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Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen - 1968 - Singer - Musician - Poet

Leaving the page: Watch Leonard Cohen’s first ever recorded musical performance

Turning over a new page.

Tom Taylor
Oct 21, 2025
Leonard Cohen - Roger Waters - Far Out Magazine

The Leonard Cohen song Roger Waters simply couldn’t live without: “An open door between poetry and song lyrics”

A magic song.

Jack Whatley
Oct 17, 2025
Leonard Cohen - 1968 - Singer - Musician - Poet

Leonard Cohen’s big problem with the biggest band on the planet: “Didn’t seem to be essential”

“They didn’t seem to be essential”

Joe Taysom
Oct 14, 2025
Leonard Cohen - 1968 - Singer - Musician - Poet

Is ‘Bird on the Wire’ about the death of the 1960s?

Selling a sham.

Lauren Hunter
Oct 12, 2025
Leonard Cohen - Singer - Poet - Musician - 1980s

“We didn’t nail it”: The song Leonard Cohen initially couldn’t stand

“I can’t stand it.”

Rachael Pimblett
Oct 12, 2025
Leonard Cohen on stage in London during his 'Recent Songs' Tour, 1979

The never-ending impact of Leonard Cohen on new music

Listen to the words.

Lauren Hunter
Oct 12, 2025
Paul Simon - Musician - 2018 - Matthew Straubmuller

The two songwriters Paul Simon thought got better with age: “At the peak of his powers”

Like a fine wine.

Callum MacHattie
Oct 8, 2025
Cameron Winter - Adam Powell - 2024

The Leonard Cohen album that shaped Cameron Winter: “The standard I wanted to hold myself to”

High standards.

Callum MacHattie
Oct 5, 2025
The classic Leonard Cohen song Leo Sayer plagiarised for the awful ‘When I Need You’

The classic Leonard Cohen song Leo Sayer plagiarised for the awful ‘When I Need You’

Expensive and lame.

Lucy Harbron
Oct 5, 2025
Lou Reed - Leonard Cohen - Split

Lou Reed felt “lucky to be alive” to witness Leonard Cohen

Two of the all time greats.

Ben Forrest
Oct 3, 2025
Joni Mitchell - Leonard Cohen - Split

Why Leonard Cohen’s songwriting disappointed Joni Mitchell: “My work seemed very young and naive”

A bitter realisation.

Sam Kemp
Oct 1, 2025
Quick-fire Questions 10 minutes with Laura Veirs

Quick-fire Questions: 10 minutes with Laura Veirs

Ahead of a wholesome, heartening record.

Tom Taylor
Oct 1, 2025

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