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NO ENCORE is back at it for another week as Dave and Craig indulge in some highly cathartic critical takedowns of critical gushing. That's right, this week's top five is all about slaying some sacred cows. Figuratively speaking, of course -…

Your NO ENCORE listening experience returns following a nice long weekend in which we holidayed to other rooms of the house. Exotic stuff. This week, Craig tries to rein himself in during The Strokes review, Dave visits Sweden via the magic…

NO ENCORE's cinematic engagement project NO POPCORN returns as Dave Hanratty, David Higgins and Norma Howard get their best battle rap faces on for Eminem's semi-autobiographical adventure 8 Mile. Is Eminem any good? What's with Brittany…

Hey, it's a rare NO ENCORE mini-sode in honour of us finally setting up a Patreon page. You can access that page at patreon.com/noencore if you would like to consider supporting the show. For more on that, here's Dave with a passionate…

NO ENCORE returns with further social distant music podcasting as Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick deliver their top five late-career highlights in what turns out to be a very good list if we do say so ourselves. There's also space…

Physical distancing podcast vibes continue as NO ENCORE swings back into gear. This week, Craig and Dave do their best to work through the news, dive into the dark and moody return of The Weeknd and run down some songs they enjoy by artists…

NO ENCORE embraces social distancing as Dave and Craig connect from afar via the method of Skype. Determined to keep things upbeat, the boys cast their eyes over a grim news section, the debut album from Jay Electronica and their top…

As the Covid-19 coronavirus continues to impact the world, Daithí checks in to NO ENCORE with a quite incredible story, having flown to Vietnam to play a St. Patrick's Day show. By the time the plane landed, it was already falling apart.…

NO ENCORE's movies x music showcase returns as Dave Hanratty and David Higgins get lost in the 1986 dark fantasy that is LABYRINTH. Luckily, they have the great Zara Hedderman for company. You know this one, right? David Bowie milling…

The world is on fire. NO ENCORE arrives a day earlier to hopefully lift some spirits. Craig and Dave are in a surprisingly buoyant collective mood as they run down the Electric Picnic 2020 line-up, reflect briefly on the Choice Music…