That slick hook and spot-on beat playing over the PA in Target, at Cumberland Farms, in the venue before the headliner takes the stage: WHO IS THAT?  WHAT'S THAT SONG?

We all have the Shazam app loaded on our phones, and it's wild to think that for more than half our lives (speaking for the Diarists), we did without it.  Here are four songs Bob, Brad, Mark, and Carla dialed up over Shazam.  Reach out to us with some of your own discoveries on Twitter and Insta.

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Credits: Intro/ Outro — the Februarys, "Does Your Father Know"/ "... In a Letter." 

It's never too late for a 2024 recap, right? In today's super-sized episode, Bob, Mark, Carla and Brad discuss their favorite new songs of 2024 and songs they rediscovered last year. Well...three of the four of us followed this plan. One of us interpreted this theme a bit differently. Will there be controversy over Pearl Jam? Will Mark recover after hearing a Human League album was rated and reviewed higher than the Cure's Disintegration?  Did Brad find a song from 2024 that he actually liked? Listen and find out. 

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Credits: Intro/ Outro — the Februarys, "Does Your Father Know"/ "... In a Letter." 

We go waaaaaaaaay back (four decades?) with our dear friend Alli.  And whatever we got up to back in the day—tooling around town in her Chevette, rocking out in downtown Youngstown, or just chilling in any of our respective basements—music was involved.

No surprise that Alli was firmly at the top of our guest list.  Here's hoping this is the first of many of her appearances on The Mixtape Diaries!

Credits: Intro/ Outro — the Februarys, "Does Your Father Know"/ "... In a Letter." 

Join us on the "Autobahn" as we take a ride to Los Angeles to discuss two nights of Kraftwerk's nine-show residency earlier this summer where Mark and Brad got to see Autobahn and Radio-Activity performed in their entirety. 

While this episode may seem more suited for Carla and Brad Talk about Krautrock, find out if Carla and Brad won Mark over with these pioneers of electronic music. 
 

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Credits: Intro — the Februarys, "Does Your Father Know". Outro - Kraftwerk, "Autobahn"

Today Carla, Mark, and Brad talk about some recent concerts they've seen and offer some choice cuts from the bands.

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Credits: Intro/ Outro — the Februarys, "Does Your Father Know"/ "... In a Letter." 

In which your Fab Four Diarists Bob, Brad, Carla, and Mark reconvene, kinda sorta, to talk about some of their favorite remixed tracks.  This next episode was a long time coming, but as comebacks go, it'll absolutely serve.  Beastie Boys, Happy Mondays, Björk, and Depeche Mode?  Yes, please!

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Credits: Intro/ Outro — the Februarys, "Does Your Father Know"/ "... In a Letter." 

.There’s an old Irish benediction that goes, “May you be in Heaven an hour before the Devil knows you’re dead.”   By our best guess, Shane MacGowan arrived three hours late, drank the Devil under the table, and jimmied the lock on the Pearly Gates.

Come raise a glass, or six, or seven with us, as we celebrate our dear, departed Shane: the Last of the Great Irish Poets.

We’re a bit tardy with this, due to serial editing disasters.  But it’s never too late to get your Shane MacGowan on.  Here’s to you, Kid.

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Credits: Intro — the Februarys, "Does Your Father Know"/ Outro - The Pogues, "If I Should Fall from Grace with God"

It's been a while, listeners, but we've mustered a quorum.  Bob's back with us today (alas, Mark is not), as we talk about some recent shows we've seen and generally ham it up.

First Bob waxes rhapsodic about Nashville band Bully.  Then Brad swaps out a vowel and steers the conversation toward Belly.  And we wrap it all up with Carla's trip to Vegas to see U2 in The Sphere.

Credits: Intro/ Outro — the Februarys, "Does Your Father Know"/ "... In a Letter." 

Attached hereto is the final episode of the Carla, Brad and Mark Sessions.  We kept it Stateside for this one, with picks from The Hold Steady, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Car Seat Headrest.

Carla could've used Bob's alliance for her pick.  (He'll be back soon!)  Brad shared his disdain for new music from old bands.  And Mark delivered our favorite pick of the episode.  Get ready to rock!  These songs sound best played loud.

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Credits: Intro/ Outro — the Februarys, "Does Your Father Know"/ "... In a Letter." 

Here's another bite-sized episode from the Carla, Brad, and Mark Sessions.  Three-quarters capacity means just three songs, but we made 'em count.

Brad asked for cover songs by punk and post-punk bands, and the Skeleton Crew responded with Wire, Siouxsie & the Banshees, and the Slits.

Turn on, tune in, and rock out with the Mixtape Diaries, as we, um, let it all hang out!

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Credits: Intro — the Februarys, "Does Your Father Know"/ Outro - Sinéad O'Connor, "Troy"