When "Game of Thrones" vet Alan Taylor signed on to direct "Thor 2," many fans of the show were ecstatic to hear that the helmer was making the leap from TV to the big screen with such a high-profi...
The prolific Conor Oberst may be best known for his ever-evolving Bright Eyes project, but among his many side projects is the punky quintet Desaparecidos, who have suddenly reunited after a ten-year hiatus.
The Ne...
There was a time not so long ago when U.S. rock fans could only look on at all of those big European summer festivals with jealousy. Now, however, there are more than enough big name music fests in the States every su...
“I’m fortunate enough to move around a lot.”
That’s the truth in more ways than one for Conor Oberst, who’s lived in a number of cities, made records in even more of them, and bounced ...
Lollapalooza 2011 ran over this past weekend, starting Friday (Aug. 7) through Sunday (Aug. 9), taking over Chicago’s Grant Park. The previously roving festival celebrated its 20th anniversary.
Friday&r...
“2010 is the year of me,” M. Ward says, calling from his homebase in Portland, Ore. “Oh, man, it’s 2011, isn’t it? I mean 2011. This is my year.”
It’s understandable why the ...
An utter prophet at time, and then, at others, a punk-ass kid. It’s difficult, of course, to call a 30-year-old man and esteemed musician a kid, but then again that’s one of Conor Oberst's very projected s...
Another year, another crop of superstar artists with new efforts to debut. Pop masters like Britney Spears, Lady Gaga and Madonna have new material to issue, as to veteran rockers like U2, Green Day and Foo Fighters. ...
Way back at Comic-Con 2009 when Marvel Studios was just coming off the massive success of "Iron Man" and preparing to launch other franchises, division president Kevin Feige answered questions about how a 19...
Bright Eyes has announced it's seventh full length album: the Saddle Creek band will release "The People's Key" on Feb. 15 next year, featuring mainstays Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis and Nathaniel Wolcott.
It's...
