Magnet Magazine — 55 years ago today, Randy Newman released Randy Newman Live. The bitter beginning. Read our Newman Q&A: The post Randy Newman Released “Randy Newman Live” 55 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Magnet Magazine — 30 years ago today, Lyle Lovett released The Road To Ensenada. Grammy-winning LP featuring Randy Newman, Chris Hillman, Jackson Browne, Shawn Colvin and more musicians your dad loved. Lovett and John Hiatt live in 2026: The post Lyle Lovett Released ... more info

Stereogum — It's not like Taylor Swift ever disappears for any extended stretch of time, but pop music's reigning superstar has been especially active for the past week. Last Friday, she released her Toy Story 5 soundtrack song "I Knew It, I Knew You." On Tuesda... more info

Stereogum — Earlier this spring, The New York Times published a huge package on the 30 greatest living American songwriters. Taylor Swift was in there, obviously. She sat for an interview, which basically turned her into the headliner for the entire thing. One p... more info

Stereogum — The LA indie band Dutch Interior specialize in drowsy, country-adjacent tunes, but the final single from their imminent It’s Glass EP has a skip in its step. The vividly titled “Go Fuck Yourself” is a slice of smooth ’70s piano pop in the tra... more info

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