Timmins Daily Press:Life, Death, Love And Freedom
Aug 21, 2008-  Life experience affects songwriting Posted By JOHN EMMS Today our reviews focus on singer-songwriters, so before the reviews here are some personal observations. Songs are the key to any album. That's the bottom line to any classic recording. When you are a songwriter for any number of years, you will often challenge yourself to come up ...[more]

Hobby Farms: Nature & Recreation - Aiding the American Farmer
Aug 17, 2008-  Farm Aid, the annual concert founded and organized by the recording industry’s top names, helps America’s struggling farm families stay on the land. By Carol Ekarius A native son of the Midwest, John Mellencamp was a young man in his early 30s in the summer of 1985, and his album, Scarecrow, was burning up the charts. Its title song, “Rain on ...[more]

Winner Of The Life, Death, Love And Freedom Prize Package Picked!
Aug 11, 2008- We have picked and notified the winner of the Life, Death, Love and Freedom prize package contest that includes a LDL&F Window Cling, Small Poster, Larger Poster and another autographed JM item! Check your email to see if you are the lucky winner!  ...[more]

Rolling Stone Magazine: The Essential Album-by-Album Guide
Aug 10, 2008-  CHESTNUT STREET INCIDENT (1976) Key Tracks: "American Dream," "Good GIrls" Quick Take: It takes more than a leap of faith to be excited by Mellencamp's first five or six albums. He launched his career as "Johnny Cougar," a sobriquet thrust upon him by then-manager Tony DeFries, and Chestnut Street Incident presents an artist whose instincts run t ...[more]

Wellington NZ Herald Mellencamp Tour Preview and Interview
Aug 08, 2008-  Indiana John rides again 5:00AM Saturday August 09, 2008 By Russell Baillie Along with American social commentary, John's latest album also ruminates on his brush with mortality. Photo / AP American heartland rocker John Mellencamp is heading here for the first time in 30 years during what's shaping up as a late-career renaissance. He talks ...[more]

John Mellencamp Interviewed in New Issue of Rolling Stone Magazine
Aug 08, 2008-  A multipage interview with John Mellencamp is included in the new issue of Rolling Stone magazine hitting store shelves now! The piece, titled "John Mellencamp's New Blues," is in issue #1059 dated August 21, 2008 featuring Robert Downey Jr. on the cover. In the piece, John discusses his new record, touring, family life, politics and livi ...[more]

Summer 2008 Tour Wraps Up
Aug 08, 2008-  The Summer 2008 Tour wrapped up with an outstanding show in Berkeley CA last weekend. John and band had a fantastic time playing for you all this Summer. The critical reviews of the tour were great, the fans gave rave reviews and the crowds were awesome. Up next for John and band is a quick trip to New England/Boston area to play Farm Aid 2008 on S ...[more]

Send Us YOUR Review of John's Summer Tour Dates
Aug 08, 2008-  Mellencamp.com and ClubCherryBomb.net want Mellenhead concert reviews of John’s current tour. Chosen reviews will be published in blog format in the ClubCherryBomb.net JOURNAL section. Excerpts from the best reviews will be posted on a new feature entitled: “What the Fans are Saying” on Mellencamp.com. The best submission from each show will be sen ...[more]

Santa Barbara Independent: Show Review
Aug 07, 2008-  John Mellencamp shared the secrets to his career’s longevity through some good, old-fashioned protest songs last Wednesday night. Thursday, August 7, 2008 By Darian Bleecher Recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee John Mellencamp brought his socially conscious Americana to the Bowl last Wednesday night to promote his newest album, Life, De ...[more]

Buzzine: Greek Theatre Show Review
Aug 06, 2008-  John Mellencamp at Greek Theatre Powerful Performance Leaves Everyone Wanting More By Darryl Morden Music Editor Family Editor July 31st Now in his mid-’50s, John Mellencamp could easily just trot out a show filled with his ’80s and early ’90s hits that made him a rock star back then, and just toss in the obligatory couple of new songs fro ...[more]

The Screendoor Blog: John Mellencamp: No American Fool
Aug 06, 2008-  Wednesday, August 06, 2008 John Mellencamp: No American Fool (Live In Chicago 7-22-08 Review) John Mellencamp: No American Fool Chicago, IL 7-22-08 Northerly Island A John Mellencamp tour in the midst of summer is about as American as apple pie, cotton candy and hot dogs, yet six-years ago this month, I swore off ever seeing John Mellenca ...[more]

Watch John's Performance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
Aug 06, 2008-  John performed "Don't Need This Body" from his new album Life, Death, Love and Freedom on Friday, August 1st. John was backed for the performance by members of his band and legendary producer T Bone Burnett. For a limited time you can watch John's performance on NBC's website. Click [more]

San Joes Mercury News Concert Review
Aug 03, 2008-  Review: Mellencamp's classic tunes connect with audience BAY AREA NEWS GROUP Article Launched: 08/03/2008 01:46:44 PM PDT Article includes photos Lucinda Williams opens up for John Mellencamp at the Greek Theater on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008, in...«12345»John Mellencamp's classic version of the American Dream, where two young lovers can share a ...[more]

Newsweek: The Happy Mellencampers - The joys, and pitfalls, of selecting campaign music.
Aug 03, 2008-  By now, John Mellencamp is used to hearing his songs on the Election 2008 soundtrack. McCain, Clinton and Edwards all used his patriotic "Our Country"—the one on the Chevy pickup ads—as whistle-stop walk-on music during the primaries. Clinton, Edwards and Obama also went for the iconic Mellencamp ditty "Small Town." Mike Huckabee tried to sell "R.O ...[more]

Worcester Telegram: Mellencamp Waxes Melancholy
Aug 03, 2008-  “Life, Death, Love and Freedom” John Mellencamp (Hear Music) John Mellencamp has practically given up on life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness on his latest outing, “Life, Death, Love and Freedom.” Thank heaven the 56-year-old Hoosier hasn’t given up on rock ’n’ roll. Despite the album’s bleak subject matter, Mellencamp delivers his t ...[more]