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Leonard Cohen Collapses Onstage
The singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen is recovering after collapsing onstage in Spain. Mr. Cohen fainted during a performance of his song Bird on the Wire in Valencia on Friday night, The Times of London reported. The concert was stopped, and Mr. Cohen, who turns 75 on Monday, was taken to a hospital. He was released early on ...
Leonard Cohen Asks for Brief Halt to New Covers of Hallelujah
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen has asked for a brief respite from new versions of his classic Hallelujah, arguing the large number of artists covering the song and its frequent appearance on soundtracks amounts to overkill. I was reading a review of a movie called Watchmen that uses it, and the reviewer ...
'Songs of Leonard Cohen': A Vinyl Reckoning
Sundazed Records' new version of the singer-songwriter's classic debut is a great way to get reacquainted with vinyl records. Tastemakers such as Bob Dylan, Jack White and T Bone Burnett might be at the forefront of championing the resurgent interest in vinyl albums and singles, but they're not the only enthusiasts celebrating the return of the ...
Reivew: Leonard Cohen at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
“No matter how old you get, if you can keep the desire to be creative, you're keeping the man-child alive," the actor and filmmaker John Cassavetes once said. Cassavetes, who died at age 59, never really got to test out his assertion. Leave it to his spiritual brother, Leonard Cohen, to prove the point. During his ...
Leonard Cohen Comes to the Nokia
What to say about the grand lion of singer-songwriter-dom except that it's always great to have Leonard Cohen back onstage? If you can't catch his set at Coachella, here's your next best occasion to hear “Hallelujah" and the rest of the slivers from one of the finest catalogs in songwriting. Leonard Cohen Live Nokia ...
Emiliana Torrini at the Troubadour
“I wrote this song for a man I fell in love with," Emiliana Torrini said during one of many charming, meandering interludes in her Troubadour set Monday night. “I think he was expecting something like Leonard Cohen, but I gave him this instead," and dived into the cheeky, '60s exotica-party “Jungle Drum," complete with Torrini's whimsical ...
Leonard Cohen Adds Second Show L.A.Live UPDATES: TX,Boston and more
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 Leonard Cohen and desperately want to see him during ...
Jazzing Round L.A.
Jazz Music Los Angeles A rare Cohen showing After a years-long touring hiatus, the wittily morose singer- songwriter Leonard Cohen returns to U.S. stages. Catch him and other artists at these upcoming shows across the Southland, with on-sale dates in parentheses. Nokia Theatre Leonard Cohen April 10 (Mon.) Club Nokia ...
Leonard Cohen Waxed the Beacon Theater NY
Defying his 74 years and his decades spent as rock'n'roll's hard-living bard, Leonard Cohen impishly scampered onto the Beacon Theater's newly renovated stage to a standing ovation last night (Feb. 19) in New York. He proceeded to nimbly sink down to one knee to serenade his bandurria player, Javier Mas, with “Dance Me To The End ...
