Stereogum — Allow me to pull the curtain back on the way that this particular website operates during the holidays. Once we finalize all our year-end lists, things tend to get way slower around here, and Scott lets us take most of late December off. But someone ... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Randy Newman. You can leave your hat on. Read our Q&A with him: The post Happy Birthday Randy Newman appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Magnet Magazine — 30 years ago today, Randy Newman released Randy Newman’s Faust. Elton John! Bonnie Raitt! James Taylor! Linda Ronstadt! Don Henley! Read our Q&A with Newman: The post Randy Newman Released “Randy Newman’s Faust” 30 Years Ago Today appeared fi... more info

Magnet Magazine — 55 years ago today, Randy Newman released 12 Songs. He’s a stranger, too. Read our Q&A with him: The post Randy Newman Released “12 Songs” 55 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — Everybody’s Live, John Mulaney’s gloriously unhinged live Netflix talk show, might’ve had its most gloriously unhinged installment last night. The episode was all about men’s heights, and they’ve been building to it for a few weeks. The... more info

Stereogum — The Grammys somewhat controversially decided that the show must go on tonight, just weeks after wildfires burned down thousands of homes and other structures in the Los Angeles area. The Recording Academy and others scaled back their festivities t... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Randy Newman. You can leave your hat on. Read our Q&A with him: The post Happy Birthday Randy Newman appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Magnet Magazine — 50 years ago today, Randy Newman released Good Old Boys. A redder shade of neck on a whiter shade of trash. Read our Q&A with him: The post Randy Newman Released “Good Old Boys” 50 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Magnet Magazine — 45 years ago today, Randy Newman released Born Again. Money can’t buy love in this world, but it’ll get you a half-pound of cocaine. Read our Q&A with him: The post Randy Newman Released “Born Again” 45 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magne... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — The Lagniappe Sessions return in 2024, this time stepping into the world of Reverend Baron, the nom de tune of LA based singer-songwriter Daniel Garcia. For this installment of the series, the multi-instrumentalist, engineer, and producer reflects on... more info