Stereogum — Earlier this year, the former Bright Eyes mastermind Conor Oberst released his solo album Upside Down Mountain. And as part of Record Store Day’s Black Friday promotion last month, Oberst released a 7″ single that featured two previously unreleas... more info

Perez Hilton — Maybe Lorde is the real Mockingjay. We mean, who else could gather this many revolutionary artists all in one place? [ Video: Lorde Drops Her Next Hunger Games Song! Listen To The BRILLIANT Bright Eyes Cover HERE! ] The mastermind behind the Hunger G... more info

Perez Hilton — No THIS is the sound of a revolution! Every time Lorde releases a new song, it's like an arrow of pure brilliance that pierces our heart! [ Video: Lorde Spits Fire As She SLAYS An Unexpected Cover Of Jeremih's Don't Tell 'Em! Watch The Royal Rapper H... more info

Stereogum — Conor Oberst is such a big deal that he can summon two different buzz bands to back him up at will. Or at least that was the case when he recorded a recent live session at the Haldern Pop Festival. Performing lazily luminous acoustic version of his 2... more info

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