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it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing?

flapjax at midnite — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:07:57 -0800

With his whimsically biting number from 1988 entitled Jazz Police, ol' Lenny Cohen has shown himself to be a prophet once again: Jazzer drop your axe it's jazz police! disclaimer: Larry Ochs, the offending saxophonist if question, is an old friend of mine, but his stature in the music world and the newsworthyness of the episode will, I hope, override any accusations of friend-linkery...

'Songs From the Life of Leonard Cohen' 1988 BBC doc

Item — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:59:23 -0800

"Songs From the Life of Leonard Cohen. More a biographical documentary than a concert, the 70-minute program combines live performances--some complete, many abridged--mainly from Cohen's 1988 show at Carnegie Hall, in support of his then-current album, I'm Your Man, with interviews with Cohen himself, his original musical patron Judy Collins and protege Jennifer Warnes." Parts: one two three four five six seven eight nine torrent
Full songs from the soundtrack follow this (leonard) colon: First We Take Manhattan Suzanne Chelsea Hotel #(1) 2 Take This Waltz Hallelujah Who By Fire Bird on a Wire Red River Valley So Long Marianne Famous Blue Raincoat The Partisan Joan of Arc live at Burning Man it ain't, Austin City limits it is Ain’t No Cure for Love Tower of Song ...in which our hero reads Tower of Song's lyrics at his Rock n Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony Dance Me to the End of Love

The guy who actually, you know, WROTE "Hallelujah"

msalt — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:56:19 -0800

Leonard Cohen live in London, July 18, 2008. The entire two and a half hour concert. Available for one week only. Previously: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

I heard there was a secret chord

twoleftfeet — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:29:31 -0800

Mathematician Cracks Mystery Beatles Chord. Not to be confused with the Hendrix chord or the sacred chord.

Bleeps and bloops

Blazecock Pileon — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:26:38 -0800

Charles Cohen improvises on the very rare Buchla Music Easel synthesizer.

That doesn't sound like I remember it.

shothotbot — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:35:32 -0800

Coverville is a wonderful, podcast which collects covers grouped by various themes. Didn't get enough Hallelujah in this thread? Well, both Jeff Buckley and the Rufus Wainwright versions are in the 2007 Coverville Countdown. There are also the Teenage Girls, Allison Crowe, Willie Nelson and Street to Nowhere versions. Not to mention three versions uncredited in the description on the archive page. Of Course there is the two parter Lenard Cohen special edition: 1, 2. The search form was not working for me, but the archive are all on one page and are easily searchable. I have a warm spot in my heart for the Britney Spears show (Toxic by the Chapin sisters!) and I don't care who knows it.

Philosophy and Comedy

anotherpanacea — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 15:23:06 -0800

Henri Bergson's "On Comedy"
Helene Cixous's "The Laugh of the Medusa"
David Chalmer's Philosophical Humour
Monty Python's "Philosopher's World Cup" Inspired by this, posted previously:

Philosophy is a funny business and some philosophers are funny people. The philosopher asks you to look at the world awry, to place in question your usual habits, assumptions, prejudices and expectations. The philosopher asks you to be sceptical about all sorts of things you would ordinarily take for granted, like the reality of things in the world or whether the people around you are actually human or really robots. In this regard, the philosopher has, I think, a family resemblance with the comedian....

Simon Critchley's "Did you hear the one about the philosopher writing a book on humour?"

Leonard Cohen - I'm Your Man

Item — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:47:37 -0800

"Since bursting onto the scene in 1967, Leonard Cohen has inspired generations with his unique personality and haunting music, becoming one of the most original and enduring artists to emerge from the 1960's. In January, 2005, Lian Lunson traveled to Sydney to film the historic "Came So Far For Beauty" show, a tribute to Cohen at the Sydney Opera House organized by famed music producer Hal Willner. And in a series of candid interviews, Cohen himself reveals his trademark wry humor and soulful intensity, using his own artwork, poetry, and personal collection of photographs to reflect upon his colorful past and his creative process."

Lian Lunson's I'm Your Man (103 minutes, Google video)

cohen on the telephne

grumblebee — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 17:25:09 -0800

"Cohen on the Telephone" (real audio) is "not politically correct by modern standards, due to its Yiddish stereotyping, but certainly popular in its time and rumored to be the first comedy record to sell a million copies. This bit primarily made fun of the crude telephone system in use during 1913, when Joe Hayman recorded it in London in July of that year for Regal/Zonophone (it was issued on Columbia here in the States the following year). Several other labels hastily released versions by other artists, and a series of sequels followed right up into the mid-20's." Such as "Cohen Exceeds the Speed Limit", "Cohen at the Pay-station", "Cohen Phones His Tailor", "Cohen Telephones the Health Department" and "Cohen's Recruiting Speech" (all mp3s from The Virtual Gramaphone). There was even a movie.

Sacha Baron Cohen speaks

Brian James — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 01:37:25 -0800

In a rare interview out of character, Sacha Baron Cohen discusses his reaction to the controversy over Borat:

And the reason we chose Kazakhstan was because it was a country that no one had heard anything about, so we could essentially play on stereotypes they might have about this ex-Soviet backwater. The joke is not on Kazakhstan. I think the joke is on people who can believe that the Kazakhstan that I describe can exist -- who believe that there's a country where homosexuals wear blue hats and the women live in cages and they drink fermented horse urine and the age of consent has been raised to nine years old."

Maybe this Kazakhstan doesn't exist--but Borat's antics sometimes aren't far off the mark from other parts of the world where gang-rape and stoning are meted out as punishment. Is it so silly to appreciate Borat as a comical icon from these dark corners of the world? Who is ignorant of what is really happening in the world--Cohen or his unwitting interviewees?

"Get the hell outta this dadgum building! Half the sumbucks in here are probably packin' heat, and they'll put you in front of the firin' squad."

Blazecock Pileon — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 17:12:36 -0800

Meet the real people from the movie Borat, including sculptor Linda Stein, who comment on their screen debuts. [Warning: spoilers contained within]

Thousands

wheelieman — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:57:09 -0800

Leonard Cohen reads his poetry on the Online NewsHour.

The AntiCapitalists and a Cup of Shut The Hell Up

airguitar — Mon, 01 May 2006 15:21:46 -0800

Conspiracy Central hosts a torrent for The AntiChrist and a Cup of Tea. Author, Tim Cohen, takes legal action. PayPal seizes CC's account. CC appeals to its members exlaining the situation. Tim Cohen joins the fray.

f-f-freshhhh

elemenopee — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 18:47:07 -0800

Ali G visits an anti-abortion demonstration ....and then beat-boxes to their chants.

The Tribe

Kifer85 — Mon, 14 Feb 2005 00:44:27 -0800

Genes and Jews. And you thought Spock came up with that part of the shtick. It turns out that despite the racial and ethnic diversity of the Tribe, there are genetic markers that identify Cohanim, or the priestly descendants of Aaron (know any Cohens?). These markers help identify jewish identity in the most distant reaches of the diaspora. The fascinating intersection of anthropology, genetics, and religion. (btw first fpp)