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Album Equation: Bright Eyes’ The People’s Key

An album review in four pictures. Let us begin with Bright Eyes‘ new release, The People’s Key:


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Yahoo Lists 10 Most Annoying Singers: Lily Allen, Billy Corgan Appear

Normally I don’t pay much attention to lists because, hey, to each their own, but when I came across Yahoo Music‘s 10 Most Annoying Singers I…


Hot Knives – Bright Eyes



Music Links 6/15

Bright Eyes Interview with Paper Mag.

Travis Barker remixes Rihanna. (DefJam)

Yeah Yeah Yeah’s MP3! (Blogsarefordogs)

Andrew McMahon Blog Update. (Absolutepunk)


Music Stuff 4/25

No more bad words in Hip Hop?

Kirsten Dunst thinks the US has “crap bands” (intoGossip)

Conor Oberst: Drunk and Generous. Damn, why wasn’t *I* at that show? (stereogum)

Killers cover Moz— it’s good,…


Music Stuff 4/19

Um, Akon is gross. (POTP)

Leaky Tori Amos. (Idolator)

The Zen of Screaming. (Spinner)

Bright Eyes debuted at #4 on Billboard! (indieblogheaven)



Conor Oberst for Costco? Um, no.

Mark Edge just tipped me off on this story about Costco selling FAKE Conor-signed guitars on their website. “Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes Signed Acoustic Guitar” for $899.99Hold on a sec. Costco? Where families go…


Music Stuff 4/10

Bowling for Soup are gonna cover Fergie’s “London Bridge” (Rocklouder)Cassadaga slammed by critics. Boo! (musicslut)Bad Religion new video glimpse. Lily Allen taking over TV. (themodernage)


Back up off the Brando(e)ns!

So Cracked posted this list of the 9 Biggest Wussies in Rock Music, and at first I was like, whatever, Billy Corgan, Moby and Chris Cornell are so 1997. But then I click to page…



Music Stuff 3/29

Leaky Bright Eyes. Yay! (Idolator)The Fratellis – “Cigarello” Live at SXSW. (HearYa)The Donnas finish recording, give you a new song. (punknews)Easy on the guyliner, Petey. (Nylon)


Music Stuff 3/28

Thursday and Island  Records part ways. (Punknews)New Fall of Troy song. (punknews)Jack White to play Elvis. (Cinematical)Bright Eyes talks to Billboard. (Reuters)Music Jocks vs. Music Nerds! (Stereogum)


Bright Eyes of the Future

The Bright Eyes man of the month (er, next month, anyway) is unleashing Cassadaga to the masses on April 10th. Nylon describes Oberst’s newest musical effort as an expression of the idea that “Growing up…



Music Stuff – Happy March!

RIAA says you can pay up before you get sued. (Yahoo)Not-so-Bright Eyes. Aw. (Torontoist)VIDEO: The OC’s Best Musical Moments. (sillypipedreams)Mars Volta early demos/rough cuts. (thepunkguy)New Tiger Army song ft. Davey Havok. (punknews)


Four Winds

Bright Eyes’ newest track is full of references that fly over my head, but I’m still gonna let you listen.   Four WindsAll y’all who call yourself emo better recognize. And if you think Conor…


Music Buzz 2/7

Everyone loves Justin Timberlake. Even Petey. (Idolator)iTunes is gonna get rid of DRM?! Yeah baby! (brooklynvegan)Bright Eyes “Cassadaga” tracklisting. (indieblogheaven)But is his miserable enough? Zach Braff to play Elliott Smith.


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