leonard cohen

10 Alternative Songs for Your Valentine’s Day Playlist

10 Alternative Songs for Your Valentine’s Day Playlist

These songs for Valentine’s Day playlists live on the fringes, outside that neat little box of what we consider to be typically romantic.

Joni Mitchell Biography ‘Reckless Daughter’ Is Lush and Complex

Joni Mitchell Biography ‘Reckless Daughter’ Is Lush and Complex

All sides of the mosaic, mercurial, brilliant music legend Joni Mitchell appear in David Yaffe's definitive biography.

Power Play: Brian Williams, Leonard Cohen, and “First We Take Manhattan”

Power Play: Brian Williams, Leonard Cohen, and “First We Take Manhattan”

In "First We Take Manhattan", Leonard Cohen recognized the shared appeal of extremism in politics and art as the allure of power.
Trump’s Inauguration: Five Songs by Five White Men for a Very White Administration

Trump’s Inauguration: Five Songs by Five White Men for a Very White Administration

Think pieces, fiery speeches, and fact-checking takedowns of a demagogue’s rhetoric can overwhelm the true power of great art -- specifically the strength of a song to save or change the world.
Andre Cymone: Black Man in America

Andre Cymone: Black Man in America

Former Prince collaborator Andre Cymone delivers a deftly executed and sobering set of protest songs for the modern age with Black Man in America.
Leonard Cohen and the Death of a Ladies Man

Leonard Cohen and the Death of a Ladies Man

Leonard Cohen, synchronicity, and coping at the dawn of a darker age.
Old Ideas and New Generations: What Leonard Cohen Means to Us

Old Ideas and New Generations: What Leonard Cohen Means to Us

Leonard Cohen endures and conquers. But does he mean something different to Millenial audiences than he did to their parents? Can the legend of Cohen escape its own clichés?
A Broken Hallelujah: Rock and Roll, Redemption, and the Life of Leonard Cohen

A Broken Hallelujah: Rock and Roll, Redemption, and the Life of Leonard Cohen

This is a portrait of an artist attuned to notions of justice, lust, longing, loneliness, and redemption, and possessing the sort of voice and vision commonly reserved for the prophets.
Leonard Cohen – “You Want It Darker” (Singles Going Steady)

Leonard Cohen – “You Want It Darker” (Singles Going Steady)

"You Want It Darker" is a compelling exploration into the unknown corners of the human soul.
The Best Albums of 2014

The Best Albums of 2014

From Polish black metal to mind-blowing progressive R&B and electronic music, 2014's best albums certainly have something for everyone.
Leonard Cohen: Live in Dublin

Leonard Cohen: Live in Dublin

So if you want the Leonard Cohen experience, but cannot afford the $100-plus tab for the ticket, this is the next best thing
The Interpreters: In Another Voice, Another Song

The Interpreters: In Another Voice, Another Song

In reinterpreting the words and music of their male peers, songwriters like Tori Amos and Joan Baez create whole new works of art.