Stereogum — Nick Cave has recorded a new version of his cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Avalanche,” a song that he first covered as the opening track on From Her To Eternity, his first album with the Bad Seeds that was released all the way back in 1984. Cave’s... more info

Perez Hilton — Wow, this is pretty shocking. The doctor who performed the fatal throat surgery on Joan Rivers back in August is under fire for comments he once made about anesthesiologists. [ Related: So Many Stars Passed Away In 2014 — See The Heartbreakingly Lo... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — A selection of Sharon Robinson's 'On Tour with Leonard Cohen' photos are in a Morrison Hotel Gallery exhibit more info

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The Daily Mail — Ben let his feelings get the better of him on Saturday evening following a moving rendition of much covered Leonard Cohen track Halleleujah. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Earlier this year, Leonard Cohen released his thirteenth studio album Popular Problems, which has the man (now at age 80!) still sounding excellent and putting out essential music. Before the year ends, he'll be following that up a live... more info

Stereogum — Leonard Cohen’s Live In Dublin concert film is coming soon on DVD and Blu-ray, and he’s previewing it today with some striking audio from the performance. Recorded at 02 Arena in September 2013, the Cohen classic “Suzanne” is rendered here wi... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — From the wholly acoustic album, 1969’s Welcome Hamilton Camp, this deep and brooding Dylan cover resides amongst a small collection of musical meditations in the form of original songs and hypnotic covers ranging from Bob Dylan and Simon & Garfunke... more info

Core News — “1968 – Episode 1 of 3. As a tribute to the great John Peel, who died ten years ago, a rare chance to hear highlights of one of his Radio 1 programmes from 1968. John introduces session tracks from Leonard Cohen, Tim Rose and the John Dummer Blue... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Haruki Murakami is once again the consensus favorite for the 2015 Nobel Prize for literature according to bookmakers. Linda Thompson discussed Leonard Cohen's new album Popular Problems at The Talkhouse. The Rumpus interviewed author Thomas Page McBe... more info