Leonard Cohen

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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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...

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 »

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

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...

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...

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...

 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 ...

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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

 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 ...

 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 ...

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...

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

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...

 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. ...

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 ...

 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 ...

 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" ...

 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 ...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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."

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.

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.

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...

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 ...

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

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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).

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...

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...

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...