John Mellencamp

Music Journalism 

Dear Bruce Springtseen and John Mellencamp: What the Actual Eff Were You Thinking?

February 2, 2022April 3, 2022 Tim Sommer 83 Comments Bruce Springsteen, Did You Say Such a Thing, John Mellencamp, Van Halen

Their collaborative single is strictly a one-eyed pinch off a popular Van Halen hit

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Folk North Americana 

ALBUMS: A Better Built Dog and Pony Show

September 28, 2021September 28, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2021, Amy Speace, Brandi Carlile, Bruce Springsteen, Hayes Carll, James McMurtry, John Mellencamp, John Prine, New West Records, Pete Seeger, RB Morris, Rodney Crowell, The Horses and the Hounds, Willie Nile, Woody Guthrie

With The Horses and The Hounds, James McMurtry asserts his everyman attitude

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Blues North Americana Rock 

Dane Clark: Uplifting Songs for Trying Times

October 16, 2020October 16, 2020 j. poet 1 Comment 2020, Carlene Carter, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Dane Clark, Dane Clark and the Backroom Boys, Jimmy Cliff, John Hiatt, John Mellencamp, John Sebastian, pandemic, Songs of Isolation

The longtime Mellencamp bandmate and his Backroom Boys deliver twelve songs written to inspire and amuse us during these unusual times

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Holiday 

LISTEN: The Rock & Roll Globe Memorial July 4th BBQ Mixtape

July 4, 2020July 4, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2020, Bob Seger, Bonnie Raitt, Childish Gambino, Fourth of July, Independence Day, James Brown, John Mellencamp, Khalid, Spotify, Van Halen

Throw on this exclusive Independence Day playlist

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Music Journalism Rock 

Dear Rock ‘n’ Roll: This Is Your Last Chance

March 9, 2020March 10, 2020 Tim Sommer 1 Comment Brexit, Bruce Springsteen, Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump, Elvis Presley, John Mellencamp, Keith Urban, Stephen Miller, The Clash

An open letter to the new generation of sonic youth

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Rock 

John Mellencamp Goes for Mike Bloomberg

February 5, 2020February 10, 2020 Ken Kurson 1 Comment Andrew Yang, Ariana Grande, Bernie Sanders, Bruce Springsteen, Childish Gambino, Christine Taylor, Farm Aid, John Kerry, John Mellencamp, Mike Bloomberg, Nick Corasaniti, Pete Buttigieg, Ronald Perelman, Vampire Weekend

The Globe solves mystery of why Indiana songsmith snubbed Mayor Pete

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Folk Records Rock 

The Last Cougar: John Mellencamp’s Big Daddy at 30

May 28, 2019May 28, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1989, 30th Anniversary, John Cougar Mellencamp, John Mellencamp

Indiana’s finest took a big step forward at the close of the decade that defined him

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