JamBase — The last thing we do every year is our annual Best Of list. It's not only our way of reviewing the most gratifying sounds of the past 12 months, but we inevitably always get turned on to something that slipped past our radar. By gathering favorite ... more info

Rolling Stone — You’ve read Rolling Stone’s lists of the top albums and singles of the year — but how did the folks who work at RS rank their personal favorites? Here’s editor Michael Endelman’s year-end list: Vampire Weekend, Vampire Weekend My Morning Ja... more info

Pop Matters — Like it or not, the efforts of this band will always be judged via Conor Oberst’s Bright Eyes output. more info

Silent Uproar — Team Love, the record label founded by Conor Oberst back in 2003, has established The Team Love Library. According to the label: "each month (or so) we’ll be rotating the Library’s selections, featuring different Team Love albums as... more info

Pitchfork — The eagerly anticipated compilation Dark Was the Night, curated by Aaron and Bryce Dessner of the National to benefit the Red Hot Organization, has now completed its all-star lineup, and man, is it impressive. As previously reported, Dark Was the Nig... more info

Pitchfork — The eagerly anticipated compilation Dark Was the Night, curated by Aaron and Bryce Dessner of the National to benefit the Red Hot Organization, has now completed its all-star lineup, and man, is it impressive. As previously reported, Dark Was the Nig... more info

Buzzgrinder — :: Conor Oberst recently sat down with NPR for a Q&A session. I didn't listen, but I'm assuming it's about playing vapid music, what's it's like to be overrated, hair care and making melodramatic teenage girls swoon. You know, that old horse. [link, ... more info

Paste Magazine — Upon perusing the list of "T"-named blogs participating in NaBloPoMo today, I was struck by the number of titles that, purposefully or not, seemed ripped right from the back of a Bright Eyes album cover. Indeed, in Conor Oberst's ten years as Bri... more info

Chorus.fm — Stream a recording (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96657362) of a *Conor Oberst* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/brighteyes) and The Mystic Vally Band show from Monday 11/10/2008 at the 930 Club in Washington, D.C from NPR... more info

Culture Bully — Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band “Nicorette (11/11/2008)” (mp3) Conor Oberst: (Official) (MySpace) (Wikipedia) Conor Oberst “Conor Oberst” (listen) Subscribe to Culture Bully Here Also: (Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band @ First ... more info