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It's the height of the Irish summer so it's the perfect time for a downpour. Ace comedian Fiona Frawley makes her NO ENCORE co-host debut, and she's got a clutch of rain-soaked Taylor Swift songs in tow for this week's Top 5 main event. Before that, all the usual fun and games from the music world at large. Don't forget to hit up patreon.com/noenco…

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What do you believe, listener? This week we're looking beyond what we know as Jenny Claffey, host of the Red Room podcast, joins Dave and Adam for her NO ENCORE debut to talk about some of her favourite music-related conspiracy theories. Elsewhere over on Patreon, you can find the most recent Film Club where Dave and Andy McCarroll sit down to cros…

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This week in place of a main feed episode, we're unlocking our Patreon-exclusive NO ENCORE NU-METAL QUIZ that took place earlier this year where the usual roles were reversed, and the quizmaster became the quizzed, just so you can get a taste of what to expect when you sign up over on the NO ENCORE Patreon. Sonic Architect Adam dished out the trivi…

It's a family affair this week as Dave gives brother the ultimate birthday present - the coveted NO ENCORE co-host microphone. That's right, Alan Hanratty makes his podcast debut~! Sonic Architect Adam is also on-hand, just in case a spontaneous burst of fratricide occurs. And speaking of brothers-in-arms, Andy McCarroll is back on the Patreon-only…

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Open that cutoff filter the whole way up, listener! Synthesisers are the name of the game this week, but it's all very much still the real deal here at NO ENCORE as Matt Harris of Birthday Problem, HAVVK and Veta Records sits opposite to take us into the world of analogue oscillation for his favourite synth riffs. Meanwhile, over on the NO ENCORE P…

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Hey there was a big festival on last weekend, maybe you heard about it or read about it or watched it or something. Returning guest Richard Chambers was at the damn thing and so he duly relays Dave and Adam with a feature-length review in lieu of a Top 5, and let us tell you listener, this is a damn fine report. Also damn fine is the NO ENCORE Patr…

As the drummer for the excellent Gurriers, Pierce Callaghan is a very busy man of late, and so Dave Hanratty and Sonic Architect Adam Shanahan are only delighted to welcome him to the NO ENCORE studio mere hours before he jets off to Glastonbury. The imminent Worthy Farm spectacular is this week's headline attraction, given Pierce's affinity for it…

Light the fuse, it's about to get incendiary as the socially conscious, politically-motivated music of the late Tupac Shakur comes into focus this week. Dave and Adam are joined by music journalist Dean Van Nguyen, whose brand new book Words For My Comrades: A Political History of Tupac Shakur is now on shelves in all good bookstores - or you can p…

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...and there will be NO ENCORE. As Tebi Rex comes to an end, we are delighted to welcome Max Zanga and Matt Ó Baoill to the NO ENCORE studio; a studio in which they recorded their 2019 debut album The Young Will Eat The Old. Their forthcoming third and final album Fin. will be the final chapter in the Tebi Rex discography, and as such they're here …

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Throw those horns up high, it's time to rock out. And who better to be leading the ferocious charge this week than former co-host Craig Fitzpatrick, as he returns to school Dave Hanratty and Sonic Architect Adam Shanahan in the finest, most commercially palatable metal songs to ever be released. And if that's simply not enough NO ENCORE for you, ov…

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Get the 7" record out of the sleeve, or open up that thin jewel case you spent a fiver on for that one special tune you couldn't get off repeat. Dave Hanratty and Sonic Architect Adam return to their respective microphones and welcome photographer extraordinaire Christian Tierney to revisit the best commercial introductions that an artist has given…

Dave and Adam are Young at heart this week as a legendary - and notoriously prickly - troubadour gets the spotlight thrust upon him. Admittedly, neither of your regular microphone fiends are experts on the man born Neil Percival Young, so thankfully they have A. Smyth on hand in the co-host chair, a few weeks ahead of his excellent new album Hello …

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Given the Heat of the week's sunshine, it's time to get dramatic, but not in a criminal fashion, as is the style of the main character of this week's show. Brian Lloyd joins Dave Hanratty and Sonic Architect Adam Shanahan as he directs their attention to some of his favourite and some of the most iconic needle drops seen across the filmography of s…

Giddy up! Join us as Dave Hanratty and Sonic Architect Adam Shanahan saddle-up alongside Clare Martin, contributor at Paste Magazine, to gallop into some of the finest equestrian-adjacent musical numbers the world has to offer. And while we have you, why not canter on over to the NO ENCORE Patreon, where you'll find our most recent Film Club episod…

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It's time to activate as many guitar pedals as we have and get moody. Let us enter the dreamy, pensive sphere of the shoegaze genre, and who better to be joined by than first-time guest, shoegaze-enthusiast and Cable Boy frontman Semi Olusa to guide Dave Hanratty and Sonic Architect Adam Shanahan through the haze and reverb of it all. That's not al…

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From NO ENCORE to Numb / Encore. This week we're moving into the world of Linkin Park as Irish Independent multimedia reporter Darragh Nolan graces the guest mic for the first time to take Dave Hanratty and Sonic Architect Adam Shanahan into his favourite five selections from his favourite act. Elsewhere in the world of NO ENCORE, you'll find a new…

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Rise. NO ENCORE is once more among the living as the best damn music podcast in town returns with a jam-packed episode for your Easter weekend. Dave Hanratty and Sonic Architect Adam are joined by Mark Conroy, who presents a new spin on the art of the comeback. Also en route and exclusively for patrons is a brand new episode of FIlm Club as Dave si…

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Sit back, relax and put your feet up listener, your favourite show is about to begin... NO ENCORE plugs into the televisual arena this week as Sarah McKenna Barry returns to Sonic Architowers to give Dave Hanratty and Sonic Architect Adam Shanahan a selection of her favourite TV themes of the 2020s (so far). Speaking of vivid media, we have some br…

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Hark, for a jocular troubadour draws near. His name is Paddy Hanna, and we're only thrilled to welcome him back to the studio for this week's fun and games. Paddy has a new album in tow, with Oylegate landing on Friday, 11 April. We'll get into that and so much more, including a rare familial-themed Top 5 (Paddy has children, we do not). We've also…

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The prodigal son returns to NO ENCORE - let's just hope he's not too big for his boots now, eh? Donegal icon, Football Special enthusiast, and now very much daily 2FM drivetime sensation Hugh Carr joins Dave and Adam to quite literally jazz things up for this week's Top 5 - think big-band, orchestral, 1940s-style reinterpretations of songs you like…

We're here to make you an offer you can't refuse, listener. Just sign on the dotted line, and the hefty advance that is our podcast will land in the bank account that is your ears. This week we return to Sonic Architowers where Dave Hanratty and Sonic Architect Adam Shanahan are joined by Alan Duggan Borges of Gilla Band, The Claque and most recent…

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It's time to tell our side of the story, listener. And who better to do that with us than this week's guest! Journalist and broadcaster Jenn Gannon returns to the podcast this week to dive into the best that the musical corner of the documentary world has to offer, as well as taking on a healthy dose of music and entertainment news, so let's get th…

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Let's get avant-garde and abstract - it's time to throw it back to 1970s downtown New York City for this week's Top 5 countdown. Dave Hanratty and Sonic Architect Adam Shanahan know next-to-nothing about this genre, so thankfully they have Dublin-based roustabout Skinner on board to take them through it. The multi-instrumentalist is fresh off tour …

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Dust off your finest tuxedo and/or ball gown - we've got OSCAR FEVER this week~! Dave and Adam are joined by Lucien Waugh-Daly, host of the superb Boy Party podcast, to predict the big winners at this Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony, and to celebrate the best songs that took home gold over the years. Despite the fact that Lucien thinks the award s…

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He's finally come home. NO ENCORE is only delighted to welcome back Ireland's sharpest surrealistic humourist in the form of Peter McGann~! The boy has been busy, what with a brand new Sky comedy series and a nationwide tour both imminent. Thankfully, he's lost none of his zeal, especially when it comes to celebrating the work of filmmakers like Ma…

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HAPPY VALENTINE'S! We're not doing anything romance-themed, sorry. This week, Dave and Adam are joined by freelance journalist Tessa Ndjonkou to celebrate 20 years of YouTube, and to ask - has it been a blessing or a curse for society at large? Throw in a lovingly composed news section and there's a LOT to discuss. And if you want even more NO ENCO…

Happy Post-Super Bowl Monday, one and all! In honour of Kendrick Lamar's latest public corpse-kill of Aubrey Drake Graham, we're re-sharing Craig Fitzpatrick's superb feud explainer from December. Yes, this is a shameless attempt to jump on a zeitgeist moment ahead of a lengthier discussion on Friday, sue us. Don't sue us, please. In fairness, Crai…

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Is it future? Or is it past? One thing's for sure - it's a brand new season of NO ENCORE~! And it wouldn't be The Return of this particular podcast without leaning into some truly tragic news in the form of the passing of visionary filmmaker David Lynch, who shuffled off this mortal coil in mid-January. As such, we're marking the first episode back…