Guardian Music — (Abstract Logix) New York's Wayne Krantz may have worked with Steely Dan, but in his own ventures he's the diametric opposite of an all-purpose session guitarist. Devoted to the heat of the moment, Krantz became a cult legend for a sequence of powerf... more info

Guardian Music — Listen to 34 new tracks from around the world, as chosen by the Guardian and other bloggers in the Music Alliance PactClick the play button to listen to individual songs, right click on the song title to download an MP3, or grab a zip file of the who... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Leonard Cohen at Red Rocks in 2009 (more by Lori Bally) As mentioned, Leonard Cohen released his first album in eight years this year and will tour North America in late fall to support it. That tour includes the previously... more info

Guardian Music — (Island)Full marks for nerve to Tom Jones for opening his second successive album of stripped-down gravitas rock with Leonard Cohen's Tower of Song, transformed from hotel-bar funk into a finger-picked country blues. Cohen's version is a mordant, bl... more info

Gigwise — Legendary musician will return following popular demand for first show more info

Gigwise — Legendary musician will play two Hop Farm shows after popular demand for first show more info

The Newsroom — Friends and fans of Leonard Cohen paid tribute to the Montreal poet and singer-songwriter in Toronto Monday night, as he received the Glenn Gould Prize and donated its $50,000 cash to the Canada Council of the Arts. more info

ContactMusic — Leonard Cohen refused to accept a 50000 31250 prize as he was presented with a top Canadian honour on Monday night 14May12 and instead donated the cash to charity The Hallelujah hitmaker was named as the recipient of the Glenn Gould Prize which c... more info

Mercury News, California — And Leonard Cohen will return this summer; tickets go on sale Friday. more info

Guardian Music — A cut-price sampler album opened the doors of perception to those with a yearning for 'progressive' musicIt cost 14s 11d (just under 75p) and changed my life. The Rock Machine Turns You On, a cut-price sampler of new tracks from the CBS label, was th... more info