sorry about that, Hugo.

i usually check before i post but forgot to do so on this occasion.

Nederlands Dans Theater review – a superb troupe of dancers. Marco Goecke’s Woke Up Blind, to songs by Jeff Buckley, seems cut from the same middlebrow cloth, more or less ignoring Buckley’s swoopingly emotive vocals in favour of gestural quirks and elastic leg extensions. But once it starts tapping...

empty your money boxes if you wish to bid!! First edition of Leonard Cohen’s first book of poems, written in 1956, and presented to Marianne Ihlen in November 1960. Cohen had bought a house in Hydra in September 1960 and had only just met Marianne, who would become one his greatest muses. Let Us Com...

tower of song played at end of democracy edition of `thinking allowed` - bbc radio 4.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b1sycx

bbc world service. Carla Bruni: C’est la Vie Music Extra Carla Bruni plays her favourite songs in French and English on the subjects of love, sadness and joy. France's former First Lady recently released French Touch, her fifth studio album featuring her interpretations of songs by Depeche Mode, The...

Alex Turner says hearing Leonard Cohen talk about songwriting ‘spurred him on’ to write ‘Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino’...

http://www.nme.com/news/music/alex-turn ... ng-2314586

HALLELUJAH Singing Meath priest Father Ray Kelly makes it through to live Britain’s Got Talent semi finals Viewers of the British talent competition took to Twitter to express their excitement at the success of the priest... https://www.thesun.ie/tvandshowbiz/tv/2628510/singing-meath-priest-father-...

maybe someone will want to bring leonard back to life - sort of - using an avatar. e.g.abba (even though they are not strictly `dead` yet : https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/abba-tars-super-troupers-return-and-somewhere-in-the-crowd-there-s-you-1.3222297 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl...

the blossoms come from stockport :

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-43877487

possible to win champagne if your entry is chosen.

http://www.classicfm.com/discover-music ... music-vote
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seb's pick : davy jones - maybe it's because i'm a londoner.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w-VH473Ttw

sheku is playing at the wedding of prince harry and markle.

let's hope the H song is included!!

http://www.classicfm.com/music-news/mus ... al-wedding

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/roya ... ied-latest

for those on spotify who wish to add info about leonard. How do I use this thing? Search for an artist, album, or song you're very familiar with. Explore! You can add and edit information, or confirm as correct the data we already have. Anywhere Line-In says "ADD [DATA]" you can click to add data. C...

resident chef sam buckley no relationto to tim AFAIK] will also be cooking at the wilderness festival.

http://wtlgi.co

https://www.wildernessfestival.com/prog ... tion=43780

Greta is a poet, actress and filmmaker. She was born in London and made her acting debut in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire at the age of thirteen. She trained at RADA where she performed a variety of lead stage roles, before going on do a B.A. in English at King’s College London. In 2014 she w...

programmes on bbc radio 2 - episodes two and three available via sidebar.

episode one - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09smj01

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/radi ... -5v7bb7pl9