01.26.2012 - The LA-based GRAMMY Museum, in conjunction with Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc. and the Woody Guthrie Archives, has announced details about their plans to commemorate the life and career of Oklahoma folk music legend Woody Guthrie in Tulsa.
The pinnacle of the Tulsa celebration will take place on Saturday evening, March 10, with the first installment of This Land Is Your Land ~ The Woody Guthrie Centennial Celebration Concert at the historic Brady Theater.
Click "Read More" for the full press release and ticket purchase information. Read More
01.12.2012 - Check out the official trailer and four video excerpts along with complete details and news reviews from John Mellencamp: Its About You A Film By Kurt And Ian Markus after the jump.
01.06.2012 - Read Gary Goldstein's complete review after the jump. Here is an excerpt: "The result is an unhurried, visually compelling look at a man and his music — as well as of a bygone America filled with shuttered downtowns and the ghosts of such late musicians as Elvis Presley and blues pioneer Robert Johnson. For Mellencamp fans, there are stirringly rendered performances of such hits as "Pink Houses," "Small Town" and, especially, "Crumblin' Down..." Read More
01.05.2012 - Read Joe Morgenstern's complete Its About You review after the jump. Here are some excerpts: "I realized that the real subject of this film, with its philosophical voice-overs by the filmmaker and its haunting shots of decayed American downtowns, is the passage of time and the toll it takes..."
""It's About You" is an odd and touching little film..." Read More
01.03.2012 - Read Stephen Holden's full review of It's About You after the jump. Here are some excerpts: "The “you” in the film’s title is Kurt Markus, and his sporadic commentary has the oracular tone of a prose poem..."
"Because Kurt Markus’s Super 8 camera is the cinematic equivalent of a single microphone, the film’s look matches the scratchy quality of its ancient (by rock ’n’ roll standards) sound. The crudeness brings out the elemental quality of music that digs deeply into the soil of working-class American life in songs that express the defiance, despair and nobility of people who refuse to go down without a fight..."
"the songs on “No Better Than This” convey this wondrous sense of mystery..." Read More
12.23.2011 - John Mellencamp, Stephen King and T Bone Burnett bring their collaborative chops to Atlanta for a major musical premiere in April
Ghost Brothers of Darkland County should provide plenty of chills and musical thrills when it makes its national debut at The Alliance Theatre under creative director Susan Booth. Read More
12.19.2011 - Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, a chilling new musical with music and lyrics by John Mellencamp, book by Stephen King and musical direction by T-Bone Burnett will see the light of day in 2012!
The project, more than a decade in the making, have individual tickets are ON SALE NOW through the Alliance Theater's website. The production is scheduled for April 4 through May 13th, 2012.
Click "Read More" for the most updated news articles on the project, the casting announcements and to view the press conference held in Atlanta on December 15, 2011
10.01.2010 - Here is the video for the title track from John's No Better Than This album. The video was filmed and directed by Ian and Kurt Markus and culled from their Summer 2009 footage. The video serves as a preview of the documentary It's About You which was filmed during the making of the album and John's tour with Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson. After the jump we have a larger version of the video.
