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TOP 5 SONGS ABOUT TECHNOLOGY ft. David Tapley

Ep. 416

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) 


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