Indie hip-hop’s hyper-articulate MC Regan Farquhar–known to his fans as Busdriver–recently toured cross-country with Deerhoof. XLR8R cornered him on the San Francisco leg of the tour to chat about having fun and playing for the kids on Episode 5 of XLR8R TV. Here, the L.A.-based know-it-all pinballs between serious and silly, with a sober backstage demeanor and some high-energy onstage spazzing.

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Previous Episodes
Episode 1: DAT Politics, Zion I
Episode 2: Carl Craig
Episode 3: SXSW Part One
Episode 4: SXSW Part Two