The long list that Canada had been waiting for was finally released in Vancouver on Thursday, June 14 for the Polaris Music Prize. Forty artists of several genres are in the running for $30,000. Read on to see if your favorite Canadian artist made the cut.
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Via Rolling Stone Master Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen has announced the first leg of his 2012 Fall World Tour. Check out the dates and the details after the jump.
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One of folk’s greatest poets is back on the rise. Judging by his new single, “Darkness”, it appears that the 77 year old musician still has a few more lessons to teach us. His forthcoming LP, Old Ideas, hits stores January 31 via Columbia.
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As we reported back in mid-October, famed Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen plans to release a new album, Old Ideas, in 2012. With the New Year looming, Cohen recently revealed a number of details regarding the effort, which will serve as his first release in over eight years. Read more…
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Leonard Cohen recently dropped the news that he will be releasing a new album entitled, “Old Ideas”. This is a thrilling announcement for Cohen fans around the world because he hasn’t released any new material in over 7 years, since his last album, Dear Heather, in 2004. Heather topped out at 5 on the billboard charts in Canada, clearly indicating that his next album will make quite an impact on the music world when it drops at some point in 2012.
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Releasing 20 days into Leonard Cohen’s 77th year, Legacy Recordings is preparing a massive box set of the singer-songwriters complete catalog filled with live albums along with his studio albums. The Complete Albums Collection will feature 17 albums packaged in replica record sleeves.
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It’s entirely possible to get a snapshot of an entire career in performance and songwriting just from hearing a few soundtrack songs and well-placed covers—but not in the case of the measured spectacle that is Leonard Cohen. Read more…
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