ContactMusic — Rockers from legendary bands Pearl Jam, Queens Of The Stone Age, and The Strokes are teaming up to record an album to raise money for a homeless charity. The musicians will be joined by Ryan Adams, Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst, Modest Mouse and Gang Of ... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Brad Elterman was a teenager in Los Angeles when he began photographing rockstars at their homes, parties, and other casual settings. Yep, that's right, at the age when you were masturbating to Conor Oberst music and lamenting your acne scars, Brad... more info

Stereogum — The platitude-filled “Jejune Stars,” from Bright Eyes’ latest album The People’s Key, gets a video full of fireworks and sparklers. Conor Oberst’s band plays in front of the light show, in silhouette. It seems to fit the song’s title: it�... more info

KEXP Seattle — The second half of Saturday at Sasquatch was equally amazing. The Thermals tore up the Yeti stage. Sharon Van Etten wowed the crowd on the Bigfoot stage and Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst got worked up on the main stage. Death Cab for Cutie, the highlig... more info

Guardian Music — When a band member made a solo album, it used to signal the death of the group. But is it actually a mark of rude health?Time was, if a band's vocalist put out a solo album it meant only one thing: irreconcilable differences, singer and guitarist che... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Diamonds for Eyes is an Indie Rock/Folk band from Des Moines, Iowa. They formed in the Summer of 2010 and released there first album, “The Era of Our Ways” on April 2nd, 2011. Des Moines has raised it's own Jonathan Richman!? Diamonds For E... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — For much of his Saturday night sundown set at Coachella, Conor Oberst of the seminal indie rock band Bright Eyes sang with his eyes shut. It wasn't due to relaxation though -- his face was taut, almost contorted -- and... more info

Totally Fuzzy — "Ladies and gentlemen, Merrill is performing at the..." That's as much introduction as we're given before Merrill Garbus herself yanks away the microphone and starts the show. The second album by tUnE-yArDs is defined from its opening seconds by fal... more info

Music For Ants — My history with Bright Eyes begins when I was in my early teen years. Conor Oberst’s poetic, emotional, sometimes self-indulgent artistic style was tailor-made for young sensitive types like myself, and was far more satisfying then some of the oth... more info

Stereogum — NAME: Conor Oberst PROGRESS REPORT:Gearing up for a massive world tour, Bright Eyes’ front man Conor Oberst talks about his new album, the pressures of political activism, and growing old gracefully.The first time I meet Conor Oberst in person I am... more info