Rolling Stone — “American Idiot is a rock opera. But I was very self-conscious about it,” Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong told Rolling Stone’s David Fricke. “I didn’t want it to come across as pretentious. Someone said, ‘What is the influence?’ I sa... more info

Live Daily — James Taylor [ tickets ] has extended his US tour behind last year's "Covers," tacking a handful of dates onto the existing September itinerary. The singer/songwriter, who first hit the road in April behind the September release, has added five st... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — TORONTO - The $20,000 Polaris Music Prize has been narrowed to a long list of 40 Canadian albums that includes entries from Leonard Cohen, Metric, Joel Plaskett and former Polaris winner Patrick Watson. more info

Live Daily — Plus: Hank Williams Jr. [ tickets ], Street Sweeper Social Club [ tickets ], more * * * Jonas Brothers [ tickets ] "Lines, Vines and Trying Times" (Hollywood) The Disney Channel dreamboats are looking to sail back to the top of the Billboard ... more info

Reuters — LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. band Fleet Foxes beat the likes of Leonard Cohen and Radiohead to land Mojo magazine's best live act award on Thursday. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Lori Baily "Something must have happened to Leonard Cohen these past several years, because the performance the man gave on Thursday was stronger, more confident and even better developed than he has often sounded on his records. At... more info

Live Daily — Leonard Cohen has postponed his show tonight (6/2) at Morrison, CO's Red Rocks Amphitheatre due to inclement weather. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has rescheduled the engagement for Thursday (6/4). Tickets for tonight's show will be honored and r... more info

JamBase — MSG ENTERTAINMENT AND FUSE PRESENT: DAVE MATTHEWS BAND LIVE FROM THE BEACON THEATRE MONDAY, JUNE 1 at 9PM ET FUSE TO AIR THE PERFORMANCE LIVE AND COMMERCIAL FREE FOLLOWED BY 7-DAYS OF ORIGINAL DAVE MATTHEWS BAND PROGRAMMING Dave Matthews Ba... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — OTTAWA - Leonard Cohen skipped onto the Southam Hall stage, knelt on one knee as if proposing marriage and sang Dance Me to the End of Love. more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Canadian icon Leonard Cohen probably had us when he doffed his hat. When he lofted that fedora for the first time last night, he still had about three hours to go -- and he didn't waste a minute. more info