NO ENCORE

Tis! The! Season! Dave Hanratty, Dave Higgins and Norma Howard celebrate this most festive time of year the only way they know how; by reviewing a pretty wretched yuletide romantic comedy in the form of the completely deranged LAST CHRISTMAS. You caught that twist as early as we did, right?ACT ONE: What We've Been Watching including Netflix sensation MANK. ACT TWO (23:40): 'Last Christmas' sure is an amazing song. George Michael deserves quite a bit better than this film, though.NO ENCORE is on Patreon at patreon.com/noencore if you'd like to support the show.Every NO POPCORN episode is right here: https://spoti.fi/2KaX1Ws Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

LISTMAS is NOW~! Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick are joined by Zara Hedderman as they run down the NO ENCORE 20 Best Songs of 2020, complete with a good old-fashioned debate to decide the order of the Top 5. Will they still be friends by the end? You just never know.Don't miss part one of our Listener Q&A episode over on patreon.com/noencore right now. Part two lands on Christmas Day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ace newsman Richard Chambers joins Dave Hanratty in the NO ENCORE co-host hot seat, making his long, long-awaited return to the show.On the agenda for the last regular episode of the year? Plenty. Will the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines mean a safe return to gigs in 2021? Has time run out on the career of Chance The Rapper? And are we really doing a wrestling-themed Top 5? ACT ONE: Preamble and a rough schedule for our end-of-year episodes.ACT TWO (7:30): Irish festivals have started unveiling their line-ups with a sense of optimism in the air. Will you be in a field watching Kendrick Lamar next summer, though? Richard breaks down the current state of vaccine-related affairs and what 2021 might look like from a live music point of view. ACT THREE (21:25): Rita Ora is in hot water again, Robbie Williams has a new venture, the great streaming debate continues, Chance The Rapper has a severe headache to deal with, and KISS plot world domination – it's the news.ACT FOUR (49:25): And now for something completely different. Dave and Richard combine like a classic tag team with their Top 5 Wrestling Entrance Themes. Stick with us, it's fun.NO ENCORE is on Patreon if you would like to support what we do: patreon.com/noencore  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Be excellent to each other! Dave, Higgs and Norma return with a deep dive on a rare thing – a big movie released during 2020. Bill & Ted Face the Music is the long-awaited comeback of Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter as two lovable not-stoner types who get into all sorts of mischief. Was it worth the wait or is it a total mess? ACT ONE: What We've Been Watching. It gets emotional.ACT TWO (24:15): Bill & Ted Face the Music.NO ENCORE is on Patreon at patreon.com/noencore if you'd like to support the show.Every NO POPCORN episode is right here: https://spoti.fi/2KaX1Ws Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One day earlier than usual, it's NO ENCORE~! End-of-Year SZN looms but Dave and Craig still have some important current affairs to take care of; chiefly the latest album from Miley Cyrus, a batch of piping hot news items and another Top 5 showdown. Inspired by the lady Cyrus, it's all about Best Cover Songs this week. Get involved.NO ENCORE is on Patreon and we would greatly appreciate your support as we get set to close off a very busy year. If you love what we do, please consider hitting up patreon.com/noencoreACT ONE: Preamble.ACT TWO (8:22): Spotify's data dump dominates the news section, Nick Cave won't leave it alone, Billie Eilish does the Vanity Fair thing (again), Wes Borland weighs in on the whole 'Are Deftones nu metal?' debate, and plenty more.ACT THREE: (30:30): Miley Cyrus returns with Plastic Hearts, her seventh studio album. Is it finally time to recognise her as a great American songwriter?ACT FOUR (48:16): From the obvious to the obscure, Dave and Craig assemble their shouts for the very best in the world of musical covers. There's even some singing, why not. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's beginning to look a lot like... the end of November. A good time to dive into the magical world of Landfill Indie, don't you think? Hope so, because that's our top five this week. Elsewhere, The Cribs drop their eighth album, the Grammy nominations cause all kinds of consternation and the boys pay tribute to the greatest of all time. ACT ONE: Preamble. ACT TWO (10:15): News! And lots of it. The Grammys finally provide some newsworthy nominations (and snubs), St. Anger remains relevant, Lorde snaps, and some video game chat. ACT THREE (31:10): The brothers Jarman aka The Cribs are back. Time to tap into their Night Network and see how it all shakes out. ACT FOUR (46:00): Much like hardcore, Landfill Indie will never die. Dave and Craig run down the gleaming diamonds and undeniable trash of the era. NO ENCORE is on Patreon if you'd like to help support what we do: patreon.com/noencore  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dave and Craig are all kinds of thunderstruck this week as the new AC/DC album and weather-related songs storm in accordingly. Yep, it's the most elemental music podcast around. All that and an absolutely packed news section so let's get to it, shall we?ACT ONE: The boys are back in town.ACT TWO (4:44): Christmas classic controversy. Saint Dolly. Further cancellations. Uneasy futures. Video game nonsense. The next generation of rock stars. It's a very busy week in the world of music news.ACT THREE (45:00): For those about to rock... we review you. AC/DC return with their 17th studio album. Dave and Craig are admittedly a touch sceptical. Can they be won over? ACT FOUR (1:03:00): This week's Top 5 is all about weather, from the sublime to the truly ridiculous.NO ENCORE is on Patreon if you'd like to support what we do: patreon.com/noencore Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spooky SZN is over but we can still get a little bit terrifying, right? Dave Hanratty and David Higgins return with another deep dive into the world of cinema as two iconic horrors take centre stage. In the red corner, it's Dario Argento's giallo classic Suspiria from 1977. In the blue corner, it's Luca Guadagnino's expansive, divisive reimagining of the same picture from 2018. There's a lot to chew on, so it's good that we have Suspiria 2018 acolyte Daithí on board to help us through this two-hour epic. Is there a clear-cut 'better film' here? How about the casting, writing, direction and aesthetic of both? And in the age-old battle of Goblin vs Thom Yorke, who comes out on top? ACT ONE: What We've Been Watching. ACT TWO (30:50): Suspiria VS Suspiria. Get every episode of NO POPCORN here: https://spoti.fi/32SlPcg NO ENCORE is on Patreon: patreon.com/noencore  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Kylie drags us back onto the dancefloor, esteemed music journalist Zara Hedderman completes her hat trick of 2020 NO ENCORE co-hosts.She joins Craig (finally!) for a Top 5 that works as both informative listening guide and emotional rollercoaster through hilariously bad career moves: it’s the Best And Worst Musical Reinventions. That means Dave misses out on…ACT ONE (7:17)Trent Reznor learning how to stop worrying and love the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame! Nine Inch Nails were just one of the names inducted last week and, even though the event was a virtual one, there was a lot to unpack. We also reignite the great VMAs/EMAs debate and Zara goes in two-footed on Win Butler and his Arcade Fire mates. Lovely stuff.ACT TWO (34:45)Kylie Minogue joins the housebound disco movement, with her Disco LP. What will we make of her return to a genre that made her name? And will Craig be able to dig out his infamous white disco boots again, as per Zara’s request?ACT THREE (56:23)In honour of the chameleon that is Kylie, we look at the stunning reinventions that changed careers and music itself (Zara)… as well as the truly bizarre genre switch-ups and alter-egos that threatened to sink beloved artists (Craig). It’s the Top 5 Musical Reinventions – Best and Worst!Support NO ENCORE on Patreon: patreon.com/noencore Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Count 'em. Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick embrace the week that's in it as they go back and forth on the very best and the absolute dirt worst songs powered by the good 'ol US of A. There's also the new album from Ariana Grande to consider and plenty of music news to dissect. Plus, Dave gets to test out his shiny new microphone. A big thank you to those who support us over at patreon.com/noencore for making that upgrade possible. ACT ONE (6:00): News! Spotify does Spotify things, a superstar turns to beekeeping, and the weather gets a bit too wet for some enterprising individuals.ACT TWO (24:52): Ariana Grande returns with her first album since... 2019. Dave and Craig assume the Positions. ACT THREE (44:00) On a week in which AMERICA DECIDES, we pivot the hallowed Top 5 to the land of the free, the home of the brave, and the inspiration for some incredible and terrible music.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.