Blur, Primavera Sound and Sónar

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 association with the Institut Ramon Llull.

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, taking your comments. After that, Marta Salicrú talks about Beyoncé’s European tour.

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 to Primavera Sound 2023, answering listener questions about the festival, including where to charge your phone, and how to do a solo Primavera. Then, at 1230h, Johann Wald joins us for an interview with Spanish star Brays Efe, who is going to be talking about his new film: “El fantástico caso del Golem”.

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 of Primavera Sound 2023; from 12h to 13h we are joined by the RPS team to look forward to the festival. Your questions are welcome.

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.