ContactMusic — ANGELINA JOLIE and GEORGE CLOONEY have denied reports they're teaming up on the big screen to play MARILYN MONROE and FRANK SINATRA.The pair was rumoured to be starring in... more info
Topix — Jazz scene photographer Herman Leonard, famous for his smoky, backlighted black-and-white photos of such greats as Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis and Frank Sinatra, has died. more info
All About Jazz — Herman Leonard, a celebrated photographer whose iconic images of Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, and Frank Sinatra documented one of the most creative eras of jazz from the late 1940's through the 1960's, has died. He was 87.
Leonard died August 14,... more info
Guardian Music — Angelina Jolie is reported to take the lead in a movie version of Andrew O'Hagan's novel seen through the eyes of Marilyn Monroe's terrier, while George Clooney will play Frank SinatraAngelina Jolie and George Clooney are reportedly definites to play... more info
Guardian Music — Last week we were steeped in sorrow and regret. Now we want songs flush with excitement and exhilarationAfter ploughing (Zimmer-framing?) my way through several hundred songs about old age, I don't know about you but I need a dose of euphoria – I'm... more info
Guardian Music — It's an age-old subject (sorry), and one which so many have tackled, but here we try to whittle down the best songs about moving inexorably towards deathOne of the best-known lines in all of rock'n'roll is "hope I die before I get old" in My Generati... more info
ContactMusic — The mother of FRANK SINATRA's grandson has spoken out to clear up reports about his recent hospitalisation, insisting the alleged suicide attempt has been "blown out... more info
All About Jazz — Presented by filmmaker c: Bret Primack
It's hard to believe that 2010 marks 50 years since Lee Ritenour starting playing the guitar, setting in motion a career that legends are made of. A career that has earned him 19 GRAMMY nominations, a GRAMMYA... more info
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Have you been following that blood diamonds trial? The legendary Mia Farrow is testifying against supermodel Naomi Campbell. Naomi had claimed that she didn't know where certain "dirty stones" came from. Mia begs to differ. Weird trivia note: ... more info
All About Jazz — Jazz manager Derek Boulton, who managed Tony Bennett in the 1970s , died Aug. 5 in London of cancer. He was 82.
During a 55-year music career, Boulton managed Bennett as well as the Ted Heath Orchestra. As Robert Farnon's agent he helped arrange a... more info