Leonard Cohen, everyone's favorite depressive genius, will be releasing a new biography December 1. Hallelujah will be written by Tim Footman, author of Welcome to the Machine: OK Computer And The Death of the Classic Album. The book tells of Cohen's “years growing up in Quebec in a middle class Jewish family, through a decade as a budding poet and author — following the publication of his fir
You may have thought that Leonard Cohen’s world tour had ended after his onstage collapse and brief trip to the hospital in Spain recently, but not only has the poet/singer/legend hopped back into the spotlight, he’s also unveiling a few new songs...
NYC’s infamous Chelsea Hotel unveiled a plaque last week in honor of singer/poet Leonard Cohen, the former resident and songwriter of “Chelsea Hotel #2”, reports ArtsBeat’s Dave Itzkoff. “I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel…” the inscription...
On Friday night, the great Leonard Cohen, was in Valencia, Spain, performing his classic “Bird on a Wire.” He was just trying in his way, to be free. But, he wasn’t free from food poisoning and so, our Tower of Song, toppled and was taken to the hospital. Thankfully, he is ok, and will resume his tour shortly. Now come to Portland. I will pay your high ticket prices. And feel better, beca
Thank god Leonard Cohen is back on top, because otherwise we may never have gotten to hear this incredible show.With Leonard Cohen's star in the ascendant after the Came So Far For Beauty concerts, the Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man documentary, the remastered early albums, his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, more than a year of well-received and artistically successful shows, and t...
Great poets walk among us. Not many, but a few. Bob Dylan is one, Tom Waits another. But before little Bobby Zimmerman came into the world and before "Closing Time," there was Leonard Cohen. Before his brilliant debut album, "Songs of Leonard Cohen," was released in 1967, a few months after he turned 33, he was already celebrated for over a decade as a poet and novelist, with four collections o...
While Laughing Len plays the elder statesmen of the broken hearted to a tee, cheesy arrangements and OTT sax solos make Live In London a nice memory, but an inessential addition to his live back catalog for those not there in the flesh.
Hollywood was nice, but Coachella would not wait. So after a nice breakfast with our little crew (now numbering 14 people), and after a side trip back to LAX to pick up my luggage, it was off to the desert to experience the joy of Coachella.The challenge of being with a group that large is trying to catch a show with as many people as possible. That wouldn't be a problem except for a certain pa...
I got a ticket to the last night of Leonard Cohen's sold out three day engagement at the beautiful Paramount Theater in Oakland (a restored Art Deco masterpiece). Only time I have seen an audience give a standing ovation before the show started. Great back up band, long and generous performance covering material both familiar and unfamiliar. I was particularly impressed by Sharon Robinson, who ...
Hollywood was nice, but Coachella would not wait. So after a nice breakfast with our little crew (now numbering 14 people), and after a side trip back to LAX to pick up my luggage, it was off to the desert to experience the joy of Coachella.The challenge of being with a group that large is trying to catch a show with as many people as possible. That wouldn't be a problem except for a certain pa...
For the first time in nearly 15 years Leonard Cohen will launch a major tour spanning most of North America and portions of Europe, reports "MOJO":CH. The jaunt will support an upcoming album from the legendary singer-songwriter which is scheduled to be released later this year. Details have yet to be given while a spokesperson for the artist stated more information will be outlined in Febru...
Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist Leonard Cohen has scheduled nearly 40 European performances this Summer. The tour, the first for the 73-year-old in nearly 15 years, will not include any dates in the United States. "As previously reported":PR, Cohen was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (March 10) for his status among the "highest and most influential echelon of songwrit...
Leonard Cohen, everyone's favorite depressive genius, will be releasing a new biography December 1. Hallelujah will be written by Tim Footman, author of Welcome to the Machine: OK Computer And The Death of the Classic Album. The book tells of Cohen's “years growing up in Quebec in a middle class Jewish family, through a decade as a budding poet and author — following the publication of his fir