In The J-Card Podcast’s season 4 finale, @swampbug.bsky.social speaks to streamer and obsessive playlister KaterFM. We talk about how she went from her college radio station to building a thriving, interactive music community across Twitch and IG. She rules. tapeclub.substack.com/p/why-the-be...

Shout out to cathal coughlan and sean o'hagan, two of the most brilliant folks to ever do it I got the chance to talk about Microdisney's debut album on That Record Got Me High www.thatrecordgotmehigh.com/s8e428-micro...

super fun chat w @tddvsss.bsky.social for the j-card podcast over at @tapeclub.substack.com!! if you're into ambient music or looking to start, this episode is for you! www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz24...

New album open.spotify.com/album/69vR9t...

"Good Times doesn’t really sound even close to an album that’s attempting to imitate anything that came before it. It’s a casual conversation between a couple of good musical friends, nothing less and nothing more." - @rosyoverdrive.com ^ they get it 😎

@rosyoverdrive.com you always always always nail it every single time!! 💫 your write-ups are a joy to read, seriously thank you for listening

Got to chat with @mkayyy.bsky.social about the tumultuous relationship between tech & music and more, fun chat! Watch/listen below, and keep an eye on next week's newsletter for a little excerpt (you can sign up at tapeclub.substack.com) youtu.be/Jex8Ro3wJWc?...

Shout out @fortherabbits.bsky.social for displaying immense ball knowledge and digging deep to get a @richmondkickers.bsky.social reference in there! 🦘

this was a fun one!

Fun chat i had with @ciaomalz.bsky.social for @tapeclub.substack.com We talked about what it's like to navigate the world of music PR as a diy artist, check it out youtu.be/btJgYpklc2I?...

A fuzzy rock introspection takes hold on “Disco Elysium,” a new track from Alexei Shishkin, who took inspiration from the video game of the same name. www.obscuresound.com/2025/07/alex...

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...

Here's a new song i made, new album coming in September open.spotify.com/track/5tv81Y...

here's a new little thing we're starting up -- it's a podcast based around mixtapes and music industry and industry-adjacent stories if you want to be a guest or know someone who would make a good guest, lmk! Here's episode 1 of THE J-CARD PODCAST: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK4_...

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...

great show tonight on Brainrot Radio with tunes from Real Estate, Grandparents, The Clientele, Tony Joe White, The Chill, Kurt Vile, Jonathan Richman, and many more! Listen here: www.mixcloud.com/swampbug/bea...

great show tonight on Brainrot Radio, we went into the MUSIC TIME MACHINE and went back in time, with music from pavement, haircut 100, nick lowe, squeeze, captain beefheart, and many more www.mixcloud.com/swampbug/mus...

awesome show tonight! all new music! tunes from The Convenience, Cola, oscar twins, Discus, Samantha Crain, Lampland, Hey Rel, Lauren Juzang, Thanya Iyer, Find My Friends, Nourished By Time, Luke Titus, and many many more! Listen right here, 90 minutes of new stuff: www.mixcloud.com/swampbug/new...

tune in tonight at 11pm Eastern on brainrotradio.com to hear my favorite new music from the past few months -- it's NEW MUSIC ONLY tonight on the word cloud!

some really fun tunes on tonight's show from the likes of Pretty Rude, Stereolab, Lampland, Beverly, Wishy, The Hit Parade, and many more! full show, right here: www.mixcloud.com/swampbug/hon...

super fun show tonight, very jazz-heavy toward the end with Chick Corea, Bill Evans, Kamasi Washington. First hour has Belle and Sebastian, Luna, Joe Jackson, Split Enz, Happy Mondays, & more. PLUS new music from The Convenience and from Thanya Iyer -- listen here: www.mixcloud.com/swampbug/ste...

Due to the natural progression of time, this is now TONIGHT! @averyfriedman.bsky.social album release show at Union Pool!

awesome show on Brainrot Radio tonight, featuring some great tunes from Hey Rel, Lawn, Guided By Voices, Luna, Good Morning, Blueboy, Trey Gruber, Cola, and many more! listen to the whole show here: www.mixcloud.com/swampbug/try...

new episode of The Word Cloud is now up, featuring new music from Slime Ring, Luke Titus, Elijah Fox, Andhi & The O'Neills, and MIEN, as well as some favorites from The Clientele, Martin Newell, Brittle Stars, The High Llamas, Khruangbin, and many more! listen here: www.mixcloud.com/swampbug/may...

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

great show tonight, check out the recording of it here: www.mixcloud.com/swampbug/sun... featuring music from Steel Wool, Idaho, Narrow Head, Acetone, My Bloody Valentine, and many more, plus an interview with Steel Wool! Enjoy!

going live on Brainrot Radio in 30 min, tune in for some great music and an interview with Steel Wool brainrotradio.com

on tonight's episode of the Word Cloud, it's a tribute to the great Sean O'Hagan! we feature music from Microdisney, The High Llamas, Stereolab, Cornelius, The Heavy Blinkers, Tim Gane, Cathal Coughlan, and many more! listen here: www.mixcloud.com/swampbug/tri...

AI ART IS PLAGIARISM AND COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT YOU CANNOT PRODUCE IT AND STILL BE EXPECTED TO BE SEEN AS AN HONEST ARTIST MAKING AI ART MAKES YOU A THIEF AND A COP AT THE SAME TIME

fun show tonight on Brainrot Radio -- featuring tunes from The Clean, The Cleaners From Venus, Maia Friedman, Avery Friedman, Twin Peaks, Stereolab, Close Lobsters, and many more! listen to the show in full right here: www.mixcloud.com/swampbug/flo...

I have a newsletter where I'm listening through my entire 350+ cassette collection and writing a little bit about each tape. Dropped a new one today with some real heaters. Check it out. Long live cassettes: tapestudy.substack.com/p/tape-study...

working on a little thing with called @tapeclub.substack.com -- launching this July, but for now soft-launching with some bi-weekly newsletters. It's free to sign up! open.substack.com/pub/tapeclub...

just realizing The Sims taught a very important lesson: it's basically impossible to work a job, get enough sleep, do all the chores, and make enough money all at the same time

great show tonight on Brainrot Radio featuring music from The High Llamas, Noonzy, Destroyer, Great Grandpa, Sharp Pins, Beatrice Melissa, Air, Brian Blade, Pat Metheny, and many more! Listen here: www.mixcloud.com/swampbug/tra...

@freshfindspod.bsky.social another pp goal, another blown pk, this team drives me crazy

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...

if any of yall are into soccer (specifically kits / jersey design), you might enjoy my youtube debut this week! (I'm in the last third of the video) We went through a bracket of 16 of the greatest MLS kits of all time -- bracket starts around 46 minutes, enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKqC...

great show tonight on Brainrot Radio! tunes from Sunbathe, Fievel Is Glauque, Tex Crick, @averyfriedman.bsky.social , Squirrel Flower, No Frills, and many more! Listen to the full show here: www.mixcloud.com/swampbug/thi...

really fun show tonight, and huge thank you to @averyfriedman.bsky.social for chatting! If you want to listen to the full interview, you can listen here (interview starts around 47 minutes in): www.mixcloud.com/swampbug/thi...

Yr pal @averyfriedman.bsky.social will be on Brainrot Radio tonight with @swampbug.bsky.social Show starts at 11pm EST. www.brainrotradio.com

potentially my favorite write-up i've ever gotten

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Great show tonight on Brainrot Radio, featuring new music from so many great acts like No Frills, @moreishidols.bsky.social , Monde UFO, @phoeberings.bsky.social , Ryan Pollie, Miynt, and many more! Listen to the whole thing here: www.mixcloud.com/swampbug/new...

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...

launching a new project this summer called @tapeclub.substack.com -- we're currently building it, but sign-ups are open! Here's the first in our pre-launch series of newsletters. Enjoy! tapeclub.substack.com/p/under-cons...

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i forgot to plug tonight's Brainrot Radio show, but good news! you can listen to it in its entirety on my Mixcloud! lots of great tunes tonight from Microdisney, Horsegirl, Q Lazzarus, Another Sunny Day, Martin Newell, Silver Jews, and many more! listen right here: www.mixcloud.com/swampbug/hor...

i think i may have just discovered a new favorite band... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microdi...

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