The sun is shining. Gigs are back. Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick, meanwhile, are confined to their respective indoor cages in order to deliver some piping hot audio for your listening pleasure. This week; the boys celebrate the…

Cars turns 15 this year. Cars 2 turns 10. These films, the first two in a trilogy of anthropomorphised, fast-paced, vehicular adventures, have become distinct images in the world of animation. The slick red paint of its protagonist…

If you've seen any of the chat around Shiva Baby in the run-up to its release on these shores, you might have noticed the idea that it's a horror film coming up a lot. It is, of course, not a horror film. It's a comedy with an old-fashioned…

NO ENCORE returns with another standalone interview edition. This time in the hot seat – Dublin-based electronica artist Mark O'Brien aka Royal Yellow. Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick encounter an ebullient O'Brien, whose debut EP Still…

Master of None has been tiptoeing away from its comedic roots from the beginning.  The first season dove into social commentary and dipped its toe into emotional stuff, but never veered too far outside of a personality-driven comedic…

NO ENCORE returns amidst the blazing sunshine with a laser-focus on acts that just didn't quite live up to mountains of hype. There's also a review of the new Black Midi album. Are those two things related? Maaaaaaaaybe. Maybe not. Who…

In this artist-curated playlist, Jay Moussa-Mann picks her top five songs that tell a story, delving into a selection of favourites from her early childhood right up to her current life as a songwriter. The Chicks - 'Travelin’ Soldier' The…

This week we're going from Scotland to Texas to Atlantic City as we take on the career of Kelly Macdonald. Starting off as the underage seductress Diane in Trainspotting, Macdonald channeled this success into securing strong roles in Robert…