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Pick up the four-string - or five-string if you're a nu metal icon - because it's time to get into the groove. Highly in-demand bassist Dara Abdurahman hits up NO ENCORE HQ with one of the most beautiful records of the year under his belt, and a collection of his most influential musicians worth cataloguing for this week's Top 5. But before all that... ACT ONE: One week on from release, Dave and Adam dive into a lengthy assessment of Dopamine Chamber, the overall Fontaines D.C. phenomenon, and the seemingly endless avalanche of sky-scraping media hype. ACT TWO (45:47): Dara Abdurahman joins the pod to discuss new project d_abdu and his spellbinding album we're still down here, looking up. ACT THREE (1:16:05): Top 5 Bassists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Dave returns to rock the microphone following two weeks of rest and relaxation, and wouldn't you know it, there's quite a lot to talk about.  First and foremost, the boys are delighted to welcome Dara Kiely and Daniel Fox of the glorious Gilla Band back to the show ahead of the release of their beautifully pulsating fourth record Pugnello, which lands next Friday.  We'll talk about all that and their highly Dave-approved Top 5, but first up...  ACT ONE: Dave and Adam report back from a sparsely-attended yet nonetheless memorable WU LYF gig. ACT TWO (12:47): The fallout of the Ed Sheeran / Macklemore row dominates the news section, while there's also time for Oasis and their forthcoming expensive Irish return, Geese and those pesky psy-op allegations, and deeply improper use of an innocent Ferris wheel.  ACT THREE (49:26): Gilla Band in conversation.  ACT FOUR (1:28:58): Top 5 Hated Beatles Songs.  Sign up to the NO ENCORE PATREON today for weekly bonus episodes including Album Club, Film Club and our Hogan Knows Best seasonal recaps! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The television shows we loved in our adolescence could have a profound impact of what music crossed the threshold on to your MP3 player of choice. As such, Fionnuala Jones of the Flop Culture Podcast and Six O'Clock Show superstardom joins Adam in throwing back to teen TV this week on the podcast proper, highlighting the best needle drops of the shows she holds dearest from her teenage years. And if you'd like some more throw-backs, you can find many over on our Patreon; this week, Adam's feature-length Album Club on Frank Ocean's 2016 double-whammy Blonde and Endless is waiting for you, and upcoming on Film Club we time travel even further back to 1992 as Dave enlists the help of an effervescent Will Slattery of the Indo Sport podcast alongside our resident co-host Andy McCarroll to cross-examine A Few Good Men, coming this Monday. Sign up now to get 'em while they're hot! Anyway, I'll be quiet– your show is on. ACT ONE: The preamble in which Adam and Fionnuala catch up, ramble and chat about Traitors Ireland Season 2. ACT TWO (15:23): Oasis return to the news section as rumours of an imminent Slane announcement gather steam as well as a hefty unreleased catalogue of theirs going on auction, Macklemore draws some ire, Lola Young's new charity t-shirts, Kevin Parker bans autographs and the New York Times are NO ENCORE fans(?)– it's the news. ACT THREE (1:04:50): Top 5 Teenage TV Kicks Flop Culture on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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