Daily entertainment news covering Leonard Cohen en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/09/21/celebrity_birthdays_september_138 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 137297@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to:

"Curb Your Enthusiasm" actress Cheryl Hines (1965)

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/04/18/paul_mccartney_kicks_off_coachella_music_1 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 09:30:00 EST Entertainment News 118852@http://www.starpulse.com/news INDIO, Calif. (AP) — Three years ago it was Madonna. Last year: Prince. This year, the Coachella music festival is being anchored by another icon, perhaps rock's biggest — Paul McCartney.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/04/14/atlantic_records_signs_american_idol_run Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:30:37 EST Entertainment News 118249@http://www.starpulse.com/news Atlantic Records has announced the signing of singer/songwriter Jason Castro. The Texas-based tunesmith - best known as the third runner-up on the 2008 season of Fox's American Idol - is currently hard at work

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/03/08/record_store_day_is_saturday_april_18 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST Entertainment News 112975@http://www.starpulse.com/news The organizers of Record Store Day have been happily overwhelmed by a steady flurry of support and activity from artists, record labels and retailers wishing to participate in the annual event

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/15/columbia_records_set_to_release_new_leon Sun, 15 Feb 2009 08:30:00 EST Entertainment News 110788@http://www.starpulse.com/news Columbia Records is proud to announce the release of Leonard Cohen's Live In London, a musical chronicle of the legendary singer-songwriter-musician-painter-poet's historic 2008 concert

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/03/my_chemical_romance_debuts_new_video_for Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:46:18 EST Entertainment News 109586@http://www.starpulse.com/news The music video for My Chemical Romance's "Desolation Row" has finally made its North American debut. The song, a reinterpretation of the Bob Dylan classic,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/21/jeff_buckley_would_have_loved_chart_revi Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:00:00 EST Entertainment News 106531@http://www.starpulse.com/news The mother of cult singer Jeff Buckley is convinced her son would have been amused that music mogul Simon Cowell has given him a boost up the pop charts - years after his death.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/16/scarlett_johansson_will_write_second_alb Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:51:06 EST Entertainment News 106187@http://www.starpulse.com/news Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson has decided she wants to write her own songs for the follow-up to her album of Tom Waits covers.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/21/celebrity_birthdays_september_87 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 97649@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to "Lost" actress Maggie Grace (1983), socialite Nicole Richie (1981), Indian actress Kareena Kapoor (1980), Korn drummer David Silveria (1972), Oasis singer Liam Gallagher (1972), "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" actor Alfonso Ribeiro (1971),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/14/james_taylor_covers_generations_new_albu_30 Sun, 14 Sep 2008 08:30:00 EST Entertainment News 98151@http://www.starpulse.com/news Legendary singer/songwriter James Taylor will perform live on Good Morning America on Monday, September 15. Taylor's performance kicks off the unprecedented "50 States in 50 Days" initiative that will take ABC News and USA Today

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/14/lou_reeds_blasts_fan_for_ringing_cell_ph Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:24:23 EST Entertainment News 81211@http://www.starpulse.com/news Surly Lou Reed admonished a fan when his cell phone rang during the rocker's keynote speech at the South By Southwest Festival in Texas on Thursday.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/05/joan_jett_to_honor_dave_clark_five Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:45:22 EST Entertainment News 80060@http://www.starpulse.com/news Rocker Joan Jett will pay a musical tribute to the Dave Clark Five when the British group is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame next week. According to a source at the Hall of Fame, Jett will join Iggy Pop & The Stooges, John Mellencamp, Damien Rice and Patti LaBelle among the performers at Monday's New York City gala.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/27/lou_reed_aamp_billy_joel_join_stars_lini Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:13:48 EST Entertainment News 79235@http://www.starpulse.com/news Lou Reed, Billy Joel and Ben Harper will join Justin Timberlake as presenters at next month's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/26/madonna_chooses_justin_timberlake_for_ha Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:30:00 EST Entertainment News 79214@http://www.starpulse.com/news Madonna has asked Justin Timberlake to honor her when she's inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame next month. Each inductee is asked to invite a fellow celebrity or a family member to the New York gala to pay tribute to the artist's work - and Madonna felt her most recent collaborator,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/11/herbie_hancock_wins_best_album_grammy Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:15:52 EST Entertainment News 77612@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - Herbie Hancock shocked Kanye West, best-album presenters Usher and Quincy Jones, and just about anyone who was watching the Grammys when the jazz veteran won the night's big prize for ''River: The Joni Letters.'' But perhaps no one was more shocked than Herbie Hancock.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/20/notable_quotables_245 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 19:00:00 EST Entertainment News 74991@http://www.starpulse.com/news "Take Johnny Cash's last CD, I couldn't even play it. He just sounded so frail... If I was ever down, tough, I'd put on Leonard Cohen. Then you know you aren't that down." Former Beatle Ringo Starr found Cash's American V: A Hundred Highways a difficult listen.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/19/rock_aamp_roll_hall_of_fame_induction_ce Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:21:38 EST Entertainment News 71913@http://www.starpulse.com/news The actual Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio will host its own induction ceremony in 2009 after a decade of New York shows.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/13/madonna_headlines_list_of_rock_and_roll_ Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:49:01 EST Entertainment News 71158@http://www.starpulse.com/news CLEVELAND (AP) - The Material Girl is now a Hall of Famer. Madonna was announced as a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee on Thursday along with John Mellencamp, The Ventures, Leonard Cohen and The Dave Clark Five.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/07/record_company_for_sale Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:12:09 EST Entertainment News 70568@http://www.starpulse.com/news The British record company that handles David Bowie, Billy Idol, Blondie and Leonard Cohen's back catalogues is up for sale for a staggering $300 million.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/07/host_of_stars_honor_willie_nelson_with_b Wed, 07 Nov 2007 08:34:54 EST Entertainment News 66872@http://www.starpulse.com/news NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Willie Nelson received BMI's icon award Tuesday during the organization's 55th annual Country Awards, and several of his friends showed up to help him celebrate.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/14/herbie_hancock_s_river_the_joni_letters_ Sun, 14 Oct 2007 10:00:00 EST Entertainment News 63408@http://www.starpulse.com/news Depending on the day, Herbie Hancock might perform any number of roles. He's the nation's first-call jazz ambassador, a futuristic technology advocate, a dedicated educator, and of course, an American music luminary.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/28/madonna_aamp_beastie_boys_get_hall_of_fa Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:02:29 EST Entertainment News 61669@http://www.starpulse.com/news Madonna, Beastie Boys, Leonard Cohen and disco supergroup Chic are among the acts on the ballot for next year's Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/21/celebrity_birthdays_september_57 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:00:06 EST Entertainment News 59577@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to "Lost" actress Maggie Grace (1983), socialite Nicole Richie (1981), Indian actress Kareena Kapoor (1980), Korn drummer David Silveria (1972), Oasis singer Liam Gallagher (1972), "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" actor Alfonso Ribeiro (1971), "Idiocracy" actor Luke Wilson (1971),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/11/herbie_hancock_aims_to_court_aamp_spark_ Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:30:31 EST Entertainment News 59468@http://www.starpulse.com/news September 4, 2007 - With the end of summer comes different weather, different colors, and the need to unwind, relax and do things a little differently. Herbie Hancock (www.herbiehancock.com), a master of doing things differently, will release his latest album, River: The Joni Letters on September 25.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/29/luciana_souza_releases_seventh_album_the Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:45:12 EST Entertainment News 57944@http://www.starpulse.com/news "I wanted to make a record that would be accessible yet truthful," Luciana Souza says of The New Bossa Nova, her seventh album and her Verve debut. "The world is so loud and noisy and overwhelming now that it can be a challenge to get people to sit and listen to something that's quiet. But I have faith that they will."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/02/herbie_hancock_calls_on_famous_friends_f Thu, 02 Aug 2007 09:29:03 EST Entertainment News 54121@http://www.starpulse.com/news Tina Turner, Corinne Bailey Rae and Leonard Cohen are among the stars who'll join jazz great Herbie Hancock on his upcoming Joni Mitchell tribute album. Hancock has reworked a handful of Mitchell classics on "River: The Joni Letters," and he's asked his famous friends to join him in the studio.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/12/bmi_to_honor_willie_nelson_as_music_icon Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:56:43 EST Entertainment News 51181@http://www.starpulse.com/news NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Willie Nelson can add another award to his long list of accolades. Broadcast Music Inc. announced Thursday that it will bestow upon Nelson its icon designation during its 55th annual Country Awards Nov. 6 in Nashville.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/07/so_real_songs_from_jeff_buckley_is_the_f Mon, 07 May 2007 18:00:00 EST Entertainment News 41275@http://www.starpulse.com/news One of rock's hardest lessons is that the impact of an artist's career is often not measured by the time he spends among us, but rather by the intensity with which his music reverberates after he is gone.

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