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Dust off your finest tuxedo and/or ball gown - we've got OSCAR FEVER this week~! Dave and Adam are joined by Lucien Waugh-Daly , host of the superb Boy Party  podcast, to predict the big winners at this Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony, and to celebrate the best songs that took home gold over the years. Despite the fact that Lucien thinks the award should be abolished, by the way.&n...

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He's finally come home.  NO ENCORE  is only delighted to welcome back Ireland's sharpest surrealistic humourist in the form of Peter McGann~!  The boy has been busy, what with a brand new Sky comedy series  and  a nationwide tour both imminent.  Thankfully, he's lost none of his zeal, especially when it comes to celebrating the work of filmmakers like Martin Scorsese,...

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HAPPY VALENTINE'S! We're not doing anything romance-themed, sorry.  This week, Dave and Adam are joined by freelance journalist Tessa Ndjonkou to celebrate 20 years of YouTube, and to ask - has it been a blessing or a curse for society at large?  Throw in a lovingly composed news section and there's a LOT to discuss.  And if you want even more  NO ENCORE , consider signing up t...

Happy Post-Super Bowl Monday, one and all!  In honour of Kendrick Lamar's latest public corpse-kill of Aubrey Drake Graham, we're re-sharing Craig Fitzpatrick's superb feud explainer from December. Yes, this is a shameless attempt to jump on a zeitgeist moment ahead of a lengthier discussion on Friday, sue us. Don't sue us, please.  In fairness, Craig did such a good job it's worth liste...

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Is it future? Or is it past?  One thing's for sure - it's a brand new season of  NO ENCORE ~! And it wouldn't be The Return of this particular podcast without leaning into some truly tragic news in the form of the passing of visionary filmmaker David Lynch, who shuffled off this mortal coil in mid-January.  As such, we're marking the first episode back with a tribute to a man who in...

A brand new year, and a brand new season of Before The ENCORE is here! It's great to be back again, and what a way to kick off the season. This edition, Sonic Architect Adam is joined by Simon Merriman , director & booker at Singular Artists - a booking agency with a very much artist-focused approach to the live industry. In this episode you'll hear the pair discuss the challenges of promoting...

Our final seasonal gift of the year to you, dear listener! Sonic Architect Adam  returns with our annual epic of our favourite moments on the podcast-proper for plenty of laughs to keep you company over the holidays. As is our usual modus operandi, we shall be taking January to rest up before a new year of NO ENCORE . Don't worry though, Patreon members will continue to get their dose of bonu...

The year is almost dust and we're not about to sign off without examining the standout moments of 2024 in music - that's right, it's our increasingly ramshackle awards rundown! Dave Hanratty  and Sonic Architect Adam Shanahan  are joined by Craig Fitzpatrick  and Richard Chambers  to go through the best, worst, and weirdest happenings from the calendar year. The boys detail the...

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THE NO ENCORE QUIZ  returns to decide once and for all who is to become the undisputed NO ENCORE QUIZ Champion as current title-holder Zara Hedderman  faces off against Craig Fitzpatrick  for 2024's trivia round-up. Both are undefeated, but who will come out on top? Tune in to find out! - Follow Zara on X  / Instagram Follow Craig on X  / Instagram   Tickets to Peter...

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Vote early, and vote often.  NO ENCORE  returns with the final 'regular' episode of 2024, with the great Carl Kinsella for company.  As Ireland goes to the polls, it's time to focus on the often eyebrow-raising clash between politics and music as Carl delivers his shouts for the most interesting election-based audio material going.  Beforehand, a very busy news section taking i...

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A departure from the usual format this week in celebration of  I Leave You This , the new album from  NO ENCORE  favourites Overhead, The Albatross.  Vinny Casey, Luke Daly, and David Prendergast join Dave and Adam in-studio to discuss their superb sophomore record and the many ups and downs of the OTA story so far, from personnel changes to onstage disasters to the seeming end...

It's a long one this week, which feels fitting given the ambitious and expansive theme - why yes, the humble concept album finally falls beneath the  NO ENCORE  microscope. Julie Hough returns to the studio with five such records for company, and some insight into her latest musical project - PostLast.  As ever, there's plenty of news and other such things to discuss, so let's do it...

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*And the nation in question is the good 'ol US of A.  As you've no doubt noticed by now, Donald John Trump is the President-elect of the United States of America. Cast aside the numerous valid and alarming reasons for this scenario  not  to come to pass, for it is indeed a reality once again.  If you're feeling uneasy, well, you're not alone. And so  NO ENCORE  h...

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On the week of hallow's eve, we're keeping it semi-spooky at NO ENCORE as we welcome back Kieran McGuinness of Delorentos and Driven Snow fame to discuss his TOP 5 MURDER BALLADS . Ballads of old and new within, there's plenty to line your crosshairs up at on this week's episode. And if that's simply not enough NO ENCORE for your ears, feel free to join us over on  patreon.com/noencore  ...

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This month on Before The ENCORE, Sonic Architect Adam is joined by Toby Hatchett of Hatchett Sound – a designer of bespoke soundsystems featured across the island of Ireland. For those of you unfamiliar, you have Toby to thank for the beautifully handcrafted hi-fi soundsystems in The Big Romance , Fidelity Bar & Studio , Connolly's of Leap , Lost Lane , Hang Dai and Allta to name a few. Toby d...

We're getting our sequel on this week as TRY Channel hero Seán Connolly returns to  NO ENCORE HQ  for a follow-up to his previous appearance in May - do check that one out  here  if you haven't already.  It's time to return to the dizzying world of the leitmotif, with five new selections courtesy of the boy Connolly.  All that and all the usual awaits you on another p...