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Stephen King: My Musical Will Be the 'Anti -Spiderman '

Wed, 25 May 2011 12:41:27 CDT

The wait is over: Horror writer Stephen King's first play, The Ghost Brothers of Darkland County , featuring haunting melodies by rocker John Mellencamp, is finally ready for the stage. The musical was originally scheduled for its debut at Atlanta's Alliance Theatre in 2009, but was postponed. It's now set to...

Meg Ryan Dating John Mellencamp

John Johnson — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 13:44:05 CST

Two big names have the gossip world aflutter: Meg Ryan and the newly single John Mellencamp have been quietly dating for weeks, reports People . The two—she's 49, 10 years his junior—have been spotted hanging out on Martha's Vineyard and in New York's SoHo neighborhood. "I thought that was...

Thrill of Lovin' Is Gone? John Mellencamp, Wife Split

Mark Russell — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 05:29:54 CST

Sounds like the thrill of livin'—together—is gone. Rocker John Mellencamp is splitting with his wife of 18 years, reports PopEater . Mellencamp, 59, met then-model Elaine Irwin Mellencamp, 41, when she posed for the cover of his 1991 album, Whenever We Wanted . The two got engaged 10 weeks later....

John Mellencamp: Sarah Palin Is Smart

Kate Schwartz — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 08:33:00 CDT

John Mellencamp: hater of the Internet , lover of Sarah Palin? The rocker made the unlikely move of speaking out on her behalf yesterday, telling the AP that while he doesn't support her positions, he's impressed by the mark she's made since the 2008 election (in which he asked running mate...

Mellencamp: Internet Is Like an A-Bomb

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:24:00 CDT

“The Internet is the most dangerous thing invented since the atomic bomb,” according to rocker John Mellencamp. “It's destroyed the music business. It's going to destroy the movie business,” and it could lead “some smart people, the China-Russians or something,” to conquer us by hacking our power grid or financial...

John Mellencamp Should Replace Evan Bayh

John Johnson — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:27:16 CST

Brent Budowsky has caught wind of a movement to draft John Mellencamp to run as Evan Bayh's replacement, and he thinks it's an "inspired idea." The Indiana rocker "would make an outstanding and even brilliant United States senator and represents exactly the spirit and soul the Democratic Party should stand...

Obama Salutes Protest Songs With Concert

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:57:11 CST

Crediting civil rights-era protest songs and their spiritual predecessors for his election, President Obama last night opened the White House to an all-star lineup that paid tribute to the music that he said fueled freedom marches and civil disobedience. Queen Latifah sang the Marvin Gaye classic "What's Going On" and...

10 Best Albums of 2008

Paul Stinson — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 05:02:56 CST

Dear Science tops Rolling Stone 's year-end best list with an album “that sounded the most like America in 2008." The top 10: TV on the Radio, Dear Science : "Infernal visions of war and economic desperation," but "amid the fear and loathing" is "defiance." Bob Dylan, Tell Tale Signs— The...

Artists' Complaints About Pols' Use of Songs Off-Key

Jim O'Neill — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:23:01 CDT

Political campaigns routinely use popular music to help shape voters’ perceptions about their candidate. And while the practice may hit a sour ideological note with some artists, there’s not much they can—or should—do to turn off the music, since both copyright laws and free-speech doctrine support it, Christopher...