The Best Albums From Artists in Their 70s (or Older)

In honor of Rough and Rowdy Ways, which Bob Dylan put out at age 79, I spotlighted 11 great albums from musical senior citizens, including the one and only Willie Nelson. Hope you enjoy.

Leonard Cohen & Robert Altman & 'McCabe & Mrs. Miller'

For Rolling Stone, I did a little digging into the history of McCabe & Mrs. Miller -- specifically, how its terrific Leonard Cohen soundtrack came together. It was all a bit of a happy accident, as it turns out. What a movie, and what two great artists. You can read my essay here.

Farewell, Leonard Cohen

Like a lot of people, I was sad to hear about Leonard Cohen's passing -- especially this week. For MEL, I wrote about the fact that he used to live in my old neighborhood. I never saw him, but I liked the idea of his being in the general vicinity. Which inspired this essay.

Leonard Cohen - "You Want It Darker"

At 82, Leonard Cohen has released his latest album, You Want It Darker. There are more songs on it than the opening title track, but I'm having a hard time moving past that one. Cohen provides the lyrics, but former Madonna collaborator Patrick Leonard wrote the spare, ghostly, church-ly music. Play it loud.