Mr Hudson and the Library in their natural habitat. Photograph: Martin Godwin/Guardian
This week we play host to the only rapper whose preferred clothing material is tweed, Ben Hudson of Mr Hudson and the Library. He comes into the pod, along with fellow Library member Joy Joseph and his randy dog Dave, to talk about Japanese schoolchildren, the Radiohead record manoeuvre and whether a 2007 that saw them tipped as the next big things matched up to expectations.
That, however, is not all. Rosie puts her Watchdog hat on to discuss the iniquities of the secondary ticketing market with legendary and fearsome promoter Harvey Goldsmith. Paul, meanwhile, discovers that music isn't just made by white people in skinny jeans and talks of his love for the Malawian Barry White.
We also review new music by Mark Ronson, the Teenagers and, a band we really like, Vampire Weekend.
Some questions, should you wish to answer them:
· Do you buy gig tickets from eBay or Via Gogo? Do you feel guilty about it? If not, why not?
· Are you a fan of Kwaito? Or Baile Funk? Or another international genre that leaves our domestic output looking limp?
· And does Valerie leave you with a nice word to say for Mr Ronson?
Gubbins:
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