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Dave Hanratty, Norma Howard and David Higgins return with another music-related film review as they dive into Darius Marder's critically-acclaimed Sound of Metal. A recent streaming release for Irish viewers, it tells the story of a noise-metal drummer who begins to rapidly lose his hearing and his subsequent attempts to manage the situation.Is this an authentic portrayal of Deaf culture? Does the casting reflect that? What about the sound design? How are the performances? And is Ruben's band any good or not? All that and more discussed on a new NO POPCORN.ACT ONE: What We've Been Watching including Dave's descent into one-star Netflix-approved hell.ACT TWO (28:00): Sound of Metal.Every episode of NO POPCORN is right here: http://spoti.fi/38ZBjOO NO ENCORE is on Patreon if you'd like to throw us the price of a cinema ticket in return for bonus episodes, playlists, previews and our eternal gratitude: patreon.com/noencore Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cheer up, it's only the end of the world.Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick combine in apocalyptic fashion to deliver a Top 5 worthy of Doomsday itself. It's fun, honest! Plus, it gives the guys the on-the-spot chance to conjure up their dream squad for taking on a horde of the undead.ACT ONE: All the music news that's fit to podcast including the latest demise of Longitude, BRIT Awards and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame happenings, Drake's aromatic business venture, FBI x Kurt Cobain, and Elton John personally upsetting Craig.ACT TWO (25:30): 'Guitar music not dead' klaxon! Danish post-punks Iceage invite us to Seek Shelter on their latest, quickly-acclaimed effort.ACT THREE (38:30): It's the end of the world as we know it (and we feel fine) with a selection of killer songs worth expiring to.NO ENCORE is on Patreon if you'd like to help us out with our zombie apocalypse preparations – patreon.com/noencore for bonus episodes – brand new NO AUX CORD out now! – previews and playlists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two of a kind. Birds of a feather. Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick combine once more to run the rule over the music world.On the agenda this week – lots of news including a shock nu metal return (turns out we're not done with it, sorry), the third album from rock enthusiasts Royal Blood and a Top 5 that celebrates and commiserates some of the most interesting musical duos in history.ACT ONE (3:15): News! Wicked Wisdom reborn, Billie Eilish makes a statement, gigs are back... kind of, Ed Sheeran gives back, and what are U2 doing now?ACT TWO (26:50): Simultaneously really popular and quite forgettable arena-fillers Royal Blood return with Typhoons, an album Dave reckons he listened to over 20 times this week. Does that mean it's good, though?ACT THREE (40:00): Top 5 Musical Duos – best (Craig) and worst (Dave) – takes in all manner of intriguing unions.NO ENCORE is on Patreon and we would greatly appreciate your support! New episode of NO AUX CORD drops in a few days' time. Patreon.com/noencore for bonus eps, previews and playlists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NO ENCORE's music x movies side hustle returns with a rather revered turn-of-the-century affair; the John Cusack-fronted hipster relationship dramedy that is High Fidelity.Is lovesick protagonist Rob Gordon charming or toxic? How much Jack Black can one film handle? Is this the best Catherine Zeta-Jones performance on record? How are the tunes? Does the fourth-wall breaking structure work? And more!ACT ONE: A special Oscars-themed edition of What We've Been Watching shines a light on Nomadland, Another Round, Minari, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and other such Academy Award alumni. Oh, and the new Mortal Kombat reboot.ACT TWO (30:00): High Fidelity.Every episode of NO POPCORN is right here: http://spoti.fi/38ZBjOO NO ENCORE is on Patreon if you'd like to throw us the price of a cinema ticket in return for bonus episodes, playlists, previews and our eternal gratitude: patreon.com/noencore Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s on! A NO ENCORE for the ages, as we revisit the good and garbage of a genre very close to Dave’s heart – and clearly seldom far from Craig’s thoughts. Yep. Nu Metal Special. Time to let it all come out. Stand up and shout, etc etc.ACT ONE: Craig has just narrowly avoided some work-based embarrassment so he naturally jumps on the show to talk about said embarrassing thing.ACT TWO (4:24): Billie Joe Armstrong assesses Green Day’s best work, so we assess his assessment. A busy news section, that has time for a trip to Kiss Korner before…ACT THREE (22:53): …Dave talks to London-based journalist and Gunners fan Reiss De Bruin about Spotify founder Daniel Ek's Arsenal takeover bid.ACT FOUR (40:40): As Dave makes a compelling case for the musical genre of his youth, Craig prepares the damning evidence for its Hague tribunal. This week’s Top 5? Best & Worst Nu Metal Songs.If you make it through all of that in one piece, hit us up on patreon.com/noencore. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the avarice of the beautiful game makes itself known, Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick pivot to a much more innocent and wholesome world of entertainment – Hollywood.In honour of the imminent Academy Awards, the boys deliver a Top 5 that celebrates the very best in music that has been officially commissioned to appear in a motion picture or the promotional material thereof! There's also a review of the new album from mysterious hardcore collective The Armed and a lean enough news week to consider...ACT ONE (3:42): This week's news round-up takes in the depressing battle that is Morrissey vs. The Simpsons, a potentially packed BRIT Awards, a Bob Dylan-shaped journalism scrap and a necessary visit to KISS Korner.ACT TWO (21:50): Detroit outfit The Armed make plenty of noise on fourth album ULTRAPOP but is it the good kind of eardrum-bothering action? What's more, are they even who they say they are? The boys consider the evidence.ACT THREE (39:37): Dave's hopes for a snappily-titled section are dashed immediately but this week's rundown delivers strong box office returns – it's Top 5 Original Songs Written For Films!NO ENCORE is on Patreon if you would like to nominate us for Best Original Podcast - patreon.com/noencore for bonus episodes, previews and playlists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Saddle up for a wonderfully scattershot edition of NO POPCORN with all of the wild energy of Robert Altman's dizzying ensemble Nashville.An epic episode in honour of a truly epic film that captures the madness of the American country and gospel music scene of the seventies. Or is Nashville a political thriller? A dark comedy? A poignant tragedy? Honestly, it's not that easy to define.Luckily, however, we have the perfect guest host on board to take messrs Hanratty, Higgins and Howard through everything in the form of Tandem Felix chief cowboy David Tapley. Yee haw, indeed.ACT ONE (4:45): A bumper What We've Been Watching round-up featuring Zack Snyder's Justice League, Minari, some Bourne action, a handful of 'not great but eminently watchable' flicks, some "exquisite garbage", Godzilla vs. Kong, courtroom dramas, an underappreciated Martin Scorsese effort, Sunset Boulevard, and Hayden Christensen's one-and-only good performance.ACT TWO (45:15): Nashville.Every episode of NO POPCORN is right here: http://spoti.fi/38ZBjOO NO ENCORE is on Patreon if you'd like to throw us the price of a cinema ticket in return for bonus episodes, playlists, previews and our eternal gratitude: patreon.com/noencore Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick apply liberal amounts of Brylcreem, don shimmering white suits and get ready for their big 'step off the stool' moment as a boy band-focused episode takes hold. Before it gets too intense, we have the new Brockhampton album, the news week in review and a passionate tribute to DMX from the man known as Mango.ACT ONE (3:25): The news round-up takes in the passing of DMX, the horrific union of Mick Jagger and Dave Grohl, Spotify's bid to jazz up the vaccine experience, Moby's attempt at 4D chess, and an important, in-depth Kanye update.ACT TWO (23:48): Mango of Mango x MathMan fame pays his respects to DMX.ACT THREE (41:00): Exciting hip-hop collective Brockhampton – who are not a boy band anymore, okay? – are back with their sixth studio album and potentially their most coherent narrative yet. Is it any good though?ACT FOUR (54:00): Top 5 Best & Worst Boy Band Songs featuring Dave's latest and perhaps ultimate shout for the worst thing anyone has ever heard ever.NO ENCORE is on Patreon if you'd like to support the show: patreon.com/noencore for bonus episodes, previews, playlists and our eternal gratitude. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, salutations and other midweek ways of saying hello.Dave and Craig reunite a couple of days early in order to bring you a good aul chat with MuRli and Kobina as they celebrate Ra Gerra; the collaborative electronica/hip-hop project that has brought them together as a musical collective.New single 'Pressure' lands this Friday. First up, we go behind the scenes of the project from its formation to its purpose, how the guys developed Ra Gerra despite being in two different countries throughout the process, what to expect from the album, MuRli's approach to lyrics, why the act holds personal significance for Kobina and plenty more. Steely Dan fans, brace yourselves.NO ENCORE is on Patreon if you'd like to help us keep the lights on. Your support is invaluable – patreon.com/noencore Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last time Zara Hedderman teamed up with Craig for an episode, Garth Brooks: The Road became essential viewing. After this ep, we trust you’ll be rushing to rent Valley Girl starring a young Nicholas Cage. And hopefully get a solid steer on the much-hyped Dry Cleaning album, plus some of the best talk-y bits in musical history to boot. Dave’s away, let’s play....ACT ONE: Craig and Zara confront Mother Nature’s harsh realities. It’s dog eat dog out there. Or spider eat wasp. Ant eat poison. In any event, a grizzly preamble…ACT TWO (7:01): The news gets Jepic as we discuss John and Edward’s Twitter takedown of the X Factor machine. Elsewhere, we’re baffled by an AI Nirvana song and Alice Cooper gets high with Hendrix. And yes, a little NFT bit. But also: Ja Rule!ACT THREE (34:18): We join Dry Cleaning’s knitting circle, dissecting the London quartet’s debut album like a couple of emo dead stuff collectors.ACT FOUR (50:12): Keeping things spoken word in our final segment, spotlighting our favourite bits of talking in songs, from full spoken word to samples and melodramatic breakdowns. Quite the rollercoaster.Until next week, you can find us, as ever, on patreon.com/noencore. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.