Tuesdays are big in entertainmentville: not only do all the new DVD releases hit Netflix, but new music also pours into stores. So I take a spin through each week's music releases and pick out some albums and tracks worthy of a download. In addition to my picks below, you can also download Ciara's new album featuring musical talent including Justin Timberlake and Missy Elliot). Here are today's Read more

Lest you forget how ridiculously prolific Bright Eyes is, I've just discovered a B-Side called "Trees Get Wheeled Away" that's so good, I can't believe it's never surfaced on album. (Thanks to I Guess I'm Floating for compiling such a great round-up of rarities.) With its light and airy mandolin, triumphant electric guitar, and poignant lyrics, "Trees" would easily have been at home on this Read more

If you're a regular BuzzSugar reader, you know how much I've been looking forward to the new Bright Eyes album — that is, very much, for months. Each new track that trickled out only heightened my anticipation. If the whole album was as well-crafted as the fiddle-laden "Four Winds," I thought, then Cassdaga would do nothing but rule. You might argue that no album can live up to those Read more

It's probably clear to you by now that I like Bright Eyes — a fact that I am sometimes embarrassed to admit. I am proud, however, to be a fan of All Songs Considered, NPR's very cool online radio show featuring set lists and concerts from both beloved and obscure artists. So imagine my delight when Pitchfork informed me that Bright Eyes singer/songwriter/egoist/jack-of-all-trades Conor Oberst Read more

I've been so busy blogging about the bright spots of the 2007 Oscars that I haven't had time to talk about the new Bright Eyes video that premiered last week on Spinner. Called "Four Winds," it's the second track I've heard off the forthcoming EP of the same name, and I like it even more than "Tourist Trap." "Four Winds" will also appear on Bright Eyes' new album, Cassadaga, which comes out Read more