Features
Monday, July 28 2008
Part One: The Icons
With DETOURS, the PopMatters staff is celebrating the strange, bizarre, lovely, and funny albums that have emerged from an artist’s desire to try something different. Some of these detours have lead to modern-day classics. Some have lead to laugh-inducing commercial disasters. And others... others are just plain weird.
Friday, November 30 2007
Frank Sinatra: A Voice in Time (1939-1952)
Sinatra's reputation was a victim of the changing times, and I don't think it's possible to overstate the effect that this transition has had upon the perception of his music.
Reviews
Wednesday, December 7 2011
Frank Sinatra: A Jolly Christmas
Frank Sinatra's first full-length Christmas album remains his best.
Friday, September 23 2011
Frank Sinatra: Ring-A-Ding-Ding
A classic Sinatra release gets the reboot treatment while offering a surprising amount of insight into what made the icon click.
Friday, November 19 2010
'Frank Sinatra: Concert Collection' The Master at Work, Captured Here
These live performances demonstrate Frank Sinatra's constant transformation; from the Jersey wiseguy monologues to singing that lays bare his soul, as though he’s shining a spotlight down a well.
Wednesday, June 16 2010
Frank Sinatra: Strangers in the Night: Deluxe Edition
Frank Sinatra vs. the Beatles: Score a pop chart victory for the Chairman.
Wednesday, December 2 2009
Frank Sinatra: Sinatra: New York
What's shocking is that the 71 tracks on this new 4CD/1DVD set of Ol’ Blue Eyes singing in the Empire City have never been previously released.
Blogs
Wednesday, March 30 2011
The Joker Is Wild... Frank Sinatra As Joe E. Lewis
Everybody knows Frank Sinatra was one of the best singers in the world, but his talent as an actor should not be forgotten. Sure, there…
Monday, November 29 2010
Frank Sinatra: Concert Collection
Frank Sinatra: Concert Collection [$78.98]
News
Tuesday, November 2 2010
Ol' Blue Eyes on DVD, 14 hours of revelations
Even at this late date, we have yet to take the full measure of Frank Sinatra's art. After all the classic recordings, all the celebrated…
