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Inside Boston’s DIY Scene w/ Tiberius’s Brendan Wright | The J-Card Podcast
Brendan Wright of the Boston-based band Tiberius joins us to dig into the process behind their latest album Troubadour, a deeply personal record shaped by place, time, and community. Brendan also tells us about working with friends, trusting outside ears, and how Boston’s DIY scene continues to shape the way they make music.
In the mixtape segment, Brendan spotlights six bands from the Allston / Brighton DIY world, a shout-out to their local music community. We wrap with The Showdown, a rapid-fire look at first gigs, strange shows, and the moments that stick with you long after the load-out.
http://tiberiuswright.bandcamp.com
http://tiberiusiskindofaband.com
More on IG: @tiberiuswright https://www.instagram.com/tiberiuswright
The J-Card is presented by Rue Defense Tape Club, a quarterly, mail-order cassette compilation and DIY audio project. Hosted by Alexei Shishkin, each episode is part music discovery, part oral history, part hangout show. We ask artists, musicians, filmmakers, and other music-minded folks to build us their own personal mixtape and talk about the moments and memories that inspired it.
New episodes drop here and wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for watching, and if you liked this one, share it with a friend who also might.
📬 Subscribe:
📲 Follow us: IG: https://www.instagram.com/ruedefense TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@tapeclub Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tapeclub.substack.com X: https://x.com/ruedefense
🤝 Support / Sponsorship: https://forms.gle/8L4o4yLvX5fQnpAXA
🎶 Submit Music: https://forms.gle/Mc7En6K8Tb2BbgxJA
📩 Contact: [email protected]
⏱️ Chapters:
00:00 - Intro: Brendan Wright & the Boston DIY Scene
02:07 - Learning Guitar Through Guitar Hero
05:12 - Early Recordings & Cringing at Old Songs
09:36 - What Goes Into Mixing?
17:26 - Brendan’s Songwriting Process
21:26 - Tiberius’s Next Album
24:16 - Mixtape Theme: Allston / Brighton DIY Scene
26:10 - “Bazooka Baby” by Winkler
29:14 - “Dry Rot” by Gollylagging
32:16 - “Inkblot” by Clifford
34:45 - “Joe Modern” by Paper Lady
38:20 - “Good Part” by Sweet Petunia
41:28 - “Pass the Light” by Jane Don’t
44:35 - Honorable Mentions
45:40 - Game: Showdown
58:51 - Plugs + Outro
This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tapeclub.substack.com/subscribe
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By Rue Defense Tape ClubBrendan Wright of the Boston-based band Tiberius joins us to dig into the process behind their latest album Troubadour, a deeply personal record shaped by place, time, and community. Brendan also tells us about working with friends, trusting outside ears, and how Boston’s DIY scene continues to shape the way they make music.
In the mixtape segment, Brendan spotlights six bands from the Allston / Brighton DIY world, a shout-out to their local music community. We wrap with The Showdown, a rapid-fire look at first gigs, strange shows, and the moments that stick with you long after the load-out.
http://tiberiuswright.bandcamp.com
http://tiberiusiskindofaband.com
More on IG: @tiberiuswright https://www.instagram.com/tiberiuswright
The J-Card is presented by Rue Defense Tape Club, a quarterly, mail-order cassette compilation and DIY audio project. Hosted by Alexei Shishkin, each episode is part music discovery, part oral history, part hangout show. We ask artists, musicians, filmmakers, and other music-minded folks to build us their own personal mixtape and talk about the moments and memories that inspired it.
New episodes drop here and wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for watching, and if you liked this one, share it with a friend who also might.
📬 Subscribe:
📲 Follow us: IG: https://www.instagram.com/ruedefense TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@tapeclub Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tapeclub.substack.com X: https://x.com/ruedefense
🤝 Support / Sponsorship: https://forms.gle/8L4o4yLvX5fQnpAXA
🎶 Submit Music: https://forms.gle/Mc7En6K8Tb2BbgxJA
📩 Contact: [email protected]
⏱️ Chapters:
00:00 - Intro: Brendan Wright & the Boston DIY Scene
02:07 - Learning Guitar Through Guitar Hero
05:12 - Early Recordings & Cringing at Old Songs
09:36 - What Goes Into Mixing?
17:26 - Brendan’s Songwriting Process
21:26 - Tiberius’s Next Album
24:16 - Mixtape Theme: Allston / Brighton DIY Scene
26:10 - “Bazooka Baby” by Winkler
29:14 - “Dry Rot” by Gollylagging
32:16 - “Inkblot” by Clifford
34:45 - “Joe Modern” by Paper Lady
38:20 - “Good Part” by Sweet Petunia
41:28 - “Pass the Light” by Jane Don’t
44:35 - Honorable Mentions
45:40 - Game: Showdown
58:51 - Plugs + Outro
This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tapeclub.substack.com/subscribe