function [album, mbids] = fm_retrieve_album(album_name)
%[album, mbids] = fm_retrieve_album(album_name)
%
% returns last.fm artist tags and tag weights for given artist
% this uses a lastpy python script to handle the REST data exchange

% call python function
str = python('fm_retrieve_album.py',album_name);

% parse text function output
album = textscan(str,'%s %s','Delimiter',',');
mbids = album{2};
album = album{1};