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There’s mere days to go until NO ENCORE LIVE at The Workman’s Club, so it’s little wonder that Dave Hanratty, Colm O’Regan and Craig Fitzpatrick are in a lively mood this week. Grizzled veterans that they are, though, there’s another busy…

Sinéad Gleeson is a broadcaster, writer, editor of three short story anthologies, host of The Book Show on Radio One, half of The Anti-Room, and all round enviable sound person. She very kindly joined Alan and Ellen to talk about Top of the…

With a thud, unfortunately. In the final 'regular' episode of the year - LISTMANIA is right around the corner, folks! - the NO ENCORE boys tackle Abel Tesfaye's latest effort for global pop domination - Starboy. Before that, there's much to…

Once upon a midnight dreary, Colm O'Regan returned from holidays to join Dave Hanratty and ethnomusicologist extraordinaire Andrea Cleary on the spookiest NO ENCORE yet. There's terrifying tales aplenty in the world of music news, some…

This week, acting legend Gene Wilder passed away, Apple didn't pay their tax, and Beyoncé won all of the VMAs ever. We also pondered how to speak to a woman who is wearing headphones. #GeneWilder dies, aged 83 You probably remember the…

It's about that time. Yep, Frank Ocean finally dropped the album. Two albums, technically. As such, it's a full NO ENCORE roundtable of reflection this week as Dave, Colm and Craig welcome back Dave Higgins and Dean Van Nguyen in order…

Episode VII. The Podcast Awakens? In truth, it's difficult to stay animated when listening to the new album from Canadian hip hop sensation Drake, but HeadStuff Music Editor Dave Hanratty, Hot Press henchman Colm O’Regan and Newstalk…

Rihanna ANTI As ANTI opens with the slow dancehall rhythm on ‘Consideration’ and Rihanna in full Barbadian flow, you’d expect ANTI to be just another typical Rihanna album. Another typical Rihanna album would not be a bad thing, of…

Jamie xx In Colour In March of this year, when Jamie xx announced his début studio album In Colour and dropped singles 'Gosh', a heavy electro song with an obnoxious yet catchy sample bellowing 'Oh my gosh' repetitively and the heavenly…

WORD UP. We were moving house and got lost down a couch. It's been a strange few weeks, huh? Daphne & Celeste (yep, them) returning with a shockingly damn good art-pop effort, the awful Madonna/Drake fuss about absolutely nothing and…