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APTV Chicago correspondent TJ Horansky (@tjhoransky) brings you the top stories from this past week, including news from the APMAs, Blink-182, Sleepwave, Bring Me The Horizon, Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes, Gerard Way, Code Orange and more!

This Monday, the woman (Joanie Faircloth) who falsely accused Conor Oberst of raping her after a 2003 Bright Eyes show issued a public apology. “I made up those lies about him to get attention while I was going through a difficult period in my life and trying to cope with my son’s illness,” she said. Now, […]

Bright Eyes frontman Conor Oberst has released a new music video for the song “Zigzagging Toward The Light.” The track is taken from Oberst’s new solo album, Upside Down Mountain, which was released last week. Check out the video below, and let us know what you think. If you missed it, watch Oberst’s recent performance of […]

Last night, Bright Eyes frontman Conor Oberst stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and performed the song “Zigzagging Toward The Light” backed by Los Angeles, California, band Dawes. The track is taken from Oberst’s new solo album, Upside Down Mountain, which is officially out today. (If you missed it, stream the album.) Check […]

Conor Oberst is currently streaming his new album, Upside Down Mountain, on NPR. The album is the Bright Eyes singer’s first official solo album since 2008’s Conor Oberst and will be released on May 20 via Nonesuch Records. Listen to the album in full on NPR, and let us know what you think. (Pre-orders are […]

Conor Oberst (of Bright Eyes, Desaparecidos, Monsters Of Folk) has announced a new solo album, Upside Down Mountain, which will arrive May 20 via Nonesuch Records. Additionally, the singer has premiered a new single, “Hundreds Of Ways,” and has announced a U.S. tour with Dawes, who will open as well as act as Oberst's backing band. “Hundreds […]

Today on AltPress… AP LOOKS BACK: With our 13th annual “100 Bands You Need To Know” issue onsale now, AltPress decided to revisit the very first 100 Bands issue, from 2001, to see where they ended up. A massive list featuring Bright Eyes, Coldplay, At The Drive-In, Good Charlotte and more. THE SUMMER SET perform “Maybe […]

[Image: Our office Christmas decor] It’s that time of the year again. Houses are donning exterior lights that serve no purpose beyond “ooh, sparkling.” Objects that have no business doing so are making jingling sounds, and the number of times you’re likely to hear “elves” in a normal conversation is rising exponentially. It’s beginning to […]

Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes) has added European dates to his site. Those can be seen below. 09/23/12  Madison, WI Capitol Theater  BUY TICKETS Plus Special Guest: Mynabirds (solo) 09/25/12  Austin, TX Bass Concert Hall  BUY TICKETS Plus Special Guest: Daniel Johnston 09/27/12  Los Angeles, CA Royce Hall  SOLD OUT Plus Special Guest: Simone Felice 10/03/12  […]

Desaparecidos' recent reunion show in Omaha proved to be a sign of things to come, as the band has announced a handful of additional shows. Frontman Conor Oberst (also of Bright Eyes) has also announced a run of solo dates. All shows can be found below. Conor Oberst Solo Tour Dates: May 9              New York, […]

Desaparecidos reunited for a hometown show last night in Omaha, Nebraska and among the set were two new songs. One of the songs, “Left Is Right,” can be heard below. The band, a punk side project from Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes, was originally only together in 2001-2002, and reunited once in 2010.

(Photo Credit: Zach Hollowell) Conor Oberst’s punk rock side project Desaparecidos have announced on Twitter that they are reuniting for a hometown show at the Maha Music Festival in Omaha, NE. The band went on hiatus in 2002, only breaking that span for a single show in 2010. Maha Music Festival takes place on August 11 and […]

Check out the premiere of Vonnegutt's “Bright Eyes.” The song will appear on the Atlanta hip-hop/rock quartet's forthcoming album, Falling Up The Stairs, due summer 2012. Stairs features guest appearances from Outkast's Big Boi and Cartel's Will Pugh; the latter also appears in “Bright Eyes,” under a Luckie Street sign. (That's no accident, Cartel fans!) […]

The new Bright Eyes album The People's Key is available to stream, in its entirety, here. The band's seventh studio album will be released on February 15 and will coincide with a tour including New York's Radio City Music Hall on March 9. Tracklisting 1 Firewall  2 Shell Games  3 Jejune Stars  4 Approximate Sunlight  5 Haile Selassie  6 […]