The Last Mixed Tape

The Last Mixed Tape
Web address thelastmixedtape.com
Type of site
 Music blog, blog, Music criticism
Registration none
Available in English
Owner Stephen White (editor)[1]
Created by Stephen White
Launched February 12, 2014
Alexa rank
 1,621,680[2]
Current status Online

The Last Mixed Tape is an Irish based daily music blog founded in February, 2014 by critic and journalist Stephen White. The site is composed of reviews, interviews and news features all written by White, specifically about the Dublin music scene. Although the site is listed as a blog, White has on several occasions distanced himself from the term, preferring to be called a "critic".

The website promotes and critiques the artists coming out of Ireland's independent scene, spanning several genres including indie, electronic, post punk, noise pop and alternative rock.

Writing Style & Criticism

Although White champions Irish indie music, he has been known to be harder on pop acts coming out of the country resulting in a controversial rant about Irish act Kodaline in which he likened them to "vanilla ice-cream".[3] He has also expressed his dislike of Hozier and referred to his debut album as "uncontrollably melodramatic",[4] a view not shared by his peers.

Awards and Nominations

In its first year the Last Mixed Tape was nominated for two music blogging awards, one for the Blog Awards Ireland 2014[5] and the other for Web Awards Ireland 2014, losing out on both occasions.[6]

Appearances and events

The Last Mixed Tape has also taken part in several events and charity shows around Dublin. Stephen White has appeared on several panel discussions representing the blog, including three appearances at Classic Vinyl Sunday[7] and an appearance at the State.ie of the Nation Address.[8] In May 2015 Stephen appeared as part of a discussion panel at Life Festival, speaking about Nas and his debut album Illmatic. [9] White also guested as a host on weekly radio show the Co-Present alongside Fight Like Apes singer MayKay.[8]

In September 2014 White along with several promoters from the Dublin area ran a charity night for the Irish Red Cross to raise funds for their appeal to help victims of the 2014 Israel-Gaza conflict. The night was headlined by local rock 'n' roll band the Minutes.[10] In May 2015, the Last Mixed Tape took part in an event at Whelan's (music venue) to raise funds for the Yes Equality campaign during the Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Marriage Equality) Bill 2015.[11] This was followed by another charity gig in September 2015 in aid of Irish Red Cross Migration appeal during the European migrant crisis. [12]

Podcast

In 2015 the Last Mixed Tape began a weekly music review podcast.[4] The show is uploaded every Friday morning and features White reviewing Irish indie albums and singles and is hosted by local Irish DJ Kate Brennan-Harding

References

  1. ↑ "thelastmixedtape.com about us". The Last Mixed Tape. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  2. ↑ "Alexa Stats". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  3. ↑ "The Last Mixed Tape Podcast Episode Two". podccastchart.com. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  4. 1 2 "itunes podcasts". iTunes. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  5. ↑ "Blog Awards Best Music Blog 2014 Finalists". blogawardsireland.com. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  6. ↑ "Web Awards 2014 Finalists". webawards.ie. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  7. ↑ Viansino, Elena. "CLASSIC VINYL SUNDAY THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO@TWISTED PEPPER SUNDAY 25TH JANUARY". festivalandgigguide.ie. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  8. 1 2 Phil, Udell. "Getting Heard…can Irish music reach the masses?". state.ie. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
  9. ↑ "Hunt & Gather Creations Tent". life-festival.com. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
  10. ↑ "The Minutes to headline upcoming Gig for Gaza". hot press. 2014-09-22. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  11. ↑ "Whelan's says YES set for next Friday". hot press. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
  12. ↑ "A gig this Friday for the Refugee Crisis featuring Le Galaxie, Kormac, Buffalo Woman, Mother DJ's and more". Nialler9. Retrieved 2015-11-08.

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