Kneecap’s explosive Coachella performance wasn’t just a set — it was a protest.When the Belfast rap group called out genocide and colonial violence from one of music’s biggest stages, the backlash was immediate: investigations, media smears, and coordinated attempts to silence them.

In this episode of The Last Mixed Tape, Stephen White breaks down why Kneecap’s protest matters, why real resistance still scares people, and how the music industry loves rebellion — but only when it’s safe and sanitised.

Because protest music doesn’t live in nostalgia — it lives in the now.

00:00 Intro

00:25 James Baldwin

00:58 Kneecap’s Message

02:04 The Backlash

03:00 Kneecap’s Response

04:38 The Festival Facade

05:05 Ireland and Palestine

05:50 Protest

14:25 Art, the communicator

15:45 The Count of Monte Playlisto’s New Irish Music

23:39 Outro