New CBC Music station just for Leonard!

[Sochijava]

I've been listening frequently as well, it is wonderful. Many good (and a few less good) covers that I haven't heard before, plus some songs performed by LC himself that I rarely hear. Listening to A Thousand Kisses Deep now.

god save the cbc!

(somebody has to.)

[sturgess66]

Looks like programming will be alternating at that channel.
Here is an article with more information -

http://www.toronto.com/article/713658-- ... all-tastes

CBC Channels 40 Online Stations for all Tastes

Feb 13, 2012

CBC has launched a new digital music service offering online, smart-phone and tablet listeners a choice of 40 different radio “stations” servicing 14 distinct genres of music, from classical and all-Leonard Cohen to rap and hip hop, country, rock, pop and jazz.

[read the whole article at the link above]

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CBC Music comprises 10 classical music stations, 5 jazz, 2 singer-songwriter, 4 rock, 7 pop, 2 blues, 3 country, 2 electronic music, and one station each for world music, R&B/soul, hip hop and aboriginal music.

The station currently dedicated to the music of Leonard Cohen in celebration of the release of his new album, Old Ideas, will feature an ever-shifting variety of programming related to seasonal and current events with musical relevance, Boyce said.

[phillip]

About time There was a Leonard Cohen Radio Station I am listening from England UK its GREAT love it

#show me the place#....

[sbreen]

.... and some of his artwork is viewable there

http://music.cbc.ca/#/blogs/2012/2/Leon ... ual-artist

[MaryB]

I am having a hard time connecting to this.

FOUND IT! I went to the link provided by sbreen for the artwork and there it was! And Bev, thanks for the clarification on it being available only through the computer - duh on my part. Thanks to everyone's input here, I am now listening to it...not just LC's voice but excellent covers also....right now - Jennifer Warnes FWTM.

[Steve Wilcox]

I've heard this song 3 times now on the Cohen station. Hey CBC - he's not your man!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLbOf2QOV4o

[Steve Wilcox]

Okay, I appreciate that artists have "artistic license" when interpreting another artist's material. Basically they can change the arrangement and instrumentation as much as they want and even make some changes to the chord structure and melody.

But what's with Judy Collins messing with the lyrics (Suzanne & et al)!?!?!?! Who does she think she is? To me, once you change the lyrics it ain't the same song. And it's not like she's going to improve them any!!!

[Adrian]

I've heard this song 3 times now on the Cohen station. Hey CBC - he's not your man!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLbOf2QOV4o

Quite right, Steve, and what you point out is a problem with the new CBC Music streaming channels. CBC, which is public radio, has entered into a contract with a private company, AVLA Inc., (part of the CRIA sphere - Canada's counterpart to the RIAA) for content. You can now hear Ryan Laird on the "Complete Cohen" channel, multiple times, even though it's not a Leonard Cohen song he's performing. He's signed to CMT/Sony which is one of AVLA's corporate clients. Similarly, you can find covers of Cohen songs by AVLA clients such as those in the Simon Cowell stable, but, it appears, you won't be able to hear covers of Cohen songs by artists who are not licensed through AVLA.

As manager to an artist who performs several well-loved covers of Cohen, but, who has chosen to not be part of the old record industry establishment, I spotted this dissonance first on the Cohen channel, but, it seems to a failing throughout the entire galaxy of channels. I've pointed out to the CBC this rather odd situation of public radio paying for access to a private music licensing agency - and, at the same time, not utilizing rich, and Canadian, musical resources it's collected over decades as a public institution.

So, far, there's no indication CBC Music plans to become more inclusive though there's always hope. It may be that the "deal is done", and a corporate filter is now applied to what should be a cultural resource. One change - they've renamed the channel "Cohen Covered" - which, at least, is more accurate a name than "Complete Cohen". Perhaps, if they can be persuaded to use a real person, rather than an automated program, to playlist the music they've licensed privately, you may eventually see Ryan Laird's own song replaced with something actually by our man, Leonard Cohen.

[Adrian]

p.s. As someone who, over the years, has been known to say from a public stage "God Bless the CBC" - it is extremely disappointing to note what's happening now.

I was greatly delighted upon learning of it, and still am cheered, that Leonard's music is given its own channel (for however long). Such delight, though, is leavened by learning what lies beneath. And, things such as the executive rush to oblivion for the CBC's regional music libraries: http://www.canada.com/news/music+library+could+lost/6150069/story.html

Sochijava, you have it right. We need now say "God save the CBC".

p.s. and when it comes to helping save the CBC, we can all lend a hand:

"The loss simply doesn't justify the savings." says CBC Radio host Tom Allen - signing the petition in an effort to save the CBC music libraries across Canada: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/save-cbc-music-archives - Join in and save a cultural resource that is being senselessly culled: http://www.chroniclejournal.com/editorial/daily_editorial/2012-01-27/behind-music + http://www.cbc.ca/eyeopener/2012/01/26/cbc-calgary-record-library-closing Help, the time is now!

[Jim Williams]

Wow! Thanks!

[sbreen]

Far too many covers now.

Far too little from Leonard himself.

Some of the covers are REALLY bad!

[Jim Williams]

Has it been removed now?

[Mollydog]

Yes, I can't find it any more. It is pretty disappointing as CBC Radio 2 made particular mention upon the launch of CBC Music that Leonard Cohen had his own channel. First it was Leonard alternating with covers, then it was covers with a very occasional LC original, now everything has disappeared!

Mary

[LisaLCFan]

Pity that this has been discontinued (and that it degenerated as noted).

Happily, I have something even better than an "almost-all-Leonard-Cohen-(plus a bunch of covers)" radio station: it is called an i-Pod, and it plays nothing but Leonard Cohen, 24/7!

[phillip]

yes except my i.pod is called my Len Pod!