NO ENCORE

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.

Back at it for another week as Dave and Craig indulge in some highly cathartic critical takedowns of critical gushing. That's right, this week's top five is all about slaying some sacred cows. Figuratively speaking, of course. There's also the small - perhaps related? - matter of the new Fiona Apple to consider...ACT ONE: Your faithful 'Hey, it's barely a preamble anymore!' preamble.ACT TWO [5.01]: A barren enough news section this week sees mass gatherings take a major hit, an Irish legend disgraced AGAIN and Brandon Flowers' feelings on Steven Patrick Morrissey. ACT THREE [17:13]: Fiona Apple returns with Fetch The Bolt Cutters. The world reckons it's a literally perfect album. What do the NO ENCORE boys make of it?ACT FOUR [41:26]: Most. Overrated. Albums. It's time. Will a decade-long friendship be the same afterwards? Support NO ENCORE on Patreon: patreon.com/noencore Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Your NO ENCORE listening experience returns following a nice long weekend in which we holidayed to other rooms of the house. Exotic stuff. This week, Craig tries to rein himself in while discussing The Strokes, Dave visits Sweden via the magic of video calling, and there's a top five deep dive with brevity at the forefront...ACT ONE [5:45]: News, featuring various hot takes on Covid-19, further cancellations and 10 years of "pure mothafuckin' magic".ACT TWO [25:34] Dave chats with arts and culture journalist Derek Robertson, who managed to go to actual real-life gigs in recent days. ACT THREE [36:49]: The Strokes return to usher in The New Abnormal.ACT FOUR [54:48]: The boys run down their favourite songs that get their business done inside two minutes. Lively, this one.Support NO ENCORE at patreon.com/noencore Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The episode in which Dave was like, come on into the realms of studio-quality audio, dear co-host, the high fidelity’s lovely. Yes – Craigy’s got a brand new mic (thanks Patreon peeps!) and he’s back to his velvety best after previous eps chatting into his phone through a pop shield made of old tights.With your dynamic duo still social distancing but sounding like they’re back in the one room together, there is much to discuss:Irish music journalist Jim Carroll is onboard for a frank analysis of whether the Electric Picnic music festival could (or even should) realistically go ahead this year, the lads run the rule over the latest Yves Tumor release, and we’ve a Top 5 face-off where the music just gets worse and worse (and then properly appalling).ACT ONE: Soak up that sonic loveliness as the boys catch-up on another surreal week that also saw a huge number of you supporting the show through our new Patreon. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you. ACT TWO [4.12]: The news is once again tinged with sadness as the pandemic claims John Prine and we also lose the legendary Bill Withers. We discuss their unimpeachable twin legacies. As for artists thankfully very much still with us… U2 did a very nice thing for Ireland, but did it involve Bono and the boys breaking out the Elevation Jet for some international piracy?! And as Drake begs TikTok to help his new song go viral, he also opens up his audacious abode (“The Embassy”) to Architectural Digest. We take a virtual tour of the trumped-up shopping mall, mouths agape.ACT THREE [19.34]: Dave gets Jim Carroll (RTÉ, Irish Times) on the line to take apart the official Electric Picnic line that organisers are “optimistic” the Stradbally music festival can still go ahead. Carroll reckons that the words of Festival Republic’s Melvin Benn will come back to haunt him…ACT FOUR [39.43]: The boundary-pushing, enigmatic Yves Tumor takes another big step in from the experimental cold with their second Warp album, Heaven To A Tortured Mind. Having lashed praise on 2018’s Safe In The Hands Of Love, Craig and Dave dissect a follow-up already getting more mainstream attention. But is that a good thing?ACT FIVE [54.08]: Turning listeners on to great music is all well and good but… it sure is hella entertaining to drag some utter rubbish over the coals. With that in mind, it's time for our Top 5 Worst Cover Songs Of All Time.From crabcore talk to white English pop aristocrats taking on hip-hop, settle in for two lists teeming with “what were they thinking?” awfulness – but will our hosts see eye-to-eye on every selection? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NO ENCORE's cinematic engagement project returns as Dave Hanratty, David Higgins and Norma Howard get their best battle rap faces on for Eminem's semi-autobiographical adventure 8 Mile.Is Eminem any good? What's with Brittany Murphy's character? Why did Curtis Hanson direct this? And what's Michael Shannon doing here? All this and more discussed in-depth...Support NO ENCORE on Patreon: patreon.com/noencore Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey, it's a rare NO ENCORE mini-sode in honour of us finally setting up a Patreon page. You can access that page at patreon.com/noencore if you would like to consider supporting the show. For more on that, here's Dave with a passionate speech. Thanks to everyone who has signed up so far!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NO ENCORE returns with further social distant music podcasting as Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick deliver their top five late-career highlights in what turns out to be a very good list if we do say so ourselves. There's also space for the new Pearl Jam album, a news section that finally includes some non-coronavirus updates and word of the NO ENCORE Patreon, which you can access at patreon.com/noencore if you're so inclined. Thank you for your support.ACT ONE: A preamble packed with personal proclamations and Patreon pronouncements.ACT TWO: This week's news brings a sad passing from the music world, a repaired friendship, and contrasting styles in the celebrity fatherhood stakes.ACT THREE: Seattle grunge icons Pearl Jam return with Gigaton, their 11th studio album. Dave used to worship these lads. How do he and Craig feel about them in 2020?ACT FOUR: Another duelling Top 5 battle sees the boys tackle late-career gems. This was a tough one.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Physical distancing podcast vibes continue as NO ENCORE swings back into gear. This week, Craig and Dave do their best to work through the news, dive into the dark and moody return of The Weeknd, and run down some songs they enjoy by artists they otherwise wouldn't usually bother with...ACT ONE: General catching up as the world continues to turn all kinds of strange.ACT TWO [5:49]: Britney Spears and her pivot to communism, the resurgence of radio and the latest from that man Kanye West.ACT THREE [28:23]: The Weeknd unleashes After Hours, splitting the podcast in two in the process.ACT FOUR [45:15]: Pop bangers. Schmaltzy acoustic numbers. Scared cows. This week's top five(s) has 'em all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NO ENCORE embraces social distancing as Dave and Craig connect from afar via the method of Skype. Determined to keep things upbeat, the boys cast their eyes over a grim news section, the debut album from Jay Electronica and their top five songs that brought the curtain down on a film that they also maybe enjoyed...ACT ONE: General getting used to the world we live in now.ACT TWO: Unsurprisingly, the coronavirus pandemic dominates the news section. Cancellations, isolation and impromptu songs are all on the agenda.ACT THREE: Jay Electronica finally unleashes his debut album A Written Testimony. Interesting week for it, to say the least. How does it hold up?ACT FOUR: The magic of the movies meets the majesty of music as Dave and Craig run down their favourite, most impactful ways to end a film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the Covid-19 coronavirus continues to impact the world, Daithí checks in with a quite incredible story, having flown to Vietnam to play a St. Patrick's Day show. By the time the plane landed, it was already falling apart.Along the way, he became a reluctant local influencer. From futuristic temperature gun checks outside every shop and establishment to airport tension to one hell of a closing punchline, NO ENCORE's favourite son takes us through a most bizarre adventure.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.