Guardian Music — Between the malarial devil and the sickle-cell sea; It's Not Dark Yet for Bob Dylan; What to do in an earthquake: find a cowWhy has mankind not developed resistance to malaria? No doubt our remotest primate ancestors developed resistance to the prot... more info

DrownedInSound — It’s 1978. Tom Waits is still a Nighthawk at the Diner, yet to embark on his game-changing Frank’s Wild Years Trilogy. Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen are about to trade one-take / lo-fi folk for synth-gospel. Bruce Springsteen dominates the airwaves... more info

Totally Fuzzy — FourSteps said... Today we review the 2nd half of Leonard Cohen's career. Although not as solid overall as his first decade, this is where he secured his legacy. After a six year hiatus, he came back in 1985 with an album called 'Various Positions'. ... more info

Guardian Music — An appeal for songs that came out of a love for written verse brought out the best in our readers, just as the poetry clearly did for these musicians in the first placeIt's a sure sign a songwriter has progressed into the canon when an academic deems... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Fusion 45 said... Hot Off The Press Britta Persson - Current Affair Medium Rare http://www.fusion45.com FourSteps said... Today we review the 2nd half of Leonard Cohen's career. Although not as solid overall as his first decade, this is where he sec... more info

Altsounds — The Frontier Touring Company are happy to announce that **Clare Bowditch** will be supporting Leonard Cohen in QLD, NSW, TAS, SA and at his first Melbourne show whilst **Deborah Conway** will be performing at the second Melbourne date. The wonde... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Deaf, Dumb, Blind said... Ben Goldberg - Twelve Minor (1998) http://musistenz.blogspot.com olegelagin said... Herman's Hermits ~ 1967 ~ Blaze Help Yourself ~ 1971 ~ Help Yourself + 1972 ~ Beware the ShadowHannibal ~ 1970 ~ Hannibal Island ~ 1977 ~ ... more info

Guardian Music — For the first in a new series in which songwriters discuss their lyrics, Wild Beasts' Hayden Thorpe reveals the inspiration behind Two Dancers, which was nominated for this year's Mercury prizeOn lyrical themes in Two Dancers: "We made our first albu... more info

All About Jazz — WORLD TOUR CONCLUDES WITH INTIMATE DECEMBER SHOWS Leonard Cohen's current world tour will be extended with four North American performances at intimate, 3,000-capacity venues before coming to a close in December. An extended pre-sale window for fan... more info

All About Jazz — Emerging Pictures and Legacy Recordings have joined forces to present the US theatrical premiere of Leonard Cohen's Songs From The Road, a concert film comprised of a dozen exceptional performances, each taken from a different city along Cohen's high... more info