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News: Recording

Randy Newman Wielding a Lyrical Scalpel to Deliver a Pointed Political Message

Randy Newman Wielding a Lyrical Scalpel to Deliver a Pointed Political Message

Of all the assessments of the Bush administration that have been set to pop music, few are as deadpan as Randy Newman's song “A Few Words in Defense of Our Country," which Mr. Newman released last year on iTunes and has included on his first album of new material in nearly a decade, Harps and Angels ...

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News: Recording

Randy Newman First CD in Nine Years

Randy Newman First CD in Nine Years

Harps and Angels Randy Newman doesn't come 'round often. But when he does, it's worth listening. RANDY NEWMAN strolled along the wooden planks of the Santa Monica Pier on a recent summer afternoon, a balmy ocean breeze rustling his short, curly hair that, at age 64, is mostly salt but retains a ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Randy Newman at Largo

Randy Newman at Largo

Randy Newman (Largo at the Coronet; 280 capacity; $60) Band: Randy Newman, Mitchell Froom, Joey Waronker, Bob Glaub, George Doering. Randy Newman's show at Largo kicked off with the title track of “Harps and Angels," which recounts a near-death experience (it wasn't his time, God tells him, just a clerical error), but both the ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Randy Newman Debuts Songs from New Album for Vip Crowd in L.A.

Randy Newman Debuts Songs from New Album for Vip Crowd in L.A.

At L.A.'s 280-capacity Largo Newman Crooned New Songs Randy Newman performed the entirety of his excellent Harps and Angels (due in stores August 5th) for a VIP-packed crowd that included Mandy Moore, Jason Schwartzman and ex- That Dog frontwoman Anna Waronker, whose dad Lenny co-produced Harps with Mitchell Froom. “It never hurts to start with a ...

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News: Recording

Randy Newman Salutes "Korean Parents"

Randy Newman Salutes "Korean Parents"

Randy Newman's getting his apologies out of the way early. His new album, Harps & Angels, isn't out until Aug. 5, but he knows he's going to take some hits for the song “Korean Parents," a portrait of race relations as played out in public education. Newman's gotten heat in the past for his use of ...

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News: Music Industry

Socal Songbook: Randy Newman's "I Love L.A."

Socal Songbook: Randy Newman's "I Love L.A."

A City in Search of a Song RANDY NEWMAN has made a career out of melodic skepticism and deadpan rhythm. Newman sounded genuinely stunned the other day when he was told that this year is the 25th anniversary of “I Love L.A." “What is that? I don't believe it. I can't believe it. Can it really ...

Album

You've Got A Friend In Me

Label: Verve Records
Released: 1996

Album

Toy Story (An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack)

Label: Verve Records
Released: 1996


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