Abeano — Boston’s Passion Pit has been perhaps my favourite discovery of 2008. The concept of 21-year-old Michael Angelakos, PP started off as songs recorded on a belated Valentine’s CD for his missus. It’s progressed out of his bedroom to a full... more info

All About Jazz — "LIVE FROM NEW YORK, IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT" On this evening in 1975, George Carlin hosted the very first episode of Saturday Night Live. Joined by musical guests Janis Ian and Billy Preston, he kicked off one of the longest running comedy variety sho... more info

JamBase — "LIVE FROM NEW YORK, IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT" On this evening in 1975, George Carlin hosted the very first episode of Saturday Night Live. Joined by musical guests Janis Ian and Billy Preston, he kicked off one of the longest running comedy variety sh... more info

Mercury News, California — A chat with Randy Newman before his appearance at the San Francisco Jazz Festival more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Graythen/Getty Randy Newman loves San Francisco and Santa Barbara (but not L.A.), Duran Duran plot the last leg of their Red Carpet Massacre tour and the Damned make plans for New Year’s Eve in New York City. Follow the jump for the complete... more info

A Deeper Shade of Soul — America gets really weird during presidential elections. So I can’t think of anyone better to restart Bootleg Friday (on a Monday) then one of the greatest chroniclers of American contradiction and irony, Randy Newman.This performance hails ... more info

Pitchfork — L.A. via New Orleans session drummer Earl Palmer died September 19 at his home "after fighting a lengthy illness," according to an Associated Press report citing Palmer's spokesman, Kevin Sasaki. Palmer was 84.Palmer, a member of the Rock and Roll Ha... more info

New York Times — Al Green hands out roses when he sings. Randy Newman distributes shame. more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Twisted TalesSpinner.com: If you had to pick a musical voice of America, you could do an awful lot worse than the orchestral-pop composer Randy Newman. While few were looking, this acquired taste quietly dug himself in as an American so... more info

Idolator — It's 7 a.m. here in Los Angeles, the news wires have been shocked into silence by the news that Britney Spears will try to become famous for something besides driving around this city, and I just hit Apple-Q when I meant to hit Apple-W, thus losing a... more info