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Look, it happens. The bad news is that this episode of NO ENCORE finds that Craig's tones are less dulcet than usual. The good news is that you can still hear him, but yeah, technical difficulties tried to scupper the gang BUT TO NO AVAIL.…

NO ENCORE fires up the flux capacitor once more and revisits a year in Irish music to weigh up the most notable albums of the era. This time out it's 2003, with everything from bedroom experimentation (not that kind) to carefully…

It's a jam-packed edition of NO ENCORE this week with gig recaps, a fresh listening guide, a fun interview with the excellent Ho99o9 and all the usual regular fun and games to boot. Exciting. Zara Hedderman returns as Colm continues to…

Colm may have jetted off to the permanently bright surroundings of Norway (yep, again) but Dave and Craig are in fine form as they welcome David Higgins back to the pod for a raucous episode that takes in not one but TWO album reviews. We…

Some political humour for the week that's in it, why not. Your latest round of NO ENCORE is just as controversial as Dave finally breaks his festival hiatus only to find his spirits severely dampened by rain. There's plenty more up for…

The boys are back in town and they’ve brought nu metal sensation Daithi along for the ride this week. All kinds of musical fun and games await, as well as a look at James Vincent McMorrow’s fourth record. ACT ONE: Is Dave on the…

One more time with feeling - NO ENCORE turns the clock back to run the rule over a set of Irish albums from a given year. 1997 takes centre stage on this particular edition, as an excellent panel debates the merits and demerits of what…

Yep, we're switching from Mondays to Fridays. Exciting. You can still listen on the Monday but now you have the option to get your NO ENCORE fix right in time for the weekend. How better to start off the new era than to shake things up…

Happy Twin Peaks day, everyone! Er, that is if you're listening to this on the Monday. If not, fear not, for the NO ENCORE wrecking crew kick this edition off with some thoughts on the cult phenomenon. Talk soon moves to the sad passing of…

Dave returns with thoughts on two summer blockbusters before the boys get down to the usual mix of music-related happenings with everything from wrestling (yeah, again) to new songs and a structure-bothering album on the agenda. ACT…