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:
Dylan Carlson - frontman of Seatle drone metal band Earth teaches us a little bit of theology and confesses he'll neve make an up tempo record. Plus three new releases on Domino records are discussed: Anna Calvi, Austra and Cass McCombs
Bill Brewster, DJ historian and author of Last Night a DJ Saved My Life remembers the Chicago house record label Traxx, explaining how the label came to life and why it died out. Plus tracks from REM, Wretch 32 and Cats Eyes
Andy Butler from Hercules comes in to tell us about new album Blue Songs and how it's time for disco's rediscovery. Plus as Beth Ditto teams up with Simian Mobile Disco, she tells us what it was like working with the boys
The IT Crowd's Matt Berry comes in to talk about Witchazel - the concept album about the countryside that he wrote, performed and recorded himself. We review tracks from Grouplove, Fixers and Gil Scott-Heron, and the Indie Professor answers your alt-rock questions
We get the lo-fi lowdown on Go! Team, sample the beautiful techno of Kompakt, and lift the lid on tracks by the Decemberists, Adele and Brother
This special festive edition of Music Weekly features all the live tracks recorded exclusively for us in 2010. There are plenty of treats in store including Miike Snow, Stornoway, Broken Bells and The Jolly Boys
Bob Stanley from Saint Etienne comes in to tell us why the band have released so many tracks about Christmas. Plus the team pick their favourite festive tunes
Thirty years after his death, we look at Lennon's role in music TV and re-evaluate the work of Yoko Ono in Feature With No Name
LA band Warpaint talk about the west coast, while disco-pop duo the Hundred in the Hands show off their highbrow knowledge
The panel discuss Pink Friday, the long-awaited debut album by Nicki Minaj. Plus singer-songwriter Jamie Woon tells us about working with the elusive Burial
Bryan Ferry explains how art inspired his new album Olympia, plus LA psych-popper Ariel Pink on cross-dressing
Steve Levine, producer of the Beach Boys and Culture Club among others, reveals the secrets behind the Motown sound
With Leonard Cohen documentary Bird on a Wire about to hit TV screens, its director tells us about working with Cohen and how the project was reborn 38 years after being made
Michael Gira tells us about reforming his band the Swans, plus one-woman orchestra Glasser talks about her debut album, Ring
LA noise-poppers No Age tell us about new album Everything In Between and Hyperdub's Darkstar discuss the tortuous process of putting their record together
