Scares apparent on NO ENCORE as Halloween arrives and the boys Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick engage in fright mode to deliver their Top 5 Scary Songs. Tunes that unnerve and upset the soul for the season that's in it. There's also a…

It's not a good day to be a bad guy. Dave Hanratty and David Higgins rise from their respective graves to discuss 1994 goth cult favourite The Crow, in which a murdered rock star seeks theatrical revenge. Is this a good film? How about the…

Back once again and kicking things up a level or five – it's NO ENCORE~! A stacked episode takes in the new Annie album, the best and worst in TV show theme songs and a special guest in the form of a young man that Dave once mercilessly…

NO ENCORE returns with another album breakdown episode in which baroque singer-songwriter Paddy Hanna takes us through all 11 songs on third studio record The Hill. An abstract adventure yields a freewheeling conversation, with everything …

NO ENCORE's Dave Hanratty and David Higgins return to the world of musical cinema with a full-on epic non-stop music video in the form of Alan Parker's Evita. The film tells the life story of Eva Duarte as she goes from working class youth…

We go again. NO ENCORE's Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick swap out Zoom for Skype this week, virtual prison given a fresh coat of paint as the boys try their best. We're all just trying our best, guys! On the episode – Future Islands…

NO ENCORE's album breakdown – though this time it's a mix tape – series continues as superstar of the moment Denise Chaila and Rusangano Family sensation MuRli join Dave Hanratty in conversation, going through all 11 tracks on debut…

Yep, it's NO ENCORE episode #236 despite Dave getting that wrong in the intro and it's time to burn, baby, burn. No, not a fun Ash belter from 2001 but rather it's DISCO INFERNO SZN~! A reunited Dave and Craig, under the watchful mirrorball…

NO ENCORE returns with another album-focused episode. This time, Dave sits down with folk-indie singer-songwriter sensation Ailbhe Reddy to get the lowdown on her debut offering Personal History. It's a terrific record, well worth the wait,…

In the first of a new album-focused series, Pillow Queens break down long-awaited debut In Waiting - out now, do go listen ASAP - track by track. NO ENCORE's Dave Hanratty caught up with Sarah Corcoran and Pamela Connolly from the band in a…