The J-Card Podcast

The J-Card Podcast

Welcome to The J-Card! Join us every week as we chat with a guest (usually somehow connected to the world of music) about their career, their passions, and their influences. They'll also walk us through a personalized mixtape of stuff they love, and you'll get a chance to listen to it at the end of the show! The J-Card is created by the Rue Defense Tape Club, a quarterly, mail-order, compilation cassette club debuting in July 2025. You can join at http://tapeclub.substack.com. If you're interested in advertising on The J-Card, email us at hi@tapeclub.biz. tapeclub.substack.com

Episodes

July 24, 2025 71 mins

On this episode of The J-Card Podcast, NYC-based photographer and director Jeremy Cohen (aka Jerm) joins us to talk about shooting festivals like Gov Ball and Treefort, his new Meet Cutes NYC photo book, and how he built a career by following curiosity over clout.

We dig into his favorite music festivals to shoot (and why Treefort rules), how he got started as a photographer, building a meaningful portfolio through passion projects,...

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On this episode of The J-Card Podcast, we sit down with Malia Delacruz — the artist behind Ciao Malz — to talk about what really happens after you release your first big project.

Following the buzz of her Safe Then Sorry EP, Malia walks us through her first real press cycle: DIY promo, working with a label, running live sessions, and dealing with the chaos of social media. We talk about the weird emotional math of streaming numbers,...

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Justin MacFayden is the creator behind Hope You Like It, a YouTube doc series that goes deep on the lives of working artists. In this episode of The J-Card Podcast, we talk about how the project started, why it resonates, and what it takes to tell real stories without burning out. We also dig into ethnomusicology, unearthing undiscovered music, and bummer jams. Plus, we play “Build the Bill,” where Justin assembles a dream concert ...

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On this episode of The J-Card Podcast, we have Graham W. Bell. Graham is a photographer, writer, and musician. He’s the founder of Focus Group Photo, which is a photography collective geared towards creating access to shows for up-and-coming photographers. Graham also runs the Rue Defense label, where he has helped release music from Elly Swope, Simple Shapes, Committeemen, and more.

The J-Card is presented by Rue Defense Tape Club,...

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February 18, 2025 1 min

Welcome to The J-Card! Join us every week as we chat with a guest (usually somehow connected to the world of music) about their career, their passions, and their influences. They'll also walk us through a personalized mixtape of stuff they love, and you'll get a chance to listen to it at the end of the show!

The ad-free version of the show will be available to paid subscribers, but if you don’t mind the ads, you can listen for free!

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