Articles about Leonard Cohen

Billboard publishes list of 2009’s fattest wallets in music

By Harry Painter on March 2nd, 2010

Pop stars, old people, and a classical violinist happily accepted your cash last year.

Leonard Cohen injures back, postpones tour

By Alex Young on February 8th, 2010

Injures himself exercising.

Beck’s Record Club draws Wilco, Feist, and others for Skip Spence remake

By Chris Coplan on November 12th, 2009

The type of news you couldn’t make up even if you tried.

What’s this? New songs from both Paul McCartney and Leonard Cohen!?!?

By Alex Young on November 2nd, 2009

These days, its pretty rare to hear new songs from either Paul McCartney and Leonard Cohen. It’s even rarer to hear them on the same day. But on this day, November 2, 2009, that is exactly what has happened.

Adam Green gets emotional on Minor Love

By Alex Young on October 13th, 2009

New studio album due out January 8th. Click on for all the details…

Leonard Cohen announces return to North America

By Alex Young on July 22nd, 2009

Legendary singer/songwriter announces month-long fall tour.

Leonard Cohen says no more “Hallelujah”, announces European tour

By Alex Young on July 13th, 2009

A word of warning to all musicians: Leonard Cohen does not want you to cover “Hallelujah” right now.

Leonard Cohen returns to Chicago (5/5)

By Adam Kivel on May 6th, 2009

Leonard Cohen had been pretty high on my “must see” list; at 74, the Quebec born singer/songwriter/poet/novelist/artist hadn’t stopped in Chicago for 15 years, and at seven I couldn’t really afford the ticket. And having to wait another 15 years, when Cohen’d be 89, doesn’t sound like a particularly good plan.
Luckily, I didn’t have to [...]

Coachella Friday: Finally feeling the music…

By Aram Rappaport on April 21st, 2009

“Coachella exists in two time zones: the event itself and its digital afterlife,” wrote Ben Ratliff in his coverage of the festival for The New York Times. “The second zone, on cameras and blogs and Twitter and video-sharing sites, comes a heartbeat after the first, like a rockabilly slap-back echo. We agree with this assessment, [...]

Leonard Cohen back in the U.S. and staying for long time…

By Alex Young on February 20th, 2009

Hot off his first U.S. concert in nearly 15 years, a performance at Madison Square Garden in which the legendary musician dazzled concert goers with a guest-heavy set spanning over three hours, Leonard Cohen has announced plans to get the rest of the country on the fun. Beginning in early April, the Canadian native will [...]