more

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 achieved & some saved as goals for Season 5. New fans & subscribers. New commenters. New patrons & supporters. And, amidst an extremely up and down year, a renewal of spirit & purpos ..read more

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 & revitalized, covered & copied, and have influenced more musicians than even the musicians themselves realize. But do they deserve it? If you think that question even needs to be asked ..read more

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 possible new spin or bit of insight could I provide that would justify a whole episode? But I can’t do a sub-series on major deaths in music and not include this band. That’s just plain ..read more

Support MxG & REC: MxG on Patreon MxG on Anchor MxG on YouTube REC on Bandcamp REC on YouTube Nick DeMatteo Official PODFAST #6 In this episode, I do a quick rundown of eight recently released albums: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Cool It Down Simple Minds - Direction of the Heart Rina Sawayama - Hold the Girl The Pixies - Doggerel Ozzy Osbourne - Patient Number 9 Dr. John - Things Happen That Way Death Cab for Cutie - Asphalt Meadows Alvvays - Blue Rev *music credit: REC - "You Make Me Wanna" (from RECcollection: The Best of REC 2007-2020) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way ..read more

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 convention. ??? Or how he helped to define that genre?? Are you a fan? Have you heard more than just his greatest hits? Do you feel like the only true singer-songwriters are mellow solo singers playing p ..read more

If you're new to MUSIC is not a GENRE, this intro will explain it all. You can also see the video version of this here: MxG New Intro Video Please consider supporting MxG. This is (as of 2022) a one-person operation, and it exists only because of generous listeners & supporters like you. MxG on Patreon MxG on Anchor Subscribe to MxG on YouTube Official Website of Nick DeMatteo And here's where you can find the music that inspired my creation of MxG, from my band REC: REC on Bandcamp Subscribe to REC on YouTube --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/musicisnotagenre/support Learn more ..read more

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 Mullen Jr. started the band, so my guess is business-wise there’s more equality overall. Fleetwood Mac has almost always been a complete mess on both sides, which makes their longevity & artistic s ..read more