May 20, 2015
1. A very young Leonard sings ‘Suzanne’ at the Isle of Wight, during his first ever tour in 1970
2. A heartfelt performance of ‘Hallelujah’, live in London
3. Nick Cave, Rufus Wainwright and Ian McCulloch discuss his influence on their music, in this extract of BBC4 documentary ‘What Leonard Cohen Did For Me’.
4. This one is for the ladies…
5. Pretty much every Leonard Cohen cover that have ever existed! Our highlights: Beck, Martha Wainwright, John Cale, Damien Rice, and Marianne Faithful.
Under the Spotlight – Celebrating Our Incredible Female Artists!
This month we’ve already celebrated International Women’s Day, so for the rest of March we’re turning our attention to the incredible female artists we have the honour of working with all year long!
Read moreARTIST OF THE MONTH: EARTH, WIND & FIRE
With a whole host of new playlists, channels and features approaching to celebrate the band’s fiftieth anniversary, our Artist of the Month for September is the mighty Earth, Wind & Fire.
Read moreARTIST OF THE MONTH – PRIMAL SCREAM
With this year marking the 30th anniversary of the epoch-defining ‘Loaded’, our artist of the month for August are the evergreen party starters, Primal Scream.
Read moreARTIST OF THE MONTH: AC/DC
With the mightiest metal masterpiece of them all, ‘Back In Black’, celebrating its 40th birthday this month, AC/DC are our artists of the month for July.
Read moreARTIST OF THE MONTH: MANIC STREET PREACHERS
With a new deluxe edition of seminal second album ‘Gold Against The Soul’ on its way this month, our Artists of the Month for June are the Manic Street Preachers.
Read moreARTIST OF THE MONTH – BOB DYLAN
Fifty five years on from his domination of the UK album chart with five albums in the top twenty, and with the Nobel Laureate once again releasing new music with ‘Murder Most Foul’ and ‘I Contain Multitudes’, our Artist of the Month for May is the one and only Bob Dylan.
Read moreTHIS WEEK IN ROCK
Leonard Cohen’s poetry recital, Eddie Vedder’s sea rescue, Rick Astley’s internet prank – it’s This Week In Rock.
Read moreArtist of the Month: Prince
Following our recent collaborations with the great one’s Estate, and with more on the way, we’re rather more than proud to announce that our Artist of the Month for February is Prince.
Read moreARTIST OF THE MONTH: DEPECHE MODE
With the career-spanning, epic box set ‘MODE’ released this month, we revisit the legacy of one of the most innovative bands in musical history. Depeche Mode are our Artist of the Month for January.
Read moreARTIST OF THE MONTH: WHAM!
With the new RomCom ‘Last Christmas’ out now in theaters, our Artist of the Month for the Yuletide season; the pop colossus that is Wham!
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