Tag: Leonard Cohen
“So Long, Cohen” Podcast: Why Leonard Cohen Wasn’t a Loser – Media
Not that you are an expert yourself in any serious sense. A fan, yes, insofar as he has a little connoisseurship. But not a pure Cohenian. That’s why there’s absolutely…
ARD: So long, Marianne – A Leonard Cohen series – Media
In 1959, Leonard Cohen met a woman on the island of Hydra – and after the encounter he was a different person. You don’t have to be a fan to…
On the 90th birthday of the great poet and singer: Leonard Cohen is not dead
He only left for a short while. A few thoughts on the timelessness of very, very great music. source site
Maxim Biller’s new music album “Studio” – Culture
Recently I was in Berlin with Maxim Biller buying records. I should mention that this was not the first time. Back in the 1980s, when we both worked for the…
Matti Friedman’s book “Who Through Fire”: Leonard Cohen’s transformation through the Yom Kippur War – Culture
Space is made behind the front for celebrities. Marilyn Monroe appeared in the Korean War, John Wayne in the Vietnam War, and Bono stood in the Kiev subway shaft. Leonard…
Leonard Cohen: Matti Friedman’s book “Who Through Fire” – Culture
Space is made behind the front for celebrities. Marilyn Monroe appeared in the Korean War, John Wayne in the Vietnam War, and Bono stood in the Kiev subway shaft. Leonard…
Munich: successful Leonard Cohen homage in the Metropoltheater – Munich
There are people like former SZ editor-in-chief Kurt Kister who think that “almost everything you need in terms of philosophy and stuff like that can be found in Leonard Cohen”.…
A new album combines Leonard Cohen’s music with the Renaissance – Munich
The American bass and lutenist Joel Frederiksen has already played with his Ensemble Phoenix Munich The songs of a 20th-century singer-songwriter magically combined with Renaissance music: ten years ago the…
Al Di Meola plays guitar on the album by the Munich band Silverpark – Munich
At home the heart rises. With the American guitar genius Al Di Meola, that definitely happens in Munich. He moved here eight years ago because of his newly ignited love…
Singer Rufus Wainwright: “Alcohol speaks directly to the ego” – Society
Singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright was addicted for years. A conversation about family predispositions, the longing to lose yourself – and the art of stopping for good. Interviewed by Johanna Adorjan Despite…