Music Weekly
Summary: The Guardian's head rock and pop critic Alexis Petridis takes the helm for a new-look Music Weekly. Joined by music writer Rosie Swash and a roster of top Guardian and Observer critics, Alexis introduces an eclectic range of interviews and live tracks from new and established artists. Plus, don't miss Singles Club, our review of the best new releases. Available to download every Friday.
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Podcasts:
Singer-songwriter Annie Erin Clark, aka St Vincent, talks about making her new album, while we review tracks from Leonard Cohen, J Cole and Trey Songz, and Congolese rapper Baloji
Tim Jonze takes the helm as Music Weekly delves into the tricky business of being a rock critic: featuring testimony from NME legend Nick Kent
All you need to know about jazz (but were too afraid to ask), John Foxx on the glorious wobble of the vintage synthesiser – and Drake's collaboration with Rihanna reviewed
This week Gabriel from the Heatwave takes us through what's hot in Dancehall right now and Alexis speaks to one of his all time favourite bands - industrial music pioneers Throbbing Gristle. Plus reviews of tracks by Russo, P Money and Vacationer
Producer Adrian Sherwood on 30 years of On-U Sound. Plus Pete Paphides tells us what you need to know about Folk music, and new tracks reviewed with Alexis Petridis, Kim Taylor Bennett and Ben Beaumont Thomas
The ex-Auteurs and Black Box Recorder man introduces his concept album about 70s British wrestling. Plus there are reviews of new music from Willy Moon, 2:54 and Fanzine
This week: what's hot in heavy metal, and we ask whether box sets are worth the money. Plus reviews of tracks from Massive Attack with Burial, Luke Haines and Eleanor Friedberger
Peter Doggett discusses his new book The Man Who Sold the World: David Bowie and the 1970s. Plus: was Jessie J a worthy winner at this year's Mobo awards?
Reviews of Tracey Thorn, In the Country and Azealia Banks, plus we meet singer-songwriter Kurt Vile and the man who's collecting and blogging African cassettes
Tori Amos talks mythology, and mixing songs with classical music, reviews of St Vincent, Pistol Annies and Friends, and REM remembered. With Alexis Petridis, Dorian Lynskey and Alex Macpherson.
Rob Da Bank and Chris Salmon join Alexis Petridis to discuss this summer's festival highlights and review new tracks by Ariel Pink, Niki and the Dove, and Justice
Miranda Sawyer drops in to talk about the Mercury prize winner and we have an exclusive live track by Laura Marling
We talk pop and protest with Fucked Up's Pink Eyes and the editors of new book White Riot. Plus there's music from King Creosote, Skylar Gray and Hot Chip's Joe Goddard
It's carnival this weekend, so Alexis and friends pick out three new singles to get you in the mood. Plus, there's a retrospective feature on the prolific Trojan Records
Joe Goddard and Raf Rundell explain how their hilarious house homage, the 2 Bears, came to life. Plus we review new tracks by Jeffrey Lewis, Warpaint and Moonface
