If you think True Tunes host and founder John J. Thompson is objective about music - merely a dispassionate observer or fact-gathering journalist... think again. "Before I wrote about music," he admits, "before I worked in the industry at all - before I promoted concerts or started True Tunes back in the 80s - I was a kid with a guitar, bad hair, and way more confidence than talent. Inspired by heroes like T Bone Burnett, Steve Taylor, Bob Dylan, Bono, Mark Heard, Bruce Cockburn, The 77s, and all of the bands Terry Scott Taylor was in, I knew I had to make music. Everything I have done since then has flowed from this original inspiration. I am definitely biased about this stuff."
And despite how busy he has been helping other people with their projects, It's been a long time since Thompson has released new music of his own. With the release of a new double single: "Ghost In The Needle" / "Not OK At All" that time has come and he is ready to show his hand. In this special "extended" 45RPM episode, JJT is joined by his wife - and longsuffering Wayside bandmate - Michelle Lynn Thompson to discuss their new songs in particular and their somewhat complicated creative relationship in general. Elsewhere in the show, he sits down with producer Matt Goldman, famous for his work with Underoath, The Chariot, Luxury, and others, to talk about the production process.
Full Show Notes are available at TrueTunes.com/Wayside45 and all of the band's available music can be found at TheWaysideStore.com.
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David Eugene Edwards of Wovenhand: Apocalypse Ain’t for the Faint of Heart
Michael Bloodgood: A Long Obedience in a LOUD Direction
@45RPM The Prayer Chain: Backstage in ’18
Chagall Guevara: Revolutionary Art, Halcyon Days, & Long-Play Redemption (+ a Squint Jukebox Meltdown)
The Cornerstone Festival: 10 Years Gone (and counting...)
Walking St. Paul’s Blvd with Michael McDermott (+ Peter Himmelman on the Jukebox)
Michael Roe Did It For Love (Pt.2) [The Lost Dogs, 77s, Kerosene Halo]
@45RPM - Character Witnesses for Michael Roe (Terry S. Taylor, Jimmy A, Randy Layton, A-Train, & Jan Eric Volz)
Michael Roe Did It For Love (Pt. 1) [77s, Lost Dogs, Kerosene Halo, Etc,]
@45RPM - Listening Carefully w Buddy Miller & Ian Fitchuk
Coffee w Propaganda: World Building, Critical Thinking, & History Healing (+ Midnight Oil on the Jukebox!)
@45RPM - Steve Scott & The Gospel of John as Creative Cultural Critique (pt 2)
Eric Earley (Blitzen Trapper) + Sacred Psychedelia on the Jukebox (w David Bunker)
Keyboard Warriors: Ronnie Martin (+ Steve Fairnie / The Technos on the Jukebox)
Steve Scott on the Missional Purpose of Art (pt 1)
Meet Doe! (+ Aaron ”A-Train” Smith on Stevie Wonder in the 70s on the Jukebox)
@45RPM - ROEMER on Knowing Our Role (Pt. 2)
Royce Lovett’s Unlikely Journey (+ The Roots of Gospel Rap w Soup The Chemist & Chris Williamson on the Jukebox)
@45RPM - ROEMER on Bonhoeffer, Marx, and Missiology (Pt. 1)
Andy Zipf, Achtung Baby, and the Power of Place
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