TMZ — Bright Eyes singer Conor Oberst is letting the chick who falsely accused him of rape walk away clean -- he's decided to drop his $1.2 million lawsuit.According to court docs filed Friday ... Conor dismissed the suit against Joanie Faricloth one day�... more info

Stereogum — Late last year, a woman named Joanie Faircloth left a comment on the website XOJane accusing Conor Oberst of raping her, claiming the Bright Eyes frontman assaulted her and took her virginity 10 years earlier, when she was 16. Oberst released a state... more info

NME — Bright Eyes frontman says he is looking forward to 'happier times' more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Last year, a North Carolina woman accused singer-songwriter Conor Oberst of raping her after a 2003 concert. She made the claims against the Bright Eyes founder in an anonymous comments forum on the website XO Jane, and her accusations were widely sh... more info

Time — "I’m truly sorry for all the pain that I caused,” writes Bright Eyes singer's accuser more info

TMZ — The woman who accused Bright Eyes frontman Conor Oberst LIED when she accused him of rape ... lied to get attention.It's shameful and shocking ... Joanie Faircloth says she pressed her claim publicly for 6 months.  But now she says, "I made up… ... more info

TMZ — Bright Eyes singer Conor Oberst got canned by his record label when an obsessed fan lied about him raping her -- and now that he wants her to pay up ... she's gone radio silent, according to the emo rocker. TMZ broke the story ... Oberst… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Swedish duo First Aid Kit put out their major label debut, Stay Gold, today (6/10) via Columbia. The record was produced by frequent Bright Eyes producer Mike Mogis (who also helmed their last record), and it's more... more info

Stereogum — Klara and Johanna Söderberg, the Swedish sisters who make up the duo First Aid Kit, learned to love American-heartland alt-roots music when they first heard Bright Eyes. In making their new album Stay Gold, the duo went to the source, traveling to O... more info

Stereogum — One of the great things about Lorde is that she’s a serious young pop star who seems to have the ideas and tastes of a serious young person. Case in point: Her Twitter bio is a Bright Eyes quote, “No, I am not singing for you.” Conor Oberst als... more info