PLEASE CONSIDER SUPPORTING THIS PODCAST, SO I CAN BRING YOU A SEASON 7! Join Patreon for as little as $1/month Donate any amount to the fundraiser ~~~~ Season 6 Episode 23 - BackTalk with Steve Erickson – ROUND 3: Tierra Whack and Kim Gordon In Round 3 of BackTalk, Steve Erickson & I discuss new albums by two solo female artists: Tierra Whack's WORLD WIDE WHACK, and Kim Gordon's THE COLLECTIVE. Though Whack and Gordon come from very different backgrounds, it's surprising how many parallels there are between these two albums. Have you heard them yet? Which do you like, if any? Can you find ..read more

I'm taking a rare week off from bringing you MUSIC is not a GENRE, and using the opportunity to make a special announcement. It's pretty dang short, so listen if you can (hell, do it on 2.0). Once you have, please consider visiting any of these links: GoFundMe - I desperately need your support MxG & REC on Patreon REC on Bandcamp Thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more

Support MxG & REC: Get a shirt! - NEW DESIGNS Support @ $5/month - TRY IT FREE! Subscribe & see the videos! Listen to REC on Bandcamp Subscribe to REC on YouTube Get Nick's Newsletter! ~~~~ PODFAST #19 - Why YOU Deserve $50,000 FEATURED LINKS: Get the "Give me $50,000" shirt! Get the "Give me $50,000" mug! Read the full manifesto! ~~~~ FEATURED SONG: REC – “Make Me Mic My Mouth” (from Syzygy for the Weird and RECcollection: The Best of REC 2007-2020) STREAM IT EVERYWHERE   When we last PODFASTED, I read you my treatise, The $50,000 Manifesto, and discussed each part. The response ..read more

Support MxG & REC: Shirts and mugs! Support @ $5/month - TRY IT FREE! Subscribe & see the videos! Listen to REC on Bandcamp Subscribe to REC on YouTube Get Nick's Newsletter! ~~~~ Season 6 Episode 22 - TWO-Hit Wonders FEATURED SONG: NICK – “Scream” (from The Metrogrande Sessions) SCREAM IT EVERYWHERE You’ve heard of one-hit wonders, and you probably know at least a couple dozen of those songs. What you might not know is that many of those bands actually had more than one hit. In this episode, I bust the myth of one-hit wonders by using my criteria to show that most of those artists ch ..read more

I spend an hour with educator, author, musician & songwriter, Pete Braidis. Pete is a high school teacher in Haddon Township, NJ. He's also the founder, guitarist and principal songwriter of the seminal South Jersey "alt" band, The Ape Cafe, for which I was the lead singer and keyboardist. Listen to Ape Cafe music And Pete is the author of three music books, including the forthcoming The Police: every album, every song, which you can preorder now. Get all his books here: The Police: every album, every song Asia: every album, every song Unstrung Heroes: Fifty Guitar Greats You Should Know ..read more

Support MxG & REC: Get a shirt! - NEW DESIGNS Support @ $5/month - TRY IT FREE! Subscribe & see the videos! Listen to REC on Bandcamp Subscribe to REC on YouTube Get Nick's Newsletter! ~~~~ PODFAST #17 - Nick’s VIBEMATIC: 1. Playlist Jan 2024 FEATURED LINKS: Nick's January Playlist on Spotify Nick's January Playlist on YouTube GET THE SHIRT! ~~~~ For PODFAST 17, I’m starting something ELSE new. A playlist review. Every year I make a playlist of songs I like that I can imagine putting on at a party. Last year’s list was too huge to appreciate in any enjoyable way. So this year I’ve deci ..read more

Support MxG & REC: Get a shirt! - NEW DESIGNS Support @ $5/month - TRY IT FREE! Subscribe & see the videos! Listen to REC on Bandcamp Subscribe to REC on YouTube Get Nick's Newsletter! - AND CHECK THE WEBSITE UPGRADES ~~~~ PODFAST #17 - Nick’s VIBEMATIC: 1. Playlist Jan 2024 FEATURED LINKS: Nick's January Playlist on Spotify Nick's January Playlist on YouTube GET THE SHIRT! ~~~~ For PODFAST 17, I’m starting something ELSE new. A playlist review. Every year I make a playlist of songs I like that I can imagine putting on at a party. Last year’s list was too huge to appreciate in any enjo ..read more

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

I spend over an hour with Scott Shea, SiriusXM Producer, and author of ALL THE LEAVES ARE BROWN: HOW THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS CAME TOGETHER AND BROKE APART. We discuss his amazing book, the music & culture that surrounded the Mamas & the Papas, and everything in between. For more on Scott: https://scottsheaauthor.com/ FEATURED SONG: Nicky DeMatteo (my dad) - "California Dreamin'" (cover of the Mamas & the Papas song, produced by Nick DeMatteo) ~~~~ Support MxG & REC: Get a shirt! - NEW DESIGNS Support @ $5/month - EXCLUSIVE MUSIC Subscribe & see the videos! Listen to REC ..read more

I spend over an hour with NOMAD, music producer, music director, and session/touring guitarist who has been heavily active in the industry since the 1990s. Nomad has toured the world many times over, and has been featured on countless GRAMMY-winning records. NOMAD's compositions are in circulation in over 300 TV shows, commercials, films, as well as chart topping albums. He's also creator of The CareerMusician (TCM) – a social network of pro musicians sharing knowledge and personal experiences in entertainment, and its accompanying podcast.  We talk about his career, the music indust ..read more