Cyprus Avenue

This week on Cyprus Avenue, hear songs from Leonard Cohen’s new album, "Old Ideas."

January 31st, Leonard Cohen's latest album, "Old Ideas," hit stores with ten new songs by the prolific folk artist. Cohen is perhaps best known for his stirring lyrics, which tell stories with equal amounts of irony and romance. On "Old Ideas," Cohen once again delves into the mental and physical lives of humans and their relationships, but makes use of a more varied, less electronic sound than on his other late albums.

This week on Cyprus Avenue, the sound of Muscle Shoals FAME Studios. Featuring Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, Etta James and more.

FAME Studios was established in 1959 in Florence, Alabama, but moved its location to Muscle Shoals shortly after, in 1961. It was the first of eight recording studios in the Quad Cities to put out a hit record--Arthur Alexander, who was working as a bellhop at the time, cut his record "You'd Better Move On" at FAME in 1961.

On Saturday's show, Cyprus Avenue celebrated the music of Bob Dylan with tracks from Amnesty International's new Bob Dylan tribute album, Chimes of Freedom.

Cyprus Avenue celebrates The King of Rock and Roll a few weeks after what would've been Elvis' 77th birthday.

Texas-born country artist Guy Clark has released more than 20 albums and has written singles for other artists including Jerry Jeff Walker and Ricky Skaggs.

This week's Cyprus Avenue features the music of Guy Clark. Below find the show's playlist and some video samples of Mr. Clark's work.

Clark and Verlon Thompson at Austin's Cactus Cafe:

This episode of Cyprus showcases some of host Bill Shapiro's top picks of 2011. With new releases from Hugh Laurie and Paul Simon, along with a partly-posthumous duet from Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse, 2011 was a good-sounding year. And, since we can't provide you with the show's audio because of recording industry restrictions, below find some YouTube videos of Cyprus' chosen songs.

Join host Bill Shapiro throughout 2012 every Saturday at 1pm or 7pm for more new & favorite music.

Below find the playlist for Cyprus' annual Live New Years' show, originally broadcast December 31, 1994. And, since we can't give you the audio because of recording industry restrictions, check out some YouTube videos for some of the songs below. Happy 2012!

Find the playlist from Cyprus Avenue's annual holiday show, which originally aired on December 20, 2003, below. And since we can't post the audio, check out some YouTube videos of some of the songs below! Cheers.

December 10, 2011, Cyprus Avenue celebrates the work of singer-songwriter Shelby Lynne. She won a Best New Artist Grammy in 1999 for her album I Am Shelby Lynne. She released a Dusty Springfield tribute album in 2008, and she's since started her own record label, Everso Records, on which she's released three albums.

Below, find some videos of Lynne's songs and performances, and below, find the full playlist for this week's episode of Cyprus Avenue.

Host Bill Shapiro outlines his favorite listening choices of the past year