Randy Newman

Indie Rock Rock 

Spencer Thomas: Everybody’s a Cynic

April 14, 2026April 14, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2026, Athens, Atlanta, Futurebirds, Georgia, Lou Reed, Randy Newman, Spencer Thomas, Strolling Bones Records, Video Farm

A quick chat with ‘whip-smart’ Atlanta songwriter and former Futurebird

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Pop 

Daughter of Schmilsson: Paige Stark Ranks Harry Nilsson

July 3, 2024July 3, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments Aimee Mann, Good at Love, Harry Nilsson, John Lennon, Jon Brion, Los Angeles, Mac Miller, Paige Stark, Randy Newman

The Tashaki Miyaki frontwoman spins us her favorite songs from the legendary songwriter

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Pop 

A Very Belated 80th Birthday Salute to Randy Newman

December 27, 2023December 27, 2023 Craig Peters 0 Comments 80th birthday, I Love L.A., LIttle Criminals, Randy Newman, Sail Away, Short People, Toy Story

There’s never a wrong time to honor the king of pop satire

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Funk Rock Southern Rock 

Roll Um Easy: Little Feat’s Dixie Chicken at 50

January 25, 2023January 25, 2023 Craig Peters 0 Comments 1973, 50th anniversary, Alice Cooper, Bill Payne, Captain Beefheart, Dixie Chicken, Frank Zappa, Fred Tackett, Gordon Lightfoot, Jimmy Webb, Little Feat, Lowell George, Paul Barrere, Randy Newman, Ry Cooder

Looking back on the band’s greatest studio album

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Beatle Britpop Indie Rock Pop Post-Punk Psychedelics Punk Rock 

“I Leak Creativity”: Robyn Hitchcock at 69

December 21, 2022December 21, 2022 Ryan Maffei 0 Comments Emma Swift, Jewels for Sophia, Nick Lowe, Pink Floyd, Randy Newman, Richard Thompson, Robyn Hitchcock, Shufflemania, Syd Barrett, The Beatles, The Soft Boys, Underwater Moonlight

The Rock & Roll Globe (of Frogs) catches up with the veteran singer/songwriter

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Rock Southern Rock 

A Apolitical Blues: Sailin’ Shoes Turns 50

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 1972, 50th anniversary, Bill Payne, Frank Zappa, Linda Ronstadt, Little Feat, Lowell George, Paul Barrere, Randy Newman, Richie Hayward, Sail Away, Sailin' Shoes, Willin'

Why the second Little Feat LP still matters

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Blues Folk 

Ry Cooder Kickstarts His Solo Career by Venturing Into the Purple Valley

January 18, 2022January 18, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, Bill Monroe, Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, Doc Watson, Gordon Lightfoot, Into The Purple Valley, Jim Dickinson, Linda Ronstadt, Neil Young, Randy Newman, Rolling Stones, Ry Cooder, Taj Mahal and the Rising Sons, Van Morrison

Looking back on 50 years of a debut that put the spotlight on an American guitar icon

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Pop Rock 

What If I’m Late: Nilsson Schmilsson at 50

November 30, 2021April 3, 2022 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1971, 50th anniversary, Barbra Streisand, Goodfellas, Gordon Lightfoot, Gotta Get Up, Harry Nilsson, John Lennon, Jump Into The Fire, Laura Nyro, Nilsson Schmilsson. Richard Perry, Randy Newman, Robert Altman, Russian Doll, The Beatles, Without You

In 1971, Harry Nilsson let the good times roll and made his greatest album

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Indie Rock Pop 

Video Premiere: Clandestine Capers are Kept Undercover in Ward White’s “Dirty Clouds” 

October 7, 2021October 7, 2021 Jim Allen 1 Comment 2021, Donald Fagen, Karate Dentist, Randy Newman, The Tender Age, VF14 Records, Video, Ward White

Get the lowdown on the entirety of The Tender Age’s seamless subversion

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Music Journalism 

Bored In The House or In The House Bored?

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020 Jason Gross 0 Comments Bee Gees, Brian McCullough, Cardi B, Coronavirus, COVID-19, John Paul White, Mavis Staples, Randy Newman, Roseanne Cash, Ry Cooder, Tyga x Curtis Roach, Young Dolph

10 Coronavirus songs to help make sense of an uneasy year

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Uncategorized 

Stranger Things: Randy Newman’s 12 Songs Turns 50

April 29, 2020 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 12 Songs, 1970, Cat Stevens, Elton John, Harry Nilsson, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Ladies of the Canyon, Mona Bone Jakon, Moondance, Norman Lear, Randy Newman, Sweet Baby James, Van Morrison

A quarter century before meeting Woody and Buzz, the L.A. songwriter walked the razor’s edge of sarcasm on his second studio LP

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jazz Pop 

The October of His Years: Sinatra’s Watertown at 50

March 24, 2020June 17, 2022 Mitchell Cohen 2 Comments 1970, Bing Crosby, Don Costa, Frank Sinatra, Frankie Valli, My Way, Randy Newman, Reprise, Rod McKuen, The Four Seasons, Watertown

Once seen as an anomaly in his catalog, a half century of fermentation sees a newfound respect for the Chairman’s dark masterpiece

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Pop Rock 

ALBUMS: Sam Doores Determines His Destiny

March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2020, Hurray for the Riff Raff, New West Records, Randy Newman, Sam Doores, The Deslondes

With his self-titled debut, the Deslondes frontman makes a solo shuffle and still manages to remain true to his roots

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Pop 

Our Friendly Beehive State: Nilsson Sings Newman Turns 50

February 15, 2020February 20, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1970, Harry Nilsson, Harry Nilsson Randy Newman, Nilsson Sings Newman, Randy Newman, RCA Records, Yellow Man

In 1970, Harry and Randy made the perfect pair

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Pop 

Gonna Take Off My Pants: Randy Newman’s Born Again at 40

August 23, 2019October 15, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Born Again, Electric Light Orchestra, ELO, Jeff Lynne, Land of Dreams, LIttle Criminals, Randy Newman, Rider in the Rain, Waddy Watchel, Warner Bros.

Was the pop bard simply not made for the times in 1979?

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