Randy Newman is releasing an expanded version of his acclaimed 1983 album ‘Trouble in Paradise,’ featuring demos and a rare ...
His movie songs are filled with memorable melodies; his own albums with unsavory characters. One of the most astute cultural observers is the subject of a new book. By Bob Mehr Around the summer of ...
The biting satire of so many of his songs has given Randy Newman a reputation for unreliable narration. Rednecks, racists, warmongers: His characters think they know a thing or two, but they’re ...
Since leaving his post as one of the nation’s most well-known rock critics, a job he held down at the Los Angeles Times from the late ’60s through 2005, Hilburn has written four books, including the ...