NO ENCORE's cinematic engagement project returns as Dave Hanratty, David Higgins and Norma Howard get their best battle rap faces on for Eminem's semi-autobiographical adventure 8 Mile.
Is Eminem any good? What's with Brittany Murphy's character? Why did Curtis Hanson direct this? And what's Michael Shannon doing here? All this and more discussed in-depth...
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Hey, it's a rare NO ENCORE mini-sode in honour of us finally setting up a Patreon page. 
You can access that page at patreon.com/noencore if you would like to consider supporting the show. For more on that, here's Dave with a passionate speech. Thanks to everyone who has signed up so far! 

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NO ENCORE returns with further social distant music podcasting as Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick deliver their top five late-career highlights in what turns out to be a very good list if we do say so ourselves. 
There's also space for the new Pearl Jam album, a news section that finally includes some non-coronavirus updates and word of the NO ENCORE Patreon, which you can access at patreon.com/noencore if you're so inclined. Thank you for your support.
ACT ONE: A preamble packed with personal proclamations and Patreon pronouncements.
ACT TWO: This week's news brings a sad passing from the music world, a repaired friendship, and contrasting styles in the celebrity fatherhood stakes.
ACT THREE: Seattle grunge icons Pearl Jam return with Gigaton, their 11th studio album. Dave used to worship these lads. How do he and Craig feel about them in 2020?
ACT FOUR: Another duelling Top 5 battle sees the boys tackle late-career gems. This was a tough one. 

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Physical distancing podcast vibes continue as NO ENCORE swings back into gear. 
This week, Craig and Dave do their best to work through the news, dive into the dark and moody return of The Weeknd, and run down some songs they enjoy by artists they otherwise wouldn't usually bother with...
ACT ONE: General catching up as the world continues to turn all kinds of strange.
ACT TWO [5:49]: Britney Spears and her pivot to communism, the resurgence of radio and the latest from that man Kanye West.
ACT THREE [28:23]: The Weeknd unleashes After Hours, splitting the podcast in two in the process.
ACT FOUR [45:15]: Pop bangers. Schmaltzy acoustic numbers. Scared cows. This week's top five(s) has 'em all.

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NO ENCORE embraces social distancing as Dave and Craig connect from afar via the method of Skype. 
Determined to keep things upbeat, the boys cast their eyes over a grim news section, the debut album from Jay Electronica and their top five songs that brought the curtain down on a film that they also maybe enjoyed...
ACT ONE: General getting used to the world we live in now.
ACT TWO: Unsurprisingly, the coronavirus pandemic dominates the news section. Cancellations, isolation and impromptu songs are all on the agenda.
ACT THREE: Jay Electronica finally unleashes his debut album A Written Testimony. Interesting week for it, to say the least. How does it hold up?
ACT FOUR: The magic of the movies meets the majesty of music as Dave and Craig run down their favourite, most impactful ways to end a film.

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As the Covid-19 coronavirus continues to impact the world, Daithí checks in with a quite incredible story, having flown to Vietnam to play a St. Patrick's Day show. By the time the plane landed, it was already falling apart.
Along the way, he became a reluctant local influencer. From futuristic temperature gun checks outside every shop and establishment to airport tension to one hell of a closing punchline, NO ENCORE's favourite son takes us through a most bizarre adventure. 

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NO ENCORE's movies x music showcase returns as Dave Hanratty and David Higgins get lost in the 1986 dark fantasy that is LABYRINTH. Luckily, they have the great Zara Hedderman for company.
You know this one, right? David Bowie milling around in a fight wig and skin-tight pants? Jennifer Connolly trying to rescue her brother from a weird maze? Songs that might not actually be all that great? Let's talk about it...

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The world is on fire. NO ENCORE arrives a day earlier to hopefully lift some spirits. 
Craig and Dave are in a surprisingly buoyant collective mood as they run down the Electric Picnic 2020 line-up, reflect briefly on the Choice Music Prize, consider the impact of Covid-19 on the entertainment industry and reveal a cluster of Irish songs that they feel deserve more love and affection.
ACT ONE: Choice Prize in very brief hazy review.
ACT TWO [6:46]: A busy news brief takes in Electric Picnic, troubling times in the music world, KoRn's profitability and Nick Cave's attitude towards problematic lyricism.
ACT THREE [38:51]: U.S. Girls aka the experimental pop project of Meghan Remy returns with a brand new record in the form of Heavy Light. Dave and Craig do the review thing.
ACT FOUR [50:30]: The duelling Top 5 bonanza continues apace as the boys count down their shouts for most underrated Irish songs. Honestly, this could have been an entire season of the show but here we are.
EXIT MUSIC: Returns for a change, but you'll have to wait and hear what it is...

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A busy NO ENCORE this week as Dave and Craig go from predicting the Choice Music Prize result at the last minute to a phantom live - and loud and a bit messy, let's be honest - update from the show itself and then back to the regular episode. It's like Inception. Kind of.
Also this week - the boys run down their favourite life-affirming motivational songs, review the new album from Soccer Mommy, ponder the likelihood of Fontaines D.C. being some kind of psy-op conspiracy and generally just try and get through this whole strange 'life' thing...
ACT ONE [1:59]: News~!
ACT TWO [6:43]: That weird past/present/future tense Choice Music Prize bit. Shouts to the great Eoin Murray, Claire Beck and Daithí O'Dronaí for putting up with Dave shoving a phone in their faces as security were desperately trying to clear out the venue.
ACT THREE [31:51]: Soccer Mommy returns with further bedroom pop adventures in the form of Color Theory. Any use?
ACT FOUR [43:51]: Time to feel 10 feet tall as the guys detail the songs that give them life.

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This week, the RTÉ Choice Music Prize will be decided, crowning the best Irish album of 2019.
Dave reckons that Lankum are going to win, but for the traditional Irish/folk-punk outfit, the idea of music being pitted against itself makes little sense.
That's just one of the conversational points hit on in this episode as Radie Peat and Daragh Lynch open up on the band's surge in popularity, their fantastic latest album The Livelong Day, why there's room for a clever heckle at a gig, awkward airport encounters and a recent example of how musicians have plenty to say beyond their work.

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