Altsounds — *OLD IDEAS*, an album by *Leonard Cohen*, will be released by *Columbia Records* on *January 30, 2012*. The album's ten songs poetically address some of the most profound quandaries of human existence - the relationship to a transcendent being, love,... more info

Guardian Music — In our latest visit to the archives of Rock's Backpages – the world's leading collection of vintage music journalism – we bring you a classic interview with the Canadian singer by Mike Jahn. Originally titled Leonard Cohen's Rock Poetics, the pie... more info

Guardian Music — Do your parents' passions shape your own? Guardian music writers look back on their formative yearsLaura Barton In the evenings, after he had set down his briefcase and taken his first sip of gin and tonic, my dad would teach me how to rock'n'roll ... more info

Topix — With multiple disc packages from artists as diverse as U2 , The Rolling Stones , The Beach Boys and Leonard Cohen to choose from, this year's holiday boxed set season has been a particularly rich one - especially for classic rock fans. But perhaps no... more info

Guardian Music — Alexis Petridis is joined by Rebecca Nicholson and Dorian Lynskey this week to listen to Leonard Cohen's Show Me the Place; the Congolese rapper Baloji's track which features Konono No1, Karibu Ya Bintou; and J Cole and Trey Songz's Can't Get Enough.... more info

Guardian Music — Everything you always wanted to know about guardian.co.uk/music, but were afraid to ask …In the newsLeonard Cohen previews first studio album in eight years Nicki Minaj to release new album on Valentine's DayThe Guardian wins two prizes at Record o... more info

Guardian Music — Fans of Cohen, Cave and Cash should like this low-voiced singer. But others may find his sub-Beefheart bass plumbs new depthsHometown: London.The lineup: Gabriel Bruce (vocals, keyboards).The background: Gabriel Bruce has been recommended to us by a ... more info

Guardian Music — Singer previews first studio album in eight years with new song, Show Me the PlaceLeonard Cohen has released his first new song since 2004, taken from his forthcoming album Old Ideas. Show Me the Place is one of 10 tracks that will appear on the LP, ... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Singer and poet Leonard Cohen will release his first studio album in eight years in January following the success of his comeback world tour, his publicists said on Tuesday. more info

Stereogum — Last month, Leonard Cohen mentioned that he had a new album called Old Ideas, his first studio LP in seven years, coming early next year. And now we know he wasn’t kidding. Old Ideas drops in January, and the new song “Show Me The Place,” which... more info