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The Last Mixed Tape — 150 episodes

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Phoebe Bridgers’ Lost Boys: The Machine Killing Us

2

The Continued Fall of Róisín Murphy

3

Why Gen Z Loves The Cure | Olivia Rodrigo, Robert Smith & Music Discovery

4

Why Ireland Still Sings Viva la Quinta Brigada | Christy Moore, Anti-Fascism & the Belfast Riots

5

AI Ozzy and the Death of Endings

6

CMAT Just Said What Most Pop Stars Won’t

7

How Irish Music Helped Break the Catholic Church’s Power

8

Why Artists Are Scared To Change | Charli XCX, Rock Music & Authenticity in the Streaming Era

9

Beyond Gender: The Real Meaning of Running Up That Hill

10

Fenian: Language, Identity & Kneecap’s Most Political Album

11

Who Gets Banned From Eurovision? Politics, Boycotts & the 2026 Crisis

12

Why Female Pop Stars Still Have to Do More | Bieber vs Sabrina Carpenter at Coachella

13

Ali Ghamsari’s Power Plant Protest: Music, Risk, and War in Iran

14

Kanye West, Bully & The Rebirth of the Author

15

Kneecap in Cuba: Music, Politics, and the Backlash

16

Rosalía’s Lux Tour and the Art of Pop Performance

17

Is Skinty Fia the First Great Irish Album of the 21st Century?

18

Peaky Blinders and the Genius of “Wrong” Music | The Immortal Man Soundtrack

19

Should Ireland Boycott Israel? Culture, Sport & The Politics of Participation

20

U2, Gaza, and the Politics of Days of Ash

21

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show and the Politics of Love

22

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show & America’s Cultural Battleground

23

Pop Music, ICE & the Silence of Refusal

24

The “Difficult” Woman in Music

25

Sinéad O’Connor’s “Black Boys on Mopeds” and the Stories Power Tells

26

Capitalism Colonises Culture: How Music Lost Its Value

27

David Bowie, Blackstar, and the Art of Disappearing

28

Phil Lynott, Old Town & the Meaning of Belonging

29

How John Lennon Turned a Christmas Song Into a Performance Art

30

Why CMAT’s Euro Country is the Album of 2025

31

Musicians Fighting Fascists: Why 2025 Changed Everything

32

Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett & the Grief Behind Wish You Were Here

33

Kneecap’s ‘No Comment’: The Final Word

34

Charli XCX, John Cale & the Gothic Reinvention of ‘House’

35

Ghost Town: Then & Now – From The Specials to Lankum

36

Rosalía “Berghain”: When Pain Becomes Art

37

Róisín Murphy and the Fragility of Allyship

38

Who Owns America’s Stage? Bad Bunny & The Super Bowl Reaction

39

Why the Right and Record Labels Want to Replace Artists with AI

40

House of Guinness: How the Soundtrack Saved It

41

Mo Chara Walks Free: What the Kneecap Trial Means for Art & Free Speech

42

Fascists Can’t Dance

43

Kate Bush’s Wuthering Heights Is the Best Brontë Adaptation

44

Kneecap’s Imperial Phase: What Sayōnara Says About Irish Culture

45

CMAT’s Euro-Country: The Right Artist at the Right Time

46

Florence + The Machine: The Witch Returns

47

U2, Sarajevo and Gaza: When Music Speaks Out And When It Doesn’t

48

For Those I Love: Carving the Stone & Confronting Toxic Masculinity

49

Up De Flats, Sheriff Street, and the Sound of Resistance – Five Years of Gemma Dunleavy

50

CMAT, Euro-Country & the Ghosts of the Celtic Tiger

51

Champagne Supernova, Oasis and the Moment Before Everything Changed

52

No Nostalgia, No Mercy: Why Clipse’s New Album Hits Harder Than Ever

53

Bob Vylan, Censorship & the Fight for Protest Music at Glastonbury 2025

54

The Night Sinéad O’Connor Ripped Up the Pope & Refused to Stay Silent

55

Kneecap, Mo Chara & The Irish Voice Britain Still Can’t Silence

56

Fontaines D.C., Blindboy & Ireland’s Lost Generation | In the Modern World

57

Francis Bacon & Why Gilla Band Might Be the Most Influential Band of the 21st Century

58

Kanye West, Through the Wire & the Problem of Loving Art by Problematic Artists

59

The Stage Vs The State: Kneecap, Mo Chara & The Criminalisation of Art

60

Ghosts in the Reverb: Maria Somerville’s Luster and the Rise of Irish Dream Pop

61

ANSEO: Redefining Irishness Through Music

62

Kneecap, Glastonbury & the Cost of Speaking Out

63

Kneecap, Coachella, and Speaking Truth - Why Protest Music Still Matters

64

Escaping the Dream: Lana Del Rey’s Henry, Come On & Bluebird Explained

65

Bon Iver’s SABLE, fABLE: A Beautiful Epilogue in Sound

66

Drake’s ‘Nokia’ and the Kendrick-Sized Shadow

67

I Was WRONG About CMAT – Now I Can’t Stop Listening

68

Hold Me, Thrill Me: U2’s Darkest Fame Anthem

69

You Haven’t Found Your Favorite Artist Yet: How Chappell Roan’s Pink Pony Club Found Its Audience

70

Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush – Don’t Give Up: The Perfect Duet & Its Lasting Impact

71

Fontaines D.C., It’s Amazing To Be Young, & The Irish Reinvention of Britpop

72

Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Performance: A Trojan Horse in Plain Sight

73

Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Moment: Proving Hip-Hop Is High Art

74

Marianne Faithfull & Metallica: The Haunting Voice Behind The Memory Remains

75

David Lynch’s Crazy Clown Time: The Soundtrack to His Surreal World

76

Manic Street Preachers - From Generation Terrorists to Critical Thinkers

77

David Bowie’s Berlin Era: The Story Behind Heroes and His Reinvention

78

Is ‘Stay (Faraway, So Close!) U2’s Best Song?

79

Why Fontaines D.C. Starburster is my Favourite Song 2024

80

How Shane MacGowan, Kirsty MacColl & The Pogues Changed the Sound of Christmas Forever

81

Irish Artists in 2024 - Taking on the Tories, Fighting Fascism & Standing With Palestine

82

Kendrick Lamar GNX Review - The Imperial Phase and the Zeitgeist

83

Father John Misty Mahashmashana Review - The ID, the Ego, and what’s next

84

Linkin Park From Zero Album Review

85

Tyler, the Creator Chromakopia Review - A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

86

Bob Dylan, A Complete Unknown & Artistic Identity

87

Bon Iver ‘Sable’ Review - Introversion & Expression

88

Silverbacks ‘Easy Being A Winner’ Album Review - Angular Agit-pop mets Literary Lyricism

89

The Last Dinner Party & Gig Safe Spaces, Orla Gartland Everybody Needs A Hero Review & more

90

“Painting Your Own Reality” - Gemma Hayes Blind Faith Album Review & New Irish Playlist Picks

91

The Great Hype Debate, Julie Dawson Album Review & New Irish Music

92

Gurriers Come & See through the lens of Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas

93

Working Class Voices In Music & Oasis Definitely Maybe 30 Years On

94

Oasis Reunion: Music As More Than Nostalgia

95

Fontaines D.C. ‘Romance’ Album Review via Du Cubisme

96

“One From The Heart” - Tim Chadwick Pulverise Album Review

97

U2’s Achtung Baby, Fontaines D.C & Sonic Sea Changes

98

This Machine Surrounds Hate… - Dundalk & The Mary Wallopers protest the far-right

99

All Together Now 2024 Preview & Must See Irish Acts

100

AI: Tool or Content Factory?

101

Callum Orr The Trials Of Knowing Album Review and Playlist Picks

102

Idles, Banksy & Glastonbury 2024 - Performance as an Act of Protest

103

The “Why?” of Lankum’s Live in Dublin Review

104

5 Stand Out Irish Albums of 2024, so far…

105

Kneecap Fine Art Album Review - "A future Irish classic, but..."

106

Niamh Regan Come As You Are Review, New Music From Ailsha, AE Mak, April, Fangclub and more

107

Forbidden Fruit 2024 Preview, Ro Yourell Album Review, New Music From Maria Kelly, Rooue and more

108

Childish Gambino and the Concept of Artist/Performer, Elephant Album Review and New Irish Music

109

Steve Albini and the unsung heroes, Villagers That Golden Time Album Review and CMAT, Milk and More

110

Unpaid Labour In The Music Industry, Lemoncello Album Review and Playlists

111

Taylor Swift and the Allure of Lore, Sick Love Champagne Review, and more

112

Pillow Queens Name Your Sorrow Review, Fontaines D.C. Return plus Kynsy, Rooue and more

113

Melts Field Theory Album Review, His Fathers Voice, Aimee Cuffe, April, Fee Gray and More

114

Virgins Nothing Hurt And Everything Was Beautiful Review, Plus Playlist Carlsbad, Pastiche and more

115

Finished Is Better Than Perfect? Fears Affinity Album Review, New Music from the Irish Music Scene

116

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Art, Niamh Bury Yellow Roses Album Review, Playlist Picks

117

Irish Acts Boycott SXSW, Fight Like Apes Cover Black Boys On Mopeds, Havvk To Fall Asleep Review

118

Reporting from the Choice Music Prize 2023, Anamoe Drive Breakfast In Bed Review and more

119

Thoughts on Bat For Lashes The Dream of Delphi and The Count of Monte Playlisto Rides Again

120

Idles Tangk Review plus Trophy Wife, Houseplants & more

121

Driven Snow A Kind of Dreaming Review and the Count of Monte Playlisto Returns!

122

10 Years of The Last Mixed Tape, Reviews of Twin Headed Wolf, Jazzy, Lemoncello & more

123

Meerkat Music Moments, Gemma Hayes & Alternative Festivals

124

NewDad Madra Album Review and Playlist Picks

125

Choice Music Prize Reflections And Eurovision Dreams

126

Sprints Debut Album Letter to Self Review And Irish Music Scene Reflections

127

TLMT's Favourite Live Music Photos and Moments 2023

128

TLMT’s Song of the Year 2023, Shane MacGowan Tribute and End of Year Playlist

129

TLMT’s Top 10 Irish Albums of the Year

130

The Last Mixed Tape Podcast - Sinéad White

131

The Last Mixed Tape Podcast - Lucy Foster

132

TLMT Podcast Albums Of The Decade, Girl Band At Vicar Street And More

133

TLMT Podcast | Pixies, Tebi Rex, Girl Band, Murder Capital And More

134

TLMT Podcast Haim, Angel Olsen, Bat For Lashes, Tandem Felix

135

The Last Mixed Tape Podcast: whenyoung, Lizzo, the National & more

136

The Last Mixed Tape Podcast Just Mustard, Fontaines, Whenyoung

137

TLMT Podcast Jenny Lewis, The Japanese House, Sharon Van Etten live at Vicar Street And More

138

TLMT Podcast Sharon Van Etten, Maggie Rogers, Beruit

139

TLMT Podcast End Of Year Wrap Up 2018

140

TLMT Podcast - O Emperor & Lisa O'Neill

141

TLMT Podcast - Villagers, Saint Sister & We Cut Corners

142

TLMT Podcast | Desert Island Playlist

143

TLMT Podcast Stand Out Songs of 2018 so far

144

TLMT Podcast | Kanye West 'Ye', the Chromatics, Chvrches & more

145

The Last Mixed Tape Podcast Childish Gambino This Is America Analysis Special

146

The Last Mixed Tape: Sleep Thieves, BARQ, Melts, Thumper, Le Galaxie

147

The Last Mixed Tape Podcast: Paddy Hanna, David Kitt And Montauk Hotel

148

The Last Mixed Tape Podcast: The Altered Hours, Beauty Sleep, Laoise, Ryan Vail and more

149

The Last Mixed Tape Podcast: Dream Wife, Soccer Mommy, Slow Riot, Whenyoung

150

The Last Mixed Tape Podcast: The GO! Team, Paddy Hanna, David Byrne & more