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NO ENCORE is a music fan’s 10.0, perfect-scoring pod companion. Every week, critic Dave Hanratty and a special guest face off over a themed Top 5 list, while also taking a sideways glance at the biggest headlines. Dissecting music – and themselves – so you can just… listen.

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#513
Yesterday · 2 hr 15 min
TOP 5 EASTER EGGS ft. Kieran McGuinness
No, not the delicious chocolate ones but rather the mysterious / clever / pointless / pretentious / delete-as-appropriate hidden messages, inside jokes and secret surprises buried beneath the surface of your favourite pop song or concept album. Kieran McGuinness of Driven Snow and Delorentos is the creative curator of this week's Top 5 - he managed to mesmerise Dave and Adam in real-time, so pay close attention! Elsewhere this week, the boys wade back into the troubled waters of Edward Christopher Sheeran, and delve into the new Driven Snow record Mother of Christ. Don't miss out on our weekly bonus episodes at patreon.com/noencore - it's a two-for-one special in the coming days as the Film Club returns with sweaty Russell Crowe vehicle Unhinged, while Dave readies an entire month's worth of horror movies for your terrifying pleasure. As for your main NO ENCORE fix right here... ACT ONE: Le Preamble. ACT TWO (12:20): The continued fallout from the Ed Sheeran Loop Tour fiasco takes the lion's share of this week's news round-up as the guys assess the tearful troubadour's onstage address. There's also time for a cultural new government initiative and the long-awaited union between Billy Corgan and the utterly vile excuse for a human being that is Clavicular. ACT THREE (57:41): From shrewd marketing techniques to tender and inventive songwriting, Kieran talks all things Driven Snow. ACT FOUR (1:31:21): Top 5 Easter Eggs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Monday · 7 min
PATREON PREVIEW: ALBUM CLUB #52 | The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)
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#512
September 18 · 2 hr 1 min
TOP 5 HATED BEATLES SONGS ft. Gilla Band
Dave returns to rock the microphone following two weeks of rest and relaxation, and wouldn't you know it, there's quite a lot to talk about. First and foremost, the boys are delighted to welcome Dara Kiely and Daniel Fox of the glorious Gilla Band back to the show ahead of the release of their beautifully pulsating fourth record Pugnello, which lands next Friday. We'll talk about all that and their highly Dave-approved Top 5, but first up... ACT ONE: Dave and Adam report back from a sparsely-attended yet nonetheless memorable WU LYF gig. ACT TWO (12:47): The fallout of the Ed Sheeran / Macklemore row dominates the news section, while there's also time for Oasis and their forthcoming expensive Irish return, Geese and those pesky psy-op allegations, and deeply improper use of an innocent Ferris wheel. ACT THREE (49:26): Gilla Band in conversation. ACT FOUR (1:28:58): Top 5 Hated Beatles Songs. Sign up to the NO ENCORE PATREON today for weekly bonus episodes including Album Club, Film Club and our Hogan Knows Best seasonal recaps! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
September 14 · 5 min
FILM CLUB #44 | A Few Good Men (1992)
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#511
September 11 · 1 hr 52 min
TOP 5 TEENAGE TV KICKS ft. Fionnuala Jones
The television shows we loved in our adolescence could have a profound impact of what music crossed the threshold on to your MP3 player of choice. As such, Fionnuala Jones of the Flop Culture Podcast and Six O'Clock Show superstardom joins Adam in throwing back to teen TV this week on the podcast proper, highlighting the best needle drops of the shows she holds dearest from her teenage years. And if you'd like some more throw-backs, you can find many over on our Patreon; this week, Adam's feature-length Album Club on Frank Ocean's 2016 double-whammy Blonde and Endless is waiting for you, and upcoming on Film Club we time travel even further back to 1992 as Dave enlists the help of an effervescent Will Slattery of the Indo Sport podcast alongside our resident co-host Andy McCarroll to cross-examine A Few Good Men, coming this Monday. Sign up now to get 'em while they're hot! Anyway, I'll be quiet– your show is on. ACT ONE: The preamble in which Adam and Fionnuala catch up, ramble and chat about Traitors Ireland Season 2. ACT TWO (15:23): Oasis return to the news section as rumours of an imminent Slane announcement gather steam as well as a hefty unreleased catalogue of theirs going on auction, Macklemore draws some ire, Lola Young's new charity t-shirts, Kevin Parker bans autographs and the New York Times are NO ENCORE fans(?)– it's the news. ACT THREE (1:04:50): Top 5 Teenage TV Kicks Flop Culture on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
September 7 · 9 min
PATREON PREVIEW: ALBUM CLUB #51 | Frank Ocean - Endless / Blonde (2016)
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#510
September 4 · 1 hr 58 min
TOP 5 SPORT TV THEMES ft. Shane Brennan
Open wide for some SPORT TV THEME MUSIC~! Shane Brennan of The Irish NFL Show and Indo Sport podcasts joins us for his debut cap on the pod to take us through his five-a-side line-up of compositions accompanying sport on television, old and new– a fine art of music supervisors the world over. And when it comes to sports entertainment, we have much ado over on our Patreon as we have begun our rewatch of Hogan Knows Best with just shy of two hours waiting for you on the show's first season. Sign up for that, stay for Adam's forthcoming Album Club celebrating Frank Ocean's Endless and Blonde in the first double-whammy episode coming this Monday. Let's kick off! ACT ONE: The preamble, in which we ramble. ACT TWO (18:43): An Electric Picnic recap, a note on Fontaines DC's double Slane announcement, Keffe D found guilty for his part in 2pac's murder, Tom Hardy's rap career reaches new heights, Olivia Rodrigo continues her cool streak and a brief festival-hopping anecdote to round us off– it's the news. ACT THREE (1:06:55): Top 5 Sport TV Themes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
August 31 · 6 min
PATREON PREVIEW: HOGAN KNOWS BEST: THE REWATCH | SEASON 1
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#509
August 28 · 1 hr 51 min
TOP 5 BASIC BANGERS ft. Boy Party
It's a party, Marge. It doesn't have to make sense. And what a party indeed - Lucien Waugh-Daly and Shane Kelly of the excellent film face-off podcast Boy Party return to NO ENCORE HQ with one hell of a crowd-pleasing Top 5 in tow. That's just one part of a very busy episode, so let's get to it... ACT ONE: Preamble, plus a mass media review frenzy as the boys report back from Moby and Deftones' respective visits to Dublin and the new Travis Barker documentary. ACT TWO (28:20): This week's news section laments the loss of titans Dolly Parton and Tim Curry, welcomes the sound of a familiar festival-themed tolling, ponders the state of 'alternative' sounds, tests a Letterboxd-esque music app, questions the approach of the next Michael Jackson movie, and, but of course, witheringly sighs in the direction of AI. ACT THREE (1:04:15): Top 5 Basic Bangers. And don't miss out on all the piping hot bonus content over at patreon.com/noencore - 50 episodes of Album Club, 46 episodes of Film Club, and our forthcoming Hogan Knows Best season-by-season watchalong series - sign up today for as little as €5! Get tickets to Nialler9's Listen Closely event with Dave for Nine Inch Nails' The Downward Spiral in The Big Romance here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
August 24 · 9 min
PATREON PREVIEW: FILM CLUB #43 | Smile x Smile 2
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#508
August 21 · 1 hr 48 min
TOP 5 CRAZIEST WRESTLERS ft. Kefin Mahon
Whatcha gonna do, brothers, when NOENCOREMANIA runs wild on YOU? Dave takes the opportunity to discuss his almost never-mentioned totally secret passion of professional wrestling at length this week - Adam is mostly on board - alongside the incredible font of grapple-based soap opera knowledge that is Kefin Mahon~! Particularly prolific in the podcasting arena, Kefin is the host of The Attitude Era Podcast, How2Wrestling, and Cinema Swirl - three shows Dave heartily recommends you immediately add to your listening rotation. And so the boys convene on a busy episode that is as likely to raise your hand in triumphant victory as it is to betray you with a brain-scrambling chair shot outta nowhere. Do not miss out on the NO ENCORE Patreon by the way - Adam is currently celebrating the milestone of 50 Album Club episodes with his deep-dive into Smashing Pumpkins classic Siamese Dream, while Dave and Andy return this Monday with horror double-bill Smile and Smile 2. As for this here smackdown, it looks like this: ACT ONE: The preamble in which we ramble. ACT TWO (12:19): Chaos reigns as the news section takes hold - fans fined for going late to gigs! Oasis vs The Beatles! Also those terrible latest Beatles movie(s) set photographs! Slipknot implode even further! Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson pivots to music! ACT THREE (1:01:20): Top 5 Craziest Wrestlers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
August 17 · 7 min
PATREON PREVIEW: ALBUM CLUB #50 | The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
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#507
August 14 · 1 hr 52 min
TOP 5 HEALING SONGS ft. Rebecca Breene McDonnell
Let's revitalise. Adam and Dave are joined in-studio by Rebecca Breene McDonnell; artist manager, music PR and co-creator of Art to Art; a video series you've likely seen pop up in your feeds where artists interview one another about their respective processes and wherever the conversation takes them. It's very good, so be sure to check it out once you're done with this episode. As for this conversation, there is much to discuss as ever so let's get involved - do also get involved on the NO ENCORE Patreon as the Film Club and Album Club put more numbers on the boards. ACT ONE: We learn about Rebecca's passion project Art to Art, the many facets of its construction, and the vast cast of characters at the heart of it. ACT TWO (37:01): Spotify dominates this week's news section as the curtain is pulled back on artist profitability (spoiler: not good) and new AI regulations (could be better). There's also check-ins with The Weeknd, Sam Fender & Olivia Dean, and Travis Barker, plus some words for the late William Orbit. ACT THREE (1:10:22): Top 5 Healing Songs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
August 10 · 9 min
PATREON PREVIEW: FILM CLUB #42 | Extraction 1 + 2 (2020 / 2023)
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#506
August 7 · 1 hr 39 min
TOP 5 GOOD SONGS IN BAD MOVIES
The Dave & Adam Express is back, powering along the rails once more as the boys keep things in-house for what is a very busy episode indeed. Having briefly touched on the passing of Glen Hansard last week, we take the time to focus on the extraordinary reaction to his death, from extensive media coverage to divisive online commentary to headline-making funeral arrangements. Beyond that, you've got a Dave-fronted Top 5 that he insists is one of his best in a long time (while also being fully aware he rarely does such selections of his own these days). Don't forget to sign up to the NO ENCORE Patreon for extra episodes - Adam's latest Album Club is a must-listen for Sunny Day Real Estate fans, while Adam also leads the charge on the next Film Club as Chris Hemsworth's Extraction series finds itself in our crosshairs. And now, on with the show... ACT ONE: Preamble. ACT TWO (12:20): Let's talk about Glen Hansard. ACT THREE (35:04): Top 5 Good Songs in Bad Movies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
August 4 · 6 min
PATREON PREVIEW: ALBUM CLUB #49 | Sunny Day Real Estate - Diary (1994)
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#505
July 31 · 1 hr 49 min
TOP 5 COVERS BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL II ft. Christian Tierney
Photographer to the stars Christian Tierney returns to the NO ENCORE guest hot seat for a second bite at the cherry in the sophomore edition of a Top 5 run-down of cover songs that eclipse their predecessors. And, with a stacked week of news, let's not wasting time in seeing what he's chosen! But if you'd like to spend a bit more time with us, please join us over on the NO ENCORE Patreon where we have a catalogue of 100+ bonus episodes with brand new ones each Monday. ACT ONE: The preamble, in which we ramble and discuss The Odyssey once more. ACT TWO (9:30): Notes on Glen Hansard and Kavinsky's passings, Jared Leto awfulness continues, a brief Spider-Man review, Charli XCX does her own Top 5, Travis Scott talks Odyssey, Lily Allen documentary confirmed, Lil Wayne's milk phobia and Ariana Grande vs Dark Web hackers– it's the news. ACT THREE (1:04:45): Top 5 Covers Better Than The Original II Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
July 27 · 7 min
PATREON PREVIEW: FILM CLUB #41 | The Fugitive (1993)
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July 24 · 1 hr 56 min
TOP 5 MUSICAL ODYSSEYS ft. Darragh Nolan
A news-less NO ENCORE? That'll never work. And yet the boys pull through to deliver an episode of twists and turns fit for the Gods themselves alongside able shipmate Darragh Nolan of Irish Independent fame. Onwards... ACT ONE: Preamble. ACT TWO (5:31): The World Cup pop culture crossover clash comes to its excessive end as Tom Cruise and Wayne Rooney battle for supremacy. Before that, a unique tribute to the late Kevin Keegan. ACT THREE (26:29): Dave and Darragh offer differing viewpoints on Christopher Nolan's latest box office juggernaut The Odyssey. ACT FOUR (52:17): Fresh from an epic journey of his very own, Sonic Architect Adam reports back from the Belgian F1 Grand Prix. ACT FIVE (1:06:22): Top 5 Musical Odysseys. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
July 20 · 6 min
PATREON PREVIEW: ALBUM CLUB #48 | Kartell - InnerFaces
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