Guardian Music — Highlights from the last seven days in the world of musicIn the news this week• As he launches his first album in eight years, Leonard Cohen talks about touring, songwriting, and being swept along by his own music. • As tributes go, it's a lastin... more info

Guardian Music — Stuck in Lonesome Town? Stranded on the Lost Highway? You're in good company, as our losers playlist showsMusic seems populated by losers. That's the impression you gave last week, when I asked you to nominate your favourite songs about losers. It se... more info

Guardian Music — Age coarsened Frank Sinatra's voice, but lent him the gravitas to leave the ring-a-ding-dinging behindI owe a love of Frank Sinatra to having studied politics. To avoid distractions when I was revising for my finals, I would sit in the music section ... more info

Perez Hilton — How precocious! A long, long time ago (we won't say just how long for her sake) Angelina Jolie was in the 6th grade and she already had a flare for being in the spotlight. Rare never-before-seen video of Angie has been uncovered of the A-list star ... more info

Stereogum — Aaron Freeman will step out from behind the Gene Ween moniker to release Marvelous Clouds , a 13-song tribute to the poet and songwriter Rod McKuen, under his own name later this spring. A prolific writer, McKuen wrote songs for the likes of Perry Co... more info

Guardian Music — Virtuoso violinist heard on a string of classic Hollywood movie scoresThe American violinist Israel Baker, who has died aged 92, was renowned among his fellow musicians but unknown to most of the millions who heard him play on the soundtracks of such... more info

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Starpulse — Frank Sinatra was arguably the most important popular music figure of the 20th century, his only real rivals for the title being Bing Crosby, Elvis Presley, and the Beatles. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Andy Rehfeldt: Video mash-up master Andy Rehfeldt's work garners as many as 3 million views from a single video. Mash-up victims include pop star Rihanna, whom he has singing to country music, speed-metal icons Megadeth performing laid-back reggae an... more info

Popdose — Sinatra's rich, smooth voice conveys the love and spirit of Christmas, yet it drips with melancholy, as if he tossed back a couple of tumblers of Scotch before stepping to the mic. more info