Leonard Cohen collapses on stageSource: abc.net.au
Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen was forced to cut short a concert in Spain on Friday (local time) after he became ill and collapsed on stage.
Madonna performs for 50,000 in Tel AvivSource: JPost.com
"Israel is the energy capital of the world," she continued. "If we can live together in harmony in this place, we can live in peace all over the world."
Unable To See The 'Art' For The 'Hatred'Source: The Times (London); Edmonton Journal
These settlers are strictly Orthodox and their action is in direct contravention of the important Biblical injunction – bal tashchit –('do not destroy') - against the destruction of fruit-bearing trees in times of war.
Creative Vines in the New PR WorldSource: bigmethod.com
If you are embarking on the INDIE music path, the best strategy is to keep your eyes and ears open to the new ways for exposure to your audience, kind of like swinging on vines through the jungle.
Leonard Cohen donates to bushfire victimsSource: BBC News
Singer Leonard Cohen has donated A$200,000 (£90,000) to aid victims of the Australian bushfires.
Cohen is currently touring across Australia, performing his final concert on Tuesday in Melbourne.
One Click Wonder: the Hallelujah chorusesSource: Independent.co.uk
Today, Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" is set to land two of the top three slots in the Christmas top 40, courtesy of "X Factor" winner Alexandra Burke and late singer Jeff Buckley. Here's some other moments in the song's much-covered history..
A broken hallelujahSource: uuworld.org
Praise in the midst of a broken world and a broken heart? Sing hallelujah in the darkest season of the year?
By Barbara Merritt
Winter 2008 11.1.08
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Leonard Cohen: It's MurderSource: YouTube
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"Give me Christ or give me Hiroshima"
"I've seen the future, brother, it is murder."
"When they said, repent, repent, I wonder what they meant"
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by Triny Finlay:
And February is always
the shortest kid in the class,
pale, ready for a fightCalls you an @!$%# like he means it, like
it's your first name
but copies your spelling
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From A Brochure,
by Ken Babstock:
The earth on the roof.

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The Phil Spector tapesSource: Telegraph
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I pretty much try real hard to speak, write and think like nothing is sacred. I feel free to undermine any concept and smash every pedestal, provided I treat my subject with respect.
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The loaded salute Source: The Age
How do you do justice to honouring someone like Leonard Cohen? Michael Dwyer discovers the ups and downs of paying tribute to a legend.
"Some people keep their egos in a bottom drawer
A fridge full of Leonard Cohen."
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