ContactMusic — A lost film which documents LEONARD COHEN's 1972 European tour is to premiere at a music festival in Wales.Bird on a Wire was never released publicly, but the film... more info

Guardian Music — A rediscovered Leonard Cohen rockumentary; Kim Longinotto on why her films aren't fly-on-the-wall documentaries; and funding fears for British indie filmsLeonard Cohen lost and foundA rediscovered rockumentary of Leonard Cohen has been restored and i... more info

NME — 'Bird On A Wire' to be shown at Welsh event more info

Guardian Music — After years in the shadow of Brooklyn bands, the British album is stronger than ever. Rosie Swash salutes a Mercury shortlist that reflects the boom in homegrown talentHas there ever been a more maligned award than the Mercury music prize? The annual... more info

411 Mania — From Eminem, the team of Lennon/McCartney and Bruce Springsteen to Tupac, Leonard Cohen and Fred Durst, the 411 Staff discusses their favorite lyricists and songwriters! Check out the full article to see who made the lists and why! more info

Guardian Music — In 1969, Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso were exiled by their country's military dictatorship. Their years in London influenced Brazilian – and British – music for everIt's August 1970 and there are 600,000 people in a field in the Isle of Wight ... more info

Idolator — Lee DeWyze took a pit stop from the Idols Live! tour (which Idolator will be attending this Saturday!) to swing by The View this morning to chit-chat with the ladies and perform an acoustic version of “Hallelujah.” Lee originally sang this Leonar... more info

Guardian Music — (Trail Belle)Christine Tobin and Liam Noble are jewels of the British jazz scene for vocal and keyboard creativity respectively. Noble (as he demonstrated last year on his Brubeck tribute) is a master at reinventing familiar material through improv, ... more info

Pitchfork — For his Record Club series, Beck gathers friends together to cover an entire album in a day, then posts the results to his website. So far, the Record Club choices have come from canonical or at least critically respected artists: the Velvet Underg... more info

Guardian Music — Playing 30 songs in under an hour, the outlaw country legend showed no sign of slowing down as he approaches 80Who: Willie NelsonWhere and when: Pyramid stage, 3.15pmDress code: Nelson, like Johnny Cash before him, is the Man in Black. His trademark ... more info