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Leonard Cohen
September 10, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Are There Any Bands Left That Let Trump Use Their Music?
Donald Trump has landed himself a new lawsuit over his choice of music.
August 29, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Just Landed Himself More Musical Legal Trouble
ABBA is the latest in a long line of artists who don’t want their music associated with Donald Trump.
August 22, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Idiot Trump Earns Himself More Legal Trouble—This Time From Beyoncé
The music superstar was not pleased that Donald Trump used one of her songs in a campaign video.
February 15, 2023
MagazineGene Seymour
Bob Dylan Declines to Explain Himself
“The Philosophy of Modern Song” was never going to offer a systematic analysis of great music.
November 11, 2016
Sarah Weinman
Leonard Cohen’s Eternal Flame
For most of my life I viewed Leonard Cohen with suspicion. It wasn't until the end that I learned to love him.
March 29, 2014
Liel Leibovitz
The Prophet in the Library
The previously undiscovered speech that launched Leonard Cohen's career
December 27, 2012
David Hajdu
From Charles Mingus to Grimes: David Hajdu’s Albums of the Year
May 14, 2012
David Hajdu
How Rufus Wainwright’s New Album Expresses the Joys of Parenthood
February 24, 2012
David Hajdu
Today’s Bruce Springsteen is a Pale Imitation of the Real Thing
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Abbas Milani
Desperate Dictatorship
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David Hajdu
The Sound of One Hand Composing

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