Thurston Moore on why the band left Geffen Records for Matador: "It was just boring, you know?"

Kim Gordon on their rather notorious Starbucks compilation: "It's more like the mainstream's infiltrating us."

Watch the full interview after the break!

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The Rest is a seven-piece group from Hamilton, Ontario that makes dreamy, expansive rock. Their second album, the tremendously varied Everyone All At Once, earns them a definitive spot on the list of this era's great Canadian bands; Toronto's Wolves, Hawks, and Kites said "albums like this are what make music blogging worthwhile."

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Check out Analogue's interview with Portugal's Buraka Som Sistema, where they explain the origins of kuduro:

"Fast tempos, frenetic African beats and pounding bass drums under a rapid fire of MCing are typical characteristics of Kuduro. The genre is almost exclusively of Angolan origin, and with a high concentration of Angolan immigrants in certain suburbs in Lisbon it's no surprise that the city is essentially home to the movement."

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Mitch Easter, studio engineer for Brighten The Corners, sits down with The Fader:

"For me, the most fun is working with bands like [Pavement] where they really have a lot of ideas. If somebody says, 'I got this chord progression, can you help me turn this into a finished track?' I can do that, but working with people like them is fun because everybody is talking and everybody is throwing stuff down and you don't even remember who said what, and in the end, you just have this great thing."

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Streetlab is an electronic/rock duo from Brooklyn, NY, who've made a name for themselves with huge club remixes of classic songs like The Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter," Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song," and Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Fortunate Son." More recently, they've done remixes for artists like Hot Chip, Heartsrevolution, and Crystal Castles, and have been stirring up attention around their self-titled debut EP.

We had a few questions for the guys, and they spared no detail in their answers!

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To celebrate his newest release, Hope For The Hopeless, folk-pop superstar Brett Dennen sat down with us to speak on his charity involvement, musical inspirations, and favorite SF coffeeshop. Read it all after the break!

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In addition to giving us an exclusive on their excellent debut EP Veracruz, Nashville's The Deep Vibration were kind enough to answer some of our most pressing questions -- including how it came to pass that Lou Reed named the band! Find our interview after the break...

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Brooklyn's Forest Fire share stories on an embarassing first mixtape, why nobody's making the "album of the decade," and watching someone ride a ceramic horse in a bar called Siberia. Check out their session with Uncensored Interview after the break!

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When they're not freaking the funk, Jaguar Love speak out on gas prices making them cancel shows, shout out a personal message for Prez Bush, and tell you why vegans shouldn't visit Paris. Get educated with the band's Uncensored Interview clips after the break!

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Dead Confederate caught up with the folks of Uncensored Interview at this year's SXSW, and, among other things, explained why being hung over and getting whupped by your girlfriend does wonders for songwriting. Learn more after the break!

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