These are transformational times in a nation rooted for a century in a life of lunch buckets, calloused hands and belching smokestacks. That life is being upended and it's on to new, more ephemeral things. ...more

December 28, 2008

One look at the cover photo of John Mellencamp, eyes downcast, peering perilously close to his navel, and you know this album is serious business. The title confirms this, and the lyric sheet drives it home relentlessly. ...more

August 14, 2008

When it mattered, Charlie Crist endorsed John McCain and arguably helped the senator win Florida and thus gain stature and momentum for Super Tuesday. ...more

February 18, 2008

The Material Girl is about to become a Hall of Famer. The ever-evolving Madonna was announced as a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee on Thursday along with John Mellencamp, The Ventures, Leonard Cohen and The Dave Clark Five. ...more

December 16, 2007