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286: TOP 5 SONGS WITH NAMES IN THE TITLE / DAVE REVIEW

Ep. 286

Bit of a mouthful, that top five. And yet, in practice? Gold. Pure gold. 


It's NO ENCORE, everybody~! Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick are back with the week's music news, a new album review and, but of course, that top five...


ACT ONE (3:50): Joey Jordison 1975 – 2021, Pete Davidson's Ramones fear, P!nk's show of solidarity, the end of The X Factor and a very important Craig on Kanye.


ACT TWO (33:05): Socially-conscious rapper Dave returns with second album We're All Alone In This Together and the feeling that his time is very much now. Does he deliver? 


ACT THREE (49:04): Top 5 Songs With Names In The Title.

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