NO ENCORE

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Unfortunately our faithful host Dave Hanratty is unwell this week so Sonic Architect Adam Shanahan flys the plane solo for his first jaunt on the podcast-proper alone, but luckily he's joined by his close musical collaborator, soul artist Melina Malone to guide him. As well as her counsel, Melina will be providing a key to open the door for us to the neo soul genre, it's characteristics, its heavy-hitters and some of her favourite selections for her Top 5.As always, the fun never stops on the NO ENCORE Patreon – Dave and Andy's recent Film Club adventures saw Andy snared in a web of exasperation as they discussed Trap, which is available now, and next week Adam will be taking a look at another Danish band for his upcoming Album Club as he examines Spleen United's Neanderthal all the way back from the turn of the financial crisis. As little as €5 per month gets you full bonus and ad-free access and there's a sweet 10% discount if you sign up for an annual membership.We roll on!ACT ONE: The preamble, in which Adam attempts desperately to do a good job in Dave's absence.ACT TWO (15:34): Trevor Dietz RIP, Primavera's Thursday washout, more Ozzy avatar chat, Russian Angine de Poitrine impostors spotted, Duffy's triumphant and imminent return to the stage, Daft Punk definitely not reuniting and Prince's famous and mysterious vault is finally being cracked open – it's the news.ACT THREE (49:19): Top 5 Neo Soul. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's finally time to settle the score as resident host Dave Hanratty and perhaps NO ENCORE's most frequent guest co-host Zara Hedderman face off to decide who will become the undisputed NO ENCORE Quiz Champion once and for all~!Both have prevailed in the past, but with a stern quizmaster in Mark Conroy to put manners on them, how will our two trivia titans shape up? Eight rounds will decide who will get to wear the crown.Don't forget to sign up to the NO ENCORE Patreon for bonus episodes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you've ever heard a song so bizarre that you've asked yourself "how the hell did this get made?", then boy have we got the podcast for you.Timely that we're recording on April Fools' Day as we welcome Friend of The Show and music journalist extraordinaire Zara Hedderman back to the studio in order to shine the spotlight on some of the most ridiculous music offerings in existence and see if the joke is on us or the artists that released her selections.Other things that might make you laugh (and in a far less ironic way) is our NO ENCORE Bonus material that you can get over on our Patreon – sign up now to hear the latest Film Club episode as Dave and Andy accept Richard Chambers into their training programme for Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke's Training Day from 2001.Adam is back to Album Club corner on Monday forthcoming, and recent events discussed on the podcast have inspired a deep dive on Justified, the 2002 debut solo album from none other than Justin Timberlake. Certainly a lot less difficult to explain than the world tour, and plenty to talk about within. That's landing on Monday coming.Here's how we're looking this week:ACT ONE: Zara catches us up on her adventures to see Cameron Winter's Geese in London.ACT TWO (9:47): Bob Dylan takes to Patreon with new (literary) works, an update on the Chappell Roan events of recent, Kid Rock gets the US Army in some hot water, Bob Marley's dreadlock goes under the hammer and Shaq hits back about sliding into Sabrina Carpenter's DMs – it's the news.ACT THREE (46:11): Top 5 Is This A Joke?-Zara's The Bad Arts on Substack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.