Satire and parody are often attempted by musicians, but the hit-to-miss rate isn’t all that encouraging, truth be told. Finding songwriters who can deliver pointed commentary while also making people ...

Also, get reviews of the latest from Dan Wilson and others. — -- In this week’s reviews, Randy Newman returns with his twelfth proper studio album, former Semisonic leader Dan Wilson records ...

Randy Newman is a songwriter who has never been afraid to write from the perspective of those who are hard to admire and even harder to trust. This kind of protagonist is the one doing the lovey-dovey ...

Randy Newman at home in Pacific Palisades in 2017. The musician and songwriter is the subject of a new biography by former Times pop music critic Robert Hilburn. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times) In ...

Randy Newman is one of the boldest singer/songwriters ever to have had a major-label record deal, and by 1983 he was a lyrical satirist with few true peers. His character studies have sometimes been ...