Topic: John Mellencamp

Woody Guthrie, in an age of 'Occupy'

On his centennial, tributes pour in for a man who made complex social issues deceptively simple through song and championed the downtrodden.

John Mellencamp: It's About You: movie review

'John Mellencamp: It's About You' captures the rocker on summer tour in the South along with the poetic melancholy of rural America. 

Five picks for Michele Bachmann campaign song, now that Tom Petty said no

'American Girl' is nixed, per rocker Tom Petty. Now what song will play when GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann walks onstage? Here are five possible alternatives.

Top Picks: 'Beauty and the Beast,' Farm Aid, 'Ondine,' and more recommendations

Newly restored 'Beauty and the Beast' on the big screen, Farm Aid music festival at 25, 'Ondine' fairy tale out on DVD, and more top picks.

John Mellencamp calls Internet most dangerous invention since atomic bomb

John Mellencamp says that the Internet blew up his "Cherry Bomb," along with the rest of rock 'n' roll.

Top Picks: Mose Allison, Saturday Night Live, inaugural celebrations, and other recommendations

Mose Allison's latest CD 'The Way of the World,' 10 years of 'SNL' on NBC in 'Saturday Night Live in the 2000s,' 'The Official Inaugural Celebration' on DVD, and more top picks.

John Mellencamp: Replacement for Evan Bayh in Senate?

Grassroots efforts are under way to draft rock musician John Mellencamp as a replacement for retiring Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana.

Evan Bayh: Indiana Democrats need to find a replacement fast

In Indiana, the candidate who replaces Sen. Bayh will have to be a relatively conservative Democrat who can work with Republicans.

Stars, famous and not-so-famous, descend on DC for huge inaugural parties

It's Obama-palooza starring Bono, Beyonce, Springsteen, Usher...