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YOUR terrible/terrific NO ENCORE trio are reunited and it feels so good. It's an all killer, no filler episode as Dave, Craig and Colm get straight to the point, keep it real and some other generic way of saying 'Hey, just listen to the…

Tonight we're gonna party like it's the turn of the century as THE REVISIT hits up 1999 to assess the good, the bad, and the ugly of the Irish music scene. It's a lively affair as always as Dave Hanratty and Kieran McGuinness are joined…

In which Colm absconds to his native land of Cork for frivolity and thus a tired Dave and buoyant Craig are forced to bring in a ringer. That ringer? None other than David A. Tapley of famously dormant dream-pop shoegaze outfit Tandem…

NO ENCORE is going live at Whelan's on September 28 with performances from Overhead, The Albatross, Daithí and Elaine Mai set to BLOW THE ROOF OFF and such. You should totally come to the show. Tickets available on Ticketmaster and usual…

NO ENCORE returns to the year 1982 to shine a light on the Irish music scene of the era and assess the most notable records that captured the imagination. As ever, it's a lively assembly as Dave Hanratty and Kieran McGuinness are joined…

The boys are back with a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT and they're really very excited so they are. It's a stacked show, so settle in... ACT ONE: Bloody hell, we're doing another live show! Also, one last Top 10 for good measure... ACT TWO:…

NO ENCORE is, in fact, talkin' U2 to you this week as the boys park the regular album review segment to... construct their very own U2 record! Elsewhere, there's all the usual noise with big news, Songs of the Week and Colm's personal Top…

NO ENCORE goes back in time once again as THE REVISIT takes the temperature of the Irish music scene as the eighties came to a close and a new decade dawned. It's 1990 and it's quite a diverse shortlist... As ever, a panel of experts are…

Greetings, loyal music podcast fans! The latest episode of NO ENCORE is the most raucous episode since... a few episodes ago when Daithi joined the fray. No guest this week but there's a birthday, lots of laughter and a troubling amount of…

It’s a busy week in the world of music, so there’s plenty for our tenacious trio to wade through. With Craig mic’d up and all, eyes are cast towards a pair of new albums, another example of exclusive-release chicanery, Dave’s favourite…