I love that I still get to write about the things that really matter to me. I love that there are some folks who still want to read my comments after all these years. I love speaking and teaching at conferences, colleges and festivals. I love that the internet makes it so affordable to communicate about music, faith, culture and all the rest. It used to cost me upwards of $50,000 to print an issue of True Tunes News.
I don’t love that the web has become so crowded with words, streams, signals and agendas that it can be impossible to find what you actually want to read. I hate that every time I have a few minutes to check out new music or an interesting article I have to wade through so much noise to get to what I want. It frustrates me that my friends have such a hard time finding the things I have written. That is why I’m excited about this blog.
I’m fortunate to be a regular contributor to www.ThinkChristian.net, and I’m thrilled to have started writing for www.ChristianityToday.com as well. But I have had dozens of people tell me that despite my tweets and Facebook links, they missed these articles entirely. If you subscribe to this blog, however, you won’t miss a beat. Everything I write will be linked from here, as well as some gems from the archives:
– Brand new interviews, reviews, commentaries
– Archival articles from True Tunes and other publications over the years
– Previously unreleased interviews from the past 20 years
– Links to audio features, including podcasts
You’ll get a notice whenever something new is published, and a monthly re-cap in case you missed anything. If I find interesting articles I think you might dig I’ll link to those as well. I’ll also start posting reviews, articles, reflections and commentaries that will ONLY be published here on my blog. You should subscribe. Really. Please.
You can choose how you want to be notified, but please take a second and sign up. I promise not to overwhelm you with more noise. If I can coalesce all of us who are still interested in music that is good, true, and beautiful into a large enough tribe we may actually be able to move the needle here. I’ve been building bridges between artists and audiences since I was thirteen years old. I still am. This site is the latest plank in that bridge. Sign up, spread the word, and join in the conversation.
Peace
JJT
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April 10, 2021 @ 6:31 PM
Hey John, you will not remember me but I shopped at your store regularly back in the late 80s early 90s. I am mediately knew you were a Larry Norman fan. Have observed a lot of the things you’ve done over the years. I love that you’re still engaged in music. Back in the day I worked for Amtrak and for the last 26 years I have been a pastor. I have been the senior pastor for almost 20 years at shelter rock church Long Island. I just passed the baton to a young leader. Looking forward to reading and listening to a lot of your content here. Your story of hunting down Larry Norman an Colorado was so funny to me because in 1980, when I was in Los Angeles for my brothers wedding, I did the exact same thing hunting down solid rock studios only to find a locked door. Little did I know at the time that the organization was crashing and burning. My father like yours drove me everywhere
July 30, 2021 @ 10:58 PM
Hey Steve! I think I do remember you. Did you show me a picture of you playing a set opening for Margaret Becker with an embarrassing, shall we say, bit of wetness involved? Great to hear from you. Sorry to take so long to respond here. I actually mostly see spam stuff in the responses here – like 90%. So I miss stuff. Glad to hear you found us! – JJT