Welcome to Mellencamp.com, John Mellencamp's Official Website. Here is the latest news about John's album and tour:
John Mellencamp's eagerly anticipated new album, Life, Death, Love and Freedom, produced by T Bone Burnett, will be released July 15 by Hear Music at Starbucks Company-operated locations in the U.S. and Canada as well as traditional music retail. > LEARN MORE "My Sweet Love" - The First Single The first single from John's new album is the track "My Sweet Love"! Click play on the player at the top of this website to listen NOW! "My Sweet Love" has been sent out to radio stations nationwide. > LEARN MORE
New Album Preview - Download "Longest Days" on VanityFair.com John is offering a preview of his new album in the form of a FREE MP3 download of the album's first track, "Longest Days," through VanityFair.com. Click HERE to download "Longest Days." > LEARN MORE
Hear "My Sweet Love" and "Longest Days" on AM Radio John's official online radio station, AM (All Mellencamp) Radio, has put John's two new songs in heavy rotation. You can hear one of the new songs roughly every 40 minutes - well worth the wait, since you get to hear some great classic Mellencamp, from our catalog of several hundred songs and rarities, at the same time. Keep listening to AM Radio online as we premiere even more of the new album in the coming weeks. > LISTEN TO AM RADIO
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Blogcritics Magazine Life, Death, Love and Freedom Album Review
7/5/08
- Check out T. Michael Testi’s review of John’s new album.
- John recently was visited by Richard Wilkins of Channel Nine in Australia. Their interview appeared on two different shows. In this excellent interview John talks about his upcoming Australian tour, his new album, making records and more! Click read more to watch both parts.
"Biography: John Mellencamp" to Premier on A&E Biography Channel July 10th
7/3/08
- A&E's premiere broadcast of their comprehensive look at the career of John Mellencamp will receive its debut airing on Thursday, July 10th at 10 PM Eastern/7 PM Pacific on the A&E Biography Channel. There will be subsequent airings in the future, stay tuned for schedule updates!
John Mellencamp Announces Australian and New Zealand Tour!
6/30/08
- For the first time in 15 years, John Mellencamp will tour Australia and New Zealand with opening act Sheryl Crow. The 10-show trek starts on November 15 in Sandalford, AUS and winds down on December 7 in Christchurch, NZ. Possibly more dates will be added to the tour.
Mellencamp has sold nearly two million units in Australia over his career. He will perform his greatest hits as well as amazing new material from his brand new album "Life, Death, Love & Freedom."
Milwaukee's Daily Magazine: Mellencamp Gets Rght To The Heart Of The Matter
6/29/08
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By Blaine Schultz
Special to OnMilwaukee.com
After watching John Mellencamp Saturday night at Summerfest, it is difficult to
believe that back in the mid-'70s -- as Johnny Cougar -- he was groomed as the
next David Bowie.
- John kicked off his Summer Tour this past Saturday at Milwaukee's famous Summerfest. John and his stellar band turned in a top-notch performance that featured many Mellencamp classics (Jack & Diane, Small Town, Authority Song, Pink Houses, Crumblin' Down and many more) along with cuts from his upcoming album Life, Death, Love and Freedom (My Sweet Love, Don't Need This Body, If I Die Sudden and Troubled Land). The reports from those in attendance said John and band were in top form and tore up the stage!
- Club Cherry Bomb is providing PAID CCB members a sneak peek of tracks from John's forthcoming album, Life, Death, Love and Freedom.
Our second preview is the track "A Ride Back Home." It follows last week's preview track, "Troubled Land." To hear this song, log in as a PAID member and visit the JOURNAL section of the Club website. Be sure to post your comments about the song on the MESSAGE BOARD! Just another AWESOME reason to be a Club Cherry Bomb member, JOIN TODAY!
Check Out the Life, Death, Love and Freedom Online EPK
6/29/08
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Concord records has posted the online version of the Life, Death, Love and Freedom Electronic Press Kit for all to see on YouTube.com. This video is an excerpt from a larger, forthcoming piece directed by Matt Robertson. Matt is also the director of the "My Sweet Love" online video and our recent website tour clips. Click HERE to head over to YouTube to post your comments and rate the video.
Australia's Courier Mail: John Mellencamp Will Tour Australia
6/29/08
- John Mellencamp is a fighter and music survivor who has never been afraid to
tell people how he feels, regardless of how it affects his career.
God knows, it's hard enough to carve out a 30-year musical career, let alone one
as a songwriter of serious intent.
But surely few have done so after such an inauspicious start as John Mellencamp.
It's fair to say that if you were taking bets 30 years ago on someone who might
be inducted into a Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in 2008, Mellencamp, or Johnny
Cougar as he was then, would have had odds out in the tens of thousands.
Rolling Stone Album Review: Life, Death, Love And Freedom - 4 out of 5 Stars
6/26/08
- Here is the Rolling Stone review of John's new album featured in the new issue hitting store shelves in the next few days:
"American Gothic John Mellencamp teams up with T Bone Burnett for a dark political album that fits the national mood."
Earlier this year, John McCain used John Mellencamp's hits "Our Country" and
"Pink Houses" during stump speeches, until the Democratic singer asked him to
stop. It's unlikely that the Republican candidate would find anything useful for
his campaign on Life, Death, Love and Freedom. Mellencamp teamed up with
producer T Bone Burnett to create a whole new sound — a set of textured,
atmospheric folk and country blues that adds up to one of the most compelling
albums of Mellencamp's career...