Fontaines DC

After just six years, Grian Chatten is already well on his way to completing music. As the frontman and chief lyricist for Irish post-punk outfit Fontaines D.C., he’s already achieved success and accolades that some artists work decades…

Well, that's a wrap. Another fine year of music excellence has passed us by, and now that we've cast our votes on a bountiful selection of Irish gems, it's time to look further afield at the international stage for those LPs that made our…

It's that time once again! We're making a list and we've checked it twice, but all of the stuff below is definitely nice. As is tradition here at HeadStuff, before we get to our international picks from this past twelve months, we are…

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…

Summer? Autumn? Who the hell knows. Whatever the weather, NO ENCORE is here. Another stacked edition on the cards as Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick review Fontaines D.C.'s latest attempt at making the best guitar album ever made…

A busy NO ENCORE this week as Dave and Craig go from predicting the Choice Music Prize result at the last minute to a phantom live - and loud and a bit messy, let's be honest - update from the show itself and then back to the regular…

With the studio once again approaching critical meltdown levels, NO ENCORE's Dave and Craig welcome the returning Dean Van Nguyen to the table. Dean has a new book out - Iron Age: The Art of Ghostface Killah - and he explains why you…

The only way to make a Good Friday even better - the latest episode of your beloved NO ENCORE podcast. It's good on other days, too. This week, the boys welcome God Knows into the studio for a long-awaited, in-depth conversation.…

Dave indulges himself in all kinds of ways following the success of his Picture This expedition. Craig and Daithí look on, concerned. Elsewhere on NO ENCORE this week - Sarah Corcoran of Pillow Queens stops by to chat their new single…

There's a strong post-punk re-emergence happening all across the UK and Ireland. Bands like The Murder Capital and Fontaines DC are spearheading the latter - while Bristol-based IDLES lead the way. Post-punk was born from pure punk, but…