NO ENCORE

It’s Irish album flashback time once again on NO ENCORE as Dave Hanratty and Kieran McGuinness step into 1988 alongside the lively panel of DJ, MC extraordinaire and all-round culture vulture Rick O’Shea, HeadStuff Music Editor Andrea Cleary and the wildly talented and funky CC Brez. As ever, your intrepid audio adventurers aim to determine the gold standard of […]La entrada NO ENCORE: THE REVISIT | 1988 se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was a highly eventful evening in The Workman’s Club, Dublin, as NO ENCORE – The HeadStuff Podcast Network’s only music podcast – turned 50 in some style. There was NO ENCORE LIVE! Not your usual instalment, this episode takes in everything from the rather underwhelming Longitude line-up to how going to a Busted gig led to Jedward fans giving Dave […]La entrada NO ENCORE #050 | NO ENCORE LIVE~! se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There’s mere days to go until NO ENCORE LIVE at The Workman’s Club, so it’s little wonder that Dave Hanratty, Colm O’Regan and Craig Fitzpatrick are in a lively mood this week. Grizzled veterans that they are, though, there’s another busy week in the world of music to get through – and from Dave’s adventures […]La entrada NO ENCORE #049 | Nailed it. se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reunited – and it feels so good! Emerging from his period of convalescence with a brand new lease on life, Dave Hanratty rejoins Colm O’Regan and Craig Fitzpatrick to consider another week in music. Along the way, they also welcome Participant, who gears up for his Sampler EP launch with a classic NO ENCORE grilling. […]La entrada NO ENCORE #048 | ¡Participant Participates! se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Time to party like it’s 1992 on THE REVISIT as Dave Hanratty and Kieran McGuinness turn back the clock alongside MayKay (Fight Like Apes, Other Voices), Conall Ó Breacháin (We Cut Corners) and Brian Mooney (The Idiots, Jape, David Kitt, Trust Me I’m A Thief Records). As ever, the roundtable select five Irish albums from the year in question and attempt […]La entrada NO ENCORE: THE REVISIT | 1992 se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Colm O’Regan and Craig Fitzpatrick are again embarking on a two-man expedition through the murky waters of the music world this week, as the half-century mark draws ever closer for NO ENCORE (tickets for the landmark live show available HERE). One of the first buzz albums of the year, Sampha’s Process, is in the critical […]La entrada NO ENCORE #047 | Trust The Process se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The streak is over. It was going to take something serious for Dave Hanratty to miss a recording for the first time, but a suspected bout of tonsillitis – [Dave note: a seven-hour spell in A&E confirmed that it’s actually glandular fever and I’m hating life right now] has felled the NO ENCORE mainstay this week. […]La entrada NO ENCORE #046 | Alternative Facts on Little Fictions se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

THE REVISIT podcast returns to tackle a given year in Irish music and the gold standard thereof. It’s gone all Y2K – remember that particular hysteria? – this time out as regular hosts Dave Hanratty and Delorentos man Kieran McGuinness travel back to 2000 alongside Michael Pope (Le Galaxie), Brian Lloyd (Entertainment.ie) and Colm ‘Q’ Quearney […]La entrada NO ENCORE: THE REVISIT | 2000 se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Your beloved NO ENCORE boys are back in the saddle, despite illness doing its utmost to drive them apart. ACT ONE: Dave details his still-not-quite-over-it viral infection before the lads get stuck into some important news with everything from Michael Jackson to Lady Gaga’s upcoming Super Bowl appearance to will.i.am’s terrible advice. ACT TWO (17:40): […]La entrada NO ENCORE #045 | Hobbies Include Partying se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s a raucous atmosphere in the NO ENCORE studio as Dave Hanratty and Colm O’Regan are joined by Dara Kiely and Daniel Fox of the wonderful Girl Band ahead of their Vicar Street headliner on February 17 in aid of Pieta House. On a reliably lively episode they discuss night terrors, wrestling, vomiting during gigs, more […]La entrada NO ENCORE #044 | GIRL BAND se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With The Revisit up and running – and tickets for the live spectacular on March 2 now on sale – it’s all go for the NO ENCORE trio of late. But when the mics are on it’s business as usual as Dave, Colm and Craig discuss and dissect the week’s goings-on, from festival rebranding and […]La entrada NO ENCORE #043 | The XX Factor se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the inaugural episode of NO ENCORE: THE REVISIT, in which we go back in time to a chosen year in Irish music and attempt to determine the gold standard of the era. Join regular NO ENCORE hosts Dave Hanratty and Colm O’Regan on a journey back to 1996 alongside Delorentos man Kieran McGuinness, Niamh Farrell of HamsandwicH and State Magazine Reviews Editor Zara Hedderman. […]La entrada NO ENCORE: THE REVISIT | 1996 se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The RTE Choice Music Prize, that is. This week, your NO ENCORE wrecking crew boasts a roundtable of academic music-related excellence as it welcomes back Kieran McGuinness of Delorentos fame alongside your regular trio of Dave, Craig and Colm. On the agenda – why, the aforementioned rundown of the apparent Top 10 best Irish albums of 2016, […]La entrada NO ENCORE #042 | Spoiled For Choice se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WE’RE BACK. New year, new season, new music, same old NO ENCORE fun and games. Dave Hanratty and Colm O’Regan are joined in-studio by State Magazine Reviews Editor Zara Hedderman for an hour-or-thereabouts of music-related chat including the latest news happenings, brand new tracks, an in-depth look at the latest offering from hip hip sensations Run […]La entrada NO ENCORE #041 | Season II: Back In The Habit se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

No detailed breakdown again this week for it’s special countdown time once more as Dave, Craig and Colm join forces to bring you their top 20 albums of 2016. It’s the final episode of NO ENCORE until we return in January so let’s do this! EXIT MUSIC: It’s a surprise.La entrada NO ENCORE #040 | THE TOP 20 ALBUMS OF 2016 ~! se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There will be no breakdown this week but rather a very special countdown as Dave, Craig and Colm join forces to bring you their top 20 songs of the year. There’s big names, some surprise entries and a quite ridiculous overuse of one adjective in particular for which Dave is profusely sorry for. EXIT MUSIC: You’ll have […]La entrada NO ENCORE #039 | THE TOP 20 SONGS OF 2016~! se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With a thud, unfortunately. In the final ‘regular’ episode of the year – LISTMANIA is right around the corner, folks! – the NO ENCORE boys tackle Abel Tesfaye’s latest effort for global pop domination – Starboy. Before that, there’s much to ponder from flat-pack furniture to impromptu quizzes to the use of Nickelback as a drink-driving […]La entrada NO ENCORE #038 | The Weeknd Has Landed se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The NO ENCORE boys are back – not in town, for they already reside there – with all the happenings in the music world, with everything from Kanye West’s hospitalisation to We Cut Corners’ recent headline show in Temple Bar to the return of Kate Bush to the brand new and final ever Funeral Suits […]La entrada NO ENCORE #037 | Don’t Hate The Players… se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Packed, packed house this week in the NO ENCORE studio as film critic and American sports enthusiast Dave Higgins makes his grand return to the podcast and oft-referenced friend of the show Joshua Hughes comes in from the Toronto cold to make his glorious debut. As ever, Dave Hanratty, Craig Fitzpatrick and Colm O’Regan bring you right […]La entrada NO ENCORE #036 | Don’t Look Back In St. Anger se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Your glorious NO ENCORE trio convene to make sense of things in a post-Trump world. It’s a fun episode though, honest. ACT ONE: Reaction to President Trump, Michael Stipe’s present and past strange activities, Lorde pens a very long letter, and Muse contrive to be even more awful. ACT TWO (22:00): Big returns, A-list collaborations […]La entrada NO ENCORE #035 | Great Podcast, Terrific Podcast se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Winter has come, so get warm with your red hot NO ENCORE wrecking crew as they welcome 2fm, Newstalk, Today FM and State Magazine‘s Jennifer Gannon to the dance. Up for discussion – Oasis and their Supersonic documentary, the pop merits and possible demerits of Charli XCX, the state of Justin Bieber and how Bono finally got […]La entrada NO ENCORE #034 | We’re Feelin’ Supersonic se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Once upon a midnight dreary, Colm O’Regan returned from holidays to join Dave Hanratty and ethnomusicologist extraordinaire Andrea Cleary on the spookiest NO ENCORE yet. There’s terrifying tales aplenty in the world of music news, some ghoulish new songs and the haunting of We Cut Corners. (In other words, their new album is up for […]La entrada NO ENCORE #033 | Two Ghosts, A Ghoul and a Podcast se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fresh from headlining The Workman’s Club in typical raucous fashion as part of this year’s LINGO Festival, the one and only Sage Francis dropped by NO ENCORE HQ for a lengthy chat with Dave and the oft-referenced, rarely heard (for good reason) Producer Alan. On the agenda; show-closing group hugs, Wikipedia’s list of unusual deaths, awkward first […]La entrada NO ENCORE #032 | Sage Francis se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s Holy Fuck by name and by nature this week on a feature-length episode as NO ENCORE chats to Brian Borcherdt of the profanely-monikered Toronto electronica outfit mere moments before a very raucous indeed Dublin headliner. With Colm still working on his tan, things are just as rambunctious in-studio as Dave and Craig are joined by […]La entrada NO ENCORE #031 | Holy Fuck! se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dave went to see Canadian rock ‘legends’ Nickelback in concert and lived to tell the tale, and tell it he does as NO ENCORE turns 30. Dave and Craig are joined this time out by the returning Ruairi Lynch aka ace producer Bantum, who releases his second album THIS FRIDAY WOO HOO. It’s called Move and […]La entrada NO ENCORE #030 | Nickelback In The Habit se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yep, it’s yet another episode where Craig flagrantly absconds from podcast duty. He’d not last a day in the Night’s Watch. To be fair to the boy, he was legitimately under the weather at time of recording. “Zombified”, apparently, which let’s be honest doesn’t sound great. In his place, fellow Leixlip native, expert rocker of […]La entrada NO ENCORE #029 | The Craig Fitzpatrick Escape Plan se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

That’s the truth. It’s a feisty episode this week as Craig reveals all about his feud with the drummer from The Blizzards, while Colm opens up about recent rucks with Jedward and Bastille. Elsewhere, Dave is relatively docile for once while living, breathing joke book Zara Hedderman makes her grand return to the studio. On the […]La entrada NO ENCORE #028 | Everyone’s a Winner, Baby se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dave, Colm and Craig are all in studio to grill the sensational Wallis Bird. This is a special episode of NO ENCORE and not just because it’s released on a Friday (of all possible days), but because it’s fully a fun and insightful interview. Wallis isn’t successful in getting the job, in the end, but […]La entrada NO ENCORE #027 | Wallis Bird se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recorded before the insecure drummer from The Blizzards @’ed Craig on Twitter, the latest NO ENCORE is a whirling dervish of life, love, the future and wait no hang on that’s not what we’re about at all. It’s a music podcast, so let’s talk about music. There’s a significantly better Songs of the Week section […]La entrada NO ENCORE #026 | Living For The Weeknd se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dark times in the NO ENCORE studio as Dave loses a tooth, Craig deals with a sudden tragedy and Colm… is in pretty good form by comparison, actually. Elsewhere it’s a bright summer day as the boys tackle a pretty shoddy batch of new songs and go in-depth on the new album from Nick Cave […]La entrada NO ENCORE #025 | None More Black se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Significantly more hard-hitting than CM Punk in the octagon, it’s NO ENCORE 24~! Dave, Colm and Craig are back for more music-related chat as Michael Pope of Le Galaxie fame drops by for co-hosting duties. It’s a packed show with the usual goings-on and a considered look at this year’s Electric Picnic spectacular, where Mick found himself broadcast […]La entrada NO ENCORE #024 | A Long Time Ago in a Le Galaxie Far, Far Away… se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings. NO ENCORE returns minus one Colm O’Regan who was busy preparing for Electric Picnic at time of recording but luckily Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick are joined by George Morahan and thus don’t get bored of one another/eventually resort to violence. Colm is a calming and important presence, you see. But fret not! The usual […]La entrada NO ENCORE #023 | Obama and the Dead Heads se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s about that time. Yep, Frank Ocean finally dropped the album. Two albums, technically. As such, it’s a full NO ENCORE roundtable of reflection this week as Dave, Colm and Craig welcome back Dave Higgins and Dean Van Nguyen in order to delve deep into the Ocean. Before that there’s some news of both serious and ludicrous stature […]La entrada NO ENCORE #022 | Five Go Down To The Ocean se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The NO ENCORE studio is a place of warm embrace this week as producer and beat-maker extraordinaire Toby Kaar reunites with old school chum Colm O’Regan. Also present in these most intimate confines are Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick, though they see one another every week so it’s less of a special treat. But there are treats in store […]La entrada NO ENCORE #021 | Keep The Kaar Running se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Double X gonna give it to ya, or something. 20 episodes young and your NO ENCORE boys have only gone and been nominated for a prestigious honour. They’d like to thank…. er, you, tbh, for listening. Legit serious it means a lot. We’re only going to improve and it’s a pleasure to have you on […]La entrada NO ENCORE #020 | At Swim / No Ocean se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Good news! Your core NO ENCORE trio of Dave Hanratty, Colm O’Regan and Craig Fitzpatrick are back together as one solid, wildly charismatic and opinionated unit. On the agenda in a busy hour; movies, TV shows, comedians but mostly music-related happenings, exciting developments, new songs and a long-awaited debut album. Boom. PLUS~! Your chance to win […]La entrada NO ENCORE #019 | Double Trouble se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Man down in the NO ENCORE studio this week as Craig gives everyone a free tick on the bingo/drinking game as Dave and Colm hold down the fort. Not to worry as they’re joined by ethnomusicologist (yep) and HeadStuff contributor Andrea Cleary, who is also responsible for the aforementioned “dringo” situation. On the agenda? Bacteria, fashion, reality TV, liars and […]La entrada NO ENCORE #018 | Model Through It se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yep, there’s no two ways about it – your NO ENCORE brothers in arms simply had to weigh in on the whole Kimye/Taylor situation, despite host Dave’s protestations to the contrary. You read that correctly; Dave didn’t want to talk about Kanye this week. Our intrepid trio are joined by music journo and all-round good […]La entrada NO ENCORE #017 | Swift Justice se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s a day of joy and celebration in the NO ENCORE studio as colleagues and friends gather to honour the birthday of humble host Dave Hanratty. As such, it’s a pretty ramshackle affair as our merry trio are joined by the returning Zara Hedderman and the infamously “craven and gutless” Vinny Casey of Overhead, The […]La entrada NO ENCORE #016 | RED LETTER DAVE se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s a Very Special Episode of NO ENCORE this week as Dave and Colm welcome back the always insightful Dean Van Nguyen to discuss the best – and some of the not so best – music of January – June 2016 as well as the big stories of the year so far. PLUS, contributions from […]La entrada NO ENCORE #015 | Half-Year Highlights se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There are no shortcuts on the latest NO ENCORE, but the boys are joined by the excellent duo of John Duignan and Conall Ó Breacháin aka We Cut Corners for some lively chat. They’re lovely gentleman who make really great music that you should check out immediately if you haven’t already – and by ‘immediately’ […]La entrada NO ENCORE #014 | We Cut Corners se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The gang are back together and are joined by guest co-host Zara Hedderman. Zara is a music writer who specialises in the kind of jokes that can only be described as ‘your mileage may vary’. She’s right at home on a rambunctious episode that includes live reviews, new tunes, a wretched album by a band […]La entrada NO ENCORE #013 | The Plot Thickens se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gremlins prowl HeadStuff HQ, but they’ve picked the wrong podcast to mess with – no amount of technical difficulties could stop the inexorable march of NO ENCORE. Short of usual partner-in-crime Craig Fitzpatrick, HeadStuff Music Chief Dave Hanratty and Hot Press wordsmith Colm O’Regan call in back-up in the form of Bitch Falcon. The hard-rocking trio […]La entrada NO ENCORE #012 | Taylor Swift Death Machine se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following last week’s rather unfortunate debacle, we’re back with a bang as future-pop warriors Funeral Suits gatecrash the studio (okay, they were invited) to deliver the most harrowing bird-related tale you’ll ever experience. Short version; seagulls are monsters. That’s just the start of proceedings as the Suits slot in as guest co-hosts alongside the regular intrepid crew of Dave Hanratty, Craig Fitzpatrick and Colm […]La entrada NO ENCORE #011 | Where Seagulls Dare… se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello there. Due to scheduling conflicts and a series of unfortunate events, we don’t have a proper full episode of NO ENCORE for you this week. Believe us, we did our very best only for circumstances to conspire against us. Back to our regularly scheduled programming next week, promise. For now, enjoy this mini episode […]La entrada NO ENCORE 010.5 ?! | Yeah, this isn’t a proper episode sorry se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DOUBLE FIGURES, AWWWWWWH YEAH. Ahem. To celebrate hitting the big One-Zero, your NO ENCORE boys – Dave Hanratty, Craig Fitzpatrick and Colm O’Regan – welcome Kieran McGuinness from the excellent Delorentos on board as a special guest co-host. A man with an obvious passion for music, Kieran can be heard on TXFM presenting The Set List […]La entrada NO ENCORE #010 | Three Out Of Five se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adopted son of Norway Colm O’Regan has once more abandoned his NO ENCORE co-host duties and has indulged in a much-needed holiday so HeadStuff Music Editor Dave Hanratty and serious Newstalk business journalist Craig Fitzpatrick are joined by the always-excellent Dean Van Nguyen; music writer and cultural critic whose bylines include Pitchfork, NME, The Irish Times, Consequence of Sound and a whole lot more. On […]La entrada NO ENCORE #009 | Chance Would Be A Fine Thing se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

HeadStuff Music Editor Dave Hanratty, Hot Press word-man Colm O’Regan and Newstalk business dude Craig Fitzpatrick are back with another exciting edition of the NO ENCORE podcast. As Rolling Stone point out*; “It’s the best podcast there is, the best podcast there was, and the best podcast there ever will be.” *Nobody associated with Rolling Stone has made this claim. This week, The Lads run down some pretty […]La entrada NO ENCORE #008 | Mournful Falsetto SMACKDOWN se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode VII. The Podcast Awakens? In truth, it’s difficult to stay animated when listening to the new album from Canadian hip hop sensation Drake, but HeadStuff Music Editor Dave Hanratty, Hot Press henchman Colm O’Regan and Newstalk numbers-cruncher Craig Fitzpatrick do their very best on the brand new episode of the NO ENCORE podcast as they tackle their views on Views alongside new efforts from LUH and ANOHNI. Before […]La entrada NO ENCORE #007 | Views on Views se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

No, we didn’t fool around with Jay Z. At least I don’t think we did. Anything is possible on episode six of the NO ENCORE podcast as HeadStuff Music Editor Dave Hanratty, Hot Press hero Colm O’Regan and Newstalk’s answer to Patrick Bateman, Craig Fitzpatrick, are finally reunited following a fraught fortnight that was full of fright. If you think that alliteration was good, wait til you hear what […]La entrada NO ENCORE #006 | The Podcast With The Good Hair se publicó primero en Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.