The Beatles

“I must have sung that 500,000 times. I was drenched with sweat…” - Tina Turner In the mid-sixties, record producer Phil Spector needed a hit to spark his interest in the music industry once more. By 1965 he had sold The Righteous Brothers…

'American Pie', the 1971 number one hit by Don McLean, is one of the most instantly recognisable songs of all time. A favourite for buskers, karaoke bars and, of course, late night singalongs. Perhaps not as recognisable are the moments…

It’s 1968 and the beginning of the end for the Beatles. The recording of their new album A Doll’s House is plagued by personal grievances, mounting money troubles and the pressure to create a worthy follow-up to their superlative Sgt.…

“It was either going to be massive or it was going to be nothing” - Roger Taylor, Queen 'Bohemian Rhapsody', one of the most celebrated songs in the history of music, is utterly unique. With the recent biopic bagging 4 awards at the…

The word Brexit has invaded our minds over the last year now, we do not know the outcome as of yet, but we can look at the affect it may have on certain parts of society, specifically the music industry. The Great British idea of…

You listen to a band, an artist, musical legends and wonder what it would be like to see them perform in concert? You think here in Ireland that opportunities to see these may not have come along, but they often did. Ireland has always…

Back once again for the renegade master, your NO ENCORE collective bring all the noise on a busy week. News, songs, TWO albums and a Top 10. What more do you want - blood?? ACT ONE: Some talk on The Big Fight. ACT TWO: News! Jay-Z…

Treading the fine line between past and present, This Week, in History is a round-up of the latest historical events and findings which continue to impact the world today. This week, Bob Dylan is accused of using SparkNotes in his Nobel…

Happy Twin Peaks day, everyone! Er, that is if you're listening to this on the Monday. If not, fear not, for the NO ENCORE wrecking crew kick this edition off with some thoughts on the cult phenomenon. Talk soon moves to the sad passing of…

In the years following their break-up, John Lennon would say that the Beatles were in the crow’s nest of the ship that would discover the ‘New World.’ He was referring of course to the 1960s, a decade of discovery and experimentation. At…