March 2012 MOJO Spotlights Leonard Cohen
A young Leonard Cohen, sporting a black mock turtleneck emblematic of the 1960s coffeehouse poet/folk singer and equipped with occupationally congruent beads, cigarette, and notebook (hidden by the CD in the above image) emits some serious existential angst from the cover of the March 2012 issue of MOJO magazine, which goes on sale January 31, 2012 – but is on display now at the Heck Of A Guy site.
Inside, a one on one interview of Leonard Cohen by Sylvie Simmons, whose biography, “I’m Your Man – The Life of Leonard Cohen,” is expected to be published October 2012, is the centerpiece of a 14 page feature on the Canadian singer-songwriter, poet, novelist, and icon.
While the timing of the article is a function of the release of Cohen’s new album, Old Ideas, the content ranges from Cohen’s early life to his connection with Zen teacher, Roshi (whose 105th birthday is just over a month away), to the 2008-2010 Leonard Cohen World Tour, to the Old Ideas album and beyond.
A separate two page section focuses on Songs Of Leonard Cohen, Cohen’s 1967 debut album.
A tribute CD filled with covers of the tracks from the Songs of Leonard Cohen performed by Palace Songs, Low Anthem, Liz Green, Cass McCombs, and others completes the package.
FREE CD! THE SONGS OF LEONARD COHEN COVERED: MOJO presents a tribute to his classic 1967 debut with Michael Kiwanuka, Palace Songs, The Low Anthem, Bill Callahan, Liz Green, Field Music, Cass McCombs and more.
LEONARD COHEN: The great singer-songwriter makes lunch for Sylvie Simmons, sings, dances and discusses his “overtly spiritual” new album. And the next one. Plus: Will Oldham pays tribute to Cohen’s “humour, modesty, nihilism, despair and joy.”
IAN McCULLOCH: He was the ultra-cool overcoated Icarus for post-punk Scouse psychedelicists Echo & The Bunnymen, who flew too close to the sun, fell and fought back. Andrew Perry talks shyness, egos, loss and legacies with the Mac daddy
PHILLY SOUL: Gamble And Huff’s Philadelphia International label was a soul brand of luxury, intelligence and empowerment in ‘70s America. Geoff Brown speaks to chief architect Kenny Gamble about how the sound was built.
BIG COUNTRY: Their euphoric guitar rock was a defining sound of the early ‘80s, undercut by the pastoral melancholy of frontman Stuart Adamson. Keith Cameron talks to the band about the dark heart of their shared legacy.
GIL SCOTT-HERON: A year on from his death, on the eve of a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Grammy, MOJO pays tribute to the Godfather of Rap with an extract from his memoir, a career overview and a tribute from his last producer, Richard Russell.
