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Leonard Cohen: Because of (2004)
...equation seems simple: Leonard Cohen (the self-described "ladies... ...equation seems simple: Leonard Cohen (the self-described "ladies man") +... ...over the bed . . . This lovely song is from Cohen's album Dear Heather. For more oddities,...
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From the Vaults: fromthevaults/3251/leonard-cohen-because-of-2004/
THE BARGAIN BUY: Leonard Cohen; Songs of Leonard Cohen
...these days it's a bit hard to reconcile Leonard Cohen with the man who was once referred to as... ...days it's a bit hard to reconcile Leonard Cohen with the man who was once referred to as...
The Bargain Buy: bargainbuy/7001/the-bargain-buy-leonard-cohen-songs-of-leonard-cohen/
BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2009 Leonard Cohen: Live in London (DVD, Sony)
...who saw Cohen's New Zealand concerts earlier this year --... ...world folk, brooding rock . . . Little wonder Cohen should credit and thank them quite as often as... ...him. PS: You should also check out the DVD of Cohen Live at the Isle of Wight...
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Music at Elsewhere: music/2278/best-of-elsewhere-2009-leonard-cohen-live-in-london-dvd-sony/
THE BARGAIN BUY: Leonard Cohen; Old Ideas
...the late Leonard Cohen had numerous fans in this country who... ...the late Leonard Cohen had numerous fans in this country who flocked... ...past decade went past most people. Hardcore Cohenites – which sounds very Old Testament...
The Bargain Buy: bargainbuy/7936/the-bargain-buy-leonard-cohen-old-ideas/
Leonard Cohen: The Essential Leonard Cohen (Sony)
...Nigel Williamson, considering the career of Leonard Cohen, recently observed, “We often... ...Williamson, considering the career of Leonard Cohen, recently observed, “We often describe... ...“But have you ever heard the word 'Cohenesque'? It doesn't exist, and that says it all.... ...has even contemplated trying to do so.” Leonard Cohen – 75 and still touring –... ...contemplated trying to do so.” Leonard Cohen – 75 and still touring – occupies... ...he wasn't part of the folk movement either. Cohen has always been a man apart: a writer with... ...behind him before his debut album Songs of Leonard Cohen. That album was released at the end of... ...him before his debut album Songs of Leonard Cohen. That album was released at the end of 1967.... ...Beatles Sgt Peppers' released in June) and Cohen's monochrome Songs arrived with spare, poetic... ...or the surreal lyricism of Bob Dylan. Cohen – Jewish, from French-speaking Montreal... ...or the Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca, Cohen's formative influences. Throughout his long... ...for a five year stretch until 99 – Cohen had outsider status, and that placed his music... ...in my secret life . . .” Two years ago Cohen returned to the stage after a 15 year absence.... ...career has been distilled onto The Essential Leonard Cohen double disc. Here are 31 of his best... ...song on a third disc (the collection Essential Leonard Cohen 3.0) unfortunately doesn't extend into...
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Music at Elsewhere: music/3458/leonard-cohen-the-essential-leonard-cohen-sony/
Leonard Cohen: Popular Problems (Sony)
...in reference to his gloom-soaked melancholy, Leonard Cohen always had an increasingly... ...to his gloom-soaked melancholy, Leonard Cohen always had an increasingly self-deflating... ...And of course coming from croaking Cohen it sounds dead sexy as he rides the low blues... ...Such political and religious allusions are Cohen's metier, and here are suggestions of failed... ...poetry where the flexible soundbeds by Patrick Leonard nod towards to blues (Slow, A Street), Civil... ...hymnal (Born in Chains) . . . And everywhere Cohen is the narrator reporting back from these... ...you got me singin' the Hallelujah hymn”. Leonard Cohen is a singular artist and – like... ...me singin' the Hallelujah hymn”. Leonard Cohen is a singular artist and – like Waits,... ...solutions and certainty. Neither life nor Leonard are like that. There is more on Leonard Cohen... ...are like that. There is more on Leonard Cohen at Elsewhere (including an in-dpeth profile... ...to this album (followed by other classic Cohen songs) on Spotify's free streaming go here....
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Music at Elsewhere: music/6589/leonard-cohen-popular-problems-sony/
Leonard Cohen: Thanks for the Dance (Columbia/Sony)
...such as it is – finishes well behind. Leonard Cohen's last album in life, released just 19... ...as it is – finishes well behind. Leonard Cohen's last album in life, released just 19 days... ...like David Bowie with blackstar – Cohen left on his own terms. He had long written... ...brought to us by his son/producer Adam Cohen. He speaks of unfinished business and regrets... ...out the vinyl though. There is much more about Leonard Cohen at Elsewhere starting... ...vinyl though. There is much more about Leonard Cohen at Elsewhere starting...
Music at Elsewhere: music/9203/leonard-cohen-thanks-for-the-dance-columbia-sony/
Leonard Cohen: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 (Sony CD/DVD)
...Doors and Tiny Tim. At 4am on the final night Leonard Cohen -- facing down an audience which had... ...Tiny Tim. At 4am on the final night Leonard Cohen -- facing down an audience which had just seen... ...on fiddle) and a collection of poetic songs. Cohen, looking more like a ragged and sweating Dylan... ...Kris Kristofferson. Yet the slightly dazed Cohen wasn’t intimidated, and delivered a... ...explosiveness, and right up close to Cohen’s slightly nervous but controlled... ...and people in the audience on the day. Cohen was at least a decade older than his audience,...
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Music at Elsewhere: music/2671/leonard-cohen-live-at-the-isle-of-wight-1970-sony-cd-dvd/
Leonard Cohen: Avalanche (1971)
...Auckland, Nick Cave was asked if he'd ever met Leonard Cohen and what his favourite Cohen song was.... ...Nick Cave was asked if he'd ever met Leonard Cohen and what his favourite Cohen song was. He said...
From the Vaults: fromthevaults/6720/leonard-cohen-avalanche-1971/
I'M YOUR MAN; THE LIFE OF LEONARD COHEN by SYLVIE SIMMONS
...his first tour as a musician in 1970 a nervous Leonard Cohen -- aged 34, an acclaimed poet and... ...tour as a musician in 1970 a nervous Leonard Cohen -- aged 34, an acclaimed poet and novelist... ...Sylvie Simmons – astutely unpicking Cohen's life, lyrics, poems and relationships... ...and relationships – observes, “Leonard clearly had enough self-regard that he did not... ...researched 500-page book – written with Cohen's co-operation but without his interference... ...Simmons pulls away Cohen's many masks to reveal a man who has always... ...says Simmons, who draws parallels between Cohen's early retreat into austerity on Hydra (no... ...Here too is the self-styled Field Commander Cohen who went to Israel when the Yom Kippur war... ...had one eye on the door. Over time 78-year old Cohen moved from the Socratic “know...
Writing at Elsewhere: writingelsewhere/5435/im-your-man-the-life-of-leonard-cohen-by-sylvie-simmons/
Leonard Cohen: Old Ideas (Sony)
...imagery . . . For anyone who has followed Cohen's career, especially the albums of the past 25... ...an outside voice says "I love to speak to Leonard . . . he's a lazy bastard living in a... ...the voice into a puppet-master for whoever Cohen might be and "he will speak these words... ...his self-deprecating persona again then from Leonard, and words which allude to the Bible (the... ...hardly threadbare in their familiarity because Cohen again imbues them with an emotional resonance... ...could be him, or equally be a woman talking to Cohen: "I to my side call the meek and the... ...death as much as relationships) is what makes Cohen such a rare voice and lyric writer. If these... ...forgiveness, pain and the mystery of death. Leonard Cohen remains the most convincing witness to... ...pain and the mystery of death. Leonard Cohen remains the most convincing witness to all of... ...guide you through. There is a lengthy look at Leonard Cohen's career here.... ...through. There is a lengthy look at Leonard Cohen's career here....
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Music at Elsewhere: music/4738/leonard-cohen-old-ideas-sony/
The Webb Sisters: Savages (Proper)
...known in the wider world as part of Leonard Cohen's touring band – the backing... ...known in the wider world as part of Leonard Cohen's touring band – the backing vocalists,... ...Dean Parks, organ player Neil Larsen (also in Cohen's band) and others. But it's a curiously... ...purpose – as well as a live take of Cohen's If It Be Your Will with Leonard's spoken... ...a live take of Cohen's If It Be Your Will with Leonard's spoken word intro before the Webbs take it... ...songs were on the Webb's EP available at the Cohen concert, but I was so underwhelmed by it I...
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Music at Elsewhere: music/4196/the-webb-sisters-savages-proper/
Sylvie Simmons: Sylvie (Light in the Attic/Southbound)
...most recent book, the thorough biography of Leonard Cohen, I'm Your Man. On her lengthy book tour... ...recent book, the thorough biography of Leonard Cohen, I'm Your Man. On her lengthy book tour about... ...Cohen, which brought her to New Zealand last year,... ...sang Cohen songs accompanying herself on ukulele. On this...
Music at Elsewhere: music/6704/sylvie-simmons-sylvie-light-in-the-attic-southbound/
Dion: Sisters of Mercy (1968)
...stories of birth here. Sisters of Mercy was on Leonard Cohen's debut album Songs of Leonard Cohen and... ...of birth here. Sisters of Mercy was on Leonard Cohen's debut album Songs of Leonard Cohen and thus... ...Dylan, Fred Neil, Joni Mitchell, Hendrix and Cohen on his new direction album which was simply... ...a keen understanding to the lyrics which Cohen later said he wrote in just one sitting,... ...compilation album Hallelujah; The Songs of Leonard Cohen (Ace, through Border) which features... ...album Hallelujah; The Songs of Leonard Cohen (Ace, through Border) which features Cohen... ...on the title track. Lots of interesting Cohen quotes and such in the thick booklet also. For...
From the Vaults: fromthevaults/9009/dion-sisters-of-mercy-1968/
LEONARD COHEN PROFILED: Life of a ladies' man
...Iyer, who knows him better than most, concedes Leonard Cohen – so melancholy he used to be... ...knows him better than most, concedes Leonard Cohen – so melancholy he used to be referred... ...and others fashioned as a secular prayer? Cohen – now 76, packs stadiums with thoughtful... ...a public performer with a very private life. Cohen has long been considered enigmatic, a... ...with marijuana and anti-war activity. Songs of Leonard Cohen delivered intense, monochromatic ballads... ...and anti-war activity. Songs of Leonard Cohen delivered intense, monochromatic ballads sung... ...guitar. But he wasn't a folk singer. As Cohen biographer Stephen Scobie observes, Cohen was... ...simple musical medium was the aspect of folk Cohen was able to exploit.” British rock... ...– from music at all. And aren't today. Cohen – 33 when Songs was released – was... ...but here was the real thing. Born in Montreal, Cohen – of an English-speaking Jewish family... ...by the Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca. Cohen would later set one of Lorca's poems to music... ...of identity, sexuality and death, so too would Cohen. Repeatedly. Lorca was also fascinated by... ...for new arrangements. Hattie Webb: “Leonard was open to everyone bringing their own... ...to women and the feminine. “Like Leonard, I've tried to figure out the terms and basis... ...sign – which was rather perverted by Leonard Nimoy in Star Trek,” laughs Morris.... ...a pin drop when something was being said by Leonard. Compare that with Sligo in Ireland where the...
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Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/3579/leonard-cohen-profiled-life-of-a-ladies-man/
PICO IYER INTERVIEWED (2007): And knowing you, Leonard Cohen
...found this extract about his relationship with Leonard Cohen. Given Iyer's nature and intelligent... ...extract about his relationship with Leonard Cohen. Given Iyer's nature and intelligent... .... . . I was going to wait to ask you about Leonard Cohen but he keeps popping up. He does keep... .... I was going to wait to ask you about Leonard Cohen but he keeps popping up. He does keep popping... ...album, and the dream of becoming the Indian Leonard Cohen. I would traipse along with long hair,... ...and the dream of becoming the Indian Leonard Cohen. I would traipse along with long hair, English... ...when people meet him how much he's left Leonard Cohen the celebrity behind. He presents... ...people meet him how much he's left Leonard Cohen the celebrity behind. He presents himself as... ...to write, I guess the text for his Essential Leonard Cohen album and then something about his next... ...I guess the text for his Essential Leonard Cohen album and then something about his next album... ...and projections. When people hear the words Leonard Cohen they think of all kinds of things but... ...When people hear the words Leonard Cohen they think of all kinds of things but probably... ...were the start of the official tour, and for Leonard Cohen to return to a big arena in Canada is... ...start of the official tour, and for Leonard Cohen to return to a big arena in Canada is like the... ...gift for poetry but are musicians first. I see Cohen as being very similar to Thomas Merton. I was... ...himself differently every time where Cohen will make sure to get it exactly right. Yes,... ...exploration and leaving everything behind and Cohen is about what's on the other side of the...
Something Elsewhere: somethingelsewhere/7338/pico-iyer-interviewed-2007-and-knowing-you-leonard-cohen/
Straitjacket Fits: So Long Marianne (1990)
...Leonard Cohen much on our mind again with his new... ...Leonard Cohen much on our mind again with his new album Old... ...imagine the Broughless line-up doing a Leonard Cohen song. (Incidentally, the backing vocals... ...imagine the Broughless line-up doing a Leonard Cohen song. (Incidentally, the backing vocals here...
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From the Vaults: fromthevaults/4748/straitjacket-fits-so-long-marianne-1990/
Various Artists: Got No Chains; The Songs of the Walkabouts (Glitterhouse/Yellow Eye)
...Cold Eye into a dark, baritone ballad of the Leonard Cohen style). But from the striking opener --... ...into a dark, baritone ballad of the Leonard Cohen style). But from the striking opener -- a...
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Music at Elsewhere: music/3248/various-artists-got-no-chains-the-songs-of-the-walkabouts-glitterhouse-yellow-eye/
Chris Eckman: The Last Side of the Mountain (Glitterhouse/Yellow Eye)
...immerse yourself in. Especially if the name Leonard Cohen means anything to you.... ...yourself in. Especially if the name Leonard Cohen means anything to you....
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Music at Elsewhere: music/2509/chris-eckman-the-last-side-of-the-mountain-glitterhouse-yellow-eye/
The Renderers: Monsters and Miasma (Last Visible Dog)
...and the Doors, acoustic Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, Townes Van Zandt and Marianne... ...and the Doors, acoustic Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, Townes Van Zandt and Marianne Faithfull. With...
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Music at Elsewhere: music/2698/the-renderers-monsters-and-miasma-last-visible-dog/
Kevin Morby: Oh My God (Dead Oceans/Rhythmethod)
...more questioning moments of Van Morrison or Leonard Cohen, and maybe a bit of Bono. Most of whom... ...questioning moments of Van Morrison or Leonard Cohen, and maybe a bit of Bono. Most of whom have... ...tropes: the women's choral parts akin to Cohen, that lightweight Van sax, the downbeat... ...your anger” on Piss River sounds like Cohen being misappropriated into a song which tries... ...of Dylan's gospel-inspired righteous fire, Cohen's emotional intellectualism, Morrison's...
Music at Elsewhere: music/8935/kevin-morby-oh-my-god-dead-oceans-rhythmethod/
Avishai Cohen: Big Vicious (ECM)
...bassist/singer of the same name, this Avishai Cohen – also originally from Israel, then in... ...Jonathan Albalak and drummer Aviv Cohen. Drummer Ziv Ravitz also does live sampling... ...the other drummer Aviv Cohen. Tellingly they use Massive Attack's Teardrop... ...Moonlight Sonata. For four years in a row Cohen has been voted a rising star (trumpet... ...sometimes Frisell-like chiming as in drummer Cohen's understatement and trumpeter Cohen in...
Jazz at Elsewhere: jazz/9333/avishai-cohen-big-vicious-ecm/
Herbie Hancock: River, The Joni Letters (Verve)
...career so far), Luciana Souza (Amelia) and Leonard Cohen speak-singing his way through The Jungle... ...so far), Luciana Souza (Amelia) and Leonard Cohen speak-singing his way through The Jungle Line.... ...even those who liked her jazzy stuff. The Cohen track is the clincher though: eerie and...
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Jazz at Elsewhere: jazz/1373/herbie-hancock-river-the-joni-letters-verve/
The Lemonheads: Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye (2009)
.... and this gentle version/varshon of an early Leonard Cohen song with Liv Tyler. Yep, that's Mr... ...gentle version/varshon of an early Leonard Cohen song with Liv Tyler. Yep, that's Mr Dando. If... ...are going to do a melancholy Cohen ballad, why not have one of the world's most...
From the Vaults: fromthevaults/5424/the-lemonheads-hey-thats-no-way-to-say-goodbye-2009/
Susanna and the Magical Orchestra: Love Will Tear Us Apart (2006)
...to learn she has also covered material by Leonard Cohen, Scott Walker and Nick Cave, Badfinger's... ...learn she has also covered material by Leonard Cohen, Scott Walker and Nick Cave, Badfinger's...
From the Vaults: fromthevaults/6753/susanna-and-the-magical-orchestra-love-will-tear-us-apart-2006/
A Mountain of One: Institute of Joy (Pod)
...psychedelic bands could work in a cover of Leonard Cohen‘s ’74 Who by Fire so... ...bands could work in a cover of Leonard Cohen‘s ’74 Who by Fire so convincingly...
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Music at Elsewhere: music/2877/a-mountain-of-one-institute-of-joy-pod/
Mark Eitzel, Klamath (101/Southbound)
...surgery on the emotions. There's a hint of leonard Cohen on the witty The Blood on My Hands (you... ...on the emotions. There's a hint of leonard Cohen on the witty The Blood on My Hands (you could... ...imagine Cohen hoarsely creaking through it) and songs such...
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Music at Elsewhere: music/3548/mark-eitzel-klamath-101-southbound/
Neil Diamond: Dreams (Sony)
...comes off well. But he doesn't bring much to Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah and McCartney's Yesterday... ...off well. But he doesn't bring much to Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah and McCartney's Yesterday which...
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Music at Elsewhere: music/3663/neil-diamond-dreams-sony/
SYLVIE SIMMONS INTERVIEWED (2014): Leonard Cohen, music journalism, a debut album at 60 and the ukulele
...her recent and widely acclaimed biography of Leonard Cohen, I'm Your Man. And now, in her early... ...and widely acclaimed biography of Leonard Cohen, I'm Your Man. And now, in her early 60s, she... ...of her book tour during which she played Cohen songs on ukulele, sometimes with local guests.... ...where we sang each others songs and some Leonard Cohen songs. What more could you want?”... ...we sang each others songs and some Leonard Cohen songs. What more could you want?” So... ...an album out and the Cohen book behind her it seems we should start with... ...Sylvie, I can avoid talking to you about the Leonard Cohen book because I imagine you are largely... ...I can avoid talking to you about the Leonard Cohen book because I imagine you are largely talked... ...with, and I'm quite happy talking about the Leonard Cohen book in the sense that if it weren't for... ...and I'm quite happy talking about the Leonard Cohen book in the sense that if it weren't for doing... ...I was on the road interviewing people for the Leonard Cohen book, which was a long process, I had... ...the road interviewing people for the Leonard Cohen book, which was a long process, I had the... ...I was the human jukebox singing some of Leonard Cohen's songs with it. So the ukulele came... ...was the human jukebox singing some of Leonard Cohen's songs with it. So the ukulele came into my... ...about the album then. All that time with Mr Cohen must make you think very carefully about any... ...the only way to exist. When I was doing the Leonard Cohen book, that was my entire life. It was... ...way to exist. When I was doing the Leonard Cohen book, that was my entire life. It was eating,... ...drinking, sleeping Leonard Cohen and in some bizarre kind of way trying... ...around thinking up prayers. I thought i'd been Leonard Cohen-ed. As much as I hear Americana in it I... ...Ulrich on drums! That would have been creepy. Leonard Cohen gave you an astonishing gift of all...
Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/6718/sylvie-simmons-interviewed-2014-leonard-cohen-music-journalism-a-debut-album-at-60-and-the-ukulele/
BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2011 Jeffrey Foucault: Horse Latitudes (Signature)
...love in iron-hard images which bring to mind Leonard Cohen (“strange birds on the fence line,... ...iron-hard images which bring to mind Leonard Cohen (“strange birds on the fence line, it's...
Tagged with: best of elsewhere 2011 | james yorkston | jeffrey foucault | john vanderslice | lou reed | malcolm middleton | renee louise carafice | silver jews | tyler ramsey |
Music at Elsewhere: music/4273/best-of-elsewhere-2011-jeffrey-foucault-horse-latitudes-signature/
BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2011 Howe Gelb and a Band of Gypsies: Alegrias (Fire)
...has a deep resonance like a country-flavoured Leonard Cohen. Gelb's mysteriously evocative poetics,... ...resonance like a country-flavoured Leonard Cohen. Gelb's mysteriously evocative poetics,...
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Music at Elsewhere: music/4163/best-of-elsewhere-2011-howe-gelb-and-a-band-of-gypsies-alegrias-fire/
boygenius: the record (digital outlets)
...to an Old Poet and make a tart quip about Leonard Cohen on a song of that name: “Leonard... ...an Old Poet and make a tart quip about Leonard Cohen on a song of that name: “Leonard Cohen...
Music at Elsewhere: music/10682/boygenius-the-record-digital-outlets/
Daniel Gadd: as if in a dream I drifted at sea (107/Southbound)
...taps into the spirit and style of the early Leonard Cohen albums. Classically trained (in... ...into the spirit and style of the early Leonard Cohen albums. Classically trained (in composition,...
Music at Elsewhere: music/8226/daniel-gadd-as-if-in-a-dream-i-drifted-at-sea-107-southbound/
James Heather: Invisible Forces (digital outlets, Ninja Tune)
...past few decades. As we've noted, someone like Leonard Cohen was in rock culture but not of it, and... ...decades. As we've noted, someone like Leonard Cohen was in rock culture but not of it, and artists...
Music at Elsewhere: music/10286/james-heather-invisible-forces-digital-outlets-ninja-tune/
The Low Anthem: Smart Flesh (Nonesuch)
...suggestively poetic elegance of a very early Leonard Cohen lyric (and his dark, slow delivery); the... ...poetic elegance of a very early Leonard Cohen lyric (and his dark, slow delivery); the...
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Music at Elsewhere: music/4007/the-low-anthem-smart-flesh-nonesuch/
Allen Ginsberg: Dope Fiend Blues (1974)
...do that . . ." As a poet drawn to song, Leonard Cohen thought much the same about Allen... .... . ." As a poet drawn to song, Leonard Cohen thought much the same about Allen Ginsberg, a... ...Ginsberg sing? Not really. But Ginsberg, like Cohen a Jew drawn to Buddhism, knew that the art of...
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From the Vaults: fromthevaults/3440/allen-ginsberg-dope-fiend-blues-1974/
Various: Next Brel (Barclay)
...down the decades, notably Scott Walker, Leonard Cohen, Nina Simone, Dusty Springfield . . .... ...the decades, notably Scott Walker, Leonard Cohen, Nina Simone, Dusty Springfield . . . Actually...
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World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/1330/various-next-brel-barclay/
Antony and the Johnsons: Cut the World (Unspk)
...are many people these days -- Leonard Cohen, Laurie Anderson, Bjork, Rufus... ...are many people these days -- Leonard Cohen, Laurie Anderson, Bjork, Rufus Wainwright (who...
Music at Elsewhere: music/5249/antony-and-the-johnsons-cut-the-world-unspk/
THE BARGAIN BUY: Harry Nilsson; Original Album CLassics (Sony)
...who died almost penniless in '94. As with Leonard Cohen, Nilsson had lost his savings to a bad... ...died almost penniless in '94. As with Leonard Cohen, Nilsson had lost his savings to a bad manager... ...unlike composed and controlled Cohen, it was too late for Harry to recover. Years...
The Bargain Buy: bargainbuy/5471/the-bargain-buy-harry-nilsson-original-album-classics-sony/
Sean Rowe: Magic (Anti)
...some reviews Rowe has invited comparisons with Leonard Cohen, but that draws a long bow. Mostly what... ...Rowe has invited comparisons with Leonard Cohen, but that draws a long bow. Mostly what you... ...or these kitchen knives". That isn't a Cohen, or even a Waits but maybe something Kurt...
Tagged with: chuck e weiss | felice brothers | ryan bingham | scott walker | sean rowe | tom waits | watermelon slim |
Music at Elsewhere: music/4025/sean-rowe-magic-anti/
Lewis: Like to See You Again (1983)
...His sound exists somewhere between slo-mo Leonard Cohen, the young Brian Wilson at his most... ...sound exists somewhere between slo-mo Leonard Cohen, the young Brian Wilson at his most romantic,...
From the Vaults: fromthevaults/6541/lewis-like-to-see-you-again-1983/
Solomon King: Happy Again (1968)
...won't end . . . I'll be happy again." Leonard Cohen this isn't. I always imagine Groucho... ...end . . . I'll be happy again." Leonard Cohen this isn't. I always imagine Groucho Marx...
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From the Vaults: fromthevaults/3106/solomon-king-happy-again-1968/
The Leonard Simpson Duo: LSD (Jakarta)
...New Zealand producer Jeremy Toy (here as Leonard Charles) and although the album's title is an...
Music at Elsewhere: music/9269/the-leonard-simpson-duo-lsd-jakarta/
Ira Cohen: Ornette Comes Home (1994)
...late poet/filmmaker and documentarian Ira Cohen (who died in April 2011 age 76), was one of... ...opened. I mention my visit to that place here. Cohen was a free spirit in every good sense of that...
Tagged with: allen ginsberg | from the vaults | ornette coleman |
From the Vaults: fromthevaults/4266/ira-cohen-ornette-comes-home-1994/
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Ghosteen (Awal)
...Consider when people sang quietly along with Leonard Cohen when he performed Hallelujah, or even... ...when people sang quietly along with Leonard Cohen when he performed Hallelujah, or even when... ...come, for peace to come . . .” Alongside Leonard Cohen's beautiful Thanks for the Dance,... ...peace to come . . .” Alongside Leonard Cohen's beautiful Thanks for the Dance, Ghosteen is...
Music at Elsewhere: music/9205/nick-cave-and-the-bad-seeds-ghosteen-awal/
I FELT LIKE A FIGHT, ALRIGHT? by RUTH CARR
...and tales" are "reminiscent of Cohen's mid-career poetry and writings" they...
Tagged with: cultural elsewhere | from the vaults | joe ely | natalie merchant | patti smith | writing in elsewhere |
Writing at Elsewhere: writingelsewhere/3991/i-felt-like-a-fight-alright-by-ruth-carr/
BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2009 Antony and the Johnsons: The Crying Light (EMI)
...on, it also includes artists as dispirate as Leonard Cohen, Bjork, Rod Stewart and Amy Winehouse --... ...also includes artists as dispirate as Leonard Cohen, Bjork, Rod Stewart and Amy Winehouse -- and... ...will ever be widely embraced in the way that Cohen and Bjork have been, but his is a rare and...
Tagged with: antony & the johnsons | best of elsewhere 2009 |
Music at Elsewhere: music/2135/best-of-elsewhere-2009-antony-and-the-johnsons-the-crying-light-emi/
Stills and Collins: Everybody Knows (Sony)
...but nudges her towards “rock”; Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson's Everybody Knows... ...nudges her towards “rock”; Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson's Everybody Knows which... ...the apocalyptic tone Cohen brought to it; Tim Hardin's Reason to Believe...
Music at Elsewhere: music/8350/stills-and-collins-everybody-knows-sony/
Kurt Vile: Smoke Ring For My Halo (Matador)
...alt.folk-cum-indie rock skew which refers to Cohen as much as Cobain. But he also has an ear for...
Tagged with: alt.country | bob dylan | from the vaults | james mcmurtry | johnny cash | kris kristofferson | paul simon | pete seeger | steve earle | the band | troubadours | willie nelson |
Music at Elsewhere: music/4164/kurt-vile-smoke-ring-for-my-halo-matador/
RECOMMENDED REISSUE: Joe Cocker, Mad Dogs and Englishmen (Universal)
...pattern; certain artists – David Bowie, Leonard Cohen, Ray Columbus, Mose Allison – died... ...certain artists – David Bowie, Leonard Cohen, Ray Columbus, Mose Allison – died... ...Stoned (a hit for Cocker's hero Ray Charles), Leonard Cohen (Bird on a Wire), the Beatles (She Came... ...(a hit for Cocker's hero Ray Charles), Leonard Cohen (Bird on a Wire), the Beatles (She Came in... ...in some fine performances, notably on the Cohen and the blues medley (I'll Drown in My Own...
Music at Elsewhere: music/7763/recommended-reissue-joe-cocker-mad-dogs-and-englishmen-universal/
ROCK ME AMADEUS by SEB HUNTER: One man's journey into classical music, and out again
...he’s heard Joy Division, Morrissey and Leonard Cohen). He undertakes Wagner’s Ring... ...heard Joy Division, Morrissey and Leonard Cohen). He undertakes Wagner’s Ring Cycle in...
Tagged with: henryk gorecki | john tavener | princes amongst men | scratching the surface | suburban life |
Writing at Elsewhere: writingelsewhere/1850/rock-me-amadeus-by-seb-hunter-one-mans-journey-into-classical-music-and-out-again/
Elvis Perkins: Ash Wednesday (XL/Rhythmethod)
...track (about 9/11, and which recalls early Leonard Cohen with a country fiddle) to the almost... ...(about 9/11, and which recalls early Leonard Cohen with a country fiddle) to the almost hymnal...
Tagged with: alt.country | david byrne | elvis perkins | richard swift |
Music at Elsewhere: music/1148/elvis-perkins-ash-wednesday-xl-rhythmethod/
The Civil Wars: Barton Hollow (Sony)
...including Michael Jackson's Billie Jean and Leonard Cohen's Dance Me to the End of Love. A wink.... ...Michael Jackson's Billie Jean and Leonard Cohen's Dance Me to the End of Love. A wink. In a...
Music at Elsewhere: music/4945/the-civil-wars-barton-hollow-sony/
IN BRIEF: A quick overview of some recent international releases
...New Zealand artists. Comments will be brief. Leonard Cohen: You Want It Darker (Sony) Much has been... ...artists. Comments will be brief. Leonard Cohen: You Want It Darker (Sony) Much has been made... ...Had there been one it might have implied that Leonard Cohen – now 82 and in earlier years... ...been one it might have implied that Leonard Cohen – now 82 and in earlier years referred... ...that. But that isn't his way, for decades now Cohen has brought flickers of dry humour to his... ...often foreboding nature of these lyrics and Cohen's low range delivery, there is an eloquent... ...now too. Pretenders: Alone (Liberation) If Cohen is looking down the dark road, here Chrissie...
Music at Elsewhere: music/7714/in-brief-a-quick-overview-of-some-recent-international-releases/
The Wedge: So Long Marianne (1969)
...Straitjacket Fits did their version of this Leonard Cohen classic – which ended up as the... ...Fits did their version of this Leonard Cohen classic – which ended up as the b-side...
Tagged with: new zealand music |
From the Vaults: fromthevaults/8770/the-wedge-so-long-marianne-1969/
Jacques Dutronc: Le Responsable (1969)
...like Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, The Band and Leonard Cohen – made it into the ears of anyone... ...Young, Joni Mitchell, The Band and Leonard Cohen – made it into the ears of anyone but...
From the Vaults: fromthevaults/11000/jacques-dutronc-le-responsable-1969/
Whirimako Black: The Late Night Plays (Ode)
...classics (Joni Mitchell's Both Side Now, Leonard Cohen's Dance Me to the End of Love) and... ...(Joni Mitchell's Both Side Now, Leonard Cohen's Dance Me to the End of Love) and material by... ...Holiday's tone in God Bless the Child, on the Cohen she offers a terrifically slinky, finger-snap...
Tagged with: maisey rika | moana | moana and the tribe | whirimako black |
Music at Elsewhere: music/4465/whirimako-black-the-late-night-plays-ode/
Jonathan Richman: Because Her Beauty is Raw and Wild (Vapor Records)
...with drummer Tommy Larkins, and he covers Leonard Cohen's Here It Is.This isn't quite as strange... ...drummer Tommy Larkins, and he covers Leonard Cohen's Here It Is.This isn't quite as strange as...
Tagged with: jonathan richman |
Music at Elsewhere: music/1753/jonathan-richman-because-her-beauty-is-raw-and-wild-vapor-records/
THE BARGAIN BUY: The Neville Brothers; Greatest Hits (A&M)
...Fly Like and Eagle, Bill Withers' Use Me and Leonard Cohen's Bird on a Wire; the more earthy Family... ...and Eagle, Bill Withers' Use Me and Leonard Cohen's Bird on a Wire; the more earthy Family...
The Bargain Buy: bargainbuy/5395/the-bargain-buy-the-neville-brothers-greatest-hits-aandm/
Tom Cunliffe: Secret Exhibition (digital outlets)
...to find a thoughtful, poetic place between Leonard Cohen and Jim Croce. His pre-Covid travels... ...a thoughtful, poetic place between Leonard Cohen and Jim Croce. His pre-Covid travels come... ...and the spare Andolina taps the spirit of Cohen on the Greek island of Hydra. Refusing the...
Music at Elsewhere: music/10461/tom-cunliffe-secret-exhibition-digital-outlets/
Elsewhere Art . . . David Sanborn
...series Night Music which featured the likes of Leonard Cohen, Sonny Rollins, Al Green, the Residents,... ...Music which featured the likes of Leonard Cohen, Sonny Rollins, Al Green, the Residents, Nice...
Art by Elsewhere: artebyelsewhere/10938/elsewhere-art--david-sanborn/
Angel Olsen: Burn Your Fire For No Witness (Jagjaguwar)
...through a very clear homage to early Leonard Cohen on the sad but dreamy White Fire to the... ...through a very clear homage to early Leonard Cohen on the sad but dreamy White Fire to the...
Music at Elsewhere: music/6323/angel-olsen-burn-your-fire-for-no-witness-jagjaguwar/
THE BARGAIN BUY: The Sony "Original Album Classics" series: Jeff Buckley; The Grace EPs
...He sang everything from flat-tack rock to Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah, from Alex Chilton's... ...sang everything from flat-tack rock to Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah, from Alex Chilton's Kang-roo to...
The Bargain Buy: bargainbuy/5939/the-bargain-buy-the-sony-original-album-classics-series-jeff-buckley-the-grace-eps/
17 Hippies: Phantom Songs (Hipster)
...French pop (Jolie Filles) and minimalist Leonard Cohen-like balladry (the dark dream of Across... ...pop (Jolie Filles) and minimalist Leonard Cohen-like balladry (the dark dream of Across the...
Tagged with: berlin | monkey records | mundi | womad | world music in elsewhere |
Music at Elsewhere: music/4334/17-hippies-phantom-songs-hipster/
THE BARGAIN BUY: Tim Buckley; Original Album Series (Rhino)
...It's To Late to Stop Now, with a smattering of Leonard Cohen, Tim bridged a special kind of soulful... ...Late to Stop Now, with a smattering of Leonard Cohen, Tim bridged a special kind of soulful...
The Bargain Buy: bargainbuy/4581/the-bargain-buy-tim-buckley-original-album-series-rhino/
John Murry: The Graceless Age (Universal)
...Somewhere between backroads alt.country, early Leonard Cohen and the storytelling of James McMurtry,... ...between backroads alt.country, early Leonard Cohen and the storytelling of James McMurtry, The...
Music at Elsewhere: music/5744/john-murry-the-graceless-age-universal/
THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE SONGWRITERS' QUESTIONNAIRE: Mel Parsons
...is . . . I think I first started listening to Leonard Cohen when I was a teenager. “There is a... .... I think I first started listening to Leonard Cohen when I was a teenager. “There is a crack...
The Famous Elsewhere Questionnaire: thefamouselsewherequestionnaire/8157/the-famous-elsewhere-songwriters-questionnaire-mel-parsons/
Matthew Barber and Jill Barber: The Family Album (Outside/Southbound)
...by Hy Zaret and Anna Marly, made famous by Leonard Cohen). But over the 11 songs – which... ...Zaret and Anna Marly, made famous by Leonard Cohen). But over the 11 songs – which close...
Music at Elsewhere: music/7609/matthew-barber-and-jill-barber-the-family-album-outside-southbound/
THE BARGAIN BUY: Joy Division; Unknown Pleasures
...not it's poetry. When people joked that Leonard Cohen was a one-man Joy Division, they didn't... ...it's poetry. When people joked that Leonard Cohen was a one-man Joy Division, they didn't...
Tagged with: durutti column | from the vaults | joy division | the bargain buy |
The Bargain Buy: bargainbuy/2968/the-bargain-buy-joy-division-unknown-pleasures/
Ian Morris: a and b the c of d
...Warren Zevon, David Bowie (with blackstar) and Leonard Cohen (Thanks for the Dance) all left albums... ...David Bowie (with blackstar) and Leonard Cohen (Thanks for the Dance) all left albums as...
Tagged with: new zealand music |
Music at Elsewhere: music/9617/ian-morris-a-and-b-the-c-of-d/
JUDY COLLINS: WILDFLOWERS, CONSIDERED (1967): Respect it, can't love it
...through her continued championing of songs by Leonard Cohen with Sisters of Mercy, Priests (which... ...her continued championing of songs by Leonard Cohen with Sisters of Mercy, Priests (which Cohen... ...heard it much in the 55 years since, only the Cohen and Both Sides Now. Back then I considered... ...of her best.” That said, I still prefer Cohen's more slow and spare treatments of Sisters of...
The Album Considered: albumconsidered/10168/judy-collins-wildflowers-considered-1967-respect-it-cant-love-it/
Rufus Wainwright; Release the Stars (Geffen) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
...with Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, alt.country acts and Bjork, Rufus... ...with Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, alt.country acts and Bjork, Rufus Wainwright...
Tagged with: best of elsewhere 2006 | best of elsewhere 2007 | linda thompson | loudon wainwright | loudon wainwright iii | rufus wainwright | teddy thompson |
Music at Elsewhere: music/1231/rufus-wainwright-release-the-stars-geffen-best-of-elsewhere-2007/
Various: Born to the Breed, A Tribute to Judy Collins (Wildflower)
...Parton, Rufus Wainwright and others, including Leonard Cohen whom Collins encouraged to sing his own... ...Rufus Wainwright and others, including Leonard Cohen whom Collins encouraged to sing his own songs... ...on the moving title track, the Webb Sisters (Cohen's singers) on Fortune of Soldiers, Jim... ...the soaring-fragility stakes). And of course Cohen who takes out the 15 tracks with a spoken word...
Music at Elsewhere: music/2121/various-born-to-the-breed-a-tribute-to-judy-collins-wildflower/
New York, USA: Woke up, it was a Chelsea morning
...Sixties. Janis Joplin famously had sex with Leonard Cohen here (Leonard wrote about it) and... ...Janis Joplin famously had sex with Leonard Cohen here (Leonard wrote about it) and Chelsea...
Tagged with: bob dylan | chelsea hotel | jimi hendrix | lawrence ferlinghetti | new york | nye, oregon | patti smith | postcards from elsewhere | rome | taipei, taiwan | travels in elsewhere |
Travels in Elsewhere: travelstories/532/new-york-usa-woke-up-it-was-a-chelsea-morning/
Various Artists: Weird Nightmare; Meditations on Mingus (Sony)
...reminds us again on Eclipse (with a reading by Leonard Cohen) what a really high, piercing voice... ...us again on Eclipse (with a reading by Leonard Cohen) what a really high, piercing voice sounds...
Tagged with: albert ayler | charles mingus | charlie parker | eric dolphy | hal willner | john coltrane | rahsaan roland kirk | thelonious monk | tom waits |
Jazz at Elsewhere: jazz/3445/various-artists-weird-nightmare-meditations-on-mingus-sony/
JOHN HANLON, HARD, CRUEL AND NAKED TRUTHS (2021): No country for old men?
...ignored completely. Yes, a few get through (Leonard Cohen, Bill Fay) and if 71-year old Tom Waits... ...completely. Yes, a few get through (Leonard Cohen, Bill Fay) and if 71-year old Tom Waits... ...some of the whispery secret intimacies which Cohen conjured up, It's True and the mellow...
Tagged with: new zealand music |
Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/10118/john-hanlon-hard-cruel-and-naked-truths-2021-no-country-for-old-men/
THE LAST HURRAH (2025): Martin Phillipps' last Chills album
...references to his impending departure. Leonard Cohen's posthumous Thanks for the Dance in... ...references to his impending departure. Leonard Cohen's posthumous Thanks for the Dance in 2019,...
Favourite Five Recent Releases: favouritefive/11430/the-last-hurrah-2025-martin-phillipps-last-chills-album/
ONE WE MISSED: The Golden Dregs: On Grace and Dignity (4AD/digital outlets)
...In his slow baritone – think Bill Fay, Leonard Cohen and Bill Callahan – Woods looks to... ...slow baritone – think Bill Fay, Leonard Cohen and Bill Callahan – Woods looks to his...
Music at Elsewhere: music/10652/one-we-missed-the-golden-dregs-on-grace-and-dignity-4ad-digital-outlets/
THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE . . . Jeremy Redmore
.... . . I adored I’m Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen by Sylvie Simmons. If you could get on... ...adored I’m Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen by Sylvie Simmons. If you could get on stage...
The Famous Elsewhere Questionnaire: thefamouselsewherequestionnaire/9383/the-famous-elsewhere-questionnaire-jeremy-redmore/
LLOYD COLE INTERVIEWED (2000): This changing man
...good one out of every six. I'd rather be like Leonard Cohen, who makes one every 10 years and it's... ...out of every six. I'd rather be like Leonard Cohen, who makes one every 10 years and it's...
Tagged with: beach house | bob dylan | camera obscura | lloyd cole | phoenix foundation | popfrenzy | tokey tones |
Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/2628/lloyd-cole-interviewed-2000-this-changing-man/
THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE SONGWRITER QUESTIONNAIRE: A.U.R.A
...even if they disappointed you previously, is? Leonard Cohen As songwriters: Lennon-McCartney or... ...they disappointed you previously, is? Leonard Cohen As songwriters: Lennon-McCartney or... ...include . . .) The last CD was The Future by Leonard Cohen, The most recent downloads were talented... .... . .) The last CD was The Future by Leonard Cohen, The most recent downloads were talented NZ...
Tagged with: new zealand music |
The Famous Elsewhere Questionnaire: thefamouselsewherequestionnaire/8839/the-famous-elsewhere-songwriter-questionnaire-aura/
Lee Hazlewood: A House Safe for Tigers (Light in the Attic/Southbound)
...-- who often came off like a gunslinger Leonard Cohen or a man who'd spent too much time at... ...who often came off like a gunslinger Leonard Cohen or a man who'd spent too much time at the...
Music at Elsewhere: music/5297/lee-hazlewood-a-house-safe-for-tigers-light-in-the-attic-southbound/
BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008 Emiliana Torrini: Me and Armini (Rough Trade)
...Guardian drew comparisons with Nick Cave and Leonard Cohen, and the Sun said "each delicate... ...drew comparisons with Nick Cave and Leonard Cohen, and the Sun said "each delicate note...
Tagged with: best of elsewhere 2008 | emiliana torrini | fripp and eno | jacques brel | next brel | nick drake | rough trade |
Music at Elsewhere: music/1914/best-of-elsewhere-2008-emiliana-torrini-me-and-armini-rough-trade/
RECOMMENDED RECORD: The Veils: Asphodels (digital outlets)
...reference points would be Nick Cave and Leonard Cohen. Andrews was touring his terrific 2023... ...points would be Nick Cave and Leonard Cohen. Andrews was touring his terrific 2023 album... ...trace elements of influences: Bowie, Cave, Cohen. But this mostly spare new album – again...
Music at Elsewhere: music/11388/recommended-record-the-veils-asphodels-digital-outlets/
MUSIC AND HOW WE SEE IT (2019): Movies about music in the NZ International Film Festival
...Other films on our radar are Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love; a moving and poetic look at... ...look at the relationship between Leonard Cohen and his muse Marianne Ihlen. And Mystify:... ...relationship between Leonard Cohen and his muse Marianne Ihlen. And...
Film at Elsewhere: film/9022/music-and-how-we-see-it-2019-movies-about-music-in-the-nz-international-film-festival/
Jonathan Bree: Sleepwalking (Lil' Chief)
...analogy perhaps, an imagined encounter of Leonard'n'Charlotte -- counterpoint a piece about a...
Tagged with: new zealand music |
Music at Elsewhere: music/8451/jonathan-bree-sleepwalking-lil-chief/
IN BRIEF: A quick overview of some recent international releases
...Young or Joni Mitchell and a loooong way from Leonard Cohen, let alone Harry and Billy, in his lyric... ...Joni Mitchell and a loooong way from Leonard Cohen, let alone Harry and Billy, in his lyric...
Music at Elsewhere: music/7082/in-brief-a-quick-overview-of-some-recent-international-releases/
ROB ST JOHN PROFILED (2012): A voice from the North
...more widely, and is sometimes closer to Leonard Cohen's refined poetics than much else in... ...widely, and is sometimes closer to Leonard Cohen's refined poetics than much else in Anglofolk....
Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/5358/rob-st-john-profiled-2012-a-voice-from-the-north/
Magnetic Fields: 69 Love Songs (2000)
...patchy (I'm Your Fan, a genuflection before Leonard Cohen) and at worst truly woeful (the... ...(I'm Your Fan, a genuflection before Leonard Cohen) and at worst truly woeful (the uninspired A... ...that. Here he is in typical form on the dark, Leonard Cohen-styled Time Enough For Rockin' When... ...he is in typical form on the dark, Leonard Cohen-styled Time Enough For Rockin' When We're Old:...
Tagged with: joni mitchell | rufus wainwright | stephin merritt | teddy thompson | the magnetic fields |
Essential Elsewhere: essentialelsewhere/831/magnetic-fields-69-love-songs-2000/
THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE SONGWRITER QUESTIONNAIRE: Candice Milner
...– from 'Dance Me to the End of Love' by Leonard Cohen Songwriting: what's the ratio of... ...from 'Dance Me to the End of Love' by Leonard Cohen Songwriting: what's the ratio of...
The Famous Elsewhere Questionnaire: thefamouselsewherequestionnaire/7745/the-famous-elsewhere-songwriter-questionnaire-candice-milner/
ONE WE MISSED. Wayne Gillespie and Famous Blue Raincoat: Frazz (digital outlets)
...Gillespie has often invited a comparison with Leonard Cohen (naming your band/concept after a Cohen... ...has often invited a comparison with Leonard Cohen (naming your band/concept after a Cohen song...
Music at Elsewhere: music/10602/one-we-missed-wayne-gillespie-and-famous-blue-raincoat-frazz-digital-outlets/
THE BARGAIN BUY: The Lemonheads: Laughing All The Way to The Cleaners
...the very day that the Lemonheads' cover of Leonard Cohen's Hey That's No Way to Say Goodbye was... ...very day that the Lemonheads' cover of Leonard Cohen's Hey That's No Way to Say Goodbye was pulled...
The Bargain Buy: bargainbuy/5465/the-bargain-buy-the-lemonheads-laughing-all-the-way-to-the-cleaners/
Admiral Drowsy: Industrial Consistency (Melted Ice Cream/digital outlets)
...it”. People like Marianne Faithfull, Leonard Cohen, Brian Eno, Bjork and others –... ...People like Marianne Faithfull, Leonard Cohen, Brian Eno, Bjork and others – along...
Tagged with: new zealand music |
Music at Elsewhere: music/11007/admiral-drowsy-industrial-consistency-melted-ice-cream-digital-outlets/
THE BARGAIN BUY: Suzanne Vega; Suzanne Vega + Solitude Standing
...moving into songs. She had something of the Leonard Cohen about her in terms of serious intent,... ...into songs. She had something of the Leonard Cohen about her in terms of serious intent, economy...
The Bargain Buy: bargainbuy/5296/the-bargain-buy-suzanne-vega-suzanne-vega-+-solitude-standing/
ROBERT PLANT; A LIFE by PAUL REES
...Simmons' superb account of the complexities of Leonard Cohen. So serious readers are allowed to be... ...superb account of the complexities of Leonard Cohen. So serious readers are allowed to be very...
Tagged with: biography | led zeppelin | robert plant |
Writing at Elsewhere: writingelsewhere/6040/robert-plant-a-life-by-paul-rees/
BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2009 Bill Callahan: Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle (UK Spin)
...-- sometimes more speak-sing than sung, like Leonard Cohen -- and his melancholy mood conjure up... ...more speak-sing than sung, like Leonard Cohen -- and his melancholy mood conjure up dream...
Tagged with: best of elsewhere 2009 | bill callahan | bonnie prince billy | smog |
Music at Elsewhere: music/2323/best-of-elsewhere-2009-bill-callahan-sometimes-i-wish-we-were-an-eagle-uk-spin/
THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE SONGWRITER QUESTIONNAIRE: Mick Flannery
...well crafted are . . . Bob Dylan: To Ramona Leonard Cohen: The Stranger Song John Prine: Hello in... ...crafted are . . . Bob Dylan: To Ramona Leonard Cohen: The Stranger Song John Prine: Hello in there....
The Famous Elsewhere Questionnaire: thefamouselsewherequestionnaire/6695/the-famous-elsewhere-songwriter-questionnaire-mick-flannery/
Herlin Riley: Perpetual Optimism (Mack Avenue/Southbound)
...Here with the fine band of pianist Emmet Cohen, bassist Russell Hall, alto player Godwin... ...a showcase for the band, notably pianist Cohen. The gospel church influence is evident on...
Jazz at Elsewhere: jazz/8952/herlin-riley-perpetual-optimism-mack-avenue-southbound/
Willie Nelson: A Beautiful Time (Columbia/digital outlets)
...too are behind-the-beat Willie treatments of Leonard Cohen's Tower of Song (“my friends are... ...behind-the-beat Willie treatments of Leonard Cohen's Tower of Song (“my friends are gone...
Music at Elsewhere: music/10307/willie-nelson-a-beautiful-time-columbia-digital-outlets/
Holly Cole: Holly Cole (Alert)
...and Lenny Pickett on saxes, and bassist Greg Cohen) Cole drags the notes lazily, oozes ennui and...
Tagged with: diana krall | holly cole | karrin allyson | lizz wright | patricia barber |
Music at Elsewhere: music/1324/holly-cole-holly-cole-alert/