Randy Newman
Do You Hate “Hamilton”? Now You Can See a Play About How Much It Sucks
Everyone loves Hamilton — except for historians, who say that Hamilton wasn’t all that anti-slavery. And now Ishmael Reed has written a play about how bad Hamilton is.
Robert Christgau on Randy Newman's Album of the Year Contender
The Dean of American Rock Critics reviews Newman's latest, 'Dark Matter,' and his occasionally fun, awfully poetic 2016 collection, 'The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 3.'
Here’s Randy Newman Playing a Pun-Filled Song About Vladimir Putin on ‘Colbert’
"He drives the ladies crazy / When he takes his shirt off / Makes me wanna be a lady / It's the Putin Girls."
Randy Newman, the 'Toy Story' Guy, Wrote a Song About Donald Trump's Penis
"There it is! There’s my dick / Isn’t that a wonderful sight?"
‘Barely Human; I Like Randy Newman’, A Zine Tribute To One of Music’s Most Resilient Under-Dogs
A written attempt to exorcise an obsession with the unfashionable musician.
The Ten Best Songs About... Erectile Dysfunction
Most musicians seem strangely reluctant to pen ditties about the modern reality of junk malfunction!?
Emile Haynie Navigated Heartbreak With a Little Help From His Friends
He's produced for Lana and Eminem, but a breakup took him out of the game. He decided to pour his pain into a debut LP with Brian Wilson, Lana, Dev Hynes, Charlotte Gainsbourg, the xx, and Randy Newman on deck.