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
