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NO ENCORE #255 | TOP 5 DEBUT SINGLES / ARLO PARKS REVIEW
Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick return with another possibly irreverent look at the world in music right now, with a busy, difficult week in news, a buzzworthy new album from Arlo Parks and a tricky top five in the form of the best and…
NO POPCORN #030 | SOUL (2020)
Let's get existential. Dave Hanratty, David Higgins and Norma Howard discuss Pixar's mortality-themed life lesson Soul. Is this really a kid's film? What's the music like? Was that an Under the Skin reference? Is that ending a massive…
NO ENCORE #254 | TOP 5 ONE-AND-DONE ALBUMS / ELAINE MAI X MAYKAY INTERVIEW
January is almost dust but there's still time for a music podcast to throw its scalding hot takes around. Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick mine Top 5 gold this week as the best one-and-done albums come into focus. Before that, we chat…
NO ENCORE #253 | TOP 5 POST-BAND SOLO ADVENTURES / ZAYN REVIEW
Quick disclaimer – Dave's audio turned out a little hotter than expected, sincere apologies for any listening inconvenience and we'll fix it for next week. The NO ENCORE boys are back with the first Top 5 rundown of 2021, running the Best…
NO POPCORN #029 | BEST & WORST OF CINEMA IN 2020
It's time for the NO POPCORN 2020 jamboree spectacular in which Dave Hanratty, David Higgins and Norma Howard cast their collective eyes over the cinematic landscape of the past 12 months, doling out awards aplenty to the best and worst of…
NO ENCORE #252 | NO ENCORE QUIZ OF 2020~! / MF DOOM TRIBUTE
Let's get down to quizness. It's the NO ENCORE Quiz of 2020! Six rounds of music-related brain teasers for you to ponder over as you live vicariously through fierce combatants Craig Fitzpatrick and special guest Fionnuala Jones of…
NO ENCORE #251 | RTÉ CHOICE MUSIC PRIZE PREVIEW ft. JIM CARROLL
Happy New Year! NO ENCORE returns for 2021 with a preview of the upcoming RTÉ Choice Music Prize, where the best Irish album of 2020 will be officially crowned. Things are a little different this year, though, from both the judging process…
NO ENCORE #250 | BEST ALBUMS OF 2020
Looks like we made it. The final NO ENCORE episode of the year. The very best albums of 2020. Dave Hanratty, Craig Fitzpatrick and Zara Hedderman combine and clash over the standout long-players of a strange 12 months.
Thank you so much…
NO POPCORN #028 | LAST CHRISTMAS (2019)
Tis! The! Season! Dave Hanratty, Dave Higgins and Norma Howard celebrate this most festive time of year the only way they know how; by reviewing a pretty wretched yuletide romantic comedy in the form of the completely deranged LAST…
NO ENCORE #249 | BEST SONGS OF 2020
LISTMAS is NOW~! Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick are joined by Zara Hedderman as they run down the NO ENCORE 20 Best Songs of 2020, complete with a good old-fashioned debate to decide the order of the Top 5. Will they still be friends…