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Cold War Kids' Nathan Willett Makes the Case for Religious Lyrics
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...
Mon, Jan 25 | from MOG
Outstanding, Overlooked Videos Of Leonard Cohen Performances At June 2008 Montreal Jazz Festival
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...
Fri, Jan 22 | from Heck Of A Guy
"The Grand Tour" by George Jones Is On Leonard Cohen's Jukebox – Or At Least His Funeral Setlist
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...
Mon, Jan 18 | from Heck Of A Guy
Opinion: Record of the Year: Leonard Cohen - Steve Klingaman - Open Salon
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...
Tue, Dec 29 | from Minor7th.com
Cohen, Jackson to Get Lifetime Grammy Awards
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...
Tue, Dec 29 | from CBC News
Leonard Cohen To Receive Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
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...
Fri, Dec 11 | from Heck Of A Guy
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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 »
Tue, Nov 17 | from Newsday
Las Vegas Review-Journal Jason Bracelin column: CONCERT REVIEW: Leonard Cohen ...
Hallelujah," the song in question, was a triumphant sounding, lump-in-the-throat hymnal that Cohen sang from his knees in a penitent pose. ...
Sat, Nov 14 | from California Chronicle
Beck’s Record Club: Leonard Cohen edition (vid)
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...
Fri, Sep 4 | from MOG
Review: Leonard Cohen, night 1 at the Long Center
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 ...
Thu, Apr 2 | from Austin 360
Leonard Cohen
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" ...
Mon, Mar 23 | from AZ Central.com
Alexandra Burke - Hallelujah Video Review
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.
Wed, Dec 17 | from b5media/beatles-invasion(feeds.b5media.com)
Opinion: Why Is Leonard Cohen Smiling - And Who's Lenny?
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...
Sat, Nov 15 | from Heck Of A Guy
Opinion: Leonard Cohen Wedding Music: "I Do"
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...
Mon, Oct 27 | from Heck Of A Guy
Music Review: Anjani - Blue Alert (CD/DVD)
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...
Wed, Jul 11 | from Blogcritics
Movie Review: Leonard Cohen Under Review 1934-1977
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...
Wed, Mar 28 | from Blogcritics
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