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The Guardian - UK
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Music Weekly: The Drums and Ewan Pearson

Literally everyone is talking about the Drums right now. OK, not everyone – our grans haven't brought them up recently – but most music pundits have been tipping them for the top in 2010. So it's obviously A Good Thing to have them on Music Weekly. Alexis Petridis spoke to the Brooklyn boys about how they've gone from playing their first gig to winning an NME award in just nine months.

With Rosie away it's left to Rebecca Nicholson and Alex Needham to fill in the guest slots. They join Alexis in the pod to discuss new singles by Joe Worricker, DJ Harvey, and Kate Nash (she's gone avant-grunge!).

That's not all, though. Alexis more than earns his keep this week by interviewing dance guru and remixer to the stars, Ewan Pearson. He explains how he made the jump to producing bands, and reveals that the life of a DJ involves sifting through lots of rubbish that gets sent to him. Glamorous, right?

That's all for another week. As always, you can friend us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter or subscribe to the show on iTunes by searching for "Guardian Music Weekly". In a bit!

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