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

Guardian Music — Alexandra Burke and Jordin Sparks warble their way into the charts, while Robbie Williams looks on in wide-eyed despairAlexandra Burke feat Flo-Rida – Bad BoysRemember Alexandra Burke's emphatic Leonard Cohen cover from last year? Well, the X ... more info

New Times Broward-Palm Beach, FL — Among the singer/songwriter breed, few are genuine trailblazers. Leonard Cohen is a poet pioneer rooted in that Dylan pantheon in terms of artistic influence and resilience. But while Cohen's '60s songwriting brethren aimed for catharsis, his songs h... more info

Stereogum — Following his excursion into Downtown NYC via Velvet Underground & Nico , Beck takes his Record Club to Montreal with a track-by-track smothering covering of Songs Of Leonard Cohen. As we mentioned when we posted "Suzanne," he's joined by "Devend... more info

Live Daily — Former 2008 "American Idol" contestant Jason Castro will embark on a tour of US malls this fall in anticipation of his forthcoming, yet still-untitled, debut album. The cross-country trek, which kicks off Oct. 12 in Edina, MN, will consist of 14 f... more info