Leonard Cohen

Interview: Brad Hall and Julia Louis-Dreyfus Picture Paris

Cynthia Ellis | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Alfred Hitchcock, Brad Hall, Veep, Vice-President, Roald Dahl, Gregory Fitoussi, Eric Elmosnino, Leonard Cohen, Hbo, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Paris, The Thick of It, Tribeca Film Festival, Picture Paris, Tony Hale, Leslie Hassler, Cynthia Ellis, Seinfeld, Arrested Development, Armando Ianucci, Northwestern University, Sunset Strip, Entertainment News
Cynthia Ellis

Talking to Brad Hall and Julia Louis-Dreyfus about their delightful new short film, Picture Paris, the conversation ranged from the intricacies of Parisian culture to the hilarious masturbation episode of Seinfeld.

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Stranded in the High Ground: Conversations With Nanci Griffith and Adam Cohen

Mike Ragogna | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Ricki Lake, Dobie Gray, Adele, Richard Steele, Pat McInerny, Beau Bach, Phil Everly, The Deer Hunter, Amy Winehouse, Nanci Griffith, Peter Cooper, Eric Brace, Adam Cohen, Patrick Leonard, Maura Kennedy, Leonard Cohen, Pete Kennedy, Robbin Bach, Loretta Lynn, Sonus Quartet, Jennifer Warnes, Robert De Niro, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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Celebrating Leonard Cohen With AC Newman (Video Exclusive), Plus Grammytech 3 With Co-Broadcast Mixer John Harris

Mike Ragogna | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Foo Fighters, Eric Schilling, Leonard Cohen, John Harris, Paul McCartney, Bob Clearmountain, Geoff Emerick, AC Newman, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

To celebrate Leonard Cohen's legendary 40+ years in music and his upcoming new album Old Ideas, a handful of today's artists have recorded a cover of their favorite Leonard Cohen song for Old Ideas With New Friends.

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Columbia Records Teaches Kids Who Leonard Cohen Is (VIDEO)

Alexandra Marvar | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Video, Leonard Cohen, Indie Rock, Columbia Records, Nicole Atkins, Nicole Atkins Leonard Cohen, Bird on a Wire, Leonard Cohen Covers, Columbia Records Leonard Cohen, Entertainment News
Alexandra Marvar

As Leonard Cohen's new album, Old Ideas, diffuses its way into the pop-culture universe, Columbia Records is prodding it along with Old Ideas With New Friends, a compilation of artists covering their Cohen favorites.

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The Cold War Kids Do 'There Is A War'

The Huffington Post | Mallika Rao | Posted 01.28.2012

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The story around Leonard Cohen's 12th album, Old Ideas, isn't exactly uplifting -- the 77-year-old songwriter is said to have made it to recuperate mo...

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Leonard Cohen, At 77, Calls His New CD Old Ideas. It's Anything But

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, J.J. Cale, Video, Leonard Cohen Tour, Leonard Cohen Concert, Leonard Cohen Music, Leonard Cohen Old Ideas, Culture News
Jesse Kornbluth

Old Ideas is anything but a valedictory. It's taut, vital music, stripped of the electronic gimmick that sounded so cool a few records ago and got tiresome when they seemed to be covering for weak songs and a weakening voice.

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A New Leonard Cohen Song

Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Video, Leonard Cohen Old Ideas, Darkness Song, Leonard Cohen Darkness, Leonard Cohen Show Me the Place, Leonard Cohen, Old Ideas Leonard Cohen, Culture News

Leonard Cohen is back with a more twangy track than the "Hallelujah" throwback we heard around the holidays. His latest off his forthcoming album Old ...

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The New Music You'll Love

news.bostonherald.com | Posted 01.06.2012

Read More: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Leonard Cohen, Van Halen, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, Music, New Music, 2012, Bruce Springsteen, Fifty News

It seemed most baby boomer rockers retired in 2011. Turns out they were just catching their breath (and maybe waiting for the Black Eyed Peas to go aw...

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Depression And Depression: Paul Krugman, Leonard Cohen And St. Paul

Christopher Cocca | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Art, Mental Health, Leonard Cohen, Christianity, Depression, Anxiety, Economic Crisis, Paul Krugman, Krugman Depression, Religion News
Christopher Cocca

It's hard to be hopeful about the world economic situation. But maybe you see yourself in Cohen's kind of depression: unwanted thoughts, irrational compulsions, excessive guilt.

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A $200K Mortgage for $2 a Month

Alan Grayson | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Gao, Congress, Alan Grayson, Fed, Leonard Cohen, Business News
Alan Grayson

Maybe you thought, "a $200,000 mortgage? For only $2 each month? That sounds impossible." Well, it is possible. It's just not possible for you. For Bank of America, yes. For Citigroup, yes. For Wells Fargo, yes. For you, no.

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Jeff Lorber Fusion's Exclusive Download, Plus Chatting With Chicago's Lee Loughnane and JB Baretsky

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Michael Jackson, Sammy Davis Jr., Simon & Garfunkel, Jason Scheff, Chicago, James Pankow, Walter Parazaider, Hootie & the Blowfish, Al Kooper, Lee Loughnane, America, Billy Joel, Dolly Parton, Dean Martin, Steve Cropper, Darius Rucker, Taylor Swift, Pearl Jam, Leonard Cohen, Joe Montegna, Michael Bublé, Lou Pardini, Kyle Mooney, Blood Sweat & Tears, Phil Ramone, Bobby Darin, JB Baretsky, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Robert Lamm, Video, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Come January 31, 2012, Jeff Lorber Fusion's Galaxy album will hit the streets. Here's a taste of the album, a track titled "Horace," that's an exclusive download for readers of The Huffington Post.

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Leonard Cohen's New Song Takes Us Back To 'Hallelujah'

Posted 11.23.2011

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Leonard Cohen is back with a song as haunting as "Hallelujah," and it alone is enough to be thankful for this year. Stay tuned for more like it in the...

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Dog Ears Music: Born in September Playlist

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 11.09.2011

Read More: Julie London, Cass Elliot (the Mamas and the Papas), Barry Gibb (Bee Gees), Johnny Mathis (& Manny Albam), Freddie King, Romano Mussolini, Freddie Mercury (Queen), Danielle Evin, Barry White, Jimmie Rodgers, Roy Ayers (& Carl Clay), Music, Chu Berry, Nick Cave (& the Bad Seeds), John Dankworth, mp3s, Bryan Ferry (Roxy Music), Macy Gray, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, Leonard Cohen, Pink, Phil Ramone, Mel Tormé, Dog Ears, Lynn Anderson, Entertainment News
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week we review albums by Barry White, Nick Cave (& The Bad Seeds), Pink, Leonard Cohen, and more.

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Lucas Kavner

The Biggest Comedian You've Never Heard Of

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 11.06.2011

Read More: UK Comedians, Ricky Gervais, Video, Bill Bailey, Skirball, Leonard Cohen, British Comedy, Bill Bailey Tour, Bill Bailey Comedy, U2, Musical Comedy, UK Comedy, Eddie Izzard, Comedy News

The self-described "part troll" and musical comedian Bill Bailey has sold out arenas, graced the airwaves of basically every major television show in ...

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A Beautiful Dreamer: A Conversation With Suzy Bogguss

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: Peter Paul & Mary, Mick Jagger, Vince Gill, Keith Whitley, Merle Haggard, John Lomax, Suzy Boguss, Tom Waits, John Hiatt, Don Cook, Leonard Cohen, Doris Day, John Denver, Chet Atkins, Stephen Foster, Lee Greenwood, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

"Listen to your audience. Listen to what they say to you. And figure out if you, too, agree that that is something about you that is special. Then you can start developing it."

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Anna Calvi, Live in NYC (VIDEO)

Michael Vazquez | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Messiaen, Merucry Prize, No More Words, Love Won't Be Leaving, Anna Calvi, Maria Callas, Red Vox AC30, Sade, Laurence Bell, Johnny Flynn, I'll Be Your Man, Jezebel, Tango, Captain Beefheart, Blackout, PJ Harvey, Frankie Laine, Scott Walker, The Devil, New York, the Motels, Roy Orbison, Le Poisson Rouge, "Rider to the Sea, Elvis Preslsy, David Bowie, Nick Cave, Wayne Shanklin, Morning Light, Desire, Daniel Maiden-Wood, The Rolling Stones, Wolf Like Me, The Prizefighter and the Heiress, Tv on the Radio, Coral, Fender Telecaster, Pritpal Soor, First We Kiss, Sound & Vision, Bill Ryder-Jones, Chloe Walsh, Mally Harpaz, Michael Vazquez, Edith Piaf, Eight-Track Recordings, Leonard Cohen, The Luminaire, Brian Eno, Debussy, Ravel, Nina Simone, Rob Ellis, London & South East, Domino Records, Jimi Hendrix, Cheap Hotel, Suzanne & I, Moulinette, Claire Grogan, David Lynch, The Village Gate, Entertainment News
Michael Vazquez

2011-08-04-grab.jpgHere's Anna Calvi performing at Le Poisson Rouge, which was once the legendary jazz venue the Village Gate.

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Everything Beautiful Began After: An Afternoon With Simon Van Booy

Cynthia Ellis | Posted 09.05.2011

Read More: Harper Perennial, Chateau Marmont, Athens, Simon Van Booy, Frank O'connor Award, Sims, SoHo House, Everything Beautiful Began After, Leonard Cohen, Modern Love, Novels, New York Times Modern Love, Romance Novel, Books News
Cynthia Ellis

Many people might call Simon's new novel, Everything Beautiful Began After, a love triangle. But really, it's more of a love octagon. Instead of 3-D, it's 8-D, and it exists on many different planes.

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The Spice-Box Of Earth: Remembering Where We Come From

Rabbi Lawrence Troster | Posted 08.24.2011

Read More: Marc Chagall, Leonard Cohen, Max Kadushin, Judaism, Blessings, Spirituality, Normal Mysticism, Spice Box of Earth, Jewish Ritual, Religious Environmentalism, Jewish Environmentalism, Havdalah, Religion News
Rabbi Lawrence Troster

The poet Leonard Cohen once wrote: "Out of the Land of Heaven/Down comes the warm Sabbath sun/Into the spice-box of earth."

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U2 at Angel Stadium and New Sounds From Ireland's Essential Bands

S.X. Rosenstock | Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Adam Clayton, Van Morrison, The Cranberries, Burma, The Edge, The Wombats, Sweet Thing, Live Music, The Dubliners, Danny Lanois, Angel Stadium, Michael Hutchence, Dolores O'Riordan, Phil Lynott, Elton John, David Bowie, Mark Kelly, The Rolling Stones, Shane MacGowan, Daniel Lanois, Joy Division, Amnesty International, The Pogues, Flogging Molly, Aung San Suu Kyi, Leonard Cohen, Larry Mullen Jr., U2, Lenny Kravitz, Brian Eno, Henry Rollins, Astral Weeks, Quincy Jones, Gabrielle Giffords, Thin Lizzy, Rock and Roll, Bono, Jimmy Page, Los Angeles News
S.X. Rosenstock

For this tour, interrupted by a back injury and successful treatment for frontman Bono, U2 appears on stage in puffs of smoke reminiscent of our infamous SoCal smog.

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Return To Return To Forever: Chatting With Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke, Plus John Common and Author Dr. Tony Youn

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: Scrubs, Sarah Vaughn, Return to Forever, Tina Turner, Thelonius Monk, What's Love Got to Do With It: The Tina Turner Story, James Taylor, Stan Getz, David Sedaris, Publisher's Weekly, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jason and the Scorchers, Chaka Khan, Lenny White, Romeo Must Die, Chick Corea, Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Henderson, The Velvet Underground, Horace Cilver, Billy Connors, Billie Holiday, Kiss, John Common, Daniel Lanois, Ornette Coleman, Blue Mitchell, The Transporter, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Flora Purim, Leonard Cohen, Dr. Tony Youn, Rachel Ray, Frank Sinatra, Joe DiMaggio, The Replacements, Art Blakey, Stanley Clarke, Steve Earle, Neil Young, Joe Farrell, Airto Moreira, Miles Davis, Pee Wee?S Playhouse, The Beatles, The Clash, John Coltrane, Al Di Meola, The CBS Early Show, Charles Mingus, Rock of Ages, Boyz in the Hood, Jackie McLean, Sonny Rollins, John Singleton, Jet Li, Genesis, Bob Dylan, The Cars, Tom Waits, Jean-Luc Ponty, Chet Baker, The Doors, Bill Evans, Jackson Browne, Steve Gadd, Barry Manilow, R.E.M., Jimi Hendrix, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Chick Corea's new album, Forever, is a two-disc set, with the first disc being acoustic, and the second disc with a full band and guests. For the first disc, I asked him if it was a return to Return To Forever.

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Sing It Loud: Chatting with k.d. lang, JD Souther and Bobby Long, Plus a Beginners Audio Exclusive

Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.24.2011

Read More: Jelly Roll Morton, Bonnie Raitt, Guster, Linda Ronstadt, The Eagles, Eric Roberts, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, Fred Eltringham, Chris Walters, Joe, Georges Delarues, Laura Nyro, Dave Palmer, Mike Mills, Ornette Coleman, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Chuck Mitchell, Kruu-Fm, Tim Hardin, The White Stripes, Cole Porter, Roger Niell, Barry Mann, Leonard Cohen, Duke Ellington, Eye of the Beholder, Joni Mitchell, Frank Sinatra, American Idol, Roy Orbison, Glenn Frey, Elliott Smith, Mélanie Laurent, Judee Sill, Count Basie, Henry Mancini, Lex Price, k.d. Lang, Neil Young, Gilbert and Sullivan, Ewan MacGregor, The Kinks, Glen Campbell, Miles Davis, Daniel Clark, Rogers & Hammerstein, The Beatles, Jeff Coffin, John Coltrane, Longbranch Pennywhistle, Rob McGaha, Carly Simon, Gus Van Sant, Elton John, Don Henley, Christopher Plumber, Brian Reitzell, Bing Crosby, Quincy Jones, Tony Bennett, The Rolling Stones, Sam Shepard, Joe Pisapia, Carole King, Gershwin, Nona Hendryx, Harold Arlen, Viktor Krauss, Bob Dylan, Peggy Lee, Tom Waits, Liam Watson, Brian Sutton, Mark Ethridge, Meryl Streep, Waddy Wachtel, Randy Newman, Jackson Browne, Fats Waller, JD Souther, Gene Clark, The Band, Jimmy Webb, James Taylor, The Wallflowers, Josh Grange, Bruce Springsteen, Salmonberries, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

One of my favorite tracks on k.d. lang's new album is the opener, "I Confess," which sounds like Brill Building meets country, meets...okay, I'll shut up now, k.d. lang has the rest.

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The Missing Piece in the Battle for U.S. Democracy

Bruce E. Levine | Posted 06.04.2011

Read More: The Populist Moment, Bob Marley, Get Up Stand Up, Leonard Cohen, Lawrence Goodwyn, Activism, Democracy, Paulo Freire, Corporatocracy, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Politics News
Bruce E. Levine

In America, "corporatocracy" has transformed into something closer to democracy. We must acknowledge the reality that for millions of Americans, subjugation has in fact resulted in mental slavery.

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On the Culture Front: Cut Copy Premieres New Song and The Pogues Bid Farewell to New York

Chris Kompanek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cut Copy, Leonard Cohen, mp3 Download, Exclusive, St. Patrick's Day, Need You Now, Architecture in Helsinki, Free Music, Joy Division, The Pogues, LCD Soundsystem, Terminal 5, Entertainment News
Chris Kompanek

The Pogues bid farewell to New York on St. Patrick's Day (though sadly didn't play "Fairytale of New York") with a rousing sold out show at Terminal 5.

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HuffPost Exclusive: Craig Wedren's "Are We," Plus Conversations with The Civil Wars and NEeMA

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Role Models, Janet Weiss, Conor Oberst, Wet Hot American Summer, Roger Dodger, Sleater Kinney, OK Go, Tim Kingsbury, Charlie Peacock, Kina Grannis, Shudder to Think, Billy Joel, Arcade Fire, A.C.M.E., Mtv, Afghan Whig, Bright Eyes, The Freshmen, Dalai Lama, Tim Nackashi, Hung, Daniel Lanois, Martha Wainwright, Jack the Ripper, United States of Tara, Greg Dulli, Mother Teresa, Pierre Marchand, Banksy, Gnarles Barkley, Cheers, Leonard Cohen, U2, Dire Straits, Rufus Wainwright, School of Rock, The Civil Wars, Reno 911, Tom Mennier, Neema, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Wedren began his career fronting the seminal Washington, DC post-punk outfit Shudder to Think, a band that helped define the scenes in the '80s and '90s. Here is his latest release: "Are We."

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Singer/Songwriter Sean Rowe Makes Magic

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rick Moranis, Rockwood, Ghostbusters, Beach Boys, Songwriter, Bob Dylan, Euell Gibbons, Beards, Meditation, Singer, Geronimo, Sean Rowe, Otis Redding, Leonard Cohen, Sean Rowe Magic, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

2011-02-16-seanrowe.jpg It wasn't until Sean was 17-years-old and discovered Otis Redding that he was so inspired to take the lead vocal.

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