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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

Seven Songs Playing in the Lobby of My Own Personal Hell

[Above: Bucky Dent. Us Red Sox fans have another name for him.]Sitting in the bleak, strobing-florescent-light-lit lobby of my own personal hell, waiting around on backbreaking IKEA furniture for eternal damnation to begin, I glance around. Posters of Paris Hilton, Richard Nixon and New York Yankees shortstop Bucky Dent line the unfinished concrete walls. There are a few TVs, too, which are looping Dancing with the Stars, Nancy Grace, the standup comedy of Kathy Griffin, all the Rob Schneider scenes from Judge Dredd, and the last 30 seconds of Game 6 of the 1986 Mets/Red Sox World Series.And to make...  read more