This week: we chatted with @ciaomalz.bsky.social about the "slot machine" mentality that goes hand-in-hand with digital music distro. Plus: 3 artists we’re loving, and Tiberius’ Brendan Wright’s humble beginnings playing a TikTok chef’s bar mitzvah tapeclub.substack.com/p/the-social...

Here's our first "official" newsletter, diving into the relationship between musicians and photographers. Plus: some highlights from past newsletters, and a look back at some memorable live shows from Committeemen's DJ Gilmore-Innis. open.substack.com/pub/tapeclub...

Excited to officially launch our podcast today (The J-Card Podcast!) -- you can find it wherever you get podcasts, and there's a video version on substack and youtube YouTube - www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK4_... Substack - tapeclub.substack.com/p/how-to-bre...

As we gear up to our launch this summer, we've been rolling out a stealth newsletter for early subscribers. We've talked about killing metrics, the best music festival, weird cruises, musicians spending money on ads, and much more. Subscribe for free here: tapeclub.substack.com/archive

If you're an artist looking to get some music out into the world, we're currently accepting submissions for our September 2025 compilation! All genres are welcome, no song is too big or too small -- more details here: forms.gle/h2MGTF27n5gS...

We're excited to launch the Rue Defense Tape Club later this year! Here's an overview of what we're trying to build: tapeclub.substack.com/p/welcome-to...