John Mellencamp

Essentials: The Top 10 Songs from season one of “The Bear”

June 5, 2025 Dean Nardi 0

You have to wonder why there aren’t more TV series about restaurants. It’s a good question. Ensemble casts work well on television and restaurants have staffs which are made-to-order ensembles. In restaurants, people work long hours, […]

Can’t Live With it, Can’t Live Without it: John Mellencamp

November 27, 2024 Peter Thompson 11

Johnny Cougar, John Cougar, John Cougar Mellencamp, John Mellencamp; the professional name has varied over the years, but whatever you call him, John Mellencamp (birth name) has had a long, varied and very successful career, reputedly […]

John Mellencamp announces new album for Summer

May 2, 2023 Emily Dongray 0

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer John Mellencamp has announced his latest album ‘Orpheus Descending’ will be released on June 2nd on Republic Records. This his 25th album, comes after ‘Strictly A One-Eyed Jack‘, which was […]

Something for the weekend: John Mellencamp and Bruce Springsteen “Did You Say Such A Thing”

February 4, 2022 Mark Whitfield 1

Well that’s it yet again for another week dear reader and we leave you with a track from the new album from John Mellencamp album ‘Strictly a One-Eyed Jack’. The album, released on January 21st, includes […]

Listen to the first single from the new album by John Mellencamp

December 13, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Republic Records have announced the release of John Mellencamp’s 25th studio album ‘Strictly A One-Eyed Jack’ on January 21st 2022, and the first single from it ‘Chasing Rainbows’ (not a Shed Seven cover) has been shared […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Samantha Crain Songs

August 6, 2026 0

March, 2026, walking down Islington High Street in the rain, heading for the hallowed Union Chapel, the anticipation of seeing Samantha Crain live was palpable. Too many years had gone by since a summer night at […]

Bird “Held Here Together”

August 6, 2026 0

Atmospheric strings build a soundscape from folk and psych to support excellent songs. Singer-Songwriter Bird, otherwise known as Janie Price, has released a new full-length album. Held Here Together is made up of her two recent […]

Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Malin Pettersen, The Lower Third, London – 28th July 2026

August 6, 2026 0

It was a hot night in the West End, but thankfully the air conditioning was cool at Denmark Street’s Lower Third. This was Joshua Ray Walker’s first show in London since recovering from stage 3 bowel […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Songs from season one of “The Bear”

Can’t Live With it, Can’t Live Without it: John Mellencamp

John Mellencamp announces new album for Summer

Something for the weekend: John Mellencamp and Bruce Springsteen “Did You Say Such A Thing”

Listen to the first single from the new album by John Mellencamp

Essentials: The Top 10 Samantha Crain Songs

Bird “Held Here Together”

Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Malin Pettersen, The Lower Third, London – 28th July 2026

Phil Odgers & John Kettle “The War is Over – The Songs of Phil Ochs Vol 2”

Freddy Trujillo takes flight with his fifth solo album