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Reader reviews roundup: Leonard Cohen, Oasis, the Wombles

4799 days ago
Guardian MusicA weekly look at the best album reviews submitted by youWe're changing the format of these reader reviews roundups. Instead of concentrating on the most recently submitted reviews, we'll look at one artist per week, and pick out the best reviews of t... more info

Sleeve Notes: Remembering Bert Jansch

4799 days ago
Guardian MusicGuardian Music readers pay tribute to Bert Jansch, the folk-guitar pioneer who died this weekIn the newsJessie J triumphs at the MobosElton John and Stephen Fry to guest on new Kate Bush albumThe Cranberries to release first new album in 10 yearsPrim... more info

My favourite album: Songs of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen

4799 days ago
Guardian MusicOur writers are picking their favourite albums. Here, Andrew Pulver explains how he fell for the dark charms of a figure who used to be a joke to himI'd be lying if I said Leonard Cohen's records soundtracked my adolescence, or comforted me during st... more info

Warren Zevon :: First We Take Manhattan (Leonard Cohen)

4806 days ago
Aquarium DrunkardWarren Zevon doing Leonard Cohen…the old masters at work. While the two auteurs approach to their craft is obviously different, Cohen and Zevon were far from diametric; working the same seam, exorcising tales of the human condition — not to menti... more info

The criminal overuse of "Hallelujah"

4816 days ago
TopixWhile Leonard Cohen studied silence in a Buddhist monastery, his former manager squandered his multimillion-dollar fortune. more info

This week's new singles reviews

4826 days ago
Guardian MusicErol Alkan & Boys Noize Feat Jarvis CockerAvalanche (Terminal Velocity) (Phantasy)This candidate for collaboration of the year isn't a cover of Leonard Cohen's original Avalanche per se, more a thoughtful appropriation (approved by Len himself) that ... more info

MOST INADVERTENTLY HILARIOUS VIDEO EVER OF THE WEEK: AXEL RUDI PELL’S COVER OF LEONARD COHEN’S “HALLELUJAH”

4826 days ago
MetalsucksAxel Rudi Pell’s cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” is terrific*, and now it has a video of the highest possible quality to equal the sheer emotional force of the recording. What I like about this video isn’t just that the singer, Axlist... more info

One to watch: Lana Del Rey

4832 days ago
Guardian MusicAfter posting one song online, this 24-year-old American singer sold out a London gig in half an hourWe crave a popstar who is authentic, who thrives because of their talent, not PR. So when you stumble across someone like Lana Del Rey – her popula... more info

Adam Cohen embarks on début UK tour!

4835 days ago
AltsoundsSinger songwriter Adam Cohen will head to UK shores this November for a series of intimate shows. With what will be his first ever UK tour, the son of legendary poet-balladeer Leonard Cohen, Adam Cohen will showcase his unique and distinctive voice t... more info

Jack Roberts & Tip Top Recordings showcase

4837 days ago
Altsounds”Diffidently gruff, intense & mesmeric performer of songs that explore love, life & misery with savagely melodic style” Time Out on Jack Roberts. Jack Roberts has drawn comparison to heavyweights Tom Waits, Barry Adamson & Le... more info

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