“When Dylan emerged, he blew everyone’s mind,” said Allen Ginsberg. “Everybody except Leonard Cohen, that is.” Ginsberg was right, of course. Even before Bob Dylan transformed modern songwriting with ...
The Pointer Sisters, Minutemen and more sounds from a landmark year in pop music. By Lindsay Zoladz Apology, forgiveness, moving on: These are some of humanity’s richest themes, and they have rich ...
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 ...
This story originally appeared in SPIN’s March 2002 issue. In honor of Cohen’s posthumous album Thanks for the Dance, we’ve republished it below. Then he simply walked away. He left behind his ...
Leonard Cohen – Live in Dublin is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung ...
“Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song” is a documentary about the Leonard Cohen song “Hallelujah,” and if that sounds like a lot of movie to devote to one song — well, “Hallelujah” is a lot of ...
In 2022, Cohen’s children successfully sued to remove Robert Kory, the late singer’s manager, as trustee of Cohen’s estate. They alleged he seized control of the trust to “pilfer” Cohen’s $50-million ...
Last night at 2:17 AM, every child from Mrs. Gandy's class went missing.