Bruce Springsteen

Some songs make an artist instantly recognisable. Such as hearing the rebirth and re-release of Kate Bush's 'Running Up That Hill'. We hear that song, and we know it is Kate, it has become a signature song for the artist, one which…

Scares apparent on NO ENCORE as Halloween arrives and the boys Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick engage in fright mode to deliver their Top 5 Scary Songs. Tunes that unnerve and upset the soul for the season that's in it. There's also…

There are crowd-pleasers that tug on the heartstrings. Then there's Blinded by the Light, a film which tugs on them so hard, you'll leave a screening with an empty chest cavity. The coming-of-age drama is based on the story of British…

The welcoming flame once burned brightly on the Statue of Liberty, today it slowly loses its glow and darkness descends. The word freedom is locked within a cage of shrouded racism, the lessons of the past fading. We live in an era where…

Two episodes in three days? The decadence. Business as usual for the NO ENCORE trio with definitely nothing different whatsoever. Meanwhile, Bruce Springsteen is back. ACT ONE: Dave quite literally Takes Back Sunday. ACT TWO:…

Seneko’s Soul Numbers is EP #4 in three years for the Americana/soul artist. Each release has lent him ample opportunity to develop his voice. Now, it all culminates in an EP that has Seneko sounding more refined and confident than ever.…

I grew up in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, 40 miles northwest of Freehold, where Bruce Springsteen is from. A couple of miles away from my childhood home is the town of Centerville, where a blue sign marks what was the “center point for…

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…

All Tvvins IIVV Just before the chorus kicks in on 'Too Much Silence', the eighth effort on All Tvvins' self-titled (no, really) debut album, a sweeping synth line starts to augment the track and by the time Conor Adams starts to belt…

This week, Donald Trump announced a trip to Ireland, Bono showed up at a Springsteen gig, and Harry the gorilla passed away. We also celebrated the beginning of Pride month with the #LoveisLove hashtag, and drank some milk.…