http://www.webheights.net/speakingcohen/main.htm Your source for the latest articles, interviews, reviews of Leonard Cohen and his work. Speaking Cohen highlights the interviews given by songwriter/singer/poet/novelist Leonard Cohen over the last 40+ years. Included are current and past articles. Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:41:00 -0500 Entertainment http://www.webheights.net/speakingcohen/tourrevspr9a.html Mercury News review -- [T]he show just further underscored what fans already know: Leonard Cohen is one of the greatest singer-songwriters in the history of popular music. Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:06:55 -0500 http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/spotlight/cohen/cohen-nfb.html The National Film Board of Canada, in partnership with CBC Radio 2, present the classic Leonard Cohen documentary, "Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen," online. Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:06:55 -0500 http://www.webheights.net/speakingcohen/livelondon2.html Artist Direct -- He's one of the great lyricists of the last century, and given that the Live In London setlist draws heavily from his best work, the timeless lines seem to fall one after the other. Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:06:55 -0500 http://www.webheights.net/speakingcohen/dallas.html "It started when Beck was 24, and his Austin group, Passenger, got a call to play on Cohen's 1979 LP, Recent Songs, an album that marked a return to the Old World folk that gave Cohen's early records their intoxicating, moody elegance. Subsequently, Beck joined Cohen on his world tours in the '80s..." Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:06:55 -0500 http://www.webheights.net/speakingcohen/austin360.html "Leonard Cohen: Poet, singer, seeker, scholar, artist. Leonard Cohen: devout Jew, ordained Buddhist monk. Leonard Cohen: Man of elegance, man of melancholy. Leonard Cohen: Master of economy. Leonard Cohen: The voice of fire in 'Joan of Arc,' the cry of renunciation in 'Story of Isaac,' the ghost of Lorca in 'Take this Waltz.' Leonard Cohen: A man who knows how to use a suitcase." Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:06:55 -0500 http://www.webheights.net/speakingcohen/rs031909.html "'I got that song on my little laptop,' Leonard Cohen says... He scampers out of the room and returns moments later with a black MacBook, opens iTunes and plays a slow dirge... "'Through a net of lies, I'll come to you,' his raspy voice intones through a plug-in speaker. 'When the dead arise, I will wait there too / If your heart is torn, who can wonder why? / If the night is long, here's my lullabye.' As the song ends, he sits enveloped in a stillness that he carries with him like a prayer stick..." Sat, 21 Mar 2009 14:06:55 -0500 http://www.webheights.net/speakingcohen/natpost032009.html "Leonard Cohen is an eternal paradox, which is to say that he is paradoxically eternal... He has made a career of contradiction. So at this stage, it follows that his prospective swan song also feels like a new beginning..." Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:06:55 -0500 http://www.webheights.net/speakingcohen/livelondon.html Promotional video for the Live In London CDs and DVD Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:06:55 -0500 http://www.webheights.net/speakingcohen/Fandvdfall08.html A collection of youtube concert songs from Leonard Cohen's Fall 2008 tour through Europe. Sun, 08 Mar 2009 14:06:55 -0500 http://www.webheights.net/speakingcohen/sharonalbum.html An impressionistic montage of the European tour with many great photos of Sharon and Leonard Cohen and the band. Sat, 07 Mar 2009 14:06:55 -0500