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The Guardian - UK
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Presented by Paul MacInnes, produced by Peter Sale

Music Weekly: Ellie Goulding and Skin

It's Friday, and who better to serenade the end of your working week than the Music Weekly team? We kick off the show with electro-popster Ellie Goulding. Paul MacInnes hears from the "hotly tipped" singer about working with synth wizard Starsmith, how the army, dance music and punk shaped her tastes, and why being hyped sucks.

Singles Club sees Michael Hann popping in with Darwin Deez's starry little number Constellations. Rosie sees his single, and raises him Phantom Don't Go by Jookabox, while Paul chucks in Lindstrom's techno-tinged cover of Little Drummer Boy. Quite a weird bunch this week, we think you'll agree.

Skin from Skunk Anansie also drops in for a chat with Rosie, as the pair recall the heady days of 1990s indie. The singer discusses the misuse of the word "bald", why her love songs are so angry, and how Americans thought her band were a bunch of racist skinheads. Oh, and why it's the right time to reunite Skunk Anansie.

This week's Feature With No Name also sees Rosie returning to her youth and recalling the first time she laid ears on Ohio rappers Bone Thugs-n-Harmony.

And that's your lot! Please let us know what you think of this week's show below and if the fancy takes you, become our friend on Facebook. Until next week, enjoy the show.

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