Video Premiere: “Rhyming Dictionary” by Jeff Elbel + Ping
“Waiting Room” director Andrew “*frosh.” Pickett has crafted a clever and comical video for “Rhyming Dictionary” by Jeff Elbel + … Read the rest
John Thompson
About John Thompson
Posts by John Thompson:
Nikki Lerner + The Music of Nowhere Else
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We knew that Over The Rhine’s Nowhere Else Festival was going to be something special. We’ve … Read the rest
David Bunker on Artist Care & Nurturing the Creative
David Bunker, who currently serves as the chaplain of Judson University’s Music Business and Entrepreneurship program, … Read the rest
Tyson Motsenbocker Loses His Milk Teeth
Tyson Motsenbocker is quite an anomaly. He’s a young, hip songwriter/artist who crafts alternative, modern-sounding pop (in … Read the rest
@45RPM What Good Is Music? (with Pastor Chris )
What good is music, anyway? Is there something happening in the arrangement of certain melodies, harmonies, rhythms, … Read the rest
Creativity Will Save The World (w Tom Willett)
Tom Willett’s roots go back to the counterculture of the 60s. He played bass in one of the earliest … Read the rest
Jon Anderson of YES (in conversation w Jeff Elbel)
The meticulous progressive rock sound of Yes has challenged the norms of popular music and fascinated fans since the arrival … Read the rest
Bill Mallonee: Love Vigilante for Life
Bill Mallonee has been lauded as one of the 100 greatest living songwriters by Paste Magazine and … Read the rest
Beatles & Outlaws: Ken Mansfield Comes Down From The Roof
Ken Mansfield has been “in the room” for several major cultural watershed moments. After a meteoric … Read the rest
Phil Cook’s Spiritual Helpline
From Bon Iver, Hiss Golden Messenger, & Megafaun to Gospel Glory
After being affiliated with Bon Iver, … Read the rest
Love Is Underrated: Undercover
Love Is Underrated: Undercover
(+ What’s Shakin’ & Reality Rock on the Jukebox)
On this episode, we … Read the rest
David Eugene Edwards of Wovenhand: Apocalypse Ain’t for the Faint of Heart
Few artists have committed to the ethic of apocalyptic – even gothic – Americana as completely as Colorado’s David Eugene … Read the rest
Michael Bloodgood: A Long Obedience in a LOUD Direction
In memory of our friend Michael Bloodgood, we revisit a conversation we recorded with him for the Electric Jesus Podcast … Read the rest
@45RPM The Prayer Chain: Backstage in ’18
The Prayer Chain is the only band that ever appeared on the cover of the old print version of … Read the rest
Chagall Guevara: Revolutionary Art, Halcyon Days, & Long-Play Redemption
The musical highways and byways of this great land are littered with the bedazzled corpses of countless, … Read the rest
New True Tunes Merch Is Here!
Look Good AND Support True Tunes AT THE SAME TIME!
We are back from our Summer road trips, where we … Read the rest
Moss Meredith – Late For The Moon (reviewed by john r. williamson)
Moss Meredith – Late for the Moon
© 2021 Wild Turkey Records
Marc Moss has worked with … Read the rest
Chagall Guevara (with Over The Rhine) at The Ryman (reviewed by BQN)
Chagall Guevara
w/ Over the Rhine
Ryman Auditorium
Nashville, TN
July 2, 2022
(Reviewed by Brian Quincy Newcomb)
Fans who … Read the rest
The Cornerstone Festival: 10 Years Gone (and counting…)
The original Woodstock Festival happened once. The Cornerstone Festival, however, gathered an unlikely and … Read the rest
Fourth Wave: The Reality Rock Collection (reviewed by Dan MacIntosh)
Fourth Wave: The Reality Rock Collection
Various Artists
No record, not even a two-LP set, can ever replicate the … Read the rest