happy monday, douchebags! what about them grammys last night? yeah, i watched it. have no idea why, cause in the end it only pisses me off, but im a glutton for punishment. what was funny to me was the twitters was a flutter with the question of who is "bonny bear" or bon iver. that made me laugh. mellencamp is an artist that i dont listen to enough, but when i do i pretty dig everything. if you've never really listened to him i would definitely recommend checking out [...]
John Mellencamp and Stephen King's dramatic musical, Ghost Brothers of Darkland County will debut as a theatrical presentation beginning April 4 in Atlanta; a guest star-packed studio concept album will follow on May 22, via Hear Music, in both a single disc and 3-CD deluxe edition. Elvis Costello, Rosanne Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Sheryl Crow, Taj Mahal and Neko Case are set to sing on the project, with Matthew McConaughey, Meg Ryan, former boxer Joe Frazier and Costello doing readings, as well. Both projects are produced with the input of producer T-Bone Burnett — who described the sound as [...]
At nearly every level of his career, John Mellencamp used his great music to send the message that quarry worker, farmers, single mothers, and everyday people are just as important as a rock stars with supermodel wives. After the success of "Small Town", John Mellencamp's beautiful tribute to his Southern Indiana home and upbringing, music reviewers began uniformly referring to Mellencamp as "the keeper of the small town". On his episode of Storytellers, Mellencamp said, "I never wanted to be the keeper of the small town. I just looked out my window and wrote what I thought was [...]
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Ninebullets Radio is a radio extension of the blog ninebullets.net that airs every Thursday night in Tampa, Florida on WMNF 88.5 FM at 10pm Eastern. The show is archived for one week after it's original air date and is available for streaming here . Also, don't forget to head over to Facebook and like the Ninebullets Radio page . Below is the playlist for October 06, 2011 . 01. Pokey LaFarge & the South City Three - Drinkin' Whiskey Tonight 02. David Frizzell - I'm Gonna [...]
This morning, as I often do on mornings when I have time, I leisurely perused a number of music blogs that are favorites as I drank my coffee. One of those blogs was Any Major Dude With Half A Heart who, on this particular morning, had posted a regular feature called In Memoriam , paying tribute to those involved in music that had recently passed away. The last thing I expected to find in a music blog by a fellow who had grown up in Germany and is living in South Africa - [...]
Filed under: News Jemal Countess, Getty Images John Mellencamp and model Elaine Irwin Mellencamp officially finalized their divorce on Aug. 12 after 18 years together, People.com reports. The singer cited an "irretrievably broken" marriage as the cause for their split. The couple has been separated since Sept. 1, 2010 and share two sons together: 17-year-old Hud and 16-year-old Speck. The two will have joint legal custody over their children, though the boys [...]
Last October, renowned producer T-Bone Burnett put together a couple of concerts featuring a few of his more talented buddies. This October, according to Exclaim , he'll put out a compilation featuring some choice moments from the occasion. Recorded at the New York Beacon Theatre show, T-Bone Burnett Presents: The Speaking Clock Revu e is 11 tracks of live material from Elvis Costello, Elton John and Leon Russell, My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James, Greg Allman, actor Jeff Bridges, Karen Elson, and [...]
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John Mellencamp Announces First UK Tour Dates in 19 Years American heartland rocker John Mellencamp is set to play a series of live dates in Europe in July, including his first UK shows in almost two decades. Taking in 14 dates, including three in the UK, Mellencamp will perform his greatest hits and tracks taken from last year's full-length No Better Than This , released through Rounder Records . The album was recorded at various historic locations including Sun Studio in Memphis, [...]
Folks in Kansas City, KS have more than just their finger-lickin' BBQ to be proud of these days: Farm Aid is coming to town. For this year's installment, the 26-year-old foundation arrives in KC this August to once again offer a stellar lineup to its supporters, all in the name of America's hard-working farmers and their family-owned lands. Win-win, right? Set to go down August 13th at KC's brand new Livestrong Sporting Park, the foundation's board members - John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, and Willie Nelson -will all perform on the same day. They won't be alone, however, as [...]
Farm Aid board members John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews and Willie Nelson will bring the organization's annual benefit concert to Kansas City's new LIVESTRONG Sporting Park on August 13. Mellencamp, Young, Matthews and Nelson are each set to perform at the one-day concert with additional acts to be announced in the coming weeks. A pre-sale for Farm Aid Members starts tomorrow, May 12, at 11AM CDT through the event's website . Tickets for the general public go on sale May 20 at 10AM CDT through [...]
Wyandotte County is already getting some sweet musical action this year from Kanrocksas -- and it might be about to get sweeter.FarmAid is set to make a "big announcement" at 2 p.m. on Wednesday ... Continue reading "FarmAid concert -- featuring Neil Young, Willie Nelson, Dave Matthews and John Mellencamp -- headed our way?" >
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The annual Memphis in May Festival has grown considerably over the last 35 years, and no portion of it moreso than the Beale Street Music Festival . One of the longest-running music festivals in the U.S., Beale Street Music Festival had it's humble beginnings right down on Beale Street in 1976 & has grown consistently every year since. Boasting a lineup which has been described by nearly everyone I've talked to as "The best variety of performers Beale Street Music Festival has ever had", the 35th annual festival lands at [...]
While the folks behind Coachella made their ticket holders wait until nearly the day of the fest to divulge their daily lineup , organizers of the second annual Solid Sound festival have gone the opposite route. Yesterday, the producers of the Wilco -curated event, which is set to take place from June 24-26, released their daily schedule , giving attendees over two months to plan their days at MASS MoCa. The Chicago-based act will headline both Friday and Saturday nights, while The Levon Helm Band will close things out with a late-afternoon set on [...]
For your fantastic Friday: ► Singer-songwriter Henry Wolfe , the son of Meryl Streep who's been praised for his smart, sticky tunes, celebrates the release of his album "Linda Vista" at the Hotel Cafe. Ferraby Lionheart and Charlie Wadhams make it a value-added stop. ► New Zealand's electro-pop whiz kids the Naked and Famous play a sold-out show on the first of two nights at the Echoplex. ► Swahili Blonde , the Nicole Turley project that's busy making new music to follow up last year's debut [...]
John Mellencamp Jones Hall April 3, 2011 Don't call him Cougar. John Mellencamp has been trying to live down that record label-foisted moniker for over 30 years, and managed to do a pretty good... Continue reading "Last Night: John Mellencamp At Jones Hall" >
We've got a big weekend in store with plenty of shows, a few album releases and a celebration of a club's 30-year anniversary. We're speaking, of course, of Fort Worth honky-tonk Billy Bob's Texa... Continue reading "Good Friday: Billy Bob's Texas 30-Year Anniversary, Kirby Brown, Big K.R.I.T., Janet Jackson, Chris Cornell, Del Castillo, John Mellencamp, Yells At Eels, Del The Funky Homosapien & More!" >
Suspense has surrounded "Ghost Brothers of Darkland County," the Stephen King-John Mellencamp musical that the Alliance Theatre announced for the 2008-09 season, then promptly delayed. But the world premiere is officially back on again. Atlanta's biggest theater, which announced only the first part of its 2011-12 season earlier this month, saved a big surprise for Wednesday's announcement of the second half, including "Ghost Brothers" among its final four plays. The King-Mellencamp collaboration, with musical direction by renowned producer T-Bone Burnett ("O Brother, Where Art Thou?"), will close the Alliance main stage season in spring 2012. Alliance [...]
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