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

8/1 — 150 - Band of Horses Everything All the Time149 - Ray Lamontagne Trouble148 - Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand147 - The Acorn Glory Hope Mountain146 - Richard Thompson Front Parlour Blues145 - Iron & Wine Our Endless Numbered Days144 - Robert Wyatt Co... more info

Live Daily — Don Henley [ tickets ] will take advantage of a lull in the Eagles' tour plans by heading out on the road for a few dates in support of his recent solo career compilation. The singer/songwriter/drummer kicks off the outing Nov. 4 in Mashantucket, ... more info

Said the Gramophone — In 2004, Howard Bilerman, the producer/engineer of albums by Silver Mt. Zion, Arcade Fire, British Sea Power, Basia Bulat and many more, wrote one of Said the Gramophone's first guestposts. In the midst of praising Bob Dylan's "One of Us Must Know (S... more info

The Independent — It was vintage Leonard Cohen. "We don't know when we'll pass this way again," he told the sell-out audience at the Ramat Gan football stadium: "But we promise to give you everything we've got tonight." And he did. more info

411 Mania — Show goes on despite protests... more info

Topix — Leonard Cohen also offered to perform in the Palestinian city Ramallah. Leonard Cohen wowed an adoring audience Thursday night, crooning his iconic ballads at his first show in Israel in 30 years and ignoring a political storm over his appearance. more info