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Following the success of her debut single 'Oops', Ivy Ash is back with floor-filler 'Rain Again'. She speaks to HeadStuff about the new single, writing in lockdown, and dream collaborators. Your sound is very bubblegum upbeat pop but the…

It has long been a dispute for people with singing talent whether or not working with a vocal coach is necessary to cultivate this talent. Being a singer can put a lot of demand on your voice, and even the most talented of singers don’t…

With just over a week until NO ENCORE gets its live show on at The Workmans Club – grab your tickets here if you haven’t done so yet – the fab four are in fine fettle for another run through the burning issues of the week. From…

Hollywood loves its own myths. How else can we explain another take on A Star is Born, the story of a romance between a woman with ambitions for stardom and a male star whose career is in decline? This re-make of the classic tale arrives in…

Last Friday, Kesha made a triumphant return to pop with her latest album Rainbow. The album is a powerful statement on the singer’s journey from broken down to unbreakable, as she continues a legal battle against her producer and alleged…

Kanye West’s interruption of Taylor Swift mid-speech at the 2009 VMA’s is one of the most iconic cultural moments of the 21st century thus far. This may appear to some as a complete over exaggeration yet there’s so much more to this…

Reunited – and it feels so good! Emerging from his period of convalescence with a brand new lease on life, Dave Hanratty rejoins Colm O’Regan and Craig Fitzpatrick to consider another week in music. Along the way, they also welcome…

I was born on Super Bowl Sunday 1986 and my Dad let my brothers stay up until 1am to watch it. When my Mum heard the story in the hospital the next day she was less than impressed, but my I had won my brothers' love on day one. This month…

Your beloved NO ENCORE boys are back in the saddle, despite illness doing its utmost to drive them apart. ACT ONE: Dave details his still-not-quite-over-it viral infection before the lads get stuck into some important news with…

2016 is going to go down in the books as a pretty horrible and grim year and yes, while lots of bad things did indeed occur and a great many beloved cultural heroes bowed out, good stuff happened too. No, really. Google it. There were good…