NO ENCORE

Hot enough for ya?! Apologies, the actual on-air banter is a lot more original and enjoyable. Promise.  Dave Hanratty  and  Craig Fitzpatrick  reunite over a not-having-it Zoom connection to run the rule over the week in music news, review the new Vince Staples record and combine their shouts for the best sub-30-minute albums out there. NO ENCORE  is on Patreon if you'd li...

Your fully independent  NO ENCORE  is here, led by a freshly-jabbed Dave Hanratty and a smooth-as-silk Craig Fitzpatrick.  With no album review to speak of this week, the boys turn their attention to records of yesterday, specifically those of a sophomore variety. Does the 'difficult second album' cliché apply? It does on Dave's side of things, at least... ACT ONE:  A reminder...

This is the end... of Craig Fitzpatrick's absence from NO POPCORN.  Everyone's favourite Jim Morrison sceptic joins Dave Hanratty and David Higgins to discuss Oliver Stone's reliably indulgent 1991 biopic  The Doors . On the agenda – Val Kilmer's genuinely transcendant performance, The Doors' place in musical lore, Jim Morrison's frontman credentials, Oliver Stone's directorial choi...

NO ENCORE is on Patreon! Please consider supporting the show at patreon.com/noencore – bonus episodes, weekly previews, playlists and our eternal love await. It's an emotional one as Dave and Craig celebrate a major occasion while also ushering in the end of an era. There’s a new Tyler, The Creator album to consider and a Top 5 main event in which the guys might just find their way again. Onwards....

NO ENCORE is on Patreon. Your support is everything – patreon.com/noencore to help us keep the lights on and receive bonus episodes, previews, playlists and eternal love in reply. It's a special standalone interview episode as Dave Hanratty catches up with Morgana MacIntyre and Gemma Doherty; also known as the wonderful Saint Sister . New album Where I Should End is in the world for a few days now...

Ace music journo and our very own super sub Zara Hedderman joins a returning Craig Fitzpatrick for an episode that’s big on breaking news… and big on Bob.  ACT ONE : How Craig helplessly listened last week, unable to come to an anguished Dave’s aid, a Hedderman catch-up, and a taste of a Saint Sister chat to come. ACT TWO (8:50): Subterranean Homesick… News? We tease out a developing story as Mumf...

Crank up the music, it's NO ENCORE . Dave Hanratty is joined by guest co-host Sarah Corcoran of Pillow Queens fame to deliver the very best in throwback rock anthems, specifically of a '90s vibe. That main event arrives in honour of the new album from enduring alt-rock outfit Garbage, which is reviewed on this very episode. NO ENCORE is on Patreon if you would like to support what we do. Every lit...

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 commencement of EURO 2020 with a fitting Top 5 that barely has anything to do with football, Wolf Alice hit new heights and a quiet news week still serves up some not...

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 : Until is out right now for your listening pleasure. The former Enemies man details how Royal Yellow rose from the ashes of his previous outfit, shines a lig...

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 knows?! NO ENCORE is on Patreon and we would greatly appreciate your support! – patreon.com/noencore for bonus episodes, previews and playlists. ACT ONE: Your usual...

Rev your engines and so forth as NO ENCORE gets behind the wheel and tears down a musical motorway in search of the very best songs about putting the pedal to the metal. All that and a truckload of teenage angst on this week's album review. ACT ONE (3:30): A breezy news section takes in the return of Primavera, Matt Bellamy's mindful approach to science, Billy Corgan's wistful reflections, and Pus...

Divine intervention occurs as Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick convene for a most spiritual edition of NO ENCORE . Songs about Religion is on the agenda – a fitting follow-up to last week's apocalyptic adventures, probably. There's also the new St. Vincent album to consider and a week's worth of music news. It's! All! Happening! ACT ONE: A busy preamble. ACT TWO (9:35): News, featuring strange...

Dave Hanratty, Norma Howard and David Higgins return with another music-related film review as they dive into Darius Marder's critically-acclaimed Sound of Metal . A recent streaming release for Irish viewers, it tells the story of a noise-metal drummer who begins to rapidly lose his hearing and his subsequent attempts to manage the situation. Is this an authentic portrayal of Deaf culture? Does t...

Cheer up, it's only the end of the world. Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick combine in apocalyptic fashion to deliver a Top 5 worthy of Doomsday itself. It's fun, honest! Plus, it gives the guys the on-the-spot chance to conjure up their dream squad for taking on a horde of the undead. ACT ONE: All the music news that's fit to podcast including the latest demise of Longitude, BRIT Awards and Roc...

Two of a kind. Birds of a feather. Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick combine once more to run the rule over the music world. On the agenda this week – lots of news including a shock nu metal return (turns out we're not done with it, sorry), the third album from rock enthusiasts Royal Blood and a Top 5 that celebrates and commiserates some of the most interesting musical duos in history. ACT ONE...

NO ENCORE 's music x movies side hustle returns with a rather revered turn-of-the-century affair; the John Cusack-fronted hipster relationship dramedy that is High Fidelity . Is lovesick protagonist Rob Gordon charming or toxic? How much Jack Black can one film handle? Is this the best Catherine Zeta-Jones performance on record? How are the tunes? Does the fourth-wall breaking structure work? And...

It’s on!  A NO ENCORE for the ages, as we revisit the good and garbage of a genre very close to Dave’s heart – and clearly seldom far from Craig’s thoughts. Yep. Nu Metal Special. Time to let it all come out. Stand up and shout, etc etc. ACT ONE : Craig has just narrowly avoided some work-based embarrassment so he naturally jumps on the show to talk about said embarrassing thing. ACT TWO (4:24): B...

As the avarice of the beautiful game makes itself known, Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick pivot to a much more innocent and wholesome world of entertainment – Hollywood. In honour of the imminent Academy Awards, the boys deliver a Top 5 that celebrates the very best in music that has been officially commissioned to appear in a motion picture or the promotional material thereof! There's also a r...

Saddle up for a wonderfully scattershot edition of NO POPCORN with all of the wild energy of Robert Altman's dizzying ensemble Nashville . An epic episode in honour of a truly epic film that captures the madness of the American country and gospel music scene of the seventies. Or is Nashville a political thriller? A dark comedy? A poignant tragedy? Honestly, it's not that easy to define. Luckily, h...

Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick apply liberal amounts of Brylcreem, don shimmering white suits and get ready for their big 'step off the stool' moment as a boy band-focused episode takes hold. Before it gets too intense, we have the new Brockhampton album, the news week in review and a passionate tribute to DMX from the man known as Mango. ACT ONE (3:25): The news round-up takes in the passing...

Greetings, salutations and other midweek ways of saying hello. Dave and Craig reunite a couple of days early in order to bring you a good aul chat with MuRli and Kobina as they celebrate Ra Gerra ; the collaborative electronica/hip-hop project that has brought them together as a musical collective. New single 'Pressure' lands this Friday. First up, we go behind the scenes of the project from its f...

Last time Zara Hedderman teamed up with Craig for an episode, Garth Brooks: The Road became essential viewing. After this ep, we trust you’ll be rushing to rent Valley Girl starring a young Nicholas Cage. And hopefully get a solid steer on the much-hyped Dry Cleaning album, plus some of the best talk-y bits in musical history to boot. Dave’s away, let’s play.... ACT ONE: Craig and Zara confront Mo...

NO ENCORE returns with the man of the moment David Balfe aka For Those I Love in conversation one week on from the release of his incredible debut album, mere hours after his down-to-the-wire chart battle with Justin Bieber was decided. On the agenda; finally releasing the album and the reaction to it, how and why the record went offline two years ago and what led to its return, selling out the Ol...

GOOD Friday, great episode. Yes, we’ve finally done it, and it only took a crucifixion to convince us. To honour this episode’s release day, we’re focusing our Top 5 on the show’s patron saint, Kanye West (sorry Frank). But before that main event, we tackle big news from the My Bloody Valentine camp, somehow round-up all the latest non-fungible controversy and discuss the somewhat miraculous retur...

The NO ENCORE album breakdown series returns with the great Micheál Quinn ; drummer for Enemies, Meltybrains? and Dermot Kennedy, now an accomplished solo artist in his own right thanks to his soulful, adventurous electronica debut Colours . A man of many stories and experiences, Micheál takes us through the entire record on this episode, taking in his time playing with those aforementioned acts a...