Stereogum — When Norwegian singer-songwriter Susanna Wallumrød covers a song, she melts it down to almost nothing, then casts her haunting voice like a fishing line, hooking onto emotions that are often deeper and darker than in the original. On her cover of Le... more info

Stereogum — Leonard Cohen is releasing a live album called Can’t Forget: A Souvenir Of The Grand Tour, and it’s full of new takes on some of his old, rare classics. “I Can’t Forget” comes from his 1988 album I’m Your Man, but today he’s released a ... more info

Stereogum — Leonard Cohen released his last studio album Popular Problems just a few months ago, but he’s already released one live album since then, and now he’s got another one ready to go. First came the massive live album/DVD set Live In Dublin. And late... more info

Stereogum — You won’t often see Leonard Cohen pitted, in direct competition, against Nickelback. But it happened last night, and, miracle of miracles, Cohen won. This is how he reminds us of what he really is. Last year, the Juno Awards, Canada’s equivalent ... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — “He was looking forward to playing Israel,” writes Leonard Cohen’s biographer Sylvie Simmons of the songwriter’s first tour of the Holy Land in 1972. “He was terrified of playing Israel.” The kickoff show in Tel Aviv was certainly eventfu... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Tin House interviewed author Catherine Lacey. Lacey and Will Chancellor chatted at 0s&1s Reads. Stream a new Suede song. Father John Misty covered Leonard Cohen's "Bird on the Wire." Bookforum profiled author Atticus Lish. Stream an audio excerpt fro... more info

Stereogum — Nick Cave has recorded a new version of his cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Avalanche,” a song that he first covered as the opening track on From Her To Eternity, his first album with the Bad Seeds that was released all the way back in 1984. Cave’s... more info

Perez Hilton — Wow, this is pretty shocking. The doctor who performed the fatal throat surgery on Joan Rivers back in August is under fire for comments he once made about anesthesiologists. [ Related: So Many Stars Passed Away In 2014 — See The Heartbreakingly Lo... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — A selection of Sharon Robinson's 'On Tour with Leonard Cohen' photos are in a Morrison Hotel Gallery exhibit more info

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