Results for Randy Newman

  • Nina Simone: Rock's Unlikely Rebel

    by Denise SullivanJune 5, 2009Comments (3)

    "When she did a piece of music, she would claim it as her own. Because it would change totally." (read more)

  • OK Computer In the Future

    by Dai GriffithsApril 7, 2009Comments (0)

    "That depends on people playing the tracks from OK Computer and, if the album is to survive as an album, still playing it as an album." (read more)

  • The Shadow Gospel According to Ron Sexsmith

    by Paul MyersMarch 19, 2009Comments (1)

    "At the heart of this record is my lousy piano playing, which right away pretty much gives it a different kind of character from all the other records." (read more)

  • Noise Pop Weekend Wrap-Up: Ra Ra Riot, Les Savy Fav and more

    by C! TeamMarch 4, 2009Comments (0)

    Ra Ra Riot was one of the first shows to sell out for Noise Pop this year, so while I anticipated a packed venue, I didn’t expect the Independent to reach capacity by 9pm, when I showed up to check out Telekinesis, Merge’s newest signing. (read more)

  • Was Bob Dylan the Previous Bruce Springsteen?

    by Steve TurnerNovember 19, 2008Comments (1)

    Originally published in NME, 6 October 1973 Manager Mike Appel is talking in the dressing rooms of the Spectrum stadium in Philadelphia. "When I first came across Bruce it was by accident," he says, "but when I heard him play I heard this voice saying to me... Superstar. I couldn’t believe it. I’d never been that close to a superstar before." (read more)