This week on the J-Card podcast, Alexei got to speak with WNYU Music Director Emma Maurer.
They also get into her excellent music as Toyger, and other interdisciplinary art projects.
From a werewolf performance in the park to fielding hundreds of emails, Emma has range.
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This week on the J-Card podcast, Alexei got to speak with WNYU Music Director Emma Maurer.
They also get into her excellent music as Toyger, and other interdisciplinary art projects.
From a werewolf performance in the park to fielding hundreds of emails, Emma has range.
youtu.be/ZNitk602fnQ?...
This is neat.
ICYMI: The J-Card podcast was joined by @thetonearm.com writer and Spare Notes podcast host @jonahinthesnow.bsky.social to talk about the unexpected overlap between DIY music and the literary world.
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𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧: And then Kim Gordon goes "Have you heard the new Updog record?" and I go "What's Updog?"
𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞: Unbelievable.
𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧: I thought Updog was one of those hipster Matador bands.
𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞: Wait weren't they on K Records?
𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐲: Thurston also called me Moby by mistake.
We send people cryptic tapes every three months so what
Our J-Card podcast was recently visited by an 8-bit sprite of @lonelyghostrecords.com founder and recording artist @superdestroyer.diysky.xyz! 👻
It’s one of my favourite episodes yet, and a must listen (imo) for musicians, bands, publicists and record labels alike!
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Super appreciate @collectorseriesdiy.bsky.social helping to spread the word about our open, rolling submissions for future editions of our quarterly cassette tapes!
If you have a song, old or new, we’d like to hear it!
Woah, thank you so much for this
🤝
Mentally listing stuff like this also helps me to sleep.
Mood
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Waxahatchee is just like me for real (we also manufacture our tapes with @duplication.bsky.social).
Cassette fans may want to check out Tape Study ahead of the next #cassunday
Our J-Card podcast recently had @hendoslice.bsky.social on the show.
As the founder of @getalternative.bsky.social and a successful entertainment lawyer, he was able to give a lot of insight and share some really fun stories.
My man has a platinum plaque!
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Great chat with Audio Antihero alumni Paul Hawkins and The J-Card podcast (@tapeclub.substack.com).
Paul is still making wild music with The Awkward Silences, who you can find on Blang Records.
Bee does great work.
a cool thing about "cd's" is you push one button and it plays an entire album of music ad free and then (unless you request otherwise) it just stops and awaits further instruction. a very elegant system.
It’s tough out there
Our podcast, The J-Card, recently spoke to Paul Hawkins of the Attitude is Everything disability rights advocacy charity.
It was great conversation about how to make events more inclusive, safe, and respectful. They also talked differences between UK and US law.
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Communist Mutants from Space
This is a gorgeous cassette collection.
Happy #cassunday to all who celebrate.
If you haven’t seen it, I recommend watching J-Card host Alexei Shishkin’s ‘Play By Ear’ documentary about @treefortfest.bsky.social and working class musicians.
It features Built to Spill, Blood Lemon, Pictoria Vark, Magic Sword, The Shivas, Prism Bitch and more.
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This was a good one!
If you missed it, check out Alexei’s conversation with @mgrmagazine.bsky.social editor, @bandcamp.com columnist, DJ, and publicist Ted Davis (@tddvsss.bsky.social)!
The season 4 premiere, also marks MKay’z (Michael Kelly) appearance on the J-Card podcast.
As a culture tech researcher, he talked with us about AI, the death of scenes, why modern YouTube feels broken, and how Discord servers might be the digital equivalent of DIY venues.
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Of course, our latest episode isn’t the first time @leilanijpatao.bsky.social has guested on the pod!
In this episode, we talked about Spotify, college radio, intentional listening, collecting physical media, and how the music industry treats different tiers of artists.
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Silver text on a black background reads Glitter Up the Dark. There is a sword with a snake pointing out of the "P" and the dot on the "i" is a crescent moon. Below the text is a silver block, with a woman with dark, curly hair and a gold jumpsuit sitting on a surface covered in blue lace. The ground is lit a bright pink. The woman has tattoos on her arms and sits with one leg crossed over the other.
Honored to review @JessyeDmusic.bsky.social Glitter Up the Dark for @NoDepression.bsky.social It's an album of trans euphoria, redemption -- and a hint of rage -- cradled in what music that sounds like Stevie Nicks taking a swing at arena rock.
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When did you last make someone a cassette or CD mixtape?