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With neither a Dave nor an ENCORE in sight, Colm O’Regan and Craig Fitzpatrick put the music world to rights for another week. Will they go ape for the new Gorillaz album? Is Katy Perry’s latest track as tasty as it appears? And what’s found when sifting through the embers of Ja Rule’s festival of […] La entrada NO ENCORE #059 | Monkey Business se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See...

Back at it again with sideways glances and informed debate, your NO ENCORE crew go in-depth on two albums of note as a busy week lies ahead. There’s all the usual news and new music to ponder, too, but before all that, Craig Fitzpatrick has something important to say… ACT ONE: Craig speaks from the […] La entrada NO ENCORE #058 | United Podcast of Horror se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on...

NO ENCORE once again travels back in time for THE REVISIT as Irish albums from a given year duke it out for critical supremacy. 1994 was the year when Ray Houghton spurred Ireland to a memorable victory over Italy in the World Cup but there were similar heroics back home, as this collection of records […] La entrada NO ENCORE: THE REVISIT | 1994 se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. Se...

A wrestling reference in the title can only mean wrestling references on the show itself, and this episode of NO ENCORE does indeed kick off with grappling. That, and a wedding, but stay tuned for all the news, a fun interview, the best/worst new tracks and a thorough look at the new Kendrick Lamar album. […] La entrada NO ENCORE #057 | This Podcast Is Scheduled For One Fall se publicó primero en...

This week marks the one-year anniversary of the passing of the phenomenal Prince. As such, the NO ENCORE crew felt it only right and proper to pay tribute to The Purple One with an in-depth Listening Guide for newcomers, novices, die-hards and everyone in between. That’s just one highlight of a Bantum-assisted episode which also features […] La entrada NO ENCORE #056 | Contrasting Styles se public...

Turn the clock back once more as NO ENCORE takes the temperature of the Irish music scene in 1985. It’s a serious panel of experts this time out as Dave Hanratty and Kieran McGuinness are joined by Nadine O’Regan (Sunday Business Post, Today FM), Dan Hegarty (2FM, 2XM) and Nialler9 (The Irish Times, all-round one-man music bible). […] La entrada NO ENCORE: THE REVISIT | 1985 se publicó primero en...

The rumours are true – Dave and Colm stayed up til much too late/early to watch all seven hours of this year’s WrestleMania spectacular. Craig, evidently much more of a grown man, did not. With things already tense between our intrepid trio, does this mean for the future of NO ENCORE?! The Ultimate Thrill Ride: ACT ONE: Recapping the aforementioned grapple-fest and […] La entrada NO ENCORE #055 |...

That’s a reference to both a film starring Clint Eastwood and Jessica Walter and the NO ENCORE featured album review this week which, incidentally, kinda-sorta divides the room as Dave, Colm and Craig reconvene to make sense of all the music that’s fit to chat about. Also on the show – Elaine Mai drops by to […] La entrada NO ENCORE #054 | Play Misty For Me se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted...

The boys are back in town, as goes the popular Twitter meme. Hey, someone should maybe write a song about that. NO ENCORE returns with yet more dispatches from the ever-evolving world of music… ACT ONE: A rock star exit leads the wrecking crew into the news, as Electric Picnic, the career struggles of Laura […] La entrada NO ENCORE #053 | Zombies With No Conscience se publicó primero en Headstuff....

NO ENCORE once again turns back the clock in order to evaluate a select group of Irish albums from a given year. This time out the team are 2002-bound – a simpler era when Roy Keane caused a national uproar, nu metal was still making an impact and Matt Damon took on the mantle of Jason […] La entrada NO ENCORE: THE REVISIT | 2002 se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...

The boys are back in town the studio together for the first time since the triumphant live outing at The Workman’s Club. Craig’s fresh from yet another wild stag weekend, Colm is basking in the afterglow of judging the Choice Music Prize and Dave… well, Dave is still pretty opinionated and possibly misunderstood. On this […] La entrada NO ENCORE #052 | I Like My French House To Be Slightly More Su...

What can possibly be left to say about Ed Sheeran, ‘Galway Girl’ and its parent record? Plenty, as it turns out. With Colm off performing jury duty, Dave and Craig are joined by their former Hot Press colleague Celina Murphy to try and make sense of things. Well, as best they can at least… ACT ONE: […] La entrada NO ENCORE #051 | Beef With Hans Zimmer se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Aca...

It’s Irish album flashback time once again on NO ENCORE as Dave Hanratty and Kieran McGuinness step into 1988 alongside the lively panel of DJ, MC extraordinaire and all-round culture vulture Rick O’Shea, HeadStuff Music Editor Andrea Cleary and the wildly talented and funky CC Brez. As ever, your intrepid audio adventurers aim to determine the gold standard of […] La entrada NO ENCORE: THE REVISI...

It was a highly eventful evening in The Workman’s Club, Dublin, as NO ENCORE – The HeadStuff Podcast Network’s only music podcast – turned 50 in some style. There was NO ENCORE LIVE! Not your usual instalment, this episode takes in everything from the rather underwhelming Longitude line-up to how going to a Busted gig led to Jedward fans giving Dave […] La entrada NO ENCORE #050 | NO ENCORE LIVE~!...

There’s mere days to go until NO ENCORE LIVE at The Workman’s Club, so it’s little wonder that Dave Hanratty, Colm O’Regan and Craig Fitzpatrick are in a lively mood this week. Grizzled veterans that they are, though, there’s another busy week in the world of music to get through – and from Dave’s adventures […] La entrada NO ENCORE #049 | Nailed it. se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acas...

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 Participant, who gears up for his Sampler EP launch with a classic NO ENCORE grilling. […] La entrada NO ENCORE #048 | ¡Participant Participates! se publicó primero en...

Time to party like it’s 1992 on THE REVISIT as Dave Hanratty and Kieran McGuinness turn back the clock alongside MayKay (Fight Like Apes, Other Voices), Conall Ó Breacháin (We Cut Corners) and Brian Mooney (The Idiots, Jape, David Kitt, Trust Me I’m A Thief Records). As ever, the roundtable select five Irish albums from the year in question and attempt […] La entrada NO ENCORE: THE REVISIT | 1992...

Colm O’Regan and Craig Fitzpatrick are again embarking on a two-man expedition through the murky waters of the music world this week, as the half-century mark draws ever closer for NO ENCORE (tickets for the landmark live show available HERE). One of the first buzz albums of the year, Sampha’s Process, is in the critical […] La entrada NO ENCORE #047 | Trust The Process se publicó primero en Heads...

The streak is over. It was going to take something serious for Dave Hanratty to miss a recording for the first time, but a suspected bout of tonsillitis – [Dave note: a seven-hour spell in A&E confirmed that it’s actually glandular fever and I’m hating life right now] has felled the NO ENCORE mainstay this week. […] La entrada NO ENCORE #046 | Alternative Facts on Little Fictions se publicó pr...

THE REVISIT podcast returns to tackle a given year in Irish music and the gold standard thereof. It’s gone all Y2K – remember that particular hysteria? – this time out as regular hosts Dave Hanratty and Delorentos man Kieran McGuinness travel back to 2000 alongside Michael Pope (Le Galaxie), Brian Lloyd (Entertainment.ie) and Colm ‘Q’ Quearney […] La entrada NO ENCORE: THE REVISIT | 2000 se public...

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 everything from Michael Jackson to Lady Gaga’s upcoming Super Bowl appearance to will.i.am’s terrible advice. ACT TWO (17:40): […] La entrada NO ENCORE #045 | Hobbies Inclu...

It’s a raucous atmosphere in the NO ENCORE studio as Dave Hanratty and Colm O’Regan are joined by Dara Kiely and Daniel Fox of the wonderful Girl Band ahead of their Vicar Street headliner on February 17 in aid of Pieta House. On a reliably lively episode they discuss night terrors, wrestling, vomiting during gigs, more […] La entrada NO ENCORE #044 | GIRL BAND se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hos...

With The Revisit up and running – and tickets for the live spectacular on March 2 now on sale – it’s all go for the NO ENCORE trio of late. But when the mics are on it’s business as usual as Dave, Colm and Craig discuss and dissect the week’s goings-on, from festival rebranding and […] La entrada NO ENCORE #043 | The XX Factor se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

Welcome to the inaugural episode of NO ENCORE: THE REVISIT, in which we go back in time to a chosen year in Irish music and attempt to determine the gold standard of the era. Join regular NO ENCORE hosts Dave Hanratty and Colm O’Regan on a journey back to 1996 alongside Delorentos man Kieran McGuinness, Niamh Farrell of HamsandwicH and State Magazine Reviews Editor Zara Hedderman.  […] La entrada...

The RTE Choice Music Prize, that is. This week, your NO ENCORE wrecking crew boasts a roundtable of academic music-related excellence as it welcomes back Kieran McGuinness of Delorentos fame alongside your regular trio of Dave, Craig and Colm. On the agenda – why, the aforementioned rundown of the apparent Top 10 best Irish albums of 2016, […] La entrada NO ENCORE #042 | Spoiled For Choice se publ...