As a boy growing up in Beverly Hills, Calif., Randy Newman received an upright piano for his fifth birthday. It was also around this time that his life started to slide sideways. He suffered from ...

Since leaving his post as one of the nation’s most well-known rock critics, a job he held down at the Los Angeles Times from the late ’60s through 2005, Hilburn has written four books, including the ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Randy Newman’s fans know that while ‘I Love L.A.’ celebrates his ...

A biography of the singer behind “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” and “Short People” considers a complicated man with a satirical edge. By Dwight Garner When you purchase an independently reviewed book ...