Today's Uncensored Interview is with Raine Maida, the frontman of Canadian rock band Our Lady Peace. Find his thoughts on writing songs for pop stars, why he engineered his solo debut on his own, and his biggest musical influences after the break!

Ed Rec Vol. III features new tracks from the French electro label Ed Banger's biggest artists, including Justice, DJ Mehdi, Uffie, SebastiAn, and more! What else can we say but RRREC'D!

Last year, two-man British alternative band Memo was voted "Best Contemporary Artist" by the Torbay ArtsBase, a forum for promoting literature, arts, and music around the Torbay area (southwest UK). This year they've added a drummer and bassist and are working hard on new material as a full band, adding their debut EP to Amie Street in anticipation of their upcoming full-length!

On their fifth album, Sigur Rós have descended from the clouds, offering more concise songs, a joyously tribal first single, and even a few lyrics in English (!). Find the superb new album in this week's featured six!

To celebrate the release of Before The Amplifiers, Sister Hazel's new live, acoustic album, we exchanged a few questions with their guitarist Ryan Newell. Find out which member always plays barefoot, what's their favorite HBO show, and how they all choose to give back after the jump!

The 2004 debut from New Zealand/London band The Veils is a remarkably mature album, sounding seasoned from years in the Britpop scene along Oasis and The Verve. Featuring the wonderfully versatile lead singer Finn Andrews, Runaway Found achieves the rare feat of being both a quick hit and a real grower.

This week's pick from The Album Project is Washington, D.C.'s Telograph, a band with "all the makings to be the next big thing." Check out their comments and selected tracks after the jump!

Before Little Brother, Phonte cut this hilarious concept album with his friend and producer Eccentric. The Story of U.S. features Phonte doing dead-on freestyle imitations of people like DMX, Juvenile, Eminem, and the RZA -- check it out in our featured albums this week!

Even with only a few songs uploaded, Buffalo, NY's Standard Of Living caught The Album Project's eye with their easy, upbeat powerpop. Find the review and selected tracks after the break!

Thought alternative rock ended in the nineties with Pearl Jam, Nirvana, and the Pumpkins? Oceansize are here to prove you wrong, and deliver a mind-blowing album in the process.