NME — Jarvis Cocker performed an acoustic version of his Pulp hit and praised the song-writing techniques of David Bowie and Leonard Cohen during his lecture on the role of lyrics in song writing at the South by Southwest Festival today (March 18). more info

All About Jazz — MARCO BENEVENTO Appearing "Live" @ SXSW Friday, March 20 @ The Elephant Room | 11:40 PM Brooklyn-based pianist and sonic explorer Marco Benevento first came to national attention as one half of the NYC downtown experimental noisemakers, The Benevent... more info

Sixeyes — This is from an FM broadcast, but it's not the entire show, unfortunately. Although beggars can't be choosers, now can they?Enjoy the mp3s and subscribe to sixeyes feed, or click on an advertisement if you've got the time and desire. Thanks for comin... more info

The Lipster — We've been sitting on this for a little while, but it turns out that Joe & Ask? (their question mark) have magically transformed the Mystery Jets into a Leonard Cohen and Herve duet, which is impressive work. So here for you today is Half In Love Wit... more info

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JamBase — THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS, DEVENDRA BANHART, ETIENNE DE CRECY THE ORB, MURDER CITY DEVILS, BUSY P AND PLUMP DJs ADDED TO THE COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL 2009 APRIL 17, 18 AND 19 Coachella 2008 by Dave Vann The Chemical Brothers (DJ ... more info

Idolator — Hey, it's a list! Let's argue about it? Esquire has published an "unranked, incomplete, yet highly tasteful and informative" rundown of 75 long-players that "every man should own" with the usual bite-sized commentary the magazine devotes to these sor... more info

All About Jazz — Leonard Cohen plays L.A. Live and Now you’ve got two chances: Even before his April 10 gig at Nokia Theatre goes on sale. Leonard Cohen has added a second date at the L.A. Live venue, April 11. Both shows go on sale Monday at 10 a.m. Love... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets are on sale (@10AM) for both Leonard Cohen shows taking place at Radio City Music Hall. (NO PASSWORD REQUIRED)... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Finally the password for the Leonard Cohen "Friends and Family" Radio City presale has been revealed. It is "TheGreatEvent". (thx anon)... more info