Leonard Cohen

A couple weeks ago, Kurt Andersen talked with the music critic Tim Page about great music that’s been overplayed to the point of inanity. Call it death by heavy rotation – and not even the Beatles are immune.

Twenty years ago, just as indie rock started to be called indie rock, John Darnielle founded The Mountain Goats. Darnielle’s biggest influence isn’t Leonard Cohen or Nick Drake. He was, and is, a metalhead. Produced by Stephen Reader.

Twenty years ago, just as indie rock started to be called indie rock, John Darnielle founded The Mountain Goats. Darnielle’s biggest influence isn’t Leonard Cohen or Nick Drake. He was, and is, a metalhead. Produced by Stephen Reader.

Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ has been covered by over 50 artists, and is now poised to take the top two spots on the U.K. music charts. Who would have thought that these brooding lyrics about a bad relationship would become a planetary breakup anthem?

Anchor Marco Werman profiles the singer Elisa. She’s a pop sensation in her native Italy since 2001. Now she’s hoping to make it in North America. Elisa kicks off a 17-date tour of Canada and the US next week.