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Amanda Shires gets candid: I'm not quiet

The musician talks fiddling, working with husband Jason Isbell and "Loving You" with Bobbie Nelson, out June 23

Salon

‘He was a hero of mine’: Nick Cave’s emotional tribute to Barry Humphries

Australian rock singer Nick Cave has described late entertainer Barry Humphries as a "great inspiration" for him growing up.

The New Daily

Like me, Eve Babitz was driven by corrosive relationships – and idolised women

Lust and longing turned me on to Eve Babitz – the writer who spells out that the real female equivalent of male power is not beauty but self-possession

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HBO Max is losing tons of great movies in May – catch these 7 before they go

Subscribers have a narrow window to watch all the great HBO Max movies about to leave the service.

TechRadar

Succession recap: season four, episode two – the most cathartic karaoke session you’ll ever see

On one hand, we get an epic, Shakespearean motivational speech by Logan. On the other, we’re treated to Connor’s take on Leonard Cohen – win some, lose some

The Guardian - UK

Succession’s Connor Roy singing Leonard Cohen at Maru Karaoke Lounge will break your heart

This was a shockingly big week for Leonard Cohen references.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Leonard Cohen could shake it off like Taylor Swift

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Karl Geary: ‘I was writing out of confusion and horror, rage and love’

The actor turned novelist on creating authentic working-class characters, swapping Dublin for New York aged 16, and why sewing is like writing

The Guardian - UK

Glasgow's Billy Connolly showcases latest artwork at city centre gallery

Sir Billy Connolly has brought his Born on a Rainy Day collection to Castle Fine Art. The hand-signed and limited-edition pieces can be pre-ordered ahead of its official launch on March 30.

Glasgow Live

David Lindley obituary

Sought-after session player best known for his collaborations with Ry Cooder and Jackson Browne

The Guardian - UK

Leonard Cohen heirs accuse former manager and lawyers of forgery

The children of the late singer-songwriter have filed a motion claiming that his signed trust, valued at $48m, was forged

The Guardian - US

The Scottish Tibetan monastery where David Bowie almost became a monk

Nestled in our countryside is the impressive Kagyu Samye Ling Monastery and Tibetan Centre, which counted David Bowie and Leonard Cohen among its students.

Daily Record

Secret Things/ Everyone Keeps Me; Dance Me review – the glory of Pam Tanowitz

The American choreographer delights with a programme of rare wit, beauty and unshowy complexity. Elsewhere, a Vegas-style tribute to Leonard Cohen

The Guardian - UK

Famous blue leotard: the Leonard Cohen dance show the singer never lived to see

The gravel-throated legend gave his blessing to a show set to his greatest songs, but died before rehearsals began. As Dance Me hits the UK, its performers describe feeling his presence on stage

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Is 1973 the second-best year ever for great albums? From Bob Marley to Little Feat, the case is strong

SAN DIEGO — A year ago, I enthusiastically wrote that more truly great albums were released in 1972 than in any other year before or since.

Evening Standard

Spector on Sky and NOW review: an excellent account of the famous producer’s fall - and why it took so long

The directors deserve great credit for this nuanced and even-handed account of Spector’s misdeeds

Newsroom.co.nz

Bono and the Kiwi critic

An email from Bono

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Professor wants apology from Māori activist group

A retired academic wants an apology for an historic firebombing of his home. Hone Harawira tells him to "get f***ed"

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The Independent UK

5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Liberation Day by George Saunders and Our Share Of Night by Mariana Enriquez.

France 24

Music show: Baptiste W. Hamon on mixing chanson française with a twang of country music

Mixing powerful French texts with a twang of American country music, Baptiste W. Hamon has been compared to Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Nick Drake, Phil Ochs and even Leonard Cohen. He recently released a third album called “Jusqu'à la lumière”. He tells FRANCE 24’s Florence Villeminot about recording in Bristol with…

The Guardian - UK

A Ballet of Lepers by Leonard Cohen review – intimations of immortality

A fascinating collection of early fiction foreshadows motifs and concerns that Cohen the performer later mined across decades

The Guardian - UK

A Ballet of Lepers by Leonard Cohen review – violent literary beginnings

A novella and short stories from the 1950s showcase Cohen’s fascinating self-fashioning, but also a taint of bitterness

The Guardian - UK

Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song review – a thorough, respectful documentary

Contributions from John Cale, Judy Collins and more illuminate the singer-songwriter’s art through his best-known song

Financial Times

How Wall Street stormed the music business

Investors poured billions into buying rights, turning pop songs into a new asset class — but then the economy stalled

The Guardian - UK

‘Trying not to be funny was a challenge’: Flight of the Conchords’ Bret McKenzie on his serious solo debut

He has written duets for man and Muppet, parodied Morrissey in The Simpsons, and become Hollywood’s go-to for bringing ‘heart’ to the movies. Now he’s ready to see if people want to hear the guy behind the gags

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