RPS Presents The Weekly Review

The Weekly Review team are joined by Brooklyn-based music, art and culture writer Quinn Moreland for a live show at New York’s Summerstage festival, to talk about Catalan music, tradition, modernity and how to break America, while also looking forward to the Catalan Sounds on Tour Summerstage concert later that day, which features Queralt Lahoz, Marala, Lia Kali and DJ Trapella. In associatio...

On this week’s TWR, Mar and Ben look back at the Glastonbury discourse, including Lana’s late arrival, Rina’s words for Matt Healy and Lewis Capaldi’s career break. Plus we review our (slightly delayed) album of the week, Jayda G’s Guy, and discuss critical responsibility.

This week on TWR we review Sónar 2023 in the company of RPS director Marta Salicrú, eviscerate HBO’s The Idol and get to the bottom of "beige flags” and the rat girl summer.

Ben Cardew welcomes his old Line Noise cohort, Pitchfork contributing editor Philip Sherburne, to look back on the first day of Sónar 2023 and look forward to what is to come at the Barcelona festival, including personal recommendations.

Today on The Weekly Review, we recap two intense weeks of Primavera Sound - ing; report back from Blur’s press conference and club gig in Madrid; and - because we’re suckers for punishment, particularly when it comes with an AFX feel - look forward to Sónar.

In the last Daily Review before Primavera Sound 2023, Ben Cardew brings new music from Sparks, Jayda G, Little Dragon and more; plus we round up the recent Primavera news (including the new stages) and offer last-minute advice to festival goers.

Today on The Weekly Review, coming at you live via Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/radiopri...) we have an exclusive interview with Primavera Sound co-director Alfonso Lanza, in which he answers your questions about the 2023 festival, alongside RPS director Marta Salicrú and Primavera Sound director of communications Joan Pons, with Johann Wald presenting. Ben Cardew hosts the interview on Twitch, t...

Today on The Weekly Review we bring you a smorgasbord of entertainment. For the first half hour, which will be radio only, Ben Cardew brings you new music from Julio Bashmore, bar italia and Teenage Fanclub, plus songs from Primavera acts like Perfume and Wednesday. At 1130h we move to Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/radioprimaverasound). From 1130h to 1230h Ben Cardew and Mar Vallverdú look forward...

On today's Daily Review we look forward to the coming (looming?) Primavera Sound festival, which kicks off next week, by going live on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/radiopri...) from 1130h. From 11h to 1130h expect the freshest of new music, including songs from Blur, bar italia, Overmono and more; from 1130h to 12h Johann Wald and Ben Cardew discuss our plans for Twitch and the RPS coverage...

Today's Daily Review is a very special affair, as we welcome British electronic music wizard James Holden to our studio, ahead of his Barcelona gig tonight. We dig into "trance" versus trance, utopia, playing the hits, Madonna, Max/MSP and more, in a wide-ranging interview.

Johann Wald receives David Camilleri and Sergi Cuxart to review the trickiest parts of the PS 2023 poster. We also have news of a new stage at Primavera Sound.

With just two weeks to go until Primavera Sound Barcelona kicks off, the Weekly Review team answers some of your festival questions - how do you make friends with a Catalan? for example - plus we go deep into the prog depths of Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories as it celebrates its 10th anniversary. 

Ben Cardew celebrates the 10th anniversary edition of Daft Punk's Random Access Memories with three songs plucked from the new release, as well as a UK garage classic from Daft Punk-associate Todd Edwards. Plus, there is new music from felicita, James Ellis Ford and more.

In this episode Johann Wald talks to the Barcelona-based Argentinian artist, Simona, who is presenting her debut album "Esfera De Amor". He also talks with Luis Rojo and Nacho A. Villar, directors of the movie "La Mala Familia" and its protagonist, Andresito.

Ben tries to raise us into a Eurovision fever on this week’s TWR, highlighting the best / strangest / most downright despicable entries at this year’s contest; Fred Again and Brian Eno full us back down again with their ambient collab. Secret Life and SBTRKT’s frankly bonkers The Rat Road is our album of the week.

Johann Wald interviews the young Aragonese artist Anaju, known for having taken part in OT, who has just released her debut album, Rayo. 

The Weekly Review team is dressed like a cat for your pleasure today, in order to better discuss the delights of the Met Gala; our album of the week is La Boca Aigua by Renaldo & Clara and Johann has Beef. Netflix Beef.

Today on The Daily Review, we welcome Barcelona-based artist Uma, who is signed to the fabulous Slow Dance label, to the studio; plus, new music from Renaldo & Clara and a UKG Friday anthem from Kristine Blond.

In this episode Johann Wald talks to Catalan artist Kora, who has just released a glorious new danceable electronic pop EP titled ***. 

As Mac DeMarco releases his 199-song opus One Wayne G we examine the the queasiest musical indulgences; Mar has EXCLUSIVE news about the wonderful bb trickz, the artist all Barcelona is talking about; and Everything But The Girl’s Fuse is our album of the week.

Ben Cardew welcomes Chad Jackson - of Hear the Drummer (Get Wicked) and DMC World Championships fame - to The Daily Review to talk about his new single, Get Wicked Again, writing tips from Irvine Welsh and lecturing versus DJing; plus we have new music from Sparks, SBTRKT, Tarta Relena and beabadoobee. Our album of the week is Everything But The Girl's Fuse.

Ben Cardew welcomes dub legend Mad Professor, a man who has worked with everyone from Lee “Scratch” Perry to Sade, onto The Weekly Review, ahead of his performance at the Jazztronica festival in Barcelona this weekend. They talk about the inspirational Scratch, remixing Massive Attack, dub as social commentary, white privilege and the lasting impact of dub.

Johann Wald interviews Zahara and Marti Perarnau IV about their parallel project, _juno, in which they delve into the hedonistic side of the traveler, with their new LP, BCN747. He comments on what happened with Frank Ocean at Coachella with Mar Vallverdu and ponders the use of AI in music creation with David Camilleri in Cosas Que Pasan.

The Weekly Review team pick over the fallout from Frank Ocean’s set at Coachella, wondering if we will ever get to see him live again and what, exactly, people want from their enigmatic stars. Our album of the week is Feist’s Multitudes.

We received Indio and Nitro from La Plazuela as their debut album Roneo Funk Club is released, to talk about Granada as a cultural hotbed, flamenco fusion, funky smells and... Los Caños. Mar is moved by her moves and David Camilleri tells us about Daisy Jones in Cosas que Pasan.