NO ENCORE

You gotta keep 'em separated. Or, in this case, bonded for life.NO ENCORE is back for another week and the boys Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick have a lot to chew on despite sensationally not attending Irish music's biggest night. The RTÉ Choice Music Prize is still on the agenda, though. As is lots of other news and yet another Top 5 that throws at least one half of the team into existential disarray. And what is NO ENCORE if not existential dread persevering? If you adore what we bring you every week and would like to support this particular independent venture, you can do so at https://www.patreon.com/noencore – new episode of NO AUX CORD coming soon. Promise. ACT ONE: A preamble in which we ramble. More respect for Nine Inch Nails, please!ACT TWO (10:18): Choice Prize last-minute predictions and post-announcement reaction featuring our roving Sonic Architect, Russia get booted from the Eurovision, the Madonna film sounds like hard work, the Rolling Stones film that never was, Dave Grohl says Dave Grohl things, and Snoop Dogg runs away with his imagination – it's a busy week in music news.ACT THREE (52:37): Top 5 Musical Offspring – Dave on Best, Craig on Worst. What could possibly go wrong? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Clench your fists and gaze skywards, it's time to shout, shout, let it all out.For those, dear listeners, are the things we podcast about.NO ENCORE screams back in triumphantly for another week with our personal tribute to the majesty of the power ballad.Well, maybe not everyone thinks power ballads are majestic. We'll have to wait and see. Or, rather, listen.ACT ONE: Dave goes viral, Craig misses that event entirely, and the boys ponder upsetting current events.ACT TWO (11:44): Mark Lanegan remembered, Britney Spears is ready to tell all, vinyl sure is expensive these days and Liam Gallagher makes some oddly diplomatic points – it's the news.ACT THREE (29:12): Rock on. It's time for our Top 5 Power Ballads~! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Long albums result in a long episode. Can't say we're not on-theme.Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick battle through a heavy week and find all kinds of pockets of space in order to listen to an 80-minute Big Thief record for purposes of considered review, while also deep-diving into their shouts for the most notable protected long-players around.All that and thoughts on the current Kanye West discourse, the Super Bowl Half-Time Spectacular and more.NO ENCORE is on Patreon and we thank you for your support, should you be that way inclined – patreon.com/noencore if you'd like to sign up.ACT ONE (5:24): A fun trip to the pharmacy with Dave.ACT TWO (8:05): Kanye West makes uncomfortable headlines, hip-hop takes over the Super Bowl, America goes Eurovision, and Jake Gyllenhaal reckons with the Swifties.ACT THREE (38:04): Big Thief return with 20 new songs for us to devour. They're very much the band of the moment but does Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You live up to both the considerable length and hype?ACT FOUR (1:01:42): Top 5 Long Albums~! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, dear listener, wherever you are in the world.Or, more specifically, whatever place you presently occupy. That's right, it's all about a physical space of unique characteristics on this week's show as Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick sift through a notably tangible Top 5.We've got the usual news round-up, of course, and a brand new album review in the form of Mitski's Laurel Hell. Do lend us your ears. ACT ONE (5:02): Spotify continues to make headlines, Roddy Ricch has enough of your criticism, Jonny Greenwood is a japester, and SOPHIE gets a fitting dedication.ACT TWO (23:07): Mitski returns with album number six. Let's see what we make of it, shall we? ACT THREE (36:14): Top 5 Songs Named After Places.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NO ENCORE returns to power up YOUR weekend – or whenever you usually listen to the show. This week, it's all about the reliable gem that is the one-hit wonder.But what constitutes such a thing? Honestly, it's a little bit confusing. That's Dave's excuse for arguably making a bit of a mess of the assignment this week but then again, once the main event segment opens up, it's possible that both he and Craig learn some valuable lessons.The choices are top notch though, we can guarantee that much. Elsewhere, we've got a busy news section, more than one awkward tangent, and Craig's latest stab at being an eternal optimist. ACT ONE (11:25): News! Kanye West weighs in on the NFT craze, the Metaverse sounds like hell, Rivers Cuomo has been busy, awkward celebrity encounters, the magic of André 3000, and congratulations to Rihanna and A$AP Rocky.ACT TWO (36:02): Top 5 One-Hit Wonders, featuring Craig making a genuinely excellent case for at least one quickly-dismissed selection. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's 2022, and what better way to close out January than with a booster dose of Before The ENCORE! We're back, baby. And better than ever after our Christmas Break.This month, I sat down with Bekah Molony; an artist manager, stage designer and booker. Lengthy chat, many many topics covered and really enjoyed learning about Bekah's role in the industry.Bekah currently manages rap artist Celaviedmai and has done stage design for artists like shiv, Nealo & Bobbi Arlo. Click through the names to see hear their music if you aren't familiar already.Enjoy, and see you all next month.-Sonic Architect Adam. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

And breathe. The new season of NO ENCORE continues apace as Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick reunite and attempt to set the musical world to rights once more.First order of business – a personal life update from Dave that also somehow finds space for some bizarre humour. Wouldn't be like him.Beyond that we've got a notably spicy news section, an album that provokes quite the rant and a signature Top 5 to take us home.ACT ONE (1:05): Dave speaks about the passing of his father John.ACT TWO (14:06): Dave speaks about why tweeting is a bad idea.ACT THREE (21:33): It's the news, baby. Meat Loaf RIP, Neil Young battles Joe Rogan, Damon Albarn suffers Swift wrath, and can those crazy Morrissey and Marr kids ever work it out?ACT FOUR (42:53): Yard Act are the hot new hipster UK band of the moment. The Overload is their album. This is our review of both.ACT FIVE (55:59): In honour (?) of Ireland's newfound relaxed approach to Covid-19 restrictions, we detail our Top 5 Songs About Freedom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over Blue Monday? Good, it’s just another day of the week. So let’s kick on with the rest of 2022 – NO ENCORE returns with a Craig/Zara/(silent) Adam power trio special.Dave will be back on the mic next week but, before that glorious moment, there’s an FKA twigs alb… mixtape to debate and our Top 5 'Days Of The Week’ Songs to discuss.If you'd like to support the show, please consider hitting up patreon.com/noencore. Every little helps us and thank you so much to everyone who has signed up to date.ACT ONE (7:35): Rhapsodising over Ronnie Spector while Bono and Robbie Williams show their vulnerable sides, Sheeranville becomes the next Graceland, we stumble across some breaking Steely Dan news and, yes, Craig On Ye!ACT TWO (37:04): FKA twigs explores her collaborative side on Caprisongs but will Zara and Craig be on the same page? Probably an implied spoiler in there, yes, students of subtext…ACT THREE (54:35): Our Top 5 Songs With The Name Of A Day In The Title. Both a mouthful and a very fun time, which someone ends up simultaneously being one of our most leftfield and downright typical segments in ages.**Some audio gremlins got into Zara's audio file this week so we had to use out backup Zoom audio - please forgive the slightly lower fidelity this week dear listener, it's been a while!** - Sonic Architect Adam Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

So, this is Listmas.And what have we done?Another year over.A new NO ENCORE countdown just begun~!It's time to run down the very best long-players of the year gone by as we go from #20 down to #6 before pivoting into a Top 5 debate to decide the overall Best Album of 2021.Dave Hanratty, Craig Fitzpatrick and Zara Hedderman are in the collective driving seat one more time – please enjoy our final episode of the year and thank you very, very much for listening to us in 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Let me hear you SCREAM.NO POPCORN returns for the final time in 2021 with one hell of a choice for a Christmas movie – Mark Wahlberg's 2001 rags to riches hard-rock adventure ROCK STAR~!That's right, it's the tale of a wannabe... who got to be.Is this a comedy? Are the songs any good? Do we root for Mark Wahlberg's character? Just how many things can one seemingly average man invent in his lifetime? Just how many narrative dead ends can one movie commit itself to?All these questions and more shall be answered as Dave Hanratty and David Higgins get ready to stand up and shout...ACT ONE: What We've Been Watching including House of Gucci, The Last Duel (again), Petite Maman, Spencer, Beckett, and Lamb.ACT TWO (19:25): Rock Star. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.