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Genre Isn't Real - or Is It? argues genre is mostly a branding tool, not a cage, prompted by watching Harley Flanagan crush a Ramones song mid-set at a Cro-Mags show. Mapping Randy Rhoads to the Shamisen pushes the same idea past genre into instrument and tradition, tracing guitar back through lute and shamisen, and Musical Experimentation and Genre Exploration with Dion Kerr backs it up from a guest's side.

Every place genre turns up across Luke F. Walton's work: 5 songs, 74 episodes, 2 more.

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Genre Isn't Real — or Is It? Podcast episode Mapping Randy Rhoads to the Shamisen Podcast episode Musical Experimentation and Genre Exploration with Dion Kerr Podcast episode Not So Classical: Genre Pockets, Cello and The Unconscious with Greg Byers Podcast episode "Weird Al" Yankovic, Diamond Records, and Snare Drums with Bermuda Schwartz Podcast episode 10ish Ways to FIGHT Writer's Block Podcast episode A Brief History of FUNK Podcast episode A Pioneer of the Punk Scene with Andy Shernoff of The Dictators Podcast episode Anything That’s Unique with Chic Chameleon Podcast episode BBL Drizzy and Burrito Bot (AI Song Generation Tips) Podcast episode Cooking Up What It Is with Qu1tter (Future, Wale, London on Da Track) Podcast episode Designing A Dolby Atmos Room, Running An LA Studio, and Trading Up Gear with Mike Post (Local Natives, Orion Sun, Alice Cooper) Podcast episode DIY, Sweden, and Sync with Håkan Persson (Swedish Red Elephant, I Don't Speak French, Indie Shake) Podcast episode From Fugazi to Olivia Rodrigo - The History of Rock Music (Part 13) Podcast episode Hard Rock / Heavy Metal / Punk - The History of Rock Music (Part 6) Podcast episode Layers Behind The Curtain with Geneva Harrison (Nu Deco Ensemble, Y La Bamba, Rachel Goodrich) Podcast episode Music History (and Why It Matters!) Podcast episode Nirvana and the Pixies - The History of Rock Music (Part 12) Podcast episode Teach Me Guitar in 60 Seconds with Lindy Day Podcast episode The Beatles Break Up / Prog Rock Is Born - The History of Rock Music (Part 5) Podcast episode The Day the Music Died - The History of Rock Music (Part 2) Podcast episode The Microphone As A Microscope Podcast episode The Permutation Plus The Personality Podcast episode The Soul of an Artist (with Human Barbie and veronicavon — Chris Hackman and Xuan Nguyen) Podcast episode The Soul of an Artist (with Human Barbie and veronicavon — Chris Hackman and Xuan Nguyen) Podcast episode Thinking Polyphonically (Fugue State) Podcast episode To The Feeling Of Flow State with Rani Adi (PinkPantheress, Dove Cameron, postergirl) Podcast episode What is timbre and why does it dominate popular music? Podcast episode Where American Music Began with John Michael Rouchell (G-Eazy, Avery*Sunshine, Galactic) Podcast episode Why "vibe" is my #1 musical goal Podcast episode Why's it called Rock 'n' Roll? - The History of Rock Music (Part 1) Podcast episode Writing Great Songs with Alex Delicata (Beyoncé, Rihanna, Machine Gun Kelly, Kygo & OneRepublic) Podcast episode A Mixed Basket of Talents with Hendrick Valera (Braxton Cook, Equiknoxx, Karma Rivera) Podcast episode A Step-Up Guide for Spotify Metrics: Shifting Mentality Podcast episode CBGB, Punk Rock, and a Legacy of Rebellion - The History of Rock Music (Part 7) Podcast episode Coachella 2023 Recap and Reflections on What's Next in Music Podcast episode David Bowie and Queen's Impact on Collaboration - The History of Rock Music (Part 9) Podcast episode Do Keys Feel Different? Podcast episode Filtering The Final Brick with Sam Moses (Kesha, Dolly Parton, Morgan Wade) Podcast episode From Glam to Hair Metal to MTV - The History of Rock Music (Part 8) Podcast episode Going To Air with Mike Ladman (Droga5, McCann) Podcast episode Imposter Syndrome and Your Musical Purpose Podcast episode Input To Put In with Dana Roth Podcast episode Instant Musicality with Nicole McCabe (Dolphin Hyperspace, Louis Cole, Patrice Rushen) Podcast episode Keeping The Inner Musician Alive Podcast episode Meet the Beatles - The History of Rock Music (Part 3) Podcast episode Music Theory is Just a Useful Tool Podcast episode Pacing for Sustained Making Podcast episode Perpetually Propelled to Create with Russ Flynn (X Ambassadors, Sean Lennon, Rubblebucket) Podcast episode Pitchy in a Perfect World (the Art of Vocal Comping) Podcast episode Producing Maya Hawke, West African Music, and Growing Creatively with Benjamin Lazar Davis Podcast episode The Additive Nature with Craig Bauer (Janet Jackson, Lupe Fiasco, Destiny's Child) Podcast episode The Beautiful Electric Guitar Podcast episode The Beyond Vocab Incantations Podcast episode The Found Palette with Tristan Clopet (Crown Heights, The Infiltrator, This American Life) Podcast episode The Future of Music is Closer Than You Think Podcast episode What are the modes? (Modal Harmony and YOU!) Podcast episode What Makes a Song a Hit Song Podcast episode What Makes a Song Worth Making Podcast episode When Subtraction Is Addition Podcast episode Where Do Ideas Come From? Podcast episode Why are chords a thing? Podcast episode Why are there 12 notes? Podcast episode Why Music Has Worth Podcast episode Why should I practice? Podcast episode

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4:20 pm Song A Symphony in The Taste Gap with Harley Eblen (Billboard #1 String Arranger) Podcast episode A Thing That I Like Song Flutes Through Bassoons with Josh Plotner (Meghan Trainor, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Babylon) Podcast episode If I Could Only Song Lyric Writing Techniques To Reach Peak Levity Podcast episode Moonlight Beach Album Oddly Satisfying Song Platinum Selling Songs (and How to Make Money as a Songwriter) with Justin Gammella (FINNEAS, Bella Poarch, Bahamas) Podcast episode Take a Breath Song The Substrates Inside Speech Podcast episode To Learn The Sound with Dr. Guy Shkolnik (PhD in Bach, Music Theory Influencer) Podcast episode Touring in Peter Gabriel's Band & Landing Apple Commercials with Joshoo Podcast episode Tuning into the Universe's Frequency (What Are Notes?) Newsletter What Being Good at Groove Is Podcast episode What Makes a Rock Star? - The History of Rock Music (Part 4) Podcast episode

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