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Leonard Cohen (1934 - 2016) was een Canadese singer-songwriter en dichter. Tot zijn bekendste nummers horen "Hallelujah", "Suzanne" en "So Long, Marianne". Hij breekt door in de jaren zestig en hij blijft met zijn muziek steeds weer nieuwe generaties fans aanspreken en jonge muzikanten beïnvloeden. In 2016 brengt hij zijn veertiende en laatste studioalbum You Want It Darker uit. Negentien dagen na de release overlijdt Cohen op 82-jarige leeftijd in zijn woonplaats Los Angeles.

A tall creepy werewolf-like monster dressed in a raincoat is roaming around in a Baltic forrest, destroying and killing everything in its way. The hunter searching for this monster is convinced that it will eventually destroy the human race if he doesn‘t manage to kill it. At the same time, a young girl is sent by her parents like the Little Red Riding Hood through the forrest to visit her grandmother.

Phil Spector remains one of the most enigmatic figures in American music. After a brief career in the late Fifties as performer, he reinvented himself as the ultimate backroom boy, writing and producing hits for a whole spectrum of artists. This 75 track compilation covers the early years of a music legend. Listen, learn and enjoy.

'The American Dream' was Bear Family's complete edition of Ricky Nelson's Verve and Imperial recordings from 1957-1962. The story ended when he left Imperial Records at the end of '62. During those five years, he was among the top-selling record stars… up there with Elvis and Pat Boone. We pick up the story in 1963 when he signed an unprecedentedly lucrative contract with Decca Records. It was the most challenging period of Rick's career. The family sitcom, 'The Adventures Of Ozzie & Harriett,' was winding down and Ricky Nelson had to carve out his own future as a musician. After a few hits reviving standards like For You and Fools Rush In, Ricky Nelson completely reinvented his music… and along the way he made the first and some say the greatest country rock records.

The guitarist talks to Katherine about his new album, conceived during his recovery from a hand injury which put his career on hold for several years.

"Earthly Powers" is the 19th century. The album is a tribute to one of his favourite books:" Earthly Powers " by British author Anthony Burgess. You can imagine the twelve Songs on, Earthly Powers " like episodes that tell about times. Boa sings about the present, looking back on the paths he has gone in recent years. In essence, it is an Album about freedom," he says. So exactly the Album that had to come now.

“Sound of Silence is my reflection on that time. It includes both guitar pieces that I used in order to build myself up from the ground again, as well as those amazing songs I listened to in moments when I had to get away from it all. It’s a personal scrapbook of music that will always have a special meaning to me.” Milos.