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Full service music production and composition. It challenges music lovers to think as if THERE IS NO BOX AT ALL. No kind of music can be confined to a genre.

MUSIC is not a GENRE goes beyond music critique, beyond opinion, and WAY beyond gimmicks to get at the heart of music and how it connects to the rest of the world. Every episode starts with a main music topic and connects it to cultural, social & political issues in unexpected ways. And the whole "genre of music" can't be separated from the totality of our experience. Join host Nick DeMatteo for true music talk from a true music insider.

10/06/2025

*INTO NEW WAVE AND EARLY '80s MUSIC? - THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU*
https://www.nickdematteo.com/musicisnotagenre

This week's MxG is Book Talk #9. I break down the Dylan Jones book, SWEET DREAMS: THE STORY OF THE NEW ROMANTICS. It's possibly the most comprehensive chronicle of the massive changes in British music and culture from 1975-85.

It's a mostly first-person account, as told by the people who were there. The more I read, the more into it I got.

But if you DON'T want to read it, this podcast will tell you all you need to know.
☺🎶💙

10/03/2025

*SONG COACH UPDATE*
https://www.nickdematteo.com/songcoaching

I usually post weekly about THE SONG COACH.

The last couple of weeks have been insane, so the changes I was hoping to make to the site just didn't happen.

Those changes happened this week, and by next week I'll be debuting TWO NEW VIDEOS that will help you understand even more what THE SONG COACH is all about.

In the meantime, go see for yourself. And book a FREE 30-MINUTE CALL. ☺🎶💙

10/02/2025

*WHAT ARE THE TOP 35 POINTER SISTERS SONGS?*
https://www.patreon.com/posts/my-top-35-songs-139283044

This week's BONUS MxTRA on Patreon is kind of a whirlwind.

I run down my TOP 35 POINTER SISTERS SONGS, out of at least SIXTY that I really liked.

Are any of these four in my TOP 10? Watch and find out!

And then tell me what YOUR TOP SONGS are! ☺🎶💙

10/01/2025

*YES YOU SAW THAT CORRECTLY*
https://link.chtbl.com/mxgpodcast

I hope when you check out MxG that you tap into my own process of discovery.

Every time I research an episode, I get BLOWN AWAY by something I didn't know.

Case in point: the POINTERS SISTERS won a Grammy for country music. Yep.

Listen to the episode to find out more AND get way more revelations. ☺🎶💙

09/30/2025

*GUESS WHEN THE POINTER SISTERS' CAREER STARTED AND ENDED*
https://youtu.be/4IbxZyvh-Sc?si=g-abBP0JLuxmRid5

The POINTER SISTERS' first big hit was in 1983.

WRONG. Try ten years earlier.

They had about a 15-year run of hits, and their top 40 hits alone are far more stylistically diverse than you can imagine.

Find out all this and more in this week's episode! ☺🎶💙

09/29/2025

*WHAT DO YOU REALLY KNOW ABOUT THE POINTER SISTERS?*
https://www.nickdematteo.com/musicisnotagenre

I'M SO EXCITED for you to JUMP into this week's episode on the POINTER SISTERS.

It's gonna be an AUTOMATIC learning experience, cuz YES WE CAN CAN assume that you know only the basics about this legendary band, who were and still are FIRE. They created some of the best AMERICAN MUSIC ever.

DARE ME to keep going with the song puns? SHOULD I DO IT?

In closing: WANG DANG DOODLE. ☺🎶💙

09/26/2025

*HOW DO YOU LIKE THE NEW GRAPHICS?*
https://www.patreon.com/MUSICisnotaGENRE

It's been a few years since I refreshed my graphics, so I was psyched to kick off Season 8 with a retooled look. It's not a total reinvention, just a tweaking to better reflect MxG's evolution.

This work doesn't take ten minutes. I spent LOTS OF EXTRA HOURS changing my audio, video, website, and other location graphics, and there's still more to do.

Add to that the hours it takes to research, write, record & edit, and this shizz is a REAL JOB. One that doesn't pay much. Unless of course YOU PITCH IN.

Consider supporting the show by joining me on PATREON. It's cheap & easy, and you get exclusives like this week's BONUS MxTRA - my take on Charlie Kirk. Yep.

Anyhoo, enough about that. How do you like the new graphics? ☺🎶💙

09/25/2025

*WANNA HEAR MY TAKE ON THE CHARLIE KIRK STUFF?*
https://www.patreon.com/posts/139279865

This week's BONUS MxTRA on Patreon is a doozie.

It's my take on Charlie Kirk?

Wanna hear it? Join me on Patreon. ☺🎶💙

09/24/2025

*WHAT'S YOUR TAKE ON THIS?*
https://link.chtbl.com/mxgpodcast

This week's podcast isn't just about fan comments & upcoming topics. I also ask YOU AN IMPORTANT QUESTION:

Is it okay for music/art podcasts to include political/social discussion?

If you're a fan of this show, you know my answer. What's yours? ☺🎶💙

09/23/2025

*LET THE DISCOURSE COMMENCE*
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfrAP6IL7DaVj9I4VlEum38HLDyHCKtJ7

I love conversation. Which means I love to talk AND listen. That's why I'm always psyched and grateful when fans leave comments - even if they're super negative.

It's also why I'm always breaking down subjects and laying out my take on them, whether they're about music or anything else.

That goes double for CATCH-UP #11. ☺🎶💙

09/22/2025

*NEW SEASON - SAME REASON*
https://www.nickdematteo.com/musicisnotagenre

Welcome to SEASON 8 of MUSIC is not a GENRE.

I'm kicking it off with the 11th CATCH-UP episode. Fan comments. Previews of what's in store for the season. And some commentary on why I'm gonna keep talking about life beyond music.

Yes, music is my mission, but so is expanding our ideas of how to connect, in and out of the music world.

New graphics. New season. Same reason. ☺🎶💙

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