Conor Oberst Releasing Solo Album, Playing Solo Shows ... Kinda Like Bright Eyes

We'd venture to say that all Bright Eyes productions are essentially solo projects, but now Conor's going by his given name instead. At least for one self-titled album -- his first solo effort in 13 years -- due out on... CONTINUE READING CONOR OBERST RELEASING SOLO ALBUM, PLAYING SOLO SHOWS ... KINDA LIKE BRIGHT EYES»

Posted on April 22, 2008 (12 comments)
Tags: Bright Eyes | Conor Oberst

Marissa Nadler Covers Bright Eyes

When we handed Cassadaga a rough evaluation, we po'd Bright Eyes fans by poking fun at a few of Conor's sillier lyrics like, "Corporate or colonial, the movement is unstoppable / like the body of the centerfold, it spreads" in... CONTINUE READING MARISSA NADLER COVERS BRIGHT EYES»

Posted on January 10, 2008 in MP3 (3 comments)
Tags: Bright Eyes | Marissa Nadler

Hey Iowa, Show Us Your Caucus

We haven't done a metric analysis to determine the size of our Iowan readership, but as a special PSA in the interest of a robust democracy: Get out there and vote! You have like ten minutes left. Maybe you Hawkeyes... CONTINUE READING HEY IOWA, SHOW US YOUR CAUCUS»

Monster Of The Week: Conor Oberst

Admittedly, after we heard about those obviously horrible shootings in Omaha last week, our first thoughts -- beyond the weird realization that the 19-year old killer, Robert A. Hawkins, looked a lot like a young Lou Barlow -- is that... CONTINUE READING MONSTER OF THE WEEK: CONOR OBERST»

Posted on December 10, 2007 (59 comments)
Tags: Bright Eyes | Conor Oberst

New Bright Eyes Cassadega Clips

Thanks to Dodge for pointing us to five animated clips commissioned by Bright Eyes' UK label, Polydor. Mr. Oberst does not appear, which is probably best (young man needs a haircut!). A gruesome highlight is the charcoal drawing of Conor's... CONTINUE READING NEW BRIGHT EYES CASSADEGA CLIPS»

Posted on July 13, 2007 in Video (2 comments)
Tags: Bright Eyes

Stream M. Ward & Bright Eyes' Contributions To The Hottest State

Earlier this week we got a listen of Feist's take on the Jesse Harris-penned "Somewhere Down The Road," part of the Harris-in-covers project hatched by Ethan Hawke for his upcoming big screen novel adaptation The Hottest State. Now you can... CONTINUE READING STREAM M. WARD & BRIGHT EYES' CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HOTTEST STATE»

Posted on June 28, 2007 (4 comments)
Tags: Bright Eyes | Jesse Harris | M. Ward

New Bright Eyes Video - "Hot Knives"

Conor once again enlists the estimable Patrick Daughters to produce his vid for a standout from Cassadaga, and Oberst is granted his request that this studio-performance clip kindly not include a trash-chucking crowd thank you very much. But Daughters does... CONTINUE READING NEW BRIGHT EYES VIDEO - "HOT KNIVES"»

Posted on June 22, 2007 in Video (12 comments)
Tags: Bright Eyes | Patrick Daughters

Bright Eyes Is Generous When He's Drunk

Conor tends to fall when he's wasted. We last saw that act during Conor's Digital Ash tour at Webster '05, when he took an unintended pratfall during an overly enthusiastic slam dance. But folks at Oberst's show in Milwaukee Sunday... CONTINUE READING BRIGHT EYES IS GENEROUS WHEN HE'S DRUNK»

Posted on April 25, 2007 in Video (29 comments)
Tags: Bright Eyes

Bright Eyes Gets His Nails Did

Here's Mr. Bright Eyes dishing with Guitar World Acoustic (yes, we're dorks) about the Saddle Creek Manicure.CONOR OBERST: Sierra Casady a guitar player with CocoRosie, a very cool band I toured with a while back, taught me a trick ...... CONTINUE READING BRIGHT EYES GETS HIS NAILS DID»

Posted on April 23, 2007 (15 comments)
Tags: Bright Eyes | Mary J. Blige | Modest Mouse

Premature Evaluation: Bright Eyes - Cassadaga

Preliminary blog chatter about Bright Eyes' seventh studio album hasn't boded well for the man who made Omaha famous -- like maybe "Four Winds" is the only thing not blowing on Cassadaga, that the throw-stuff-at-the-band video for that first single's... CONTINUE READING PREMATURE EVALUATION: BRIGHT EYES - CASSADAGA»

Posted on March 30, 2007 in Premature Evaluation (72 comments)
Tags: Bright Eyes

New Bright Eyes Video - "Four Winds"

Bright Eyes enlisted the directorial savvy of Patrick Daughters (who has helmed vids for The Shins, YYYs, Kings Of Leon, Death Cab) for the first from Cassadaga. The clip's protagonist and his band (including a harmonizing Maria Taylor on drums)... CONTINUE READING NEW BRIGHT EYES VIDEO - "FOUR WINDS"»

Posted on February 23, 2007 in Video (17 comments)
Tags: Bright Eyes | Patrick Daughters

New Bright Eyes - "Four Winds"

Conor's made the title track to the EP out 3/8 available to the downloading public, and by golly it's nice to hear him with some kick in his step! The last track from Four Winds had him sounding defeated, in... CONTINUE READING NEW BRIGHT EYES - "FOUR WINDS"»

Posted on February 20, 2007 in MP3 (32 comments)
Tags: Bright Eyes

New Bright Eyes - "Tourist Trap"

The first tracks from the Four Winds EP we mentioned last month are surfacing, and they're sure to please fans of Conor's sensitive, acoustic side. "Tourist Trap" is a slow slice of campfire country folk, with a little piano and... CONTINUE READING NEW BRIGHT EYES - "TOURIST TRAP"»

Posted on January 23, 2007 in MP3 (16 comments)
Tags: Bright Eyes

New Bright Eyes - "Endless Entertainment"

Conor took it easy on '06 after the double dip of Digital Ash In A Digital Urn and I'm Wide Awake It's Morning, but Billboard reports that he'll be back on the scene early next year with Cassadaga, a full-length... CONTINUE READING NEW BRIGHT EYES - "ENDLESS ENTERTAINMENT"»

Posted on December 19, 2006 in MP3 (47 comments)
Tags: Bright Eyes

Rocker Doppelgängers In Hollywood

We've been slowly stepping into the Heroes universe (save the cheerleader, save the something or the other) -- a show we may turn to increasingly as the methadone for our LOST withdrawal -- and we thought that Peter Petrelli (played... CONTINUE READING ROCKER DOPPELGäNGERS IN HOLLYWOOD»

Posted on November 13, 2006 (19 comments)
Tags: Bright Eyes | Conan O'Brien | James Blunt | Lily Allen | The Real Housewives Of New York City

Even Conor Oberst's iPod Is Sad

Speaking of celebrity playlists, whatever mope rock Mr. New Dylan has been listening to has taken a toll on his MP3 player. BLENDER: Do you own an iPod? CONOR OBERST: I do. I just got a new one, because mine... CONTINUE READING EVEN CONOR OBERST'S IPOD IS SAD»

Posted on May 22, 2006 (6 comments)
Tags: Bright Eyes

Guilt-Free Indie XMas

So many great indie rock Christmas mixes from The Cool Kids™ this month. You're probably drowning in Sufjan carols, roasting chestnuts by an Arcade Fire, etc... But if you wanna be nice (Santa doesn't give Nanos to naughty bloggers) here... CONTINUE READING GUILT-FREE INDIE XMAS»

Jenny We Got Your Number

Jenny Lewis' solo album Rabbit Fur Coat sprung a leak this holiday weekend and thankfully I'm sensing a thumbs up to her indie rock brigade's Traveling Wilburys cover. Pimps Of Gore has an MP3 of the original "Handle With Care"... CONTINUE READING JENNY WE GOT YOUR NUMBER»

Posted on November 27, 2005 (15 comments)
Tags: Bob Dylan | Bright Eyes | Jenny Lewis | Tom Petty

Jenny Lewis Goes Solo

Our favorite child actor turned rocker delivers Rabbit Fur Coat in January on Team Love Records (an offshoot of Saddle Creek). The Rilo Kiley/Postal Service siren tells MTV News:I'm going to [credit it to] Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins.... CONTINUE READING JENNY LEWIS GOES SOLO»

Posted on September 7, 2005 (9 comments)
Tags: Bright Eyes | Jenny Lewis | Rilo Kiley

Trouble In Paradise

"As recently reported widely around the world there seems to be a lot of tension building between Britney Spears and her fiance Kevin Federline as pictured today. After a long weekend spent hidden away in their new paradise hideaway in... CONTINUE READING TROUBLE IN PARADISE»

Posted on August 24, 2004 (5 comments)
Tags: Bright Eyes