A message from Ryan
Remember when you actually had something to look forward to?
Not scroll through. Not algorithm-fed. Something that was coming. Something that was yours. That feeling didn't disappearâit just needs the right trigger. That's what Tape Club is.
You remember this feeling.
That wasn't just nostalgia. That was anticipation. The specific pleasure of knowing something good was on its way to you.
Tape Club brings that feeling back. Not by looking backwardâbut by giving you something new to look forward to, every single week.
Here's what actually shows up.
Once a weekâstarting from the moment you joinâa new issue of the Tape Club Weekly lands in your inbox. Twelve pages. Each issue arrives straight from a specific week in the 80s. We time-travel across the entire decade. Warm, tactile, made with real care.
The countdowns. The deep cuts nobody played. A crossword puzzle. Trivia based on that week from the 80s. A fill-in-the-blank lyric that'll hit you somewhere specific. A letter from me about what that week actually felt like to live through.
Not content. Not a newsletter blast. A magazineâthe kind you used to read cover to cover on your bedroom floor and didn't put down until you'd done every puzzle.
"It's a time machine disguised as something in your inbox."
Issue #1 · Week of June 2, 1984 · Season One
And here's the part that surprised people.
Every issue has a number. You start at Issue #1 the day you join and build your collection from there. There's no catching up, no archive to wade throughâjust the next issue, and the one after that, and the one after that. Every issue is a different week from the 80s.
A growing collection of 80s music, memories, puzzles, charts, trivia, games and stories. Something to keep. Something to come back to. Something that feels like it's yours because it is.
But here's what makes it different from anything else.
Tape Club members help shape the Ryan Lee show.
You submit countdown ideas. You send in memories. You vote on what's coming next. And sometimesânot every time, I want to be straight with youâyour name ends up on screen. "This week's countdown was created by Chris, a Tape Club member."
Think about that for a second. Your idea. My show. Tens of thousands of people watching.
"Casey Kasem didn't read every dedication. But when yours got readâyou never forgot it."
That's not a subscription. That's a seat at the table.
Everything inside Tape Club.
Tape Club Weekly
12 pages. One week in the 80s. Delivered direct to your inboxâno login, no portal, no friction. Open it and go back.
Your Numbered Collection
Every issue is numbered from #1. You're not subscribing to a feedâyou're building something. A real archive of the best decade in music history.
A Seat on the Show
Submit countdown ideas, memories, and requests. Members shape what gets made. And yesâsometimes your name ends up in the show itself.
The âTape Club Sessionsâ Live Show
Occasional live shows, just for Tape Club. Unscheduled, unannounced, completely unfiltered. Countdowns. Trivia. The best ones happen when you're not expecting them.
The Weekly Mixtape
A companion playlist curated to match that exact week in the 80s. Put it on. Let it run. Go somewhere.
Join Tape Club.
Less than the cost of a single decent blank tape
Press PlayâJoin Now Cancel anytime. No questions. No hard feelings.I'm not going to tell you this changes your life. It doesn't.
But once a week, something shows up in your inbox that you actually look forward to. Twelve pages made carefully, with real love for this music, by someone who feels it the same way you do.
A new issue to add to your collection. A chance to shape the next countdown. A few minutes that take you somewhere the algorithm never could.
If that sounds like your kind of thingâIssue #1 is waiting.
â Ryan Lee Host · The Ryan Lee Show · Tape Club