John Mellencamp

Why Not One Country

Rich Silverstein | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Video, Obama Advertisement, This Land Is Your Land, John Mellencamp, Woody Guthrie, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Politics News
Rich Silverstein

2008-10-30-thisland.jpg Our country is all the "real America," from sea to sea. It's one place and in tough times, it's all the more important to remind ourselves of what we share, rather than what divides us.

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Huffington Post Video Premiere: "Troubled Land" by John Mellencamp

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: George Bush, Savannah, John McCain, Farm Aid, Barack Obama, John Mellencamp, Georgia, Indiana, New John Mellencamp Video, New Mellencamp Video, Troubled Land Video, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

2008-10-28-mellencamp.jpgThe black and white video takes its subject matter beyond the implied anti-war message of Mellencamp's tag line "bring peace to this troubled land."

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John Mellencamp Radio Ad for Obama

Bil Browning | Posted 10.23.2008 | Media

Read More: Barack Obama, John Mellencamp, Campaign Ads, Indiana, Media News
Bil Browning

Hoosier son John Mellencamp has recorded an ad for Obama's campaign that's playing around Indiana. iPhone users: Click to watch As my partner, Jeram...

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John Mellecamp's Political Discontent

Huffington Post | Posted 10.15.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Celebrities Talk Politics, John Mellencamp, Music, Entertainment News

John Mellencamp, one of the first to oppose the war in Iraq, has an interview in the LA Times talking about his new music and his political discontent...

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Dog Ears Music: FarmAid 2008 Edition

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 09.26.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Arlo Guthrie, One Flew South, Jesse Lenat, Farm Aid, John Mellencamp, Music, Steve Earle, Dave Matthews, Will Dailey, Moe., Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Jamey Johnson, Danielle Evin, Neil Young, Visit Jakob Dylan and the Gold Mountain Rebels, The Pretenders, The Elms, Phil Ramone, Kenny Chesney, Jerry Lee Lewis, Willie Nelson, Dog Ears, Farmaid, Entertainment News
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week, Dog Ears takes a look at FarmAid 2008 and the artists that participated in it, including Willie Nelson, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, John Mellencamp, and many, many more...

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Our Next President Could Learn a Lot from Willie Nelson

Frances Moore Lappe | Posted 09.22.2008 | Green

Read More: Farming, Farm Aid, Sustainable Food, Economy, John Mellencamp, Agriculture, Dave Matthews, Sustainability, Neil Young, Willie Nelson, Local Farmers, Green News
Frances Moore Lappe

While we're told that big agribusiness will save us, it's a system centralizing their control of our food system that got us here.

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Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow

Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.17.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: John Mellencamp, Sergio Mendes, Carole King, Paul McCartney, Starbucks Coffee, Cocnord Records, Coca Cola, Music News, Miles Davis, Gwen Stefani, Charlie Brown, The Beatles, Vince Guraldi, Starbucks Closing, John Coltrane, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Carly Simon, Banana Republic, Coldplay, Business News, Capitol Records, Joni Mitchell, Toby Keith, Zero Mostel, Hear Music, Starbucks, Sheila Weller, James Taylor, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

When it was announced that 600 Starbucks outlets were closing, the music business shared the hit: less stores, less counter and display space, less product, less revenue.

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Hillary Rallies Indiana With John Mellencamp and Mary Steenburgen

The Uptake | Posted 05.05.2008 | Home

Read More: Politics, Citizen Journalism, Citizen Kate, Hillary Clinton, Uptake, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Offthebus, Indiana Primary, Indiana, Video, Steenburgen Clinton, Mary Steenburgen, Hillary Mellencamp, Ted Danson, Steenburgen Indiana, Citizen Kate Indiana, Steenburgen Hillary, John Mellencamp, Home News
The Uptake

At a Hillary rally in Indiana, John Mellencamp played a song. Mary Steenburgen told me that she and Hill are gal pals and that their daughters grew up together and that Hillary brags about Chelsea.

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Madonna, Mellencamp Head to Rock Hall

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 03.10.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, John Mellencamp, Madonna, Leonard Cohen, Kenny Gamble, Lenny Huff, The Dave Clark Five, Entertainment News

NEW YORK — Madonna, pop music's quick-change artist, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday and paid tribute to people who e...

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RIP: Larry Norman, The Most Amazing Artist You've Never Heard Of

Mark Joseph | Posted 02.26.2008 | Home

Read More: Sammy Davis Jr., Van Morrison, The Pixies, John Mellencamp, Rock, Christian Rock, Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Larry Norman, Ccm, Home News
Mark Joseph

Larry Norman, the most amazing artist you've never heard of has died. I found Norman's 1976 record "Only Visiting This Planet" on vinyl when I was a k...

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John Mellencamp To McCain: Stop Playing My Songs!

Rolling Stone | Posted 02.05.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: John McCain, John Mellencamp, Entertainment News

At some recent John McCain campaign rallies, John Mellencamp's "Our Country" and "Pink Houses" have been booming out over the speakers. Uplifting hear...

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Massive Crowd For Edwards-Mellancamp Rally; Elizabeth Praises John's Looks

Politico | Anne Schroeder | Posted 01.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iowa, Democratic Primary, Elizabeth Edwards, John Mellencamp, Iowa Caucuses, John Edwards Iowa Caucus, John Edwards, John Edwards Iowa, 2008 Election, Politics News

Last night, another star took to the stage to croon the audience at the Val Air Ballroom, although instead of performing for Mike Huckabee supporters,...

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Watch It - Edwards With John Mellencamp Last Night

Shelby Highsmith | Posted 01.03.2008 | Home

Read More: Bruce Braley, John Edwards, Iowa Caucuses, Video, John Mellencamp, Offthebus, Home News
Shelby Highsmith

Between the back row seating and defective WiFi connection, I had a little bit of technical difficulty getting the video stream broadcast out of John ...

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Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Name Madonna, Mellencamp And More Named

AP | Posted 12.13.2007 | Entertainment

Read More: Leonard Cohen, Madonna, John Mellencamp, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The Dave Clark Five, Entertainment News

Madonna was announced as a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee on Thursday along with John Mellencamp, The Ventures, Leonard Cohen and The Dave Clark ...

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John Mellencamp's New Song About a Small Town

Howie Klein | Posted 10.02.2007 | Entertainment

Read More: John Mellencamp, Jena, John Mellencamp Jena 6, Jena 6, Entertainment News
Howie Klein

In August he recorded the song "Jena," as soon as he heard what was going on in that small town. He wanted to get it out even before the album was released.

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Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Nominees Revealed

Billboard | Jonathan Cohen | Posted 09.28.2007 | Entertainment

Read More: Donna Summers, The Beastie Boys, Leonard Cohen, Madonna, The Venturas, John Mellencamp, The Dave Clark Five, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Chic, Afrika Bambaataa, Entertainment News

Madonna, the Beastie Boys, John Mellencamp and Leonard Cohen lead a wildly disparate class of nominees for 2008 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall ...

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