Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick apply liberal amounts of Brylcreem, don shimmering white suits and get ready for their big 'step off the stool' moment as a boy band-focused episode takes hold. Before it gets too intense, we have the new…

Greetings, salutations and other midweek ways of saying hello. Dave and Craig reunite a couple of days early in order to bring you a good aul chat with MuRli and Kobina as they celebrate Ra Gerra; the collaborative electronica/hip-hop…

From the west of Sligo, a fusion of traditional Irish and contemporary folk arrives in the form of BRÍDÍN, a fourth-generation trad musician skilled at harp, flute, piano and sean nós. Yet this is no ordinary traditional sound despite its…

How to count as a child (correctly) By Alice Kinsella Count patterns on the wallpaper  at night, ignore the stars outside in their billions, as many as grains of microplastic on every beach. Count the telephone poles whizzing…

Stop motion animated films have come a long way in the last couple of decades, and it’s worth a revisit when classics of the sub-genre celebrate noteworthy milestones. Henry Selick’s James and the Giant Peach is one such classic that…

I love Disney movies. They have a magical quality to them that spans generations and even the most hard-faced of people can find something to enjoy in at least one of them. Part of what makes Disney movies iconic and often grabs our…

Last time Zara Hedderman teamed up with Craig for an episode of NO ENCORE, Garth Brooks: The Road became essential viewing. After this ep, we trust you’ll be rushing to rent Valley Girl starring a young Nicholas Cage. And hopefully get a…

The lockdown anniversary has come and gone in North America, and the albums that many a musical hermit had been tinkering with are starting to see daylight. Most are influenced by the pandemic, either directly or indirectly, and that could…