He has since accepted her apology, but for the rest of his life, he”ll know that when someone Googles his name, these accusations will come up and they won”t all be amended with the fact that Faircloth recanted. Oberst, who filed a $1.2 million libel suit against his Joanie Faircloth, his accuser, in February. So, as Dewey notes, by the time Oberst”s reps released a statement saying the accusations were false, the story had already been picked up so many times on the internet that it took on the sheen of true by sheer ubiquity. We act like they are there”s no difference now, giving something that is reported on a gossip site the same traction as something in the New York Times. Additionally, something posted as a comment to an essay or on a Tumblr account is not the same thing as actual journalism. For too long (and HitFix is guilty of this as are most outlets), attributing a story to a site now counts the same as verifying the story with an informed source or publicist. Cook has been an integral part of an incredible musical community that extends from his hometown of Eau Claire, WI to his current home of Durham, NC. The more salacious an item the faster it will travel. Phil Cook is excited to announce his debut solo album, Southland Mission, out September 11th via Thirty Tigers and Middle West. On the internet, truth and fiction carry the same weight, but the most valuable currency is scandal. Similarly, in one 24-hour period, there were more than 700 tweets about the alleged rape. She cites that one Tumblr post, which was merely a re-report of an earlier report, got 10,000 hits in one day. In a fascinating piece for The Washington Post, Caitlin Dewey chronicles the rumor”s path from the xoJane comment to Tumblr chatter to fan sites to mainstream.

A spark turns into an internet flame, which conflates into a roaring fire with the strike of one small match. Her false accusation is, of course, in-and-of itself terrible, but the story- more than any in recent weeks- is a reminder of how social media spreads tales with reckless disregard as to any veracity. This week, a woman, who, in February, had accused Oberst of rape via comments section for an essay that ran on the xoJane website recanted her statements and apologized to Oberst via a public statement. Read about Aint It Sweet from Phil Cooks Southland Mission and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. The lovely clip is a palate-cleanser of sorts to what has definitely been a tumultuous last few months for Oberst. It”s a sweet song, taken from his current album, “Upside Down Mountain,” and even sweeter video that has an untainted, nostalgic innocence. So sings Conor Oberst in his new song, “You Are Your Mother”s Child.” In the new video for the track, a puppet dad reflects on his very real children”s playful nature, as Oberst sings projected through an old television screen. 1.1 Aint It Sweet 1.2 1922 1.3 Great Tide 1.4 Belong 1.5 Sitting on a Fence Too Long 1.6. “Life”s a rollercoaster, keep your arms inside.”

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