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Billboard Magazine: “Life, Death, Love and Freedom” (Hear Music, July 15)
May 17, 2008-  On his debut album for Starbucks’ Hear Music imprint, John Mellencamp pulls no punches about the “darkness” he sees all around him, including a controversial song (“Jena”) inspired by the racial issues in the titular Louisiana town. The folk-leaning material was produced by T-Bone Burnett at Mellencamp’s longtime home studio outside Bloomington, I ...[more]

Rock & Roll Daily: Mellencamp Announces July 15th New Release
May 12, 2008-  Article includes photo John Mellencamp announced a July 15th release date for his new, T-Bone Burnett-produced album Life, Death, Love and Freedom, which will be distributed by the Starbucks-run label Hear Music. The album will be the first released in a new high-def format called “CODE,” which will make the digital tracks sound as warm as the m ...[more]

Billboard Magazine: Mellencamp's 'Life' Goes Hi-Fi With Hear Music
May 09, 2008-  John Mellencamp May 09, 2008, 3:25 PM ET John Mellencamp's "Life, Death, Love and Freedom," produced by T-Bone Burnett and due July 15 via Hear Music, will be released in a new high-definition audio format dubbed CODE. CODE technology, developed by Burnett and a team of engineers, creates high-definition audio files that are virtually in ...[more]

John Mellencamp's Life, Death, Love and Freedom To Be Released July 15th On Hear Music
May 09, 2008-  Here is the official press release announcing the details of John's new album: Los Angeles, May 9, 2008: 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 ret ...[more]

Ticket Updates - Santa Barbara Presale Ending, Public On Sale This Weekend
May 08, 2008-  Public Tickets on Sale NOW! Santa Barbara Going on Sale this Weekend!
Tickets for twelve shows on John's 2008 Summer Tour have already gone on sale to the general public! Twelve shows are on sale NOW with the final public on sale, Santa Barbara, going on sale Saturday, May 10th at 11 AM PDT. For complete ticket details, please click [more]

Tour / Ticket Details - 2008 John Mellencamp Summer Tour
May 08, 2008-  4 tix limit

John Mellencamp 2008 Summer Tour Fan Club Ticket Details

05.08.2008: SCROLL DOWN FOR NEW UPDATES! MELLENCAMP SETS SUMMER TOUR DATES IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALBUM RELEASE: LIFE, DEATH, LOVE AND FREEDOM - IN STORES JULY 15 Bloomington, IN - April 15 - John Mellencamp will begin his summer tour this July on top of  ...[more]

2008 Summer Tour Commercials - WATCH NOW!
May 06, 2008-  Check out John's 2008 Summer Tour TV commercials! Below we have a list for each individual markets commercial. If you want to help support John put them on your MySpace pages, blogs, message board signatures, Facebook pages and anywhere you post to let everyone know about John's Summer Tour! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jPvMmTfJ50 -  ...[more]

John Mellencamp Rocks The Clinton Campaign Coverage
May 05, 2008-  http://tinyurl.com/5ryzys Article includes video Indiana voters turned out for a Clinton campaign stop in Indianapolis on Saturday featuring famous native John Mellencamp. Some say they are still undecided as to which Democratic candidate they will vote for in Tuesday's primary. http://tinyurl.com/6yb8qs Article includes photo slide sho ...[more]

Herald Times: Mellencamp/Clinton Indy Ticket Info
May 01, 2008-  May 1st, 2008 J.J. Perry The Hillary Clinton camp has released ticket info for Saturday’s John Mellencamp appearance in Indianapolis. TICKET INFORMATION: John Mellencamp To Perform At An Event With Hillary In Indianapolis On Saturday INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Hoosiers for Hillary today announced ticket information for a performance by legendary  ...[more]

Indianapolis Star: On Stage: Mellencamp, Clinton In Indy
Apr 29, 2008-  On stage: Mellencamp, Clinton in Indy By Scott Thien Article includes photo April 28, 2008 You might say he’s an equal-opportunity rocker. Barely a week after playing a campaign event for Sen. Barack Obama, Hoosier singer and songwriter John Mellencamp plans to perform in downtown Indianapolis for the campaign of Sen. Hillary Rodham Cli ...[more]

Second Round of Fan Club Presales Ends - Friday, May 2nd - Great Tickets Still Available!
Apr 28, 2008-  Club Cherry Bomb Fan Club ticket presales for Oklahoma City, Philadelphia, Wantagh, Holmdel, Denver, and Los Angeles will end on Friday, May 2nd at 5 PM local venue time. The Oklahoma City presale ends on Thursday, May 1st at 5 PM local venue time.  Great tickets are still available through the Club presale, tell your friends and family to check ou ...[more]

Public Tickets on Sale NOW! More Shows Going on Sale this Weekend!
Apr 28, 2008- Tickets for some shows on John's 2008 Summer Tour have already gone on sale to the general public! Six shows are on sale NOW with six more going on sale this coming weekend. For complete ticket details, please click HERE.

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First Round Of Fan Club Presales Will End TOMORROW - Friday, April 25th
Apr 24, 2008- Club Cherry Bomb Fan Club ticket presales for Boston (both shows), Clarkston, Chicago, Cincinnati, and Berkeley shows will end TOMORROW, Friday, April 25th at 5PM local venue time. Tickets are still available!  ...[more]

2008 Summer Tour Public Onsale This Saturday, April 26th
Apr 24, 2008- Tickets for John's 2008 Summer Tour go on sale to the general public beginning this Saturday, April 26th. For complete ticket details, please click HERE.  ...[more]

A Note About John's Participation In The Indiana Democratic Primary Campaigns
Apr 23, 2008- John Mellencamp is a long-time supporter of the Democratic Party which he feels represents the best hope for sorely needed change in this country.

He is lending his support to welcome both of the candidates as a Hoosier and a Democrat.  ...[more]

Previous News
Want to read more? Take a Look at the John Mellencamp News Archives.
-05/01/2008  Herald Times: Mellencamp/Clinton Indy Ticket Info
-04/29/2008  New Photo Gallery Posted - Obama Rally
-04/29/2008  Indianapolis Star: On Stage: Mellencamp, Clinton In Indy
-04/28/2008  Second Round of Fan Club Presales Ends - Friday, May 2nd - Great Tickets Still Available!
-04/28/2008  Public Tickets on Sale NOW! More Shows Going on Sale this Weekend!
-04/28/2008  Winner Of The Autographed Freedom's Road CD Picked
-04/28/2008  John's TV Schedule Week of 4/28/2008
-04/24/2008  First Round Of Fan Club Presales Will End TOMORROW - Friday, April 25th
-04/24/2008  2008 Summer Tour Public Onsale This Saturday, April 26th
-04/23/2008  A Note About John's Participation In The Indiana Democratic Primary Campaigns
-04/22/2008  Mann Music Center Philadelphia, PA Show Presale UPDATED
-04/22/2008  Tribune Star: Mellencamp To Perform At both Democrats' Rallies
-04/22/2008  Fan Club Presales Continue TOMORROW - Wednesday, April 23rd
-04/21/2008  John's TV Schedule Week of 4/21/2008
-04/17/2008  John Mellencamp Featured On Fine Living Network's Green Special
-04/17/2008  Fan Club Presales Underway - Great Tickets Still Available!
-04/17/2008  Ticketmaster Passcode Problems? REFRESH your Club Tour page
-04/16/2008  Billboard Magazine: Mellencamp Tour To Coincide With New Album
-04/14/2008  Newsweek 1986: One From The Heartland
-04/14/2008  Rolling Stone: 1992 With A Movie And A New Album, John Mellencamp Branches Out
-04/14/2008  Rocklopeida: John Mellencamp
-04/14/2008  Winner of the Autographed 20th Century Masters CD Picked
-04/07/2008  Rolling Stone Magazine: MELLENCAMP: A Rock 'N' Roll Midlife Crisis
-04/07/2008  Deborah Frost, Village Voice, 3 September 1985
-04/07/2008  Deborah Frost, Record Magazine, December 1983
-04/07/2008  LA Herald Examiner: John Cougar: No wonder he's feeling so up
-04/07/2008  Rolling Stone - JM's New Album Featured in Spring Album Preview
-03/31/2008  Winner Of The Autographed Freedom's Road CD Picked
-03/31/2008  John's TV Schedule Week Of 03/31/2008
-03/31/2008  UPDATED: Watch John's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction
Want to read more? Take a Look at the John Mellencamp News Archives.
- John Mellencamp's Life, Death, Love and Freedom To Be Released July 15th On Hear Music
- Ticket Updates - Santa Barbara Presale Ending, Public On Sale This Weekend
- Tour / Ticket Details - 2008 John Mellencamp Summer Tour
- A Note About John's Participation In The Indiana Democratic Primary Campaigns
- Mann Music Center Philadelphia, PA Show Presale UPDATED
- John Mellencamp Featured On Fine Living Network's Green Special
- Fan Club Presales Underway - Great Tickets Still Available!
- Ticketmaster Passcode Problems? REFRESH your Club Tour page
- Rolling Stone - JM's New Album Featured in Spring Album Preview
- HDNet Series: Mellencap Thoughts Shared Posted
- John Mellencamp IS IN the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!
- Mellenheads Gather In Cleveland To Celebrate John's Induction
- Watch The Rock Hall Induction Live Online!
- THIS MONDAY: VH1 Classic to Air Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction LIVE!
- Goldmine Magazine Mellencamp Interview
- Ghost Brothers Of Darkland County Update
- Watch John's Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Live Via Satellite In Cleveland
- New Merchandise Available NOW!
- 2008 Club Anniversary Contest
- Rolling Stone: Back To John Mellencamp Finds His Freedom
- Check Out John's Sites Online
- New Album Information, JM Interview In Current Issue Of Rolling Stone Magazine
- Elmore Magazine Interview
- AM Radio Version 2.0 Unveiled!
- HDNet To Air 'Mellencamp: Thoughts Shared' UPDATE
- John Mellencamp Elected to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!
- Share YOUR Tour Experiences with Club Members!
- Send Us Your Concert Photos And Videos
- Tour Preview Available on John's YouTube Channel
- Mellencamp Invites John Edwards on Stage in Des Moines
- John Mellencamp MySpace Page Launches
- Old News Moved Into News Archive
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- New Photo Gallery Posted - Clinton Rally
- Winner Of The Autographed Freedom's Road Album Flat Picked
- John's TV Schedule Week Of 05/05/2008
- New Photo Gallery Posted - Wilkes Barre, PA
- New Photo Gallery Posted - Obama Rally
- Winner Of The Autographed Freedom's Road CD Picked
- John's TV Schedule Week of 4/28/2008
- John's TV Schedule Week of 4/21/2008
- Winner of the Autographed 20th Century Masters CD Picked
- Winner Of The Autographed Freedom's Road CD Picked
- John's TV Schedule Week Of 03/31/2008
- Club Anniversary Contest Winners Picked
- Win An Autographed Freedom's Road CD!
- John's TV Schedule Week Of 03/17/2008
- New Photo Gallery Posted - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Rehearsals
- Club Cherry Bomb Club Anniversary Contest Winners Picked
- Cleveland Plain Dealer: Madonna And John Mellencamp Fans Camp Out At Cleveland's Rock Hall Induction Party
- New Photo Gallery Posted - Save On Foods Centre
- New Journal Entry: SunFire Sue John Mellencamp Meet And Greet Experience
- New Photo Gallery Posted - Pengrowth Saddledome

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