Tag Archives: Randy Newman

Music Monday: I’ll Be Home, Cowboy: Nilsson, Walker, Newman, by Brendan O’Malley

Posted on November 16, 2020 by sheila

My talented brother Brendan O’Malley is an amazing writer and actor. He’s wonderful in the recent You & Me, directed by Alexander Baack. (I interviewed Baack about the film here.) His most recent gig was story editor/writer on the hit … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged family, Music Monday, Randy Newman, Scott Walker | 12 Comments

Thanksgiving Week Shuffle

Posted on December 3, 2013 by sheila

“Save the Last Dance” – The Troggs. Lester Banks’ massive essay on The Troggs has almost more relevance now than it did when it was first published … it’s still a throw-down against mediocrity and playing it safe. Here The … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Alanis Morissette, Dean Martin, Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, Eminem, Merle Haggard, Randy Newman, Robbie Williams, Rufus Wainwright, Sam Cooke, shuffle, The Beatles, The Everly Brothers | 9 Comments

Shuffle Off This Mortal Coil

Posted on November 15, 2013 by sheila

The soundtrack to the last week and a half, of flu, writing, sleep problems, and working my way back to health. “Me and the Devil Blues” – Robert Johnson. I think of the opening chapter of Stanley Booth’s great Rythm … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Bo Diddley, Britney Spears, Cliff Eberhardt, Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, Eminem, Everclear, Foo Fighters, Glee, Green Day, Jack Black, James Taylor, Johnny Cash, Justin Timberlake, Liz Phair, Louvin Brothers, Metallica, Mike Viola, Nina Simone, Ok Go, Pat McCurdy, Queen, Randy Newman, Robbie Williams, Robert Johnson, shuffle, Sinéad O'Connor, The Beatles, The Everly Brothers, Tracy Bonham, Wanda Jackson | 11 Comments

Sunday Shuffle

Posted on September 29, 2013 by sheila

Beautiful fall weather. Busy as hell. Here’s some music. Shuffle never ceases to delight me. It forces me to accept what comes. Playlists are great, too. But the randomness of Shuffle is so pleasing. “If Teardrops Were Pennies” – Porter … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Bleu, Buddy Holly, Elvis Costello, Elvis Presley, Glee, Jack Black, Metallica, Pat McCurdy, Radiohead, Randy Newman, Rufus Wainwright, shuffle, The Beatles, The Everly Brothers, Tori Amos, Wanda Jackson | 2 Comments

Holy Week Shuffle

Posted on March 29, 2013 by sheila

I have been reading like crazy, writing every day, exercising every day, and pushing many projects forward, with my sheer force of belief in them. This is challenging but it’s also the only way. It requires a belief in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Alanis Morissette, Bleu, Brian Setzer, Buddy Holly, Clancy Brothers, Cliff Eberhardt, Dean Martin, Doris Day, ELO, Elvis Presley, Eminem, Everclear, Foo Fighters, Glee, Green Day, Indigo Girls, Joan Jett, Johnny Cash, Justin Timberlake, Lenny Kravitz, Liz Phair, Louvin Brothers, Madonna, Marilyn Monroe, Metallica, Michael Jackson, Nirvana, Pat McCurdy, Pink, Queen, Randy Newman, Robbie Williams, Rufus Wainwright, shuffle, Sinéad O'Connor, The Beatles, Tori Amos, Tracy Bonham, Wanda Jackson, Wynona Carr | 8 Comments

Tag Archives: Randy Newman

Music Monday: I’ll Be Home, Cowboy: Nilsson, Walker, Newman, by Brendan O’Malley

Thanksgiving Week Shuffle

Shuffle Off This Mortal Coil

Sunday Shuffle

Holy Week Shuffle

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