Leonard Cohen’s ‘New Skin for the Old Ceremony’ Remains Its Divided Self at 50
Leonard Cohen courted the light as much as the dark—a duality at the heart of his existence and his 50-year-old album ‘New Skin for the Old Ceremony’.
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Language Is a Virus, and People Could Die
The COVID pandemic seemed to accelerate the spread of new viral media, but viruses mutate, pop culture replicates, and everything’s a cover song.
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
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”
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
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
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, synchronicity, and coping at the dawn of a darker age.
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
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)
"You Want It Darker" is a compelling exploration into the unknown corners of the human soul.
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.