Archive - Rue Defense Tape Club

Ciao Malz’s Mixtape

Songs that influenced Ciao Malz, as told on The J-Card Podcast

Jul 17 •

Rue Defense Tape Club

31:37

How to Handle Press, Promo, and Building Buzz as an Indie Artist w/ Ciao Malz

Plus, some songs that influenced Ciao Malz, on this episode of The J-Card Podcast

Jul 17 •

Rue Defense Tape Club

and

1:02:19

Justin MacFayden’s Mixtape

Songs that influenced Justin, as told on The J-Card Podcast

Jul 10 •

Rue Defense Tape Club

35:12

Why Undiscovered Musicians Matter (and What Algorithms Miss) w/ Justin MacFayden

Plus, some songs that influenced Justin, on this episode of The J-Card Podcast

Jul 10 •

Rue Defense Tape Club

1:08:22

Will Work For Drink Tickets: How Musicians and Photographers Are Cut From The Same Cloth

Plus: a look into some memorable (for better or worse) live gigs from Committeemen’s DJ Gilmore-Innis

Jul 7 •

Rue Defense Tape Club

Graham W. Bell's Mixtape

Ten songs that influenced Graham, as told on The J-Card Podcast

Jul 3 •

Rue Defense Tape Club

38:32

How To Break Into Concert Photography w/ Graham W. Bell

Plus, 10 songs that influenced Graham, on this episode of The J-Card Podcast

Jul 3 •

Rue Defense Tape Club

1:19:35

June 2025

Why Public Media Matters (Even If You Don’t Use It)

Public media goes deeper than you think. Plus: Our First Financial Report, and Our First Tape!

Jun 16 •

Rue Defense Tape Club

When Your Work Disappears Completely

Thoughts On Digital Preservation - Plus: Everyone’s a Musician… Are We At Critical Mass?

Jun 2 •

Rue Defense Tape Club

May 2025

The AI Music Epidemic, and 5 Music-Related Substacks We’re Loving

How much AI is okay in the music creation process? Plus: where architecture meets songwriting, re-discovering cassette collections, and more

May 19 •

Rue Defense Tape Club

Should We Get Rid Of Metrics? + 10 New Singles/EPs We Love

A look at the shortcomings of quantitative data, a sneak peek at our upcoming podcast, and ten recent tracks we’re loving.

May 5 •

Rue Defense Tape Club

April 2025

New Music We Love, and Discovering Microdisney

10 New Albums we're loving, a retrospective of Irish cult favorite Microdisney, and navigating the world of art and business.

Apr 21 •

Rue Defense Tape Club

#nojs-banner { position: fixed; bottom: 0; left: 0; padding: 16px 16px 16px 32px; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; background: red; color: white; font-family: -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px; } #nojs-banner a { color: inherit; text-decoration: underline; } This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please turn on JavaScript or unblock scripts