These rock songs from the 1980s took much longer to actually write than you might have believed. Sometimes, a hit takes a while to perfect.

Florida Man, a.k.a Ardy Friedberg, is a retired author, newspaper reporter and editor living in Southeast Florida. During his newspaper career he covered local and national stories for the South ...

I know nothing about God. He reads as amorphous, but the paintings make Him seem so static. He’s a trinity and one being at the same time — He’s confusing. The only way I know God — and perhaps the ...

A rare handwritten manuscript by Leonard Cohen is set to go under the hammer, offering fans a glimpse into the creative process of the legendary singer-songwriter. The annotated working manuscript for ...

On Monday, Donald Trump turned a town hall Q&A into a music-listening session, with the former president swaying on stage for more than 30 minutes to some of his favorite songs. The tunes included ...

Musician Rufus Wainwright is speaking out against the use of his famous cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” by Donald Trump’s presidential campaign at a recent event. Wainwright shared a statement ...

St. Vincent recently appeared on BBC Radio 2, where she shared her strong thoughts about the fact that people shouldn’t cover a favorite song of hers — especially if you’re auditioning for American ...

I and most people reading this have undoubtedly been guilty of torturing a good song. (My rendition of “Born to Run” ensures that anyone within earshot will.) But there are certain songs I don’t ...

It’s the singer, not the song; or is it the other way around? My answer: depends on the song. The 2021 documentary Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song explores the Canadian singer-songwriter ...

Here are two widely known facts about John Cale: He was a founding member of the Velvet Underground, and infused the group with its astringent avant-garde sensibility; and he once decapitated a ...