NO ENCORE

A busy NO ENCORE this week as Dave and Craig go from predicting the Choice Music Prize result at the last minute to a phantom live - and loud and a bit messy, let's be honest - update from the show itself and then back to the regular episode. It's like Inception. Kind of.Also this week - the boys run down their favourite life-affirming motivational songs, review the new album from Soccer Mommy, ponder the likelihood of Fontaines D.C. being some kind of psy-op conspiracy and generally just try and get through this whole strange 'life' thing...ACT ONE [1:59]: News~!ACT TWO [6:43]: That weird past/present/future tense Choice Music Prize bit. Shouts to the great Eoin Murray, Claire Beck and Daithí O'Dronaí for putting up with Dave shoving a phone in their faces as security were desperately trying to clear out the venue.ACT THREE [31:51]: Soccer Mommy returns with further bedroom pop adventures in the form of Color Theory. Any use?ACT FOUR [43:51]: Time to feel 10 feet tall as the guys detail the songs that give them life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, the RTÉ Choice Music Prize will be decided, crowning the best Irish album of 2019.Dave reckons that Lankum are going to win, but for the traditional Irish/folk-punk outfit, the idea of music being pitted against itself makes little sense.That's just one of the conversational points hit on in this episode as Radie Peat and Daragh Lynch open up on the band's surge in popularity, their fantastic latest album The Livelong Day, why there's room for a clever heckle at a gig, awkward airport encounters and a recent example of how musicians have plenty to say beyond their work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

200 episodes? When did that happen?! Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick celebrate with a bang in the form of Dave going viral by blasting the pair's former place of employment. Aside from that, there's the very worst in celebrity music crossovers, the new and possibly polarising Grimes album, and a week full of news to wade through.ACT ONE: A brief return to the preamble for legitimately important reasons, honest.ACT TWO [9:30]: The week's big news stories in review including the brave re-emergence of Duffy, another victory for Justin Bieber, potential visa headaches for artists and RZA's move into mindfulness.ACT THREE [32:35]: Grimes has a new album. The boys do the review thing.ACT FOUR [48:55]: Footballers. Politicians. Reality TV sensations. Professional wrestlers. Movie stars. They've all had a go at the music thing. Dave and Craig unveil their personal top five most horrible... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's so deadly, my dear. Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick return with daring espionage exploits in the form of their top five James Bond themes in honour of the new Billie Eilish one. There's a review of the latest Justin Bieber album and all the week's news to boot, so let's do it to it before it does it to us...ACT ONE [1:39]: All the big winners and happenings from this year's BRIT Awards, a strange mix of Bono, rugby and taxi drivers, and a couple of sad passings in the music world.ACT TWO [30:56]: Justin Bieber returns with Changes, his first album in five years. Much has indeed changed in his life since then, so too for the music industry. The boys ponder how Biebs might - or might not - fit in nowadays. ACT THREE [48:48]: BOND THEME SZN. Dave and Craig run down their personal top five favourite songs from the simultaneously entertaining and problematic cinematic institution that is 007. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NO ENCORE is back, baby! Season Five is here. Dave and Craig are hyped. And it's Valentine's Day, so the boys are running down their top five anti-love songs. Tis the season. There's also the brand new Tame Impala record to discuss in addition to the return of The Strokes, Slowthai's ill behaviour and The 1975's commitment to a better festival-based world for everyone...ACT ONE: The grand return and some important changes.ACT TWO: All the music news from the week that we could find and assemble and offer some decent insight on in time.ACT THREE: Kevin Parker aka Tame Impala returns with fourth studio album The Slow Rush. Did something get lost in the five-year period between this one and Currents? Let's find out. ACT FOUR: Our brand new segment in which Dave and Craig each list a top five on a given subject. This week; anti-love songs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With just hours to go until NO ENCORE makes its Valentine's Day return, Dave, Higgs and Norma choreograph majestically about the studio as song-and-dance dramedy LA LA LAND comes into focus.There's some post-Oscars talk, too, not to mention La La Land's own controversial Academy Awards fiasco. All that and more, so let's get to it... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dave Hanratty and David Higgins are back-back-back with another deep dive into a movie that boasts a musical connection. In this case, that's ARTIFACT; a little-seen propaganda exercise for Jared Leto-fronted alt-rock sensations 30 Seconds to Mars as they battle the eeeeeeeevil music industry. It's as wild as it sounds, to be honest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yep, it's unlucky 13 for Dave Hanratty and David Higgins as the boys accept their fate and venture towards certain doom in the form of box office and critical bomb CATS.They get by with a little help from their friends, with both social media funnyman Michael Fry and ace music hack Andrea Cleary leaping aboard the express elevator to hell... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dave Hanratty and David Higgins convene once again for the film thing, this time casting a critical eye over the good and the bad that hit cinema screens in 2019.Two men. 15 categories. A lengthy preamble. Happy Christmas, one and all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the end, my friend. The end of 2019. Time to sit down for about two-and-a-half hours and break down the very best albums of the year.Dave, Craig and Daithí do just that as they pull the shutters down on NO ENCORE following a busy 12 months. Thanks to all of our listeners for giving us your ears. Much love. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.