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 "Devendra Banhart,... CONTINUE READING BECK, DEVENDRA & MGMT COVER LEONARD COHEN'S "SISTERS OF MERCY"»
Posted on October 2, 2009 in (4 comments)
Tags: Beck | Devendra Banhart | Leonard Cohen | MGMT | Phoenix
Beck continues making good use of his down time between album cycles with the second phase of his Record Club, the project which sees Hansen invite a tag-archive-friendly set of friends to cover a classic album in its entirety, in... CONTINUE READING BECK COVERS LEONARD COHEN WITH DEVENDRA, MGMT»
Posted on September 4, 2009 in (14 comments)
Tags: Beck | Devendra Banhart | Leonard Cohen | Little Joy | MGMT
The tragic financial circumstances surrounding Leonard Cohen's return to the stage can't mute its triumph. Any night spent in his presence is a celebration of an iconic lyricist and songwriter, but as all who've seen him recently can attest, his... CONTINUE READING LEWIS & CLARKE COVER LEONARD COHEN»
Posted on April 28, 2009 in , (4 comments)
Tags: Girl Talk | Leonard Cohen | Lewis And Clarke | Local Natives
For their forthcoming album, the Lemonheads have embraced the twin peaks of their career by going for a full-on covers album entitled VARSHONS. Butthole Surfer Gibby Haynes produces, and Gen X poster girls Liv Tyler and Kate Moss make vocal... CONTINUE READING LEMONHEADS & LIV TYLER COVER LEONARD COHEN (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»
Posted on April 10, 2009 (18 comments)
Tags: Evan Dando | Gibby Haynes | Leonard Cohen | Liv Tyler | The Lemonheads
The Lemonheads' two biggest hits were versions of other people's songs, so news about the band's forthcoming covers collection is not too surprising. What is surprising is that Evan Dando & Co. have signed with Brooklyn's The End Records, an... CONTINUE READING LIV TYLER, KATE MOSS GUEST ON LEMONHEADS' COVERS LP FOR METAL LABEL»
Posted on March 27, 2009 in (10 comments)
Tags: Evan Dando | Gibby Haynes | Kate Moss | Leonard Cohen | Liv Tyler | The Butthole Surfers | The Lemonheads
By all accounts, Leonard Cohen killed it at Beacon Theater last night. This was the legend's first show in the States in 15 years, and a tuneup for a tour that will take him across the States and into Canada... CONTINUE READING LEONARD COHEN @ BEACON THEATER, NYC 2/19/09 & FULL TOUR DATES»
Posted on February 20, 2009 in , , (6 comments)
Tags: Leonard Cohen | Phoenix
After X Factor winner Alexandra Burke's cover of "Hallelujah" went to No. 1 in the UK, Jeff Buckley fans started an Internet campaign to push her American Idol-style rendition from the top spot and replace it with Buckley's more haunting... And No. 2'">CONTINUE READING "HALLELUJAH" COULD BE UK'S CHRISTMAS NO. 1 AND NO. 2»
Posted on December 18, 2008 (11 comments)
Tags: Jeff Buckley | Leonard Cohen | The Dead Weather
Anywhere I Lay My Head, ScarJo's Dave Sitek-produced Tom Waits covers album, recently edged out Portishead and Bon Iver on NME's Top 50 Albums Of 2008 list. Now comes word that the newly wedded Spirit star would like to record... CONTINUE READING SCARLETT JOHANSSON CONSIDERS SOPHOMORE CD»
Posted on December 15, 2008 (8 comments)
Tags: Bon Iver | Bonnaroo | Leonard Cohen | Scarlett Johansson
We haven't heard from Marissa Nadler since her "Mexican Summer" video. Definitely a beautiful song, but that's sort of the wrong season for her, so this Greg Eggebeen-directed clip for Songs III: Bird on the Water's cover of Leonard Cohen's... CONTINUE READING NEW MARISSA NADLER VIDEO - "FAMOUS BLUE RAINCOAT"»
Posted on October 1, 2008 in (3 comments)
Tags: Leonard Cohen | Marissa Nadler | TV On The Radio
After Leonard Cohen braved a shirtless Iggy, a shameless Madonna, and another "Hallelujah" cover at the 2008 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony, we mentioned he was planning his first tour in 15+ years. Well, he got started... CONTINUE READING LEONARD COHEN JUST PLAYED HIS FIRST SHOW IN 15 YEARS»
Posted on May 14, 2008 in (8 comments)
Tags: Leonard Cohen | SXSW | The Wrens
Perhaps reinvigorated by standing in the same room as a shirtless Iggy Pop and hearing Damien Rice sing his minor falls and major lifts, Reuters reports that L Cohen's going back on tour. Don't get too cocky, though, Hall Of... CONTINUE READING LEONARD COHEN ANNOUNCES FIRST TOUR IN 15 YEARS»
Posted on March 11, 2008 in (5 comments)
Tags: Leonard Cohen
Good news, gang: now the list of people you didn't give a shit about getting into the Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame has a slightly less give-a-shittable list of people inducting them! Madonna will be honored by the legendary... CONTINUE READING LOU REED, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE & TOM HANKS TO HELP ROCK 'N' ROLL CONGRATULATE ITSELF»
Posted on February 26, 2008 (4 comments)
Tags: Billy Joel | Justin Timberlake | Leonard Cohen | Lou Reed | Madonna | Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame | Tom Hanks
It seems like only yesterday Van Halen were putting us through all sorts of drama re: who would and who wouldn't attend the 2007 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame presentation ceremony. A year later, who cares? Really, by the... CONTINUE READING 2008 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES»
Posted on December 13, 2007 (16 comments)
Tags: John Mellencamp | Leonard Cohen | Madonna | Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame | The Dave Clark Five | The Ventures
No matter what ails, Bon Jovi covering "Hallelujah" is bad medicine. Yes, it's been covered a billion times, but can we draw the line somewhere? Is there some way to call a moratorium? If they could drum up support for... CONTINUE READING BON JOVI COVERS LEONARD COHEN»
Posted on June 20, 2007 (19 comments)
Tags: Bon Jovi | Leonard Cohen
