LargeHeartedBoy — All Things Considered interviewed Margaret Atwood about her new short story collection Stone Mattress. NPR Music is streaming the new Leonard Cohen album, Popular Problems. Actor Jason Segel discussed his favorite books at The Week. PopMatters recons... more info

Stereogum — Leonard Cohen turns 80 next week, and he remains cooler than any of us. On his birthday, the poetic rock eminence will follow up his quiet 2012 stunner Old Ideas with a new album called Popular Problems. Cohen produced and co-wrote the LP with the fr... more info

NME — The cover follows news that the singer wishes to record a Leonard Cohen track more info

Stereogum — We know that Miley Cyrus has an ear for the classics: she’s covered the Smiths in concert, is apparently readying a Leonard Cohen cover, and has been working with Wayne Coyne and the Flaming Lips on their Sgt. Pepper’s tribute album. Last night, ... more info

The Telegraph — Exclusive: The son of Leonard Cohen streams his latest album more info

Perez Hilton — We've just discovered what Miley Cyrus is going to cover! That's right, if you like Leonard Cohen's I'm Your Man AND Mileybird, then this news will go right in the middle of that Venn diagram. Here's the Instagram post that Miley sent out announcing ... more info

Stereogum — If you’re one of the people enraged at the idea that the Flaming Lips have enlisted Miley Cyrus’ help in their efforts to cover the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, you may want to spend the next few months in suspended animati... more info

NME — The singer posted a picture of Cohen's 'I'm Your Man' sleeve to Instagram more info

Stereogum — Jeff Buckley would have slayed on American Idol. We know this because Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” has become such a mainstay among TV singing contestants hoping to show off their virtuosic powers, and because nobody sang it better than Buckley... more info

NME — The singer's 13th studio album will be released on September 22 more info