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Leonard Cohen awarded major Spanish arts prize

5150 days ago

Topix — Singer Leonard Cohen has won one of Spain's prestigious Prince of Asturias awards for his poetic gifts and thought-provoking songs. more info

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Leonard Cohen - Leonard Cohen Honoured With Literature Award

5150 days ago

ContactMusic — Singer/songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen has been awarded a prestigious Spanish literature prize. The Canadian star is to be the recipient of the coveted Prince of Asturias award. In a statement, the prize officials insist Cohen "has influenced three... more info

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Jennifer Hudson Sings Hallelujah

5159 days ago

Mjsbigblog — Jennifer Hudson is in Australia promoting the release of her album, I Remember Me. In a Ustream live chat last night, Jennifer performed an impromptu rendition of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah". It's really quite beautiful.Listen after the jump. more info

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17 Hippies: Phantom Songs – review

5163 days ago

Guardian Music — (Hipster/Proper)A sophisticated, quirky band from Berlin who sing in German, French and English, 17 Hippies have spent 16 years developing an unlikely style that mixes French chanson and German cabaret with Balkan gypsy music and Americana, with a da... more info

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Stream – Arctic Monkeys ‘Reckless Serenade’

5171 days ago

NME - The Daily Download — Following the latest Arctic Monkeys tidbit; namely that ‘Suck It And See’ was influenced by ”Nick Cave, John Cale, Lou Reed, (David) Bowie (and) Leonard Cohen”, let’s see if you can spot the handiwork of any of those past masters on the lat... more info

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Clare Maguire: Only fools rush in

5179 days ago

Guardian Music — First she turned down Jay-Z's label, then she said no to a Jarvis Cocker track – not bad for someone who had just quit Topshop. Alexis Petridis meets singer-songwriter Clare MaguireThe day she met Rick Rubin, says Clare Maguire, was "probably the m... more info

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Sean Rowe - Magic (album stream)

5182 days ago

Totally Fuzzy — Rowe’s honest and haunting songwriting have already earned comparisons to Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks phase, for his abstract lyric phrasing, and the way he crafts an experience of emotion, rather than telling a linear tale. Most powerfully he ... more info

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The Low Anthem – review

5199 days ago

Guardian Music — Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonOn record, The Low Anthem are textbook sepia-tinted, folk-hued Americana. Live, they fall somewhere between an art happening and an absurdist musical circus. The Rhode Island four-piece's third album, Smart Flesh, is a hus... more info

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Cass McCombs – Wit's End: exclusive album stream

5201 days ago

Guardian Music — It's the fifth album from the mysterious Californian songwriter – so what can we learn from the man behind the music?Five albums and one EP in, and Cass McCombs still cuts an enigmatic figure. Here's what we do know: the Californian singer-songwrit... more info

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