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‘Decorating the heavens’: a new Leonard French window sheds light on his masterpiece

In the 1950s and 60s, artists, writers and musicians were drawn to the islands in the Aegean, including Australian writers George Johnston and Charmian Clift, who took up residence on the Greek island of Hydra, as did the young Leonard Cohen.

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'You want it darker?' The ideal total solar eclipse playlist is here

Mainland Europe experiences its full solar eclipse in two decades tonight. The Euronews Culture team picks the 10 songs you need to listen to when darkness falls...

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Back to the '90s: I turned my Frankenstein’s monster of a gaming PC into a retro beige beauty in honor of a time when computers used to be fun

I’m sick of the current state of technology, so I’m turning my gaming rig into a retro PC (and giving Windows 11 a Windows 95 makeover) so I can pretend computing is fun again.

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Tuesday Quote of the Day by Leonard Cohen: “It's hard to hold the hand of anyone who is reaching..." Canadian poet's classic lesson on life, hope, resilience, courage and never giving up

Quote of the Day: Leonard Cohen's quote, "It's hard to hold the hand of anyone who is reaching for the sky just to surrender," explores the difficulty of supporting someone who gives up. Reaching for the sky symbolizes dreams, while surrender means letting go and the message remains relevant in…

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“Bono said, Everyone is blowing smoke up our arse, will you come watch a few shows and help us make it better?" Bono's best friend Gavin Friday on how he became U2’s Creative Director

The former Virgin Prune and solo artist has been U2’s official Tell It Like It Is Correspondent since the mid-80s

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‘Being a billionaire is so tacky!’ Musical firebrand Lido Pimienta on exploitation, class struggle – and going ‘Enya mode’

After beating Leonard Cohen to Canada’s biggest music prize and splicing dembow with classical, the cross-cultural artist is now confronting Colombia’s new president

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“His son actually cleared the sample. I don’t know of him ever approving a sample - it’s quite rare, so I was very honored”: James Blake on sampling Leonard Cohen for Death of Love

A highlight from recent album Trying Times, the song also features a sampled recreation of the Titanic's Morse code SOS signal

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"The only thing that sounded good was the real Morse code from the mayday on the Titanic – the SOS signal": James Blake reveals the unexpected samples heard on Death of Love

A highlight from recent album Trying Times, the track also features a rare Leonard Cohen sample approved by the artist's son

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Leonard Cohen estate slams use of 'Hallelujah' at Trump's Freedom 250 rally

Donald Trump had announced earlier in June that 'Hallelujah' would be performed at the opening of the Great American State Fair, fuelling the long-term feud between the US president and the estate of Leonard Cohen.

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Leonard Cohen Estate condemns Trump for using Hallelujah without permission

Leonard Cohen’s estate has criticised Donald Trump for using Hallelujah at a rally, stating the performance was not authorised and does not have their approval.

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Rock's 20 greatest one-album wonders: The bands that made one album then vanished

They came, they saw, they disappeared – these are the bands who made one perfect album then split up

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“I hired all the musicians and the engineers, and pretty much made the record”: Songwriter and producer Patrick Leonard discusses his role on Madonna’s Like a Prayer, and says that he hasn’t listened to any of her later albums

"I haven’t listened to anybody’s records… I haven’t listened to any new music in almost 30 years," he says

MusicRadar

‘This is a sacrilege’: Nancy Sinatra calls out Donald Trump for using father Frank’s ‘My Way'

Donald Trump recently posted a clip of Frank Sinatra singing his seminal hit song ‘My Way’. No context. Just the clip. And now, Frank's daughter Nancy is speaking out...

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What your favourite Greek island says about you in 2026

From stealth wealth in Corfu to design-forward DINKS in Milos, here’s how to find your vibe and tribe on an island escape this summer

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‘By 18 I was having sex to the music of Brian Eno’: Tim Booth’s honest playlist

The James frontman fell for Leonard Cohen as a child and would do Val Doonican at karaoke. But which singer taught him that ‘music could be medicine’?

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Any greatest live albums list is incomplete without these classics

Letters: Guardian readers add their own favourites for consideration in response to Alexis Petridis’s rankings

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Yorke Dance Project: Modern Milestones review – a bold and brilliant night

These gems, old and new, include an intense revival of Martha Graham’s Deep Song and a new piece by Christopher Bruce set to Leonard Cohen songs

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Yorke Dance Project: Modern Milestones review – lean, muscular modern dance

4/5 After the fizz of Christmas, here come four pieces without a frivolous moment between them

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Cameron Winter proves he may be the next Nick Cave or Leonard Cohen

5/5 The 23-year-old songwriter’s existential poetry cuts to the core of the human condition

The Independent UK

Aurora: ‘We’re more scared of activists than of the world dying or a war’

INTERVIEW: Ahead of her intimate show to raise money for War Child, the Norwegian singer tells Hannah Ewens how social media has ruined our capacity for empathy, and how she deals with her neurodivergence

The Guardian - UK

‘The world is such a nice thing!’: Matt Maltese, the songwriter for pop’s A-list … and Shakespeare

After getting dropped by a major label, the Leonard Cohen-influenced south Londoner kept going, and has now won fans in Rosalía, Sabrina Carpenter and more. But writing for the Bard is best of all, he says

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Marillion's Steve Hogarth shares cover of Leonard Cohen's Famous Blue Raincoat as he announces new live album

Steve Hogarth will release live album SPQR, with Italian prog rockers RanestRane, on CD, Blu-ray and vinyl, in January

The Guardian - AU

Paul Kelly: ‘Imagine by John Lennon is probably one of the worst songs ever written. I can’t stand it’

The legendary Australian singer on bad songs, good advice, disastrous gigs and why he feels lucky to reach 70

The Independent UK

Rufus Wainwright on music, politics and life: ‘Creativity helps to fend off the darker angels’

INTERVIEW: Next month, the musician releases a cover album of songs by his hero Kurt Weill. He talks to Jude Rogers about life under Trump, hanging out with Marianne Faithfull, and why he’ll never criticise Britain over Brexit again

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