The Mixtape Diaries

Mar 07 2025 39 ep. 60 mins 1
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... in which your four hosts, joined by 35 years of friendship and their shared love for rock 'n' roll, construct a playlist, episode by episode, into infinity. Look for the "Mixtape Diaries: the Podcast" playlist on Spotify, and follow us on Twitter @mtdiaries.

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2024 Recap - Discoveries and Rediscoveries with The Cure, Pearl Jam, R.E.M., Blur and more

Mar 07 2025 129 mins  
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

Introducing Alli! (w/ Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Slowdive, and ELO)

Feb 05 2025 50 mins  
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 Th

Kraftwerk Live in Los Angeles

Nov 26 2024 58 mins  
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 musi

More Concerts! (w/ Middle Kids, Warpaint, and Os Mutantes)

Sep 23 2024 39 mins  
Today Carla, Mark, and Brad talk about some recent concerts they've seen and offer some choice cuts from the bands. Find the Playlist on Spotify + Apple Music and your Extras on Twitter and Instagram. And if you like what you hear, please share, rate and review us! Credits: Intro/ Outro — the Februarys, "Does Your Father Know"/ "... In a Letter."

Remixes (w/ Beastie Boys, Happy Mondays, Björk, and Depeche Mode)

Aug 19 2024 40 mins  
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! Find the Playlist on Spotify + Apple Music and your Extras on Twitter and Instagram. And if y

Remembering Shane MacGowan

May 22 2024 65 mins  
.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’r

Antics & Roadshows (w/ Bully, Belly, & U2)

Nov 30 2023 64 mins  
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: I

It's All Rock and Roll to Me (w/ The Hold Steady, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Car Seat Headrest)

Oct 19 2023 45 mins  
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! Thes

Punk + Post-Punk Covers (w/ Wire, Siouxsie, & the Slits)

Sep 13 2023 36 mins  
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! Find t

Remembering Sinéad

Aug 25 2023 57 mins  
Last month we lost Sinéad O'Connor. This one really hurts. 35 years ago, Sinéad's first LP was melting the cassette decks in our cars. Through the years, we moved with her music, and it never got old. Songs of heartbreak, defiance, freedom, vindication: Sinéad sang her life and her truth. If her music doesn't move you ... well, unsubscribe. Sister, we are stretched on your grave