Two Academy Awards, six Grammys, 200,000 (by his own, admittedly shaky, estimation) devoted fans, Randy Newman thoroughly ... The precocious Randy started young. He was a tunesmith for hire ...

Originally published in Uncut's Take 178 It might surprise you to learn that Randy Newman has only ever bought “around 50” pop records in his life. “Most of my collection is classical ...

The last three and a half weeks have convinced Griffin Goldsmith that he might, as he puts it, be “living in a simulation.” On Jan. 8, the drummer of the rootsy Los Angeles rock band Dawes ...

Pianist, composer and singer-songwriter Randy Newman started out writing songs for other artists, and not always with success. Frank Sinatra famously rejected all his musical offerings.

In 2014, Newman admitted the song was a love letter to Los Angeles, warts and all. “There’s some kind of ignorance L.A. has that I’m proud of. The open car and the redhead, the Beach Boys ...