Brooklyn Vegan — Conor Oberst (more by Chris La Putt) Those hoping that Wild Flag might schedule a headlining NYC show on the day before they open for Bright Eyes at Radio City Music Hall, are out of luck, but Wild Flag did... more info

Guardian Music — Mega pop diva Rihanna will no doubt live up to the title of her tour, Loud (5-16 Oct, tour begins 02 Arena, SE10, livenation.co.uk) ...Mesmerising indiester Conor Oberst, aka Bright Eyes, plays a one-off UK date for his forthcoming new album The Peop... more info

Stereogum — Bright Eyes’s Conor Oberst told the Omaha World-Herald back in 2009 that he’d do just one more album under the Bright Eyes name in 2010 before retiring it. The People’s Key sounds like that album, though it won’t be out until February 2011. S... more info

NME — Conor Oberst and co return in 2011 more info

KEXP Seattle — Conor Oberst returns to his beloved Bright Eyes project with a new song and video for “Coyote Song,” the first song announced from the benefit compilation Sound Strikes Song. The country inspired piano ballad tackles some big topics with ease tha... more info

Silent Uproar — Conor Oberst has a four-date jaunt in California, beginning in late September. The Felice Brothers will open and serve as Oberst' backing band. The Brothers will then join Adam Haworth Stephens on tour into October and November. [consequenceofsound.n... more info

Guardian Music — (Rough Trade)How much heartbreak can a 20-year-old have endured? Judging by the assured country blues contained in this Louisianan's debut, plenty. LeBlanc, the son of a Muscle Shoals session player, sings about fear choosing him and dying men in old... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Hey, remember how Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes held a rally in Nebraska against Arizona’s anti-immigration bill? Well, it happened, though unless you are a big Ober-head, you may have missed that blip because whoops, you’re in Nebraska (which, to ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Conor Oberst talks to the Omaha World-Herald about the one-off Desaparecidos reunion. Tom McCarthy talks to the Observer about his smart new novel, C. "The avant garde can't be ignored, so to ignore it – as most humanist British novelists... more info

MTV.com News — Los Angeles show will be the band's only concert in North America this year.By James Montgomery, with reporting by Matt Elias Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello at the Sound Strike Press Conference on Wednesday Photo: Noel Vasquez/ Getty Im... more info