Streetkiss Music — After I saw Sara Schiralli at the last Nuits Zebrées I couldn't stop humming "Paranoid" for days. As most of the audience, I'm sure: her songs are heady, but fresh at the same time. It was her very first gig in Paris, and she really warmed up ... more info

8/1 — 50. Max Richter – Waltz With Bashir OST49. Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… Pt II48. Dan Auerbach – Keep It Hid47. Bruce Springsteen – Working On a Dream46. The Black Crowes – Before the Frost…45. Cate... more info

Pitchfork - TV — This 45-minute film from 1965 offers a candid glimpse of Cohen's pre-singer-songwriter days. Directors: Donald Brittain and Don Owen. more info

Guardian Music — Is the independent festival on its way out? Seeing the Big Chill fall into the hands of a corporate giant feels like a symbolic moment, but it doesn't reflect the health of the UK festival scene.The Big Chill failed not because independent festivals ... more info

Live Daily — San Francisco Bay Area residents should count their blessings; not every metropolitan area was rewarded with two stops on Leonard Cohen [ tickets ]'s tour. Having performed three nights at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland back in April, the acclai... more info

Guardian Music — When Shirley Bassey sang Diamonds Are Forever in 1971, she can have had little idea that her own career would demonstrate the same longevity.Today Bassey, 72, re-entered the album charts with her first album of original material in 20 years. The albu... more info

Stereogum — When not collaborating with Charlotte Gainsbourg on IRM, Beck continues adding covers collections to his Record Club. His (and MGMT and Devendra Banhart's) go at Songs Of Leonard Cohen included mixed results. We have higher hopes for his take on... more info

All About Jazz — Jonathan Richman has announced a run of west coast shows with drummer Tommy Larkins. These eight shows, including a three-night stand at The Mint in Los Angeles, will round out a successful year of touring in the U.S., Canada, U.K. and Europe. Upon... more info

Live Daily — Veteran singer/songwriters James Taylor [ tickets ] and Carole King [ tickets ] will hit the road together next year on a far-ranging world tour, the first time the longtime pals have hooked up for a concert trip around the globe. The "Troubadour ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — At the Details blog, Jeff Gordinier critiques Beck's cover of Leonard Cohen's "Suzanne." We really like Leonard Cohen. And we like Beck, for that matter. Mostly. But this cover of "Suzanne" is an atrocity. It's worse than bad—it's such an... more info