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by Sean Adams
Like many DiS readers, I absolute adored Desaparecidos' (fronted by Conor Oberst/Bright Eyes) party-political-Pixies-pop of Read Music / Speak Spanish, when it was released back in 2002. A decade passed, and they never came to the UK?! So they seemed like the perfect band for this Detour idea, and lo! the DiS community agreed. Within 48 hours, 50 people had pledged to buy tickets, and Songkick contacted their management, and now, after a 10 year wait, a gig is happening. What was just a nice idea is now a reality, with tickets now on sale and a poster and everything: »
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by Luke Slater
Sometimes the best things are the most short-lived. Like Blackburn's title winning season of 1995. And errr, some other things. Anyway, the Conor Oberst-including Saddle Creek supergroup that was Desaparecidos could also be put into that particular category, having been around for a very short time indeed. »
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by Sean Adams
'Cus the truth is that gossip is as good as gospel in this town...a gymnasium of eyes staring at him!
Poet, indie-god, genius, Conor Oberst aka Bright Eyes has been in the tabloids and you can't fault his taste in women.
There's a picture in American mag The People and also in Tuesdays»
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by Sean Adams
Christmas is upon us once again, and this is another news story about about a Charity CD but don't sigh, Conor Oberst and the Saddle Creek crew are in on this...
Conor Oberst (aka Bright Eyes) has had a busy year. Not only has he put out his own album »