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NO ENCORE #263 | TOP 5 DUETS (BEST & WORST) / LANA DEL REY REVIEW
Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick are reunited once more. NO ENCORE is complete, and completely in tune when it comes to the thorny subject of music's most intimate staple... the duet. A strong Top 5 in its honour this week. Before that,…
NO ENCORE #262 | TOP 5 SONGS ABOUT IRELAND (BEST & WORST)
Céad míle fáilte! NO ENCORE goes all patriotic in the shadow of St. Patrick's Day as Dave Hanratty and guest co-host Zara Hedderman combine to reveal the very best and most jaw-droppingly dreadful songs about Ireland in this week's Top 5.…
NO POPCORN #032 | VELVET GOLDMINE (1998)
NO ENCORE's movies-and-music side project returns with a film that is definitely not a David Bowie biopic, honest. 1998 cult sensation Velvet Goldmine is up for discussion!
What's with Ewan McGregor's accent? What kind of career has…
NO ENCORE #261 | TOP 5 SELL OUTS / KINGS OF LEON REVIEW
In which our two semi-cocooned heroes recall some very recent (and very raw) emotional rollercoasters they’ve experienced when venturing outside (quite the preamble), before they dive into a busy week of musical goodness. It’s the eternally…
NO ENCORE #260 | CHOICE MUSIC PRIZE REVIEW / TOP 5 BANNED SONGS
It's the most wonderful time of the year – NO ENCORE reviews the RTÉ Choice Music Prize~! Not a lot of ceremony this year for obvious reasons but a great story to celebrate in the form of Denise Chaila's victory. Dave Hanratty and Craig…
NO ENCORE #259 | TOP 5 INSTRUMENTAL SONGS / MOGWAI REVIEW
Pour out a can of motor oil, Daft Punk are no more. That's the lead news story on a busy episode that takes in the new album from Mogwai, an emotional reaction to that work, and a spotlight on instrumental songs. It's Dave Hanratty. It's…
NO ENCORE #258 | A. SMYTH | LAST ANIMALS | TRACK X TRACK
Back at it with the TRACK X TRACK album breakdown episode focus. This time around, Dave Hanratty is joined by Dublin singer-songwriter A. Smyth as he takes us through every song on just-released debut album Last Animals.
We get into…
NO ENCORE #257 | TOP 5 BEST/WORST IRISH NUMBER ONES (2000 – 2021)
Greetings and salutations. Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick fly like trapped digital birds, bringing you a busy week in music news and a raucous Top 5 that examines the golden and the grotesque of the Irish Number Ones over the past…
NO POPCORN #031 | DIRTY DANCING (1987)
Nobody puts NO POPCORN in a corner. 1987's Dirty Dancing comes into focus as Dave Hanratty, David Higgins and Norma Howard reunite on Valentine's Day to discuss the revered and rhythmic Patrick Swayze/Jennifer Grey romance.
Is this one…
NO ENCORE #256 | TOP 5 FRIENDSHIP SONGS / FOO FIGHTERS REVIEW
In the spirit of platonic love, Dave and Craig hand Sonic Architect Adam a live microphone (okay, it's his own microphone) for this week's musical smackdown. We've got a busy news week to contend with, the new Foo Fighters album and our Top…