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The True Tunes Podcast
Listening to better music and listening to music better - with music industry veteran, author, artist, and producer John J. Thompson and a diverse panel of artists, songwriters, producers, and industry innovators who seek the deeper resonances in music and culture. Knowing that all music is spiritua...
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@45RPM The Sound of Revolution; JJT Speaks at Audiofeed 2025 (pt 4 of 4)
In the final installment of our "True Tunes Live at Audiofeed 2025" series of 45RPM episodes, we listen in on John J. Thompson's speaking session dubb...
Memento Mori: Remembering Chuck Girard (with Alex MacDougall, Bruce Brown, and Terry S. Taylor)
Chuck Girard, one of the architects of Jesus Music and founder of the band Love Song, recently passed away at the age of 81 after a battle with cancer...
@45RPM "Ask Us Anything" - (True Tunes Live at Audiofeed Part 3 of 4)
In part three (of four) of our "True Tunes Live at Audiofeed 2025" series of 45RPM episodes, we open the floor for questions about anything! The panel...
@45RPM Matt Hammitt (True Tunes Live at Audiofeed '25 - Part 2 of 4)
In part two (of four) of our "True Tunes Live at Audiofeed 2025" series of 45RPM episodes, we visit with Matt Hammitt, former frontman of the rock gro...
@45RPM - Gileah Taylor (True Tunes Live at Audiofeed '25 Part 1 of 4)
In part one (of four) of our "True Tunes Live at Audiofeed 2025" series of 45RPM episodes we visit with one of our favorite independent artists, Gilea...
Phil Madeira's Falcon Flies
The public may best know Phil Madeira as an ace-in-the-hole sideman for high-profile Americana artists like Emmylou Harris, while Nashville insiders k...
@45RPM Backstage with Sam Wade of the Hadestown Cast Band
The Tony Award-winning musical Hadestown is a fantastic retelling of the myths of Orpheus’ journey to the Underworld to rescue Eurydice alongside the...
Dug Pinnick of King's X: 50+ Years of Musical Passion
King's X, the band formed by bassist, songwriter, and vocalist Dug Pinnick, guitarist Ty Tabor, and drummer Jerry Gaskill roughly 40 years ago, has pu...
@45RPM "Jesus Music" pioneer John Fischer & Counterculture V. Subculture
John Fischer was making "Jesus Music" in the mid-1960s - before it was even a "thing." At a recent live event in Fullerton California, JJT invited Fis...
@45RPM Robert Deeble on the Therapeutic and Spiritual Power of Music to Bridge the Space Between Us
We've loved Robert Deeble for a long time around here. His brand of thoughtful alternative folk fit right in with artists like Over The Rhine, Vigilan...
Chris Taylor Carries The Flame (+ Sixpence on the Jukebox!)
Chris Taylor is a lifer. His first bands, (Windows and Love Coma,) were covered by True Tunes when we were just getting started back in the early 90s....
@45RPM - The Choir's Translucent Ambience
Derri Daugherty, Steve Hindalong, and Dan Michaels surprised all of us when THE CHOIR dropped a fully-realized, manufactured, and ready-to-ship ambien...
Special 45RPM: Ballad of the Lost Dogs of East Nashville (Live Conversations w John J. Thompson)
True Tunes Podcast host John J. Thompson recently celebrated the "soft-release" of his new novel, "The Ballad of the Lost Dogs of East Nashville," wit...
Give Up The Dream? (JJT Talks To Writer/Director Thomas Torrey about Long December film)
There’s a new “melancholy Christmas musical” to add to your list of indie film favorites, and when we had a chance to see an advance screening, we imm...
Checking Russ Taff's Cover Story (with Taff, Steve Taylor and John Mark Painter)
6-time Grammy winner Russ Taff’s voice has defined the emotional potential of Gospel music for over half a century. His perfectly raspy te...
Jennifer Knapp Goes Back to Kansas
There’s nothing like a relaxed, sit-down conversation – especially when discussing complicated things like faith, love, and art. True Tunes is committ...
@45RPM - Fred Armisen, Daniel Smith, Chris White & Mike Norman (on the set of the Come And Save Me film)
On this “Extended Play” 45RPM episode of the show, our good friend Chris White, writer and director of the romantic comedy/road picture Electric Jesus...
Microdose: The Prayer Chain
On this "impossibly short version of the ongoing conversation you'll find at TrueTunes.com" we revisit our conversation with the pioneering LA-based a...
Microdose: Roemer
On this "impossibly short version of the ongoing conversation you'll find at TrueTunes.com" we revisit our conversation with the Berlin-based American...
Microdose: Bill Mallonee
On this "impossibly short version of the ongoing conversation you'll find at TrueTunes.com" we revisit our conversation with the prolific and acclaime...
Microdose: Tonio K
On this "impossibly short version of the ongoing conversation you'll find at TrueTunes.com" we revisit our conversation with artist and songwriter Ton...
Microdose: Drew Holcomb
On this "impossibly short version of the ongoing conversation you'll find at TrueTunes.com" we revisit our conversation with Drew Holcomb when he visi...
Microdose: Chagall Guevara
On this "impossibly short version of the ongoing conversation you'll find at TrueTunes.com" we revisit our conversation with Steve Taylor, Dave Perkin...
Microdose: Kevin Max
On this "impossibly short version of the ongoing conversation you'll find at TrueTunes.com" we revisit our conversation with Kevin Max.
About Th...
Microdose: Gungor
On this "impossibly short version of the ongoing conversation you'll find at TrueTunes.com" we revisit our conversation with Michael Gungor.
Abo...
Microdose: Faith as Counterculture (w David Bunker)
On this "impossibly short version of the ongoing conversation you'll find at TrueTunes.com" we revisit our conversation with poet, teacher, chaplain,...
Luxury: Making The Most Of Their Second Act
In the mid-nineties, it seemed to many of us that Luxury might be the band most likely to find real success in the wider alternative rock market. Thei...
@45RPM - Luxury on the Jukebox (New Episode Preview)
This 45RPM episode features a look back at over 30 years of the music of a relatively obscure but critically acclaimed indie rock band, Luxury. We wil...
An Alternative Legacy Changes Hands: Randy & Matthias Layton
Randy Layton has been a tireless advocate of some of our favorite artists since the 1980s. He was also an early influence and encourager of all things...
God Gave Rock and Roll To You: The Clash of the CCM Historians w Dr. Leah Payne and JJT
Dr. Leah Payne, author of the new book God Gave Rock and Roll To You, joins us to talk about the roots - and fruits - of the contemporary Christian mu...
@45RPM - Rolling Lost Tape with Jim Goodwin of The Call
Even with champions like Peter Gabriel, U2, Jim Kerr, and others singing their praises, and songs like “The Walls Came Down,” “I Still Believe” and “L...
Microdose: Propaganda
On this "impossibly short version of the ongoing conversation you'll find at TrueTunes.com" we revisit our conversation with rapper, author, and activ...
Microdose: The Choir
On this "impossibly short version of the ongoing conversation you'll find at TrueTunes.com" we revisit our conversation with Steve Hindalong, Derri Da...
Microdose: Young Oceans
On this "impossibly short version of the ongoing conversation you'll find at TrueTunes.com" we revisit our conversation with Eric Marshall, who has be...
Microdose: Neal Morse
On this "impossibly short version of the ongoing conversation you'll find at TrueTunes.com" we revisit our conversation with Prog Rock legend Neal Mor...
Microdose: Phil Cook’s Spiritual Helpline
On this "impossibly short version of the ongoing conversation you'll find at TrueTunes.com" we revisit our conversation with Pianist, songwriter, and...
Microdose: Natalie Bergman
On this "impossibly short version of the ongoing conversation you'll find at TrueTunes.com" we revisit our conversation with the Third Man Records art...
Microdose: Sandra McCracken
On this "impossibly short version of the ongoing conversation you'll find at TrueTunes.com" we revisit our conversation with songwriter, worship leade...
Microdose: Terry Scott Taylor
On this "impossibly short version of the ongoing conversation you'll find at TrueTunes.com" we revisit our conversation with songwriter, artist, and p...
Microdose: Steve Scott
On this "impossibly short version of the ongoing conversation you'll find at TrueTunes.com" we revisit our conversation with artist, poet, author, and...