JamBase — By: Dennis Cook Modern Hymns (Appleseed Records) is five or six cuts above most cover tune sets, and in no small way lives up to the heavenly bent of its title, though in down to earth, fundamental ways that actually help the daily grind of living... more info

All About Jazz — Born To Breed, the new Judy Collins Tribute CD, was released on Judy's label, Wildflower Records on October 14th. With featured guests Chrissy Hynde, Dolly Parton, Leonard Cohen and more, this CD is a showcase of songs that have touched the lives of ... more info

Said the Gramophone — Pale Young Gentlemen - "Kettle Drum (I Left A Note)" Where is it? Where is that damn thing? It must be here, amidst these thousand little drawers, I'll find it, give me a minute. Not here, nope, nor here. Not here. Oh my goodness, where is it? ... more info

Obscure Sound — I do hope to travel across a wide variety of locations one day, but as a middle-class college student I understand that my resources are somewhat limited. That being said, it is a common process for me to singularly identify certain cities based on t... more info

All About Jazz — By: Dennis Cook There's base level satisfaction to someone who can write great songs and deliver them with skill and some imagination. Rocks' singer-songwriter sub-genre is well established, and if the template set by Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitc... more info

JamBase — By: Dennis Cook There's base level satisfaction to someone who can write great songs and deliver them with skill and some imagination. Rocks' singer-songwriter sub-genre is well established, and if the template set by Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Joni M... more info

JamBase — MARCO BENEVENTO Announces Northeast Tour Dates In November With Two Trios: Marco Benevento, Reed Mathis & Andrew Barr Marco Benevento, Marc Friedman & Josh Raymer Marco Benevento Marco Benevento continues a year long push behind his debut studio ... more info

JamBase — By: Dennis Cook It starts so meditatively with Satie-like piano putting shivery bell tones and low flying melancholy in the air. When the drums arrive, up front and thick on "Yesterdays Tomorrows," followed by simmering organ and a deep, very pre... more info

Topix — Montreal is the spiritual - and occasionally, temporal - home of Leonard Cohen, recently inducted into the Rock - n Roll Hall of Fame. more info

I Guess I'm Floating — In 1984 Leonard Cohen was sitting in a hotel room in New York, banging his head on the floor in desperate frustration, struggling through verse after verse (a rumored 80 or so) for his now-infamous song "Hallelujah." Those verses were filled with nu... more info