NO ENCORE

In the words of Antonio Banderas in the ludicrous Desperado... let's play.In honour of a major release, Dave and Craig get involved in all things video game music for this week's top five face-off. Tis an energetic one, and there's even a special guest. Elsewhere, we hear from musician and healthcare professional Jamie Adam as the 'when are gigs coming back?' horizon continues to look quite blurry, plus all the usual news and happenings.ACT ONE [5:08]: The aforementioned news and happenings.ACT TWO [37:12] Jamie Adam on the juggling act that is making music and being a full-time health worker during a global pandemic.ACT THREE [54:00]: Plug in to our video game music forum.ACT FOUR [1:37:23]: With Dave's number one selection revealed, we chat with an Irish musician that wound up featuring on that very soundtrack. Support NO ENCORE on Patreon: patreon.com/noencore Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another week, another edition of NO ENCORE.Lockdown begins to ease but there's no let-up for Dave as an old foe seizes the opportunity for inspired revenge. Elsewhere, the boys get into the new Run the Jewels record and mourn the loss of this year's UEFA European Football Championship by scouring the globe for the strangest songs that concern the beautiful game...ACT ONE: The preamble bit where we preamble for a bit.ACT TWO [8:30]: Dave receives deserved Strypes-themed comeuppance, the music industry vows to do better, a rich list emerges, and Corey Taylor's reputation is brought into question.ACT THREE [31:14] Run the Jewels return when the world may just need them the most. RTJ4 is a high-octane hip-hop experience. Are Killer Mike and El-P back on form? Let's find out.ACT FOUR [51:38] Top 5 Bizarre Football Songs~! Support NO ENCORE on Patreon: patreon.com/noencore Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello to you, NO ENCORE listener.First up, some important links to consider this week and beyond:SUPPORTING BLACK LIVES MATTER FROM IRELAND: https://bit.ly/2MueOp9 THIS LAND documentary, directed by Bobby Zithelo: https://bit.ly/2XxhaKi Email Fine Gael Ministers to call for an end to Direct Provision: https://bit.ly/3gZh9GH This week, you'll hear from Max Zanga of Tebi Rex and MuRli of Rusangano Family - do not miss his brand new single, out now, nor Tebi Rex's new single next week - as both men offer insight, experience, knowledge and perspective that we can all benefit from listening to.Later in the show, we've got a simultaneously heavy and ridiculous news section to contend with before laying down our shouts for the best album closing tracks.ACT ONE: Preamble.ACT TWO [6:50]: Max Zanga in conversation.ACT THREE [40:00]: MuRli in conversation. ACT FOUR [1:03:56]: Black Lives Matter protest in Dublin, a grim rhythm section, Hot Press in hot water, Gavin James revs up the engine, and the launch of a hugely important initiative for Irish musicians.ACT FIVE [1:35:51]: Top 5 Best Album Closers.Support NO ENCORE on Patreon: patreon.com/noencore Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The long weekend descends as your NO ENCORE duo head underground for one of their deepest and oddest of Top 5 dives yet. We also turn our critical gaze upon a talked-about trio from Limerick to see if their chilly post-punk will soundtrack our summer. ACT ONE: Craig dials in from a land with no water supply, Dave’s winningly lubricated… it’s our weekly catch-up. ACT TWO [2:42]: Gigs are returning to Ireland! But you need a car! And a tolerance for sensitive yet anthemic indie pop! Gavin James explains how he’s healing the nation, as Craig and Dave throw some spitballs from the back of the classroom. Then it’s off to a haunted castle in Germany to catch up with a stranded Bolivian orchestra. Elsewhere, the (separate) Taylor Swift and Brian May news section sagas rumble on…ACT THREE [23:43]: … And rumbling into view, it’s Bleeding Heart Pigeons with their sophomore effort, Stir. A week on from dissecting The 1975’s ginormous new LP, we're on the big New Romantic, ‘80s vibes yet again. Quite a number of tunes as well. Question is: are they a band out of time or an act so striking that they’ll drag this guitar sound back into the spotlight?ACT FOUR [36:13]: Our Top 5 main event finds us exploring the weirdest (and most oddly beguiling) subgenres we’ve ever encountered in our respective years in the music journalism game. There’s buried treasure here, for sure, alongside stuff that’s borderline unlistenable – join us on this wild ride.Support NO ENCORE on Patreon: patreon.com/noencore Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Let them fight. Welcome back to NO ENCORE's movies-and-music hybrid as Dave Hanratty, David Higgins and Norma Howard reunite remotely for another exciting NO POPCORN.It's a mammoth episode, this one - all hail Sonic Architect Adam and his unerring patience - as we compare and contrast two epic titans from 2007 in the form of There Will Be Blood and, deep breath, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.So much to discuss here, from Daniel Day-Lewis and Brad Pitt's towering performances to how these films look, and, but of course, how they sound with Jonny Greenwood, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis pulling the respective musical strings.ACT ONE: Letterboxd expectations versus Letterboxd reality, an attempt to see the world from the comfort of the couch, a handful of intriguing TV options and a very blunt assessment of Tom Hardy's Capone.ACT TWO [23:30]: The main event as our chosen films come into lengthy, elegiac focus. Support NO ENCORE / NO POPCORN on Patreon: patreon.com/noencore Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the goddamn weekend and NO ENCORE is here to tap you on the shoulder in a socially-distant fashion and ask if you want to talk about music. You do? Awesome, let's go! This week, Dave and Craig review the brand new album from pop titans The 1975, make the case for pop songs they think should have been number one the world over, and rejoice at Spotify's newest addition...ACT ONE: High drama and a shocking announcement.ACT TWO [8:46]: It's the news as a classic song turns 30, Lana Del Rey pisses just about everyone off, Eddie Vedder and Dennis Rodman go to a gig, Lorde sends us all a gushing email and Roger Waters has some Internet issues.ACT THREE [28:26]: 80 minutes, 22 tracks and Notes on a Conditional Form  - The 1975 are back. In response, the boys spend half an hour dissecting one of the more major album releases of the year. ACT FOUR [57:37]: Our Top 5 main event steals in as pop bangers that deserve a great deal more love go dance beneath a glittering spotlight. Support NO ENCORE on Patreon: patreon.com/noencore Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another week of lockdown crawls to an end as the NO ENCORE boys signal the weekend. Rejoice.This week, Dave and Craig scrape the bottom of the written word barrel as they line up their shouts for worst lyrics in the latest top five face-off. There's a busy news section, too, not to mention a legitimately unique album review.Support NO ENCORE on Patreon: patreon.com/noencore ACT ONE [3:13]: Little Richard RIP, further major festivals down, Dave Grohl hails the live music experience (as NO ENCORE Dave questions it), Irish legends clash and Bono gets lucky on his 60th. ACT TWO [28:36]: Opposing shouts for the album review leads the boys to meet in the middle and explore what the kids are supposedly listening to these days.ACT THREE [41:11]: TOP 5 WORST LYRICS~! Horrific yet cathartic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Full disclosure: annoyingly, the headline ‘Brian May Hospitalised After Tearing Buttock Muscles While Gardening’  broke after we recorded. Who’s to say whether we would have mentioned it, right?Fuller disclosure: we temporarily drop a show section… but pick up a beloved special guest!Fullest disclosure: Craig’s cheery prediction that “maybe this episode will come in at about 45 minutes” proved extremely incorrect…ACT ONE: You could probably guess a meaty ep was in store from the preamble, which includes detours into boomer shopping etiquette, Craig’s cat leading a double life and some ferocious David Crosby support for our long-running Doors-based vitriol.ACT TWO: To far sadder matters, as we lose two giants of music this week. We look back at the diverging but equally towering legacies of Afrobeat legend Tony Allen and Kraftwerk co-founder Florian Schneider. Elsewhere, life finds a way. We congratulate Grimes and Elon Musk on the arrival of X Æ A-12 (really isn’t meant to read sarcastically). Then use it as a jumping-off point for a ‘Guess The Musician’s Kid’s Name’ game. Shout out to Jermajesty Jackson, as always.There’s also talk of drive-in gigs, the live music situation in general, the possibility of a Bohemian Rhapsody sequel and plenty more.ACT THREE: Our duelling Top 5s: Best Album Openers. Another one where the choices were plentiful and the shortlists not so short. Lots of mutual rhapsodising over excellent sounds this week – although it does kick off with one particular Dave choice being hugely (if inadvertently) undermined by his co-host from the get-go.Finally, our glorious patrons will know this already, but if you’re at all able to show some support over at patreon.com/noencore, we’re now posting full Top 5 write-ups each week. Hopefully just the start of extra bits and bobs for patrons’ eyes/ears only! Much love, stay safe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IT'S THE SUMMER~! Get in! Seriously, stay in. NO ENCORE returns with a week of mostly no coronavirus-related news items, Car Seat Headrest's vague attempt to leap to the mainstream and a string of summer songs that should - mostly - lift the spirits.ACT ONE: General chatter. ACT TWO [5:55]: News! We've got a high-profile TV firing, talk of a major pop reunion, awkward mix-ups and the future of Daft Punk to discuss.ACT THREE [30:48]: Car Seat Headrest return with new album Making a Door Less Open. Dave dives in relatively blind while long-term kinda-fan Craig ponders deeply.ACT FOUR [45:51]: We may not have an idyllic few months ahead but we've got tunes. It's duelling rundown time as the boys select their favourite solar-powered numbers. Support NO ENCORE on Patreon: patreon.com/noencore Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oh, brother. It's a big one as the NO POPCORN team of Hanratty, Higgins and Howard re-convene to shine a light on the genuinely incredible BROS: AFTER THE SCREAMING STOPS.A documentary on par with Metallica: Some Kind of Monster and This Is Spinal Tap sees two brothers warring with each other and their own colossal, bruised egos as a race against time ticks down in the background. Truly jaw-dropping stuff. ACT ONE: What We've Been Watching including early Coen Brothers, recent arthouse fare and a ringing endorsement for the deeply compelling Sunderland 'Til I Die.ACT TWO [20:00]: The main event comes screaming into focus as Matt and Luke Goss take centre stage. Were/are Bros any good? Do you wind up rooting for them here? Have they been stitched up by the filmmakers? Can we possibly pick just one quote to highlight? And the most important question of all; Team Matt or Team Luke? Support NO ENCORE on Patreon: patreon.com/noencore Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.