Today In Music News: Bright Eyes Retires, Sufjan Gets His Movie On and RZA Get Philosophical

Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, July 23, 2009... Conor Oberst is allegedly retiring his Bright Eyes moniker. I would like to suggest a new name: George Taylor. Sufjan Stevens is set to release a CD/DVD set for his movie The BQE. No word yet on a set of...

By Lance Lester

July 23, 2009

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Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, July 23, 2009...

Conor Oberst is allegedly retiring his Bright Eyes moniker. I would like to suggest a new name: George Taylor.
Sufjan Stevens is set to release a CD/DVD set for his movie The BQE. No word yet on a set of wings coming with the combo set.
RZA is set to release his second book The Tao of The Wu. It covers philosophy and spirituality and possibly how to talk with marbles in you mouth.

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