Frequently Asked Questions
Mar 28th, 2006 by Scott
What is this site about? - This site hosts a weekly podcast of nonpop music and news.
What is NonPop? - (from Wikipedia) “The term nonpop is controversial, having been introduced on Kalvos & Damian’s New Music Bazaar in 2001. The show’s hosts, composers Dennis Bathory-Kitsz and David Gunn, defended the term against accusations of negativity by analogy to the meta-genres of fiction and nonfiction. The term has seen increasing use, but met with resistance from traditional media.
The most common problem with introducing meta-genres is the placement of genres which cross boundaries, and those whose commercial intentions coexist with artistic intentions. Nonpop emcompasses ‘art’ forms of jazz and popular music.
One occurrence of “non-pop” (hyphenated, but with the same meaning) has been documented some years ago in a presentation by composer Ned Rorem.”
Why don’t you play (fill in the blank) composer/genre of music? - I play what I’m interested in and I’m interested in quite a lot. If you know of something you think I might like, tell me about it.