All About Jazz — By Nick DerisoWhile John Mellencamp continues a run of career-defining records, dating back to 2007's "Freedom's Road," best leave your dancing shoes in the closet.Producer T Bone Burnett cops to it, in the liner notes to "No Better Than This," set f... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Fusion 45 said... I Heard The News Today: Bruce Springsteen Filmed In The Darkness Three Best Songs: John Cougar Mellencamp http://www.fusion45.com Thanks Fuzzy. Ice said... Il Progetto Vivaldi : Concertos for Cello, Strings and Basso Continuo - Sol... more info

Pop Candy — I've attended several Farm Aid concerts, and they're always a great time for a worthy cause. (If you've never seen John Mellencamp perform, you ... more info

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Mjsbigblog — Just in case you missed it: Carrie Underwood and hockey player Mike Fisher were married yesterday at 5:30 PM under a tent at the Reynold Plantation resort More on Carrie Underwood’s wedding from the Ottawa Citizen: John Mellenca... more info

Stereogum — Over Memorial Day weekend Justin Vernon put his mark on the classic Son House song/blues standard “Death Letter,” aka “Death Letter Blues.” The song’s been covered and reinterpreted by a number of blues musicians as well as folks like the G... more info

Reuters — DETROIT (Billboard) - A 55-year-old reel-to-reel Amex tape recorder, a single microphone and three historic recording sites were John Mellencamp's tools for making his new album, which comes out on August 3 -- seven weeks after he releases a boxed se... more info

Allmusic Blog — John Mellencamp is gearing up for a busy summer. First up is On the Rural Route 7609, a four-disc box set that bypasses his biggest hits in favor of unreleased material and “overlooked” songs. Seven weeks later after its release, Mellencamp will ... more info

Idolator — In last night’s Glee episode “Laryngitis,” we said goodbye to Puck’s mohawk and Rachel’s voice, but said hello to an incredible powerhouse performance by Chris Colfer. After horribly attempting to play butch (and sound convincing while sing... more info

MTV.com News — In 'Laryngitis,' Lea Michele's Rachel murders Miley Cyrus' 'The Climb.'By Jean Bentley The cast of "Glee" on Tuesday's episode Photo: FOX It's funny that during the week where "Glee" patriarch Mr. Schuester tasked the New Directions kids wi... more info