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Steven Keene, a New York singer-songwriter, challenges fans of Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen to identify as many of the creative giants’ lyrics as they can in his rollicking new song “Thesaurus.” Just shy of four minutes, there’s nonetheless a lot to digest in Keene’s word-packed song, which he sells …

Here’s a toast to Marianne Faithfull, a true rock & roll legend. Nobody was ever better at being an old rock star, except maybe Leonard Cohen. Yet the difference is that Cohen didn’t release his debut album until he was 33 — he was never young in public. Faithfull was …

In 1964, Leonard Cohen wrote a letter to a friend explaining that he’d sold what he called his manuscript “junk” to the University of Toronto, who shelled out $3,850 for the collection. How times have changed, especially in the rock memorabilia world. Next month, an auction of Cohen’s working drafts, …

Rufus Wainwright spoke out against Donald Trump playing his cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” at a campaign event last night the “height of blasphemy,” in a statement shared with Rolling Stone. “The song ‘Hallelujah’ by Leonard Cohen has become an anthem dedicated to peace, love and acceptance of the truth,” …

“It’s a bit of a hectic day,” Rufus Wainwright tells Rolling Stone. Work is part of the reason: The singer, songwriter, pianist, and pop cabaret icon is opening a multi-night stand at New York’s Carlyle Café tonight. But it’s also a busy moment thanks to an unusual event last night. …

St. Vincent has some strong opinions on those dramatic covers of “Hallelujah” you could often hear on competition shows like American Idol, calling them “the worst thing in the world.” “Leonard Cohen‘s ‘Hallelujah’ is one of the best songs ever written, period,” the singer told BBC Radio 2 in a …

Bob Dylan‘s Rough and Rowdy Ways tour hit Leonard Cohen‘s hometown of Montreal on Sunday night, and he honored the late singer with a breathtaking performance of his 1984 classic “Dance Me to the End of Love.” Check out an audience recording right here. “Dance Me to the End of …

Who shall we say is calling? On a new rendition of Leonard Cohen‘s nearly half-century–old folk-rock classic “Who by Fire,” it’s Skinny Pelembe and Beth Orton. The duo’s breathy performance adds a sense of desperation and urgency to the track, which appeared on Cohen’s 1974 LP, New Skin for the …

Leonard Cohen’s visit to Israel during the 1973 Yom Kippur War will be turned into a new limited TV drama, Who By Fire: Leonard Cohen in the Sinai, Variety reports. The new show is based on journalist Matti Friedman’s 2022 book of the same name. Friedman discovered and was allowed …

Iggy Pop has shared a new cover of Leonard Cohen‘s 2016 track “You Want It Darker.” Pop’s version of the spoken word song, which appeared on Cohen’s final album before his death, is pensive and moody as Pop fills in for Cohen’s gravel-tinged croon. “There’s nobody like Leonard,” Pop noted …