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Hey kids, remember Top of the Pops?! Spawned in the 1960s, the weekly BBC broadcast quickly became an undeniable staple of pop culture, evolving alongside the music it played host to over the decades. Nothing lasts forever, naturally, and so today TOTP is largely confined to the realm of nostalgia. This week's Top 5, courtesy of returning arch poptimist Jenn Gannon, acts as something of a history lesson of the show's notoriety and indeed the many memorable performances that took place under its studio lights. Elsewhere on your NO ENCORE mixtape this week...ACT ONE: Adam joins Digger Nation and Jenn bids farewell to a long-running gig. ACT TWO (17:53): The news gods bless us this week with a host of wild and wacky stories. We've got Kim Kardashian's Formula 1 redemption arc, Kelly Clarkson's feud with a hipster arts and crafts emporium, Olivia Rodrigo's White Stripes splash, James Hetfield's strange onstage outburst, the 'nobody asked for this' reunion of Kid Rock and Eminem, those bizarre AI Glen Hansard posts you've been seeing online, a mind-numbing sit-down between Harry Styles and Thom Yorke, and why Creed has been bothering the Instagram algorithm. ACT THREE (54:12): Top 5 Top of the Pops Performances.

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Please have your ticket ready for inspection. A last-minute schedule change sees the boys transform into gruesome twosome mode as they dispense with the Top 5 and keep it real-time cultural. Enjoy. ACT ONE: Your preamble takes in Tom Cruise box office disaster Digger, Dave's Nine Inch Nails listening party experience, and BUDGET 2027. ACT TWO (44:53): The news round-up brings together Ed Sheeran's new opening act, Zach Bryan's t-shirt statement, Electric Picnic-shaped investigative journalism, Mark Zuckerberg's parenting style, and Justin Timberlake's vocal contrition.-As always, weekly bonus episodes are available over on the NO ENCORE Patreon– sign up now!

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Roll up, roll up, the audio circus is back in town. Adam leads the Top 5 charge this week as he details the hidden gems and eyebrow-raising engagements that have taken his musical fancy in recent times. Having failed the assignment, Dave focuses instead on delivering a bustling news section. Don't miss out on the latest bonus content on Patreon, by the way - there's a new Film Club in the wild, while Dave's '31 horror movies to watch in October' two-hour special will be with you imminently, followed shortly by Adam's extensive sit-down with producer Rocky O'Reilly. As for this week's main attraction... ACT ONE: The preamble in which Dave reports back from Overhead, The Albatross. ACT TWO (11:14): Macklemore unveils the Free Palestine tour, U2 turn 50 years young and everyone loses the run of themselves, Taylor Swift drops a divisive deluxe edition, and Slipknot announce a polarising tour - it's the news. ACT THREE (1:03:08): Top 5 Unexpected Surprises.

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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.

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