John J. Thompson founded in 1998[1]True Tunes News out of his Wheaton, Illinois Christian record shop, True Tunes.[2] The store itself, founded in 1989, with Chris Langill, was relatively unique because it focused exclusively on alternative Christian music at a time when Christian bookstores wouldn't carry products based on rock, hip hop, or other hard forms of music.[2] In 1995 Thompson founded a live music club for Christian acts called True Tunes Upstairs.[3] In 1997 the store, magazine, and related assets were bought by the Charlottesville, VA based company Journey Communications. Journey closed the shop in early 1998 citing lagging sales due to the spread of alternative Christian music to larger retailers, and turned operations to the printed magazine and the internet.[2]
Despite competition from CCM, HM, and 7ball magazines True Tunes News was extremely successful, achieving a worldwide circulation of 50,000 issues by 1993.[4] This made it the largest Christian rock magazine by circulation, a title it held through the late 1990s.[5] In the late 1990s the magazine ran into financial trouble when several of the record labels whose advertising financed it[4] and it went defunct in 1998.[1] When it ceased publishing the editors turned to the internet for distribution, but this effort has now been disbanded.
Referencesedit
^ ab"True Tunes News". CMnexus. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
^ abcChase, John (January 12, 1998). "Groundbreaking Christian music store becomes a victim of its own success". Daily Herald. p. 6.
^Edman, Catherine (May 3, 1997). "Music scene perks up for Christian bands Coffeehouses give artists, fans an outlet". Daily Herald. p. 1.
^ abThompson, John J. (2000). Raised by Wolves: The Story of Christian Rock & Roll. Toronto: ECW Press. p. 234. ISBN978-1-55022-421-4.
^Olsen, Ted (October 7, 1996). "Too holy for the world, or too worldly for the church? Christian alternative bands look for a home". Christianity Today. 40 (11): 84–86. ISSN 0009-5753.
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true, tunes, news, magazine, which, covered, alternative, christian, music, published, between, 1989, winter, 1998, editorjohn, thompsoncategorieschristian, alternative, rockfrequencyirregularcirculation50, 000founded1989final, issuewinter, 1998countryunited, . True Tunes News is a magazine which covered alternative Christian music It was published between 1989 and Winter 1998 True Tunes NewsEditorJohn J ThompsonCategoriesChristian alternative rockFrequencyIrregularCirculation50 000Founded1989Final issueWinter 1998CountryUnited StatesBackground editJohn J Thompson founded in 1998 1 True Tunes News out of his Wheaton Illinois Christian record shop True Tunes 2 The store itself founded in 1989 with Chris Langill was relatively unique because it focused exclusively on alternative Christian music at a time when Christian bookstores wouldn t carry products based on rock hip hop or other hard forms of music 2 In 1995 Thompson founded a live music club for Christian acts called True Tunes Upstairs 3 In 1997 the store magazine and related assets were bought by the Charlottesville VA based company Journey Communications Journey closed the shop in early 1998 citing lagging sales due to the spread of alternative Christian music to larger retailers and turned operations to the printed magazine and the internet 2 Despite competition from CCM HM and 7ball magazines True Tunes News was extremely successful achieving a worldwide circulation of 50 000 issues by 1993 4 This made it the largest Christian rock magazine by circulation a title it held through the late 1990s 5 In the late 1990s the magazine ran into financial trouble when several of the record labels whose advertising financed it 4 and it went defunct in 1998 1 When it ceased publishing the editors turned to the internet for distribution but this effort has now been disbanded References edit a b True Tunes News CMnexus Retrieved 15 January 2017 a b c Chase John January 12 1998 Groundbreaking Christian music store becomes a victim of its own success Daily Herald p 6 Edman Catherine May 3 1997 Music scene perks up for Christian bands Coffeehouses give artists fans an outlet Daily Herald p 1 a b Thompson John J 2000 Raised by Wolves The Story of Christian Rock amp Roll Toronto ECW Press p 234 ISBN 978 1 55022 421 4 Olsen Ted October 7 1996 Too holy for the world or too worldly for the church Christian alternative bands look for a home Christianity Today 40 11 84 86 ISSN 0009 5753 nbsp This music magazine or journal related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See tips for writing articles about magazines Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte nbsp This Christian magazine or journal related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See tips for writing articles about magazines Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title True Tunes News amp oldid 1215440956, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
