This week's Music Weekly has something of a retro feel. Our first guest is Holly Johnson, the Frankie Goes to Hollywood singer, who met with Paul MacInnes ahead of the release of the band's greatest hits package. They discuss gay rights, being propositioned by Andy Warhol (Holly's claim, not Paul's) and being controversialists (ownership of that one is debatable).

Now, we may be back to our normal two-interview format this week, but we've decided to try something brand new in the segment we normally call Singles Club. Instead of a selection of songs, our new monthly feature will see Alexis Petridis joining us to discuss the biggest/bestest/most interesting new album of the month. In a flash of inspiration, we've decided to call it Album Club, and this week Paul, Alexis and Rosie Swash will be weighing up the merits of Julian Casablancas's debut solo album Phrazes for the Young. Tell us what you think of the album, and what you think of Album Club.

We haven't forgotten our promise of a retro theme, you know, which is why this week's show concludes with eccentric pop duo Sparks. The Mael brothers were in town to discuss their ambitious new project, an hour-long composition called the Seduction of Ingmar Bergman, and they chat with Rosie about Swedish existentialism, the pleasures of "dicking around" and why certain other pop stars (mentioning no names, ahem) have earned mainstream success by nicking their ideas.

Thanks to our extended review section we didn't have time for Feature With No Name this week so that, as they say, is that. If you really like us you can be Music Weekly's friend on Facebook. Please let us know your thoughts on the guests and music in the space below.

In the wake of James's admission about his musical taste on last week's pod, producer Pete lines up a little surprise for him ...

This week's Music Weekly comes with something a little Special. And by that, we mean Lynval Golding. The Specials' guitarist joined us prior to the
final leg of their 2009 UK tour, while he was still recovering from the previous night's Q awards, where the band picked up a lifetime achievement award. As theirs has been one of this year's more remarkable reunions, we wanted to do something a little different, so for part one of this week's show you'll hear Golding talk us through the five most influential records of his life. In part two, the guitarist offers his view on everything from Obama to the rise of the BNP, explaining how Lily Allen brought about the Specials reunion and discussing whether there'll be any new material from Coventry's most famous musical export.

In between this slab of Specials-ness is Singles Club. Paul MacInnes chooses New Fang by rock supergroup Them Crooked Vultures, Sarah Boden offers up Be Water by Fence Collective signings Francois and the Atlas Mountains, and Rosie Swash reminisces about her adolescence with Summer Camp's Ghost Train.

And just when you think you've had enough, we give you more, in the shape of the Feature With No Name. This week, Observer Music Monthly's Luke Bainbridge talks about 1980s Mancunian trio 808 State.

Join us on Facebook and let us know your thoughts on this week's show. And hey, why not tell us the five records that have influenced your life? We've got dibs on Bomfunk MC's Freestyler, though.

Hallo pop pickers and welcome to another edition of Music Weekly, the podcast that showed 1.2% growth in the last quarter.

This week's pod is a healthy mix of different types of music. First up
we have Chase and Status, creators of choice drum'n'bass and now producers to the R&B glitterati. The duo talk to Paul MacInnes about keeping it real, their favourite beats and working with Team Rihanna (it's quite a big team).

Portico Quartet are pioneering British jazzers and Rosie Swash's new faves. She met with the group and had a gay old time talking percussion, sheds and the Nobel peace prize.

Back in the pod, Alex Needham joins Rosie and Paul for a spot of Singles Club, where new music from LCD Soundsystem, Monsters of Folk and, yes, Lady Gaga is up for discussion.

Last, but never least, we have a Feature With No Name from guardian.co.uk/music's Dafydd Goff, on his love for the Afghan Whigs.

That's the show, now let us know what you think by posting below or befriending us on Facebook.

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Music Weekly. On this week's show, singer-without-portfolio Sufjan Stevens talks to Rosie Swash about why his latest album, the BQE, was inspired by a New York interstate (what else?). He also discusses religion, nature and why there's a bit of grunge in all of us.

Next up, Singles Club casts its net across this week's new releases, and brings you such catches as Memory Tapes' Plain Material (courtesy of Paul Lester), the Shuttle remix of Phoenix's Love Like Sunset (courtesy of your host, Paul MacInnes) and Portico Quartet's Paper Scissors Stone (courtesy of The Swash).

From here we take a trip overseas as guardian.co.uk/music editor Tim Jonze heads to Paris to talk to those Gallic purveyors of soft-core electronica, Air, about Sarkozy, Serge Gainsbourg and why French people just can't rock. Which, coincidentally, is news to Michael Hann, who raves about French metallers Trust for this week's Feature With No Name.

We always appreciate your feedback, either on the blog or via the Music Weekly page on Facebook. Until next week, adieu!