How beloved is Randy Newman by his peers? When noted journalist, longtime L.A. Times pop music critic Robert Hilburn wrote his new biography, A Few Words in Defense of Our Country, on Newman ...

Roger Street Friedman is still a believer in the idea that music can change hearts and minds. Over the past decade, and ...

Linda Ronstadt released her debut solo album in 1969, and I listened to it for the first time; here are my thoughts.

After more than a yearlong hiatus, season four of the Rock & Roll High School With Pete Ganbarg podcast launches Thursday ...

Randy Newman mulled over this point some years later in 2017, proving the point that we still struggle to get our heads around the fact that we’re all one and the same. One case in point regarding our ...

Original bassist Mark Andes embraces what they achieved – but regrets they weren’t able to offer the support that “keystone” ...

but I do think there’s a strong difference between someone like Randy Newman, who is certainly a craftsman when it comes to putting a song together, someone who can evoke such a feeling from his ...

Emboldened by like-minded improvisors on sax, guitar, piano, and bass, Jeschke’s beats run rampant, going out on a limb ...

What led to the teaming of Beyoncé and jazz trumpet great Terence Blanchard for an operatically inspired Pepsi TV commercial ...

Including fan favorites like “Have You Seen My Baby?” and “Mama Told Me Not to Come,” Newman’s 1970 album is full of sharp satire and brilliant compositions. Though there are hints of ...

Acclaimed singer-songwriter-pianist Neal Francis is ringing in the new year with his eagerly anticipated third studio ...