NO ENCORE

A ridiculously stacked episode this week as the OG Three return to the fold. There's reviews of huge gigs, a great interview and a genuinely insane foray into the world of music from a Hollywood superstar.Let's do this...ACT ONE: Reviews of Mother Pride Block Party, Glastonbury from the couch, and Vampire Weekend's trip to Trinity College.ACT TWO: Tons of acrimonious news featuring Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Jack White, Interpol and Dave and Craig's old haunt doing them proud. ACT THREE: Bantum is back and he's got a rake of ace tunes with him. But first, the boys catch up with a man rejuvenated as he celebrates 10 years of making music. ACT FOUR: Songs of the Week with Jeremy Renner (yep), Kanye, and a homegrown team-up.ACT FIVE: Thom Yorke returns with another solo effort, but what do the guys make of ANIMA? EXIT MUSIC: Dashoda - 'In Between'  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Back at it with another music and movies breakdown; NO POPCORN returns after a brief life hiatus with man of the moment Elton John.No, he's not in studio as he's very busy, but rather the film of his life - Rocketman - is up for discussion as the Two Davids dive into a most fantastical story... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Daithí off doing further Daithí things, Dave lifts a controversial ban to welcome ace journalist and Lil Nas X stan Eva Short to NO ENCORE HQ.Craig is also on board, because Craig is forever. On the agenda; the new Hot Chip album, statue remorse, Dave's quite astounding link game and Lana Del Rey's summer party...ACT ONE: Your general catch-up situation finds Craig experiencing summertime sadness and Dave breaking his festival hiatus (yes, again) for about eight hours.ACT TWO: News, and plenty of it. Limp Bizkit's special status, Luke Kelly's defacement, P!nk's brand new fan and the state of Glastonbury.ACT THREE: Songs of the Week featuring Lil Nas X, Friendly Fires and a team-up between Mark Ronson and Angel Olsen.ACT FOUR: Hot Chip have made another Hot Chip album, but is it any good?EXIT MUSIC: Maijia Sofia | 'Edie Sedgwick'  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two episodes in three days? The decadence.Business as usual for the NO ENCORE trio with definitely nothing different whatsoever. Meanwhile, Bruce is back.ACT ONE: Dave quite literally Takes Back Sunday.ACT TWO: News.ACT THREE: T-Swift enters Ally Mode, Drake steals the show, and a smouldering soul keeps his level.ACT FOUR: The Boss goes soulful country, but how does album #19 from Bruce Springsteen resonate in 2K19?EXIT MUSIC: Bantum x God Knows x Farah Elle x Ben Bix - 'Strongest Thing' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NO ENCORE returns with a special feature presentation.Very much the man of the moment; Dermot Kennedy is enjoying a meteoric rise in the music world. Dave Hanratty caught up with Kennedy during his recent four-night stand at Dublin's Olympia Theatre for a lengthy and open chat about just about everything... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dave and Daithí go remote this week as Craig sells out once again.Luckily, we caught up with HEALTH frontman Jake Duzsik during the Los Angeles noisemakers' recent trip to Dublin. On the agenda; social media dos and don'ts, politics, video games, pop culture, and a great deal more.Elsewhere this week; Daithí attends the swankest gathering of his young life, and Dave... doesn't.ACT ONE: Daithí and Miggledy 4 Life, Slane non-report and other happenings.ACT TWO: HEALTH man Jake Duzsik in conversation.ACT THREE: It's the news - the passing of Philomena Lynott, the great Universal blaze, Satanic panic in Limerick, and Miley Cyrus Damage Control Corner.ACT FOUR: Songs of the Week ft. Dermot Kennedy, BTS, Charli XCX, Flume and London Grammar.EXIT MUSIC: Tony Fitz - 'Empty' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A highly emotional episode of NO ENCORE as Dave and Craig report back from Colm's Norwegian nuptials, Daithí basks in his glory, and Kobina makes an overdue appearance. On top of that, please enjoy lengthy public service announcements on the returns of both Girl Band and Jai Paul. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over the last few months on NO ENCORE we’ve interviewed many Irish artists at different stages of their careers. One point that continues to come up (either on or off the mic) is how hard it is to make a living writing music. It got me thinking about a question; Who actually is writing music full time anymore? There’s the obvious ones, the really successful acts that are at a very high level. and the music producer helping loads of upcoming acts develop. Then of course there’s the guys writing music for Film and TV. Hans Zimmer, John Williams, Ennio Morricone, all of those guys. Finally, there’s a whole range of other music writers working in Industries that we don’t really think about. We certainly don’t give them a lot of coverage. So today, we’re going to be talking to 3 Irish people, working full time writing music.You’ve heard their music, but you’ve probably never really thought about who made it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NO ENCORE's last stop before the team decamp to Norway for marital bliss welcomes returning guest George Morahan to the table. Game of Thrones' series finale, Moby's terrible prose, Hayden Thorpe's debut album and a great deal more are on the agenda, and that's all you're getting show notes wise this week as we've all been struck down by various maladies. Enjoy... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dave returns from a fateful and frenzied trip to Paris to report on Metallica live, airline trauma, personal injury, and chance encounters.Elsewhere, the boys sink into the new album from The National, run the rule over an increasingly erratic Game of Thrones narrative, and consider the merit of superstar pop team-ups. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.