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Last Shadow Puppets Go Orchestral With Leonard Cohen's "Memories"

October 28th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Leonard Cohen, Music

Last Shadow Puppets – Hobby Band Makes Good
The Last Shadow Puppets is a side-project of Miles Kane from The Rascals, a not obscure but hardly well known indie group, and his buddy, Alex Turner from the not at all obscure  Arctic Monkeys.
In 2008, the Last Shadow Puppets toured with a set list spotlighting their retro [...]

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Notes On The 2008 Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Induction

March 11th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Leonard Cohen, Music

The Highlights

Highlight #1: Leonard Cohen, Still Classy After All These Years
Cohen, dapperly dressed in a black tux, thanked Lou Reed for his introduction and acknowledged that his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was “such an unlikely event” and “not a distinction that I coveted or even dared dream about.”
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Lou Reed-Anjani Duet You've (Probably) Never Heard

March 7th, 2008 · Comments Off · Anjani Thomas, Leonard Cohen

Lou Reed and Anjani At “Came So Far For Beauty” Tribute
While fact checking my post about Lou Reed officially inducting Leonard Cohen into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 10 in New York,1 I serendipitously discovered a reference to Mr Reed and Anjani teaming up for a duet at the [...]

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