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17 Great Non-Hallelujah Leonard Cohen Covers on His 76th Birthday

There are reportedly over 1,500 covers of Cohen songs. While it may seem like 1,499 of them are covers of "Hallelujah," the Canadian songwriter has a deep, rich catalog that's been well mined. Here are 17 worthy takes on his work.  read more

The Ten Cutest Babies On Album Covers Ever

Weird smells, non-verbal communication and other peoples' feces kind of freak me out, so I'm not the biggest fan of babies. Babies' one redeeming quality, so far as I can see, is their collective capacity for unbridled cuteness. If I don't have to hold them while such cuteness is happening, all the better! This makes album covers featuring babies especially ideal: You get the best part of the babies without actually having to be in the same room as them! And you get music! Bonus. There are a whole lot of album covers featuring babies (here is an incredibly comprehensive...  read more

New James album's cover art sparks controversy

Recently reunited British rock band James’s 10th studio album, Hey Ma, hit stores in the U.K. on April 8, courtesy of Mercury Records. While the band’s sound hasn’t changed much from early albums like 1993's Laid, the band takes a decidedly political tone this time around; Hey Ma's anti-war title track laments “the boys in body bags,” and “Upside” tells the tale of immigrant workers trying to provide for their families back home. The Hey Ma cover art—a baby reaching for a handgun next to a pile of building blocks that spell out the album's title—is perhaps its most political...  read more

James rings out details of new album, tour

The reunited group of Mancunians known as James, about whom it is difficult to scour online news feeds since its nomenclature also calls up search results about James Blunt, LeBron James and former James Bond Pierce Brosnan, has announced complete details for a modest 2008 UK tour. Additionally, bare facts have surfaced about the original, thusfar untitled new album that will accompany it (April 7). The record will be the group’s first since 2001’s Brian Eno-produced Pleased to Meet You, after which vocalist Tim Booth took his shamanistic dancing out of the picture to work on a solo career. It’s...  read more