Archive for June, 2008

Dance me on and on

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Leonard Cohen at the Manchester Opera House, Wednesday 18 June, 2008.
Leonard and his band sweep onto the stage, each sporting a dark suit and hat - a more august Blues Brothers. As the music strikes up, Leonard stands before us beaming, his face crinkled with joy. I don’t think I’m alone in having waited […]

Tonight’s the (first) night

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

That is, the first night I get to see Leonard Cohen perform, and second night being next month at the O2 dome thingy.
So, for those about to singer-songwrite
We salute you!
The Times and Independent have already reviewed last night’s concert.

Dublin melts

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

Flying in from the west, wings beating a low, sonorous melody, the Leonard Cohen World Tour 2008-2009 has, at last, settled on these shores. For four nights from this evening, the Manchester Opera House will host Leonard and his band play as they attempt to overthrow the audience using only beauty and the moonlight.
Last week […]

If you’ve got nothing to say

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

It feels like I’ve been a bit quiet on the blog of late, since the end of my marathon project probably. But if you don’t have anything to say – don’t say it.
Even my Wikipedia entries have been minimal. My new, low-effort wiki-task is to add references to articles that need it. The most recent […]