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Famous blue leotard: the Leonard Cohen dance show the singer never lived to see

The gravel-throated legend gave his blessing to a show set to his greatest songs, but died before rehearsals began. As Dance Me hits the UK, its performers describe feeling his presence on stage

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2023

Is 1973 the second-best year ever for great albums? From Bob Marley to Little Feat, the case is strong

SAN DIEGO — A year ago, I enthusiastically wrote that more truly great albums were released in 1972 than in any other year before or since.

Tribune News Service · Jan 19, 2023

Spector on Sky and NOW review: an excellent account of the famous producer’s fall - and why it took so long

The directors deserve great credit for this nuanced and even-handed account of Spector’s misdeeds

Evening Standard · Jan 8, 2023

Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song review – a thorough, respectful documentary

Contributions from John Cale, Judy Collins and more illuminate the singer-songwriter’s art through his best-known song

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2022

How Wall Street stormed the music business

Investors poured billions into buying rights, turning pop songs into a new asset class — but then the economy stalled

Financial Times · Sep 13, 2022

‘Trying not to be funny was a challenge’: Flight of the Conchords’ Bret McKenzie on his serious solo debut

He has written duets for man and Muppet, parodied Morrissey in The Simpsons, and become Hollywood’s go-to for bringing ‘heart’ to the movies. Now he’s ready to see if people want to hear the guy behind the gags

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2022

‘There’s a raw energy’: Hydra, artists’ haven, still casts its spell

The Greek island has attracted poets, writers and musicians for over 8o years, from Henry Miller to Leonard Cohen and Jeff Koons

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2022

Movie review: ‘Hallelujah’ doc tunes into Leonard Cohen’s secret chords

Get ready to hear the Leonard Cohen classic “Hallelujah” sung a lot of times by a lot of people in the deep-dive documentary “Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song.”

Boston Herald · Jul 22, 2022

‘I said, Don, it’s time for you to reveal’: 50 years later, the truth behind American Pie

In an expansive new documentary, Don McLean talks about the much-discussed meaning of his enduring hit song

The Guardian - US · Jul 19, 2022

Death of a Ladies’ Man review – Gabriel Byrne charms in Philip Roth style dramedy

The Irish actor is compelling as a womanising professor who begins to realise his best days are over, with added Leonard Cohen

The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2022