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We’ve covered our favourite Irish records of 2020 and now it’s time for the final list of the year—the best albums of 2020. From much-needed pop escapism to doom-laden indie folk, with a few lockdown recordings thrown in for good measure,…

The boys Tebi Rex take over the studio in celebratory fashion as NO ENCORE's Dave and Craig do their best to maintain decorum. Do check out their debut album (Tebi Rex, not Dave and Craig) The Young Will Eat The Old when you can. But…

The NO ENCORE boys are back - well, two of them, at least. With Daithí away, Dave and Craig will play. On the agenda; the new Ed Sheeran album, Craig's festival trip abroad and the current state of The Strokes, and one Song of the Week…

Dave and Daithí go remote this week on NO ENCORE as Craig sells out once again. Luckily, we caught up with HEALTH frontman Jake Duzsik during the Los Angeles noisemakers' recent trip to Dublin. On the agenda; social media dos and don'ts,…

NO ENCORE SEASON THREE. Yes, that's right, following a mammoth one episode off, NO ENCORE returns for its third season. Expect chaos, music news, anarchy, album reviews, tyranny, new song analysis and the heat death of the universe…

Your beloved NO ENCORE boys are back in the saddle, despite illness doing its utmost to drive them apart. ACT ONE: Dave details his still-not-quite-over-it viral infection before the lads get stuck into some important news with…

Winter has come, so get warm with your red hot NO ENCORE wrecking crew as they welcome 2fm, Newstalk, Today FM and State Magazine's Jennifer Gannon to the dance. Up for discussion - Oasis and their Supersonic documentary, the pop merits…

Selena Gomez Revival I’m of that strange inter-generation of people who never really got Selena Gomez the first time around; slightly too old for Disney stars, more focused on Nickelodeon. My first non-peripheral engagement with Gomez,…