Guardian Music — Frank Sinatra split from his first wife when his son, Frank Jr, was six. It was 40 years before father and son developed a true relationship. He talks about being kidnapped, forging his own music career – and being the son of a legendWhen he was 19... more info

Guardian Music — In his warm and affectionate study of Michael Jackson's Bad, Spike Lee displays an exuberant reverence for the King of PopMichael Jackson revisionism gets a huge boost with Spike Lee's new film, a terrifically warm, affectionate and celebratory study... more info

Guardian Music — The British artist picks the music that means the most to him as part of our Six Songs of Me projectWhat was the first song you ever bought? Gangsters – The SpecialsI was 14 and I bought it on 7in. I thought they were great. I got into mod music, t... more info

Guardian Music — The music blogger chooses the songs that mean the most to him for our Six Songs of Me projectAndrew Evans, editor-in-chief of When the Gramophone Rings, has been championing indie music from around the world since 2009. Here he chooses six songs that... more info

Guardian Music — As the 35th anniversary of Elvis's death approaches, we return to 1977 via Rock's Backpages – the world's leading collection of vintage music journalism – for Mick Farren's reaction to the newsIt was one of the worst storms to hit London since Go... more info

ContactMusic — Dean Martins daughter has Frank Sinatra to thank for her music career - he gave her singing lessons As a little girl Deana Martin dreamed of following in her fathers footsteps so she approached the Memories Are Made of This hitmaker... more info

Starpulse — The Hunger Games screenwriter Billy Ray has been drafted in to take charge of the script for Martin Scorsese's planned Frank Sinatra biopic. Ray replaces Field Of Dreams writer Phil Alden Robinson... more info

ContactMusic — The Hunger Games screenwriter Billy Ray has been drafted in to take charge of the script for Martin Scorseses planned Frank Sinatra biopic Ray replaces Field of Dreams writer Phil Alden Robinson who had previously bee... more info

Guardian Music — The music blogger picks the songs that mean the most to him as part of our Six Songs of Me projectMatt Temple runs Electric Jive, a blog about "lost" South African music of the 60s, 70s and 80s. Here are his six choices.What was the first song you ev... more info

Guardian Music — American entertainer and singer popular in the 1940s and 50sThe American entertainer Tony Martin, who has died aged 98, was once described as a singing tuxedo. Although he was rather a stiff actor, he was handsome and charming, with a winning, dimple... more info