I Guess I'm Floating — Every so often you come upon an artist that is nearly as preoccupied with telling stories as they are making beautiful music. Musicians like John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats and Leonard Cohen are often charged with this, of striking that heartbr... more info

Pasta Primavera — Way back when this blog was first cutting it’s teeth I had the pleasure of catching New York’s Ravens & Chimes at the Rock and Roll Hotel in DC.  Needless to say it was an amazing performance featuring a super sweet cover of Leonard Cohen’s ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Black Anvil @ Cake Shop (playing Fontana's tonight) (more by Paul Birman) A few highlights * Leonard Cohen @ MSG * Hip-Hop @ CMJ 2009 * CMJ 2009 - Bill's Friday nighttime picks * Black Bubblegum & Relapse Records do... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Black Anvil @ Cake Shop earlier this month (more by Paul Birman) A few highlights * Leonard Cohen @ MSG * Hip-Hop @ CMJ 2009 * CMJ 2009 - Bill's Friday nighttime picks * Black Bubblegum & Relapse Records do... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Little Leonard Cohen headlines the giant Madison Square Garden this evening (10/23). Van Morrison plays the smaller Theater on Sunday (10/25). Van Morrison was actually scheduled to make an appearance in the bigger venue too this month, but...The con... more info

New Times Broward-Palm Beach, FL — Why the hell Leonard Cohen appeared at BankAtlantic Center rather than, say, the Fillmore Gleason is anybody's guess. But if he had staged it at a theater instead of in an arena, his show would've been even more remarkable. That's not to say there's ... more info

All About Jazz — Songwriters are the unsung heroes when it comes to music. (Carole King, Kris Kristofferson and Bernie Taupin, long-time collaborator of Elton John come to mind.) There are songs that you've probably heard before, but never knew or thought who wrote t... more info

Guardian Music — The X Factor winner has scored her second No 1 as a solo artist with Bad Boys, the UK's fastest-selling single of the year so farX Factor winner Alexandra Burke has scored her second No 1 as a solo artist with the UK's fastest-selling single of the y... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Beck.com underwent an overhaul over the summer. Among its new features is Record Club, "a regular meeting of various musicians to record an entire album in one day. Due to the time constraints involved in recording a record in... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Our friends at Daytrotter are quite the prolific bunch — to the point I can’t possibly keep up with everything they are doing in real time. But I do make a point to go back and catch up on the sessions I’ve missed.  Most recently this includ... more info