NO ENCORE

NO ENCORE returns following Dave Hanratty's confectionery clown and professional wrestler-assisted birthday and subsequent bout with Covid-19! He's mostly refreshed if also understandably a little tired. Thankfully, the great Clare Martin of Paste Magazine and the recent episode we did about Swifties fame is here to inject some life - and some good fortune - into proceedings. It's all about the concept of luck this week, per Clare's chosen Top 5. So spin the wheel and see if your numbers come in. Or something. Don't forget, you can get this and every new NO ENCORE episode 24 hours early and ad-free, AND additional bonus audio content by signing up to Patreon.com/NOENCORE.ACT ONE (7:01): Dave finally confronts Brat Summer, Tenacious D are no more, Jonker 2 is back on the menu, the 'should we ban phones at shows?' debate rages on, and an inspired birthday present keeps things on the positive. ACT TWO (45:02): Top 5 Lucky Numbers-Follow Clare Martin on X

Due to some illness this week, Dave Hanratty and Sonic Architect Adam bring to you an episode of the Patreon-exclusive Album Club series, a fortnightly album digest where we speak about albums we love, from our collection or otherwise, or albums voted for by Patrons. If you'd like to get all available episodes of Album Club in-full, more bonus episodes in the form of our past series NO AUX CORD and some Q&A episodes, early and ad-free access to all main feed episodes as well as weekly show previews, please consider supporting the show and joining us over at Patreon.com/NOENCORE.Regular programming resumes next week! -Welcome, welcome, to the second instalment of our Patreon-exclusive Album Club series, in which we pick an album we love - or have strong feelings about in one way or another - and attempt to express our relationship with it, and the act in question. Dave takes the reins this time around and the subject is a short-lived trio by the name of Reuben and their third - and final - album, In Nothing We Trust.So, cast your mind back to 2007 and whatever terrible fashion choices you made then, and allow Dave to recall his brief love affair with a band that proved to be perhaps a bit too shouty and clever-clever for a proper mainstream jaunt. 

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NO ENCORE is in unfamiliar territory this week thanks to last-minute technical issues, but thankfully there's a familiar face - and voice - for the company in the form of Internet comedy sensation Michael Fry. Per the man's wishes, it's time to take the express elevator to musical Hades as we tackle the songs that would soundtrack our own personal hell. Throw in a hopefully heavenly news section and you've got yourself a show, baby. Speaking of shows, be sure to check out Michael's new project Lunchtime with Michael Fry.Don't forget, you can get this and every new NO ENCORE episode 24 hours early and ad-free, AND additional bonus audio content by signing up to Patreon.com/NOENCORE.ACT ONE (7:54): Nicki Minaj upsets all of Dublin, Ronan Keating says Boyzone couldn't exist today, Hans Zimmer shreds, and Noel Gallagher whines - it's the news. ACT TWO (40:11): Top 5 Hell Songs-Michael Fry on X / Instagram

Grab your best Topman V-neck, don your shutter shades, and dust off the glowsticks, it's time for NO ENCORE to hit the local indie disco. Sonic Architect Adam might not be having it but returning guest Richard Chambers is here with an endless supply of enthusiasm for his chosen Top 5, and even Dave Hanratty is in the mix. And for one week only, our news section is swapped out for a gig review extravaganza, with Taylor Swift, LCD Soundsystem, IDLES, Young Fathers, Orbital, Fatboy Slim, Beyond The Pale, Glastonbury, Loyle Carner, and Balance and Composure all on the menu. Don't forget, you can get this and every new NO ENCORE episode 24 hours early and ad-free, AND additional bonus audio content by signing up to Patreon.com/NOENCORE.ACT ONE (4:42): Our aforementioned gig review bonanza. ACT TWO (59:35): Top 5 Indie Disco Anthems.

Plug in, charge up, connect, download, et cetera - it's time to get technological. NO ENCORE hacks into the mainframe to deliver a veritable information superhighway of music that deals with the positive and negative impacts of technology on us mere mortals. It's the Top 5 brainchild of Tandem Felix avatar David Tapley, who makes his much-welcome return to the show. Dave Hanratty and Sonic Architect Adam are also present, because surely no artificial intelligence program could ever replace them. At least we hope it couldn't. Plenty to discuss in the news this week, too, including the latest 'Best Irish Songs Ever' list, Tapley's impending trip to the Aviva Stadium to see Taylor Swift, and the loudest gig we didn't attend. Don't forget, you can get this and every new NO ENCORE episode 24 hours early and ad-free, AND additional bonus audio content by signing up to Patreon.com/NOENCORE.ACT ONE (6:49): Shifty Shellshock RIP, Rammstein travel across Dublin, the Irish Independent provokes list-based frustration, Taylor Swift makes further headlines that we somehow cannot ignore, and M.I.A. gets into the conspiracy theory fashion game - it's the news. ACT TWO (42:00): Top 5 Songs About Technology (Positive & Negative) -Follow David Tapley on InstagramFollow Tandem Felix on Instagram // XTandem Felix on Bandcamp

This month, Sonic Architect Adam returns to normal recording proceedings and welcomes Molly King to the studio. Molly is the head of development for Other Voices, an annual music festival that takes place in Dingle, County Kerry every winter, bringing together some of the world's biggest acts, as well as the finest Ireland has to offer for a weekend of very special live performances across their Music Trail. The most notable location for these performances is Saint James' Church, which has played host to acts such as Hozier, Kae Tempest, Amy Winehouse, Mark Lanegan, Conor Oberst, Kodaline, Griff, Dermot Kennedy, Fontaines D.C., The National and many, many more. Almost all of their performances and live streams are on their YouTube channel at the link below.In this episode, Adam and Molly discuss the challenges of running a festival, how the re-brand came about and what it represents now, as well as some of Molly's fondest memories in Other Voices over the years, and both of their thoughts on why Other Voices is so highly-regarded not just in Ireland but worldwide as an annual must-attend event.*If you'd like to get this episode and all NO ENCORE episodes a full 24 hours earlier and ad-free, check us out over on Patreon here.*-Other Voices WebsiteTickets for Other Voices Cardigan '24Follow Other Voices on YouTube / Instagram / Facebook / TikTok / XFollow Molly King on Instagram / XSouth Wind Blows on Instagram / X

NO ENCORE returns bring an opposing approach to a pandemic-era Top 5 with a list of cover songs that for whatever reason have eclipsed their original form, and who better to join take you on this voyage than your faithful host Dave Hanratty, trusty Sonic Architect Adam, and reigning NE Quiz Champion Zara Hedderman. Listeners of the show will know Zara best for her aforementioned accolade, or for her freelance writing on Pitchfork and The Guardian amongst others, or from her regular appearances on RTÉ's Arena (sometimes alongside Dave, much to her chagrin).On this episode, however, she brings with her a list of her favourite re-imaginings of songs and will take us through what makes them better than their past form.And if that's not enough of a hook for the episode, there's some ABSOLUTE FILTH in the news section. Don't forget, you can get this and every new NO ENCORE episode 24 hours early and ad-free, AND additional bonus audio content by signing up to Patreon.com/NOENCORE. ACT ONE (6:17): Joe Alwyn opens up on the Taylor Swift break-up, Scooter Braun rides off into the sunset of retirement from talent management, a new study shows how our playlist decisions affect how people perform in the bedroom, Guns N' Roses axe-man Duff McKagan asserts his influence on a cartoon heavyweight, and Zara finally turns the quiz tables on Dave - it's the news. ACT TWO (49:46): Top 5 Covers Better Than The Original-Follow Zara on Instagram / X

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