Is this the real life? Or is this just fantasy?

Well, the music featuring in this week's Top 5 may or may not be real, but we're embarking on the first Dave & Adam solo show of the year to bring it to life for you regardless of it's physical state. It's a dual selection this week with five from each of our faithful co-hosts as we dive into the unknown. Who know's what we will discover together?

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Onwards, into the void.

ACT ONE: The preamble, in which of course we ramble and Dave provides a post-match Deftones gig analysis.

ACT TWO (19:22): Casey Wasserman Down, Harry Styles gets reminiscent, Daniel Radcliffe's all-time favourite gig performance, Josh Freese sets the record straight on Foo Fighters dismissal, a contentious President-ial address and a return to our beloved Kiss Korner - it's the news.

ACT THREE (45:46): Top 5 Music That Doesn't Exist

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Deftones hit Dublin this coming Monday and Dave is hyped hyped hyped.

No better time to welcome freelance music journalist Danny Kilmartin to the studio with a Chino Moreno-fronted career-spanning Top 5 of his choosing.

Elsewhere, it's another stacked news section - the rain ain't stopping and nor are the events, dear boy.

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ACT ONE: Dave and Adam did karaoke. They think it went swimmingly.

ACT TWO (12:20): Bad Bunny x Super Bowl fallout including an on-the-whistle from-the-stadium report from Irish Independent NFL obsessive Shane Brennan, Kid Rock's attempts to save face, Boyzlife hit up the press circuit, Jonny Greenwood issues a demand to Melania Trump, Mark Ruffalo comes to Billie Eilish's aid, Chappell Roan calls for a revolution, and the latest high-profile use of AI music pisses us off yet again - it's the news.

ACT THREE (1:16:23): Top 5 Deftones!

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