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A busy NO ENCORE this week as Dave and Craig go from predicting the Choice Music Prize result at the last minute to a phantom live - and loud and a bit messy, let's be honest - update from the show itself and then back to the regular…

This week, the RTÉ Choice Music Prize will be decided, crowning the best Irish album of 2019. Dave reckons that Lankum are going to win, but for the traditional Irish/folk-punk outfit, the idea of music being pitted against itself makes…

200 episodes of NO ENCORE? When did that happen?! Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick celebrate with a bang in the form of Dave going viral by blasting the pair's former place of employment. Aside from that, there's the very worst in…

It's so deadly, my dear. NO ENCORE's Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick return with daring espionage exploits in the form of their top five James Bond themes in honour of the new Billie Eilish one. There's a review of the latest Justin…

NO ENCORE is back, baby! Season Five is here. Dave and Craig are hyped. And it's Valentine's Day, so the boys are running down their top five anti-love songs. Tis the season. There's also the brand new Tame Impala record to discuss in…

With just hours to go until NO ENCORE makes its Valentine's Day return, Dave, Higgs and Norma choreograph majestically about the studio as song-and-dance dramedy LA LA LAND comes into focus. There's some post-Oscars talk, too, not to…

NO POPCORN's Dave Hanratty and David Higgins are back-back-back with another deep dive into a movie that boasts a musical connection. In this case, that's ARTIFACT; a little-seen propaganda exercise for Jared Leto-fronted alt-rock…

Yep, it's unlucky 13 for NO ENCORE's Dave Hanratty and David Higgins as the boys accept their fate and venture towards certain doom in the form of box office and critical bomb CATS. They get by with a little help from their friends, with…

Dave Hanratty and David Higgins convene once again for the film thing, this time casting a critical eye over the good and the bad that hit cinema screens in 2019. Two men. 15 categories. A lengthy preamble. Happy Christmas, one and all,…

This is the end, my friend. The end of the year. Time to sit down for about two-and-a-half hours and break down the very best albums of 2019. Dave, Craig and Daithí do just that as they pull the shutters down on NO ENCORE following a…