Snow Patrol

Garret “Jacknife” Lee is best known as the hotshot producer of U2, Snow Patrol, R.E.M. and many more. The Jacknife Lee, however, is a showcase for the studio mastermind as an artist. Buzzing with kinetic energy, it skilfully mixes many…

The common ground artists share creates a platform for wider appeal, introducing both artists to new audiences. Presented here are some unique, rarely repeated collaborations between Irish artists. Some you may be familiar with, others are…

The boys are back in town as Dave returns to hosting duties and thus NO ENCORE is kinda-sorta almost complete again. On the agenda this week; the new Snow Patrol album, a ton of music news and new songs, and a downright strange…

Colm breaks the band up this week as he absconds across the water for a wedding. Luckily, the good ship NO ENCORE stays afloat thanks to the presence of the returning Celina Murphy. On the agenda; some frankly ludicrous news stories…

NO ENCORE fires up the flux capacitor once more and revisits a year in Irish music to weigh up the most notable albums of the era. This time out it's 2003, with everything from bedroom experimentation (not that kind) to carefully…