Chicago Tribune — As we prepare to roll into a new year of concerts, here are my favorite shows from 2017: 1. Kendrick Lamar at United Center, July 27: He was a man alone on stage playing multiple roles: “Kung Fu Kenny”; street kid who barely made it out of Compto... more info

JamBase — Watch Randy Newman sit for a piano-side chat with Jimmy Fallon and perform with The Roots on Monday’s episode of ‘The Tonight Show.’ more info

Stereogum — Since releasing his album Dark Matter earlier this year, the legendary wiseass singer-songwriter Randy Newman has been out there on the promo circuit, talking about the song he wrote about Donald Trump's dick and singing about Vladimir Putin on Colbe... more info

CNN Showbiz — Antoine "Fats" Domino, a titan of early rock 'n' roll whose piano-based hits -- such as "Ain't That a Shame," "Blueberry Hill" and "Blue Monday" -- influenced artists including Paul McCartney and Randy Newman, died Tuesday, according to Mark Bone, c... more info

Chicago Tribune — Randy Newman has made a nice living while piling up two Oscars, three Emmys and six Grammys for soundtracking movies and TV shows. The “Toy Story” franchise wouldn’t be the same without his tunes. At 73, the master songwriter decided it was tim... more info

Chicago Tribune — “Marie” is one of the lesser-known songs that Randy Newman chose to play Wednesday in the first of two sold-out concerts at City Winery, but it left a bruise all the same. It’s ostensibly a song about the narrator’s undying devotion to the ti... more info

Sweeping The Nation — Everybody knows rock attained perfection in 1974, it's a scientific fact! This was the year of Abba winning Eurovision, the Osmonds being given their own week of prime-time BBC1 programming, Kung Fu Fighting, Rick Wakeman's Journey to the Cen... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Nicole Krauss discussed her new novel Forest Dark with the Guardian. Stream a new St. Vincent song. Electric Literature interviewed author N. J. Campbell. Randy Newman broke down his new album track-by-track at Pitchfork. Playboy interviewed author N... more info

Popdose — Is it good or bad to sound too much like yourself? more info

DrownedInSound — When he gets it right you’re reminded of what a singular talent Randy Newman is more info