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The Last Mixed Tape — 157 episodes

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Fontaines D.C. ‘Marianne’: Nowhere Left to Escape

2

Phoebe Bridgers’ Lost Weekend: The Sound of Living Through This

3

Was David Bowie a Fascist? The Thin White Duke

4

U2’s Sunday Bloody Sunday | This Is Not a Rebel Song

5

After Brat | Charli XCX’s Music, Fashion, Film

6

Gilla Band, Mental Health and the Sound of Modern Ireland

7

Why Julian Casablancas Refuses to Shut Up | The Strokes, Gaza & Political Speech

8

Phoebe Bridgers’ Lost Boys: The Machine Killing Us

9

The Continued Fall of Róisín Murphy

10

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

11

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

12

AI Ozzy and the Death of Endings

13

CMAT Just Said What Most Pop Stars Won’t

14

How Irish Music Helped Break the Catholic Church’s Power

15

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

16

Beyond Gender: The Real Meaning of Running Up That Hill

17

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

18

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

19

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

20

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

21

Kanye West, Bully & The Rebirth of the Author

22

Kneecap in Cuba: Music, Politics, and the Backlash

23

Rosalía’s Lux Tour and the Art of Pop Performance

24

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

25

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

26

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

27

U2, Gaza, and the Politics of Days of Ash

28

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

29

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

30

Pop Music, ICE & the Silence of Refusal

31

The “Difficult” Woman in Music

32

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

33

Capitalism Colonises Culture: How Music Lost Its Value

34

David Bowie, Blackstar, and the Art of Disappearing

35

Phil Lynott, Old Town & the Meaning of Belonging

36

How John Lennon Turned a Christmas Song Into a Performance Art

37

Why CMAT’s Euro Country is the Album of 2025

38

Musicians Fighting Fascists: Why 2025 Changed Everything

39

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

40

Kneecap’s ‘No Comment’: The Final Word

41

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

42

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

43

Rosalía “Berghain”: When Pain Becomes Art

44

Róisín Murphy and the Fragility of Allyship

45

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

46

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

47

House of Guinness: How the Soundtrack Saved It

48

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

49

Fascists Can’t Dance

50

Kate Bush’s Wuthering Heights Is the Best Brontë Adaptation

51

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

52

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

53

Florence + The Machine: The Witch Returns

54

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

55

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

56

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

57

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

58

Champagne Supernova, Oasis and the Moment Before Everything Changed

59

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

60

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

61

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

62

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

63

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

64

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

65

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

66

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

67

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

68

ANSEO: Redefining Irishness Through Music

69

Kneecap, Glastonbury & the Cost of Speaking Out

70

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

71

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

72

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

73

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

74

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

75

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

76

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

77

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

78

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

79

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

80

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

81

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

82

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

83

Manic Street Preachers - From Generation Terrorists to Critical Thinkers

84

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

85

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

86

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

87

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

88

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

89

Kendrick Lamar GNX Review - The Imperial Phase and the Zeitgeist

90

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

91

Linkin Park From Zero Album Review

92

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

93

Bob Dylan, A Complete Unknown & Artistic Identity

94

Bon Iver ‘Sable’ Review - Introversion & Expression

95

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

96

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

97

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

98

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

99

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

100

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

101

Oasis Reunion: Music As More Than Nostalgia

102

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

103

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

104

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

105

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

106

All Together Now 2024 Preview & Must See Irish Acts

107

AI: Tool or Content Factory?

108

Callum Orr The Trials Of Knowing Album Review and Playlist Picks

109

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

110

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

111

5 Stand Out Irish Albums of 2024, so far…

112

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

113

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

114

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

115

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

116

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

117

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

118

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

119

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

120

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

121

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

122

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

123

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

124

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

125

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

126

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

127

Idles Tangk Review plus Trophy Wife, Houseplants & more

128

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

129

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

130

Meerkat Music Moments, Gemma Hayes & Alternative Festivals

131

NewDad Madra Album Review and Playlist Picks

132

Choice Music Prize Reflections And Eurovision Dreams

133

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

134

TLMT's Favourite Live Music Photos and Moments 2023

135

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

136

TLMT’s Top 10 Irish Albums of the Year

137

The Last Mixed Tape Podcast - Sinéad White

138

The Last Mixed Tape Podcast - Lucy Foster

139

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

140

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

141

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

142

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

143

The Last Mixed Tape Podcast Just Mustard, Fontaines, Whenyoung

144

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

145

TLMT Podcast Sharon Van Etten, Maggie Rogers, Beruit

146

TLMT Podcast End Of Year Wrap Up 2018

147

TLMT Podcast - O Emperor & Lisa O'Neill

148

TLMT Podcast - Villagers, Saint Sister & We Cut Corners

149

TLMT Podcast | Desert Island Playlist

150

TLMT Podcast Stand Out Songs of 2018 so far

151

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

152

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

153

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

154

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

155

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

156

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

157

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