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Rate Cold War Kids' Nathan Willett Makes the Case for Religious Lyrics

Original at MOG external link    Mon, Jan 25

By MOG Features NW: Yeah, I think so. I mean - and it's one of those things where I don't know if I can say, kind of subconsciously - I don't know how deliberate some of that stuff was. But you know, I think that for us, like I've always wanted to write about spiritual themes. I think pretty much all, so much music tha...

Rate Now Available – The Other Leonard Cohen Album

Original at Heck Of A Guy external link    Mon, Jan 25

By DrHGuy As noted in The New Leonard Cohen Album – “Forthcoming”, Leonard Cohen fans have awaited a new album of his songs since Dear Heather was released in 2004. But, Leonard Cohen has been and continues to be a busy fellow, what with the Perpetual World Tour and all, and he also has been and continue...

Rate Outstanding, Overlooked Videos Of Leonard Cohen Performances At June 2008 Montreal Jazz Festival

Original at Heck Of A Guy external link    Fri, Jan 22

By DrHGuy CBC Videos Of Leonard Cohen Performing At The Montreal Place des Arts The CBC produced these black and white videos, each of which features excellent production values and camera angles impossible to obtain on recordings accomplished from the audience, of Leonard Cohen performances...

Rate The New Leonard Cohen Album – “Forthcoming”

Original at Heck Of A Guy external link    Thu, Jan 21

By DrHGuy New Leonard Cohen Album Coming In 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010? Over the past five years, there has been much talk about a forthcoming album of new Leonard Cohen songs.1 Some of that talk has come  forth  from Leonard Cohen. In a June 24, 2006 interview broadcast on KCRW, for example, Cohen played...

Rate "The Grand Tour" by George Jones Is On Leonard Cohen's Jukebox – Or At Least His Funeral Setlist

Original at Heck Of A Guy external link    Mon, Jan 18

By DrHGuy Leonard Cohen’s Jukebox: In interviews through the years, Leonard Cohen has mentioned a handful of specific songs he favors. Leonard Cohen’s Jukebox is a Heck Of A Guy feature playing those tunes for your edification and entertainment. The Lord Byron Of Rock ‘n’ Roll1 and The Possum2 Q:  W...

Year 2010

 

Rate Gracious, That’s Leonard Cohen, Part 2

Original at Heck Of A Guy external link    Wed, Jan 6

By DrHGuy The Gray-haired, Gravel-voiced Grandee Of Graciousness I confess to being unaware of the most elemental musicological knowledge, I am ignorant of the basics of songwriting, and I haven’t a clue about iconicity. I do, however, know graciousness when I’m overwhelmed by it. And, Leonard C...

Rate Opinion: Record of the Year: Leonard Cohen - Steve Klingaman - Open Salon

Original at Minor7th.com external link    Tue, Dec 29

By Steve Klingaman The season is too auspicious for the usual wrangling, for my usual topics of government, guns, and money.  In one of my other lives I write reviews for the webzine Minor 7th.  (It might surprise you to learn they are brief.)  Usually, I review indie artists and players who labor at the margins o...

Rate Cohen, Jackson to Get Lifetime Grammy Awards

Original at CBC News external link    Tue, Dec 29

With a career that has spanned four decades and 18 albums, singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen has worked with the likes of such artists as Elton John, Willie Nelson, Neil Diamond, and Iggy Pop. He has garnered a number of awards including an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and ju...

Rate Cowell claims to be saviour of Christmas charts

Original at Ireland Online external link    Wed, Dec 16

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Times Online Discussing his decision to have last year's 'X Factor' winner Alexandra Burke cover Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah', he said: "Trust me, Leonard Cohen was not ... Simon Cowell wants Bowie for 'X Factor'Digital Spy Simon: I'd like Bowie as a guest next yearThe Sun

Rate Leonard Cohen To Receive Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

Original at Heck Of A Guy external link    Fri, Dec 11

By DrHGuy Leonard Cohen, Bobby Darin, David “Honeyboy” Edwards, Michael Jackson, Loretta Lynn, André Previn, and Clark Terry will each receive a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at a  ceremony on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010. The official press release blurb, which, after the words, “With a career t...

Rate Holiday Party Guide 2009: Dinner Party - sound track

Original at VUE Weekly external link    Wed, Dec 9

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Famous Blue Raincoat," Leonard Cohen, Songs of Love and Hate Is Leonard Cohen the coolest septuagenarian that's ever lived? 5. "Fairytale of New York," The ... and more »

Rate Three New Songs From The Leonard Cohen World Tour – "Lullaby"

Original at Heck Of A Guy external link    Thu, Nov 19

By DrHGuy Three New Songs By Leonard Cohen1 Over the course of the Leonard Cohen World Tour, three new, unreleased songs have been presented in concert, giving rise to speculation that they may be included on a forthcoming Leonard Cohen album: “Lullaby” “The Darkness” “Feels So Good” (formerly k...

Rate 26 m ago Heavy congestion

Original at Newsday external link    Tue, Nov 17

After he finished his version of "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen, the entire crowd stood and applauded. Impressive work. Earlier in the night, Jon performed ... and more »

Rate Las Vegas Review-Journal Jason Bracelin column: CONCERT REVIEW: Leonard Cohen ...

Original at California Chronicle external link    Sat, Nov 14

Hallelujah," the song in question, was a triumphant sounding, lump-in-the-throat hymnal that Cohen sang from his knees in a penitent pose. ...

Rate Band of the Day (11.09.09): FAUSTVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at MOG external link    Mon, Nov 9

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By Band of the Day John Peel is never wrong. The legendary radio host was one Faust's biggest champions, once describing them as one of the most important bands of the 20th century and pioneers of experimental-guitar-noise-as-pop-music. In a flattering statement, he even said "Faust paint a bleak vision...

Rate Beck’s Record Club: Leonard Cohen edition (vid)Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at MOG external link    Fri, Sep 4

By melophobe What an inspired project! This is exactly the thing that artists should be doing for themselves and their fans. And the fact that Leonard Cohen’s Songs of Leonard Cohen was chosen on the heels of Velvet Underground & Nico says a lot about the minds at work here (they have good taste). Here...

Rate Best Bootlegs: Leonard Cohen Live At The BBC

Original at Heck Of A Guy external link    Tue, Jun 16

By DrHGuy Because I may not know music, but I know what you should like … and where to find it1 Leonard Cohen – Recorded Live At The BBC 1968 These tracks are high quality audio recordings2 of Leonard Cohen’s 1968 appearance on BBC-TV.3 As the blurb on this site puts it, These well-preserved sessions at...

Rate The 5 best versions of Cohen's 'Hallelujah'

Original at Chicago Tribune external link    Sun, May 3    4 related articles

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 United States Leonard Cohen, from "Live in London" (2009): At 74, Cohen is singing his own song better than ever, and this reading from last year's comeback tour brims with baritone authority and poignancy. kd lang, from "Hymns of the 49th Parallel" (2004): She ...

Rate Concert review | Troubadour Leonard Cohen delivers masterful WaMu show

Original at Seattle Times external link    Fri, Apr 24

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It was folkie diva Judy Collins who first popularized Cohen's songs ("Suzanne," "Famous Blue Raincoat") in the US And when Cohen's debut album appeared in 1967, many listeners preferred Collins' prettier treatments of his tunes to his own craggy-voiced ... Leonard Cohen Observer Online

Rate Coachella 2009 Complete Review

Original at EntertainmentToday.net external link    Fri, Apr 24

 CA Leonard Cohen - easily the best dressed band of the weekend. Fedoras, dark suits and a Continental panache. The fit 74 year old Cohen released his first album 42 years ago. His rich baritone was counterbalanced by the buttery harmonies of his female ...

Rate Backstage: Rufus Wainwright

Original at Yale Daily News external link    Fri, Apr 24

 CT QYou reached a lot of new listeners by covering “Hallelujah” for one of the Shrek movies. Although it was first done by Leonard Cohen, your song sounds more like a cover of the late Jeff Buckley's version. I was wondering how you see yourself in terms ...

Rate Opinion: Perspective & The Leonard Cohen Oakland Concert

Original at Heck Of A Guy external link    Fri, Apr 17

By DrHGuy Putting Cohen In Context A  review of the April 13, 2009 Oakland concert, Leonard Cohen’s Perfect Offering by Gary Kamiya,  is online at Salon.com It’s an interesting perspective, placing this show in the context of past tours and focusing not only on the performance but also on the notio...

Rate Review: Leonard Cohen at Nokia Theatre LA Live

Original at Los Angeles Times external link    Sun, Apr 12

The audience, many of whom may have never seen him before, responded warmly to every song, showing special fervor for the most familiar, such as "Hallelujah," and the most anthemic, such as "Democracy" and, of course, "Anthem. ... Leonard Cohen Works For A Living Huffington Post

Rate Opinion: Leonard Cohen In The Eyes Of Texas

Original at Heck Of A Guy external link    Tue, Apr 7

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By DrHGuy from Julie's StoryNo Leonard Cohen Cowboy Hat Trick YetOK, Make That Leonard Cohen, His Famous Blue Raincoat, And His Cowboy Hat In DallasLeonard Cohen - A Thousand Kisses Deep In The Heart Of Texas_____________________In adherence to the Great minds - Same direction bromide, a comme...

Rate Concert Review: Leonard Cohen at Nokia Theatre (April 3)

Original at Pegasus News external link    Sat, Apr 4

 TX Suzanne" and "Boogie Streets" were among them, the latter he explained, was co-written by backup vocalist and producer Sharon Robinson. During each number, Cohen’s eyes were closed and his fists clenched, often bending on one knee. ...

Rate Opinion: Leonard Cohen to bring live tour to Europe

Original at Just the Flight external link    Fri, Apr 3

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Following his initial success in the early 1960s and 1970s, the singer gained a new audience almost three decades later, thanks largely to cover versions of his best-known song Hallelujah. Alongside the Jeff Buckley version, the song has also been used ...

Rate Review: Leonard Cohen, night 1 at the Long Center

Original at Austin 360 external link    Thu, Apr 2

 TX “Hallelujah” drew a standing ovation in the second set. Cohen’s spoken word rendition of “Recitation with NL”, poetry set to quavering synthesized keyboards, was a dramatic highpoint in the second set. There was a huge communal sigh in the house - more ...

Rate Leonard Cohen

Original at AZ Central.com external link    Mon, Mar 23

 AZ As one of the most influential folk/rock singer/songwriters of our time, poet and novelist Leonard Cohen comes to Phoenix to perform fan-favorites from past albums such as, “Suzanne,” “Sisters of Mercy” "Tower Of Song" and the masterpiece "Hallelujah" ...

Rate Aural History - Jason Manford

Original at Soundgenerator.com external link    Fri, Mar 13

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 UK Ever! Bloody hell, song-wise it’s gotta be Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ performed by Jeff Buckley. Stunning, I’ma massive Leonard Cohen fan but this song is one the few times where a cover is better than the original. As for album, I’m gonna go with ...

Rate Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah In Zack Snyder’s Watchmen - Bizarre, Sublime, Nuked The Fridge?Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Heck Of A Guy external link    Mon, Mar 9

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By DrHGuy More Bipolarity In response to the emails about yesterday’s post, Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah - Mood Music For Watchmen SuperHeroic Sex Scene, I am offering a few more opinions about the use of Cohen’s Hallelujah as the musical setting for a sex scene between two of the superheroes, Nite...

Rate Opinion: Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah - Mood Music For Watchmen SuperHeroic Sex Scene

Original at Heck Of A Guy external link    Sun, Mar 8

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By DrHGuy Let's go to my place and listen to some Leonard Cohen. The music choices are moldy (please save me from hearing Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” in a film again) Stephen Whitty, The Star-Ledger I liked the music most of the time, but the Leonard Cohen lovemaking didn’t work for me.

Year 2008

 

Rate Behind the music: New year special

Original at EducationGuardian.co.uk external link    Tue, Dec 30

By Helienne Lindvall A tumultuous year is ending on a high note for the UK music industry – in particular for Simon Cowell and Leonard Cohen, who have ended it with a great big record-breaking Hallelujah. We also saw the launch of UK Music, whose primary goal is to get the labels, publishers and music creators to s...

Rate Leonard Cohen Rules British Music Charts

Original at Huffington Post external link    Mon, Dec 22

By The Huffington Post News Editors Leonard Cohen's song "Hallelujah" made British chart history Sunday when it became both number one and number two in the Christmas singles charts -- although both versions were covers. But in what appeared to be a protest at the manufactured music industry, fans of US musician Jeff Buckl...

Rate Hallelujah: X Factor winner Burke heads for UK Christmas No 1

Original at The Guardian (UK) external link    Sun, Dec 21

By Sam Jones Gennaro Castaldo, a spokesman for HMV, said: "It's ironic, to say the least, that it's taken a mass audience populist show like The X Factor to prompt massive interest in the highly individualist music of Leonard Cohen and Jeff Buckley, and their album sales at HMV are up as well."

Rate Alexandra Burke - Hallelujah Video ReviewVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at b5media/beatles-invasion(feeds.b5media.com) external link    Wed, Dec 17

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By Dave Parrack Alexandra Burke won The X Factor 2008 and her version of Hallelujah, a Leonard Cohen song brought to life superbly by Jeff Buckley is the song vying for UK Christmas number one. She faces competition from Rick Astley, Leona Lewis and a few others but this is a dead cert.

Rate Alexandra Burke - Hallelujah Video ReviewVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Brit Music Scene external link    Wed, Dec 17

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By Dave Parrack Alexandra Burke won The X Factor 2008 and her version of Hallelujah, a Leonard Cohen song brought to life superbly by Jeff Buckley is the song vying for UK Christmas number one. She faces competition from Rick Astley, Leona Lewis and a few others but this is a dead cert.

Rate Final Uncut Leonard Cohen Interview

Original at Heck Of A Guy external link    Tue, Nov 25

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By DrHGuy This is the seventh and final Uncut magazine interview with individuals connected with the 2008 Leonard Cohen Tour.  The first five (Sharon Robinson, Javier Mas, Leif Bodnarchuk, Bruce Rodgers, and Charley and Hattie Webb) were discussed in Uncut Leonard Cohen Tour Troop Interviews a...

Rate Opinion: Leonard Cohen's live show at The 02, Greenwich, exceeds expectations

Original at News Shopper external link    Tue, Nov 18

Leonard Cohen's live show at The 02, Greenwich, exceeds expectations  UK - Nov 18, 2008 Early songs such as Suzanne, Chelsea Hotel No 2 and So, Long Marianne have the feel of a smoky, after-hours French bar, but his superb band also build up a ...

Rate Il Divo Sings Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah In SpanishVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Heck Of A Guy external link    Mon, Nov 17

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By DrHGuy Simon Cowell While watching the Il Divo video, check out the similarity between the setting of this Hallelujah video by Il Divo … … and the background of the most popular of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah videos. Hallelujah - Il Divo Lyrics: Il DIvo’s Spanish Rendition Of Hallelujah

Rate Opinion: Why Is Leonard Cohen Smiling - And Who's Lenny?

Original at Heck Of A Guy external link    Sat, Nov 15

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By DrHGuy Leonard Cohen is, after all, the man known as4 the Grand Master of Melancholia, the Godfather Of Gloom, the Master Of Erotic Despair, the Poet Of Bedsit Angst, the Gloom Merchant, the Poet Laureate Of Pessimism, the Apocalyptic Lounge Lizard, the High Priest Of Pathos, the [Biblically l...

Rate Leonard Cohen On CBC - Tuning In From The USVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Heck Of A Guy external link    Mon, Nov 10

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By DrHGuy and revel the The Leonard Cohen CBC Interviews. As I pointed out in that post, The CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) has conveniently packaged a series of performances by and interviews with Leonard Cohen from their TV and radio archives under the title, Leonard Cohen: Canada’s M...

Rate Everybody Knows - A Very Special Leonard Cohen Episode On CBC TVVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Heck Of A Guy external link    Sat, Nov 8

By DrHGuy Leonard Cohen: Everybody Knows The latter consists of Cohen songs performed by such artists as zydeco and Cajun singer Zachary Richard, Barenaked Lady Steven Page, Quebec crooner Garou, and singer-songwriters Lhasa de Sela, Serena Ryder and Adam Cohen.

Rate Democracy Is Coming To The USA - Leonard CohenVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Heck Of A Guy external link    Mon, Nov 3

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By DrHGuy While it is not precisely on point for today’s post, an interview with Leonard Cohen, Leonard Cohen, Los Angeles 1992, from Songwriters On Songwriting by Paul Zollo, is an enlightening and enchanting look at the process by which Leonard Cohen creates a song. “Democracy” is used extensiv...

Rate Opinion: Leonard Cohen Wedding Music: "I Do"

Original at Heck Of A Guy external link    Mon, Oct 27

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By DrHGuy Now, Leonard Cohen’s music has graced many nuptial events. Typically, however, the songs from his discography most frequently heard in this context have been “Take This Waltz,” “Dance Me To The End Of Love,” The Marriage March” (from Night Music), “Hallelujah,” and, less often, “I’m Yo...

Rate The Jeffrey Lewis - Leonard Cohen Connection MythVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Heck Of A Guy external link    Thu, Oct 23

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By DrHGuy Jeffrey Lewis has not covered a Leonard Cohen song, he has not collaborated with Leonard Cohen, he has not performed with Leonard Cohen, and, as far as I can determine, he has not been involved in a romantic liaison with Leonard Cohen. He has never even claimed to have a special interest in Le...

Rate Opinion: 10 Most Viewed Posts Countdown Continues

Original at Heck Of A Guy external link    Tue, Sep 30

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By DrHGuy Rare Leonard Cohen Chelsea Hotel #1 Video was a fortuitous find. I ran across a YouTube video of this early version of the much better known “Chelsea Hotel #2″ when it had been viewed only 124 times. Leonard Cohen - Chelsea Hotel #1 Click here to view the embedded video.

Rate Justin Timberlake To Induct Madonna Into Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

Original at mtv.com external link    Mon, Feb 25

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Tom Hanks to induct Dave Clark Five; Lou Reed to honor Leonard Cohen. By MTV News staff will induct Madonna into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the organization's March 10 ceremony, a rep for the Hall confirmed to MTV News Tuesday (February 26).

Year 2007

 

Rate 2008 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees Announced: Madonna, Beastie Boys, More

Original at Rolling Stone external link    Thu, Sep 27

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By Rolling Stone With the 1966 release of In My Life by Judy Collins, containing Leonard Cohen’s “Suzanne” and “Dress Rehearsal Rag,” Cohen became a folk rock icon of the singer songwriter movement. Already an acclaimed poet and novelist in his native Canada, Cohen moved to New York in 1967 and released hi...

Rate Music Review: Anjani - Blue Alert (CD/DVD)

Original at Blogcritics external link    Wed, Jul 11

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By Donald Gibson The accompanying DVD features a mini-documentary, “The Making of Blue Alert,” which more than compensates for any additional cost of this reissued 2-disc set. Directed by Lian Lunson, who also directed the feature-length documentary, Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man, this short film incl...

Rate Movie Review: Leonard Cohen Under Review 1934-1977

Original at Blogcritics external link    Wed, Mar 28

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By Richard Marcus Two of the more fascinating discussions centred around Songs Of Love And Hate and the Phil Spector-produced Death Of A Ladies Man. In the case of the former the discussion focuses on the fact that for the first time Cohen used a full band both in the studio and on the road. Ron Cornelius was band...

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