Randall Roberts, Author at Valley News

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2018 file photo, rapper Kendrick Lamar accepts the award for best rap album for "Damn" at the 60th annual Grammy Awards in New York. On Monday, April 16, 2018, Lamar won the Pulitzer Prize for music for his album "Damn." (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)

‘An Inspiration for Creators’

by Randall Roberts Los Angeles TimesApril 20, 2018

Their names are inked in history books and on the walls of hallowed concert halls as winners of American music’s most esteemed award, the Pulitzer Prize for music: Aaron Copland, George Crumb, John Luther Adams, Ornette Coleman, Caroline Shaw and…

How much longer will CDs last in the music industry? (Dreamstime)

Is the Era of CDs Finally Ending?

by Randall Roberts Los Angeles TimesMarch 9, 2018

Rolling Stones Announce New Album

by Randall Roberts Los Angeles TimesOctober 6, 2016

Conductor batons Frank Zappa used to conduct various orchestras could find themselves new homes as Julien's Auctions has announced on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016, an extensive sale of items from the estate of the late artist and his wife, Gail Zappa. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Zappa’s Stuff Goes On the Block

by Randall Roberts Los Angeles TimesAugust 10, 2016