From the opening song, John Cougar Mellencamp showed he had something to say with "Rain on The Scarecrow". The artist from Indiana had previously had top 10 hits and grew progessively more political. This album was when it all came to fruition and it sounded great in the process.
This would be his last album to include the "Cougar" in his name. From here on out his albums would just be from John Mellencamp.
John Mellencamp was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Big Black Car" from "My Island," the third album from Jersey rocker Part Time Baby, aka singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mike Goldstein.
(PRINCETON, NJ) — The Princeton Folk Music Society presents Kate Taylor on Friday, November 20, 2026 in an evening of upbeat and bubbling song filled with enthusiasm and love. The concert takes place at Christ Congregation Church in Princeton. Showtime is 8:00pm. A livestream option is available as well.
(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey presents Get The Led Out on Friday, October 30, 2026 at 8:00pm. From bombastic and epic to the folky and mystical, Get The Led Out (GTLO) have captured the essence of the recorded music of Led Zeppelin and brought it to the concert stage. The Philadelphia-based group consists of six veteran musicians intent on delivering.
