On a more facetious, satirical note, here's a post on The Daily Mash, the UK's answer to The Onion: SONG EVERYONE PRETENDS TO UNDERSTAND IS CHRISTMAS NUMBER ONE http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/arts ... 812221474/

Last night, Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie on BBC Radio 2 http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/radcliffemaconie/index.shtml called Leonard’s gig “the highlight of the festival”. Mark Radcliffe went on to shed some light on the why the show was not filmed, as well as reviewing it. Interesting stuff: ...

Last night, on the BBC Radio 3 world music programme 'World on 3', they played a version (or two) of Hallelujah by Senegalese singer-songwriter Wasis Diop. You can listen to the show again until the next edition is broadcast next Monday night here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/worldon3/pip/dh9mq/ . Y...

Knight comes on Whether or not a petition to knight Leonard would come off, I'm not sure, but I am sure I'd like to hear him on Desert Island Discs. They had fellow Canadian Donald Sutherland on the programme a few years ago, which was a delight. Leonard's songs feature on the programme every so of...

New York City Indie Rockers, The Walkmen, perform some Cohen songs - three original songs and 'Passin' Through', a Dick Blakeslee song that features on Live Songs for American music site daytrotter: http://www.daytrotter.com/article/1214/the-walkmen Hurrah!