In 1989 John J. Thompson, author of Raised by Wolves: The Story of Christian Rock & Roll, opened True Tunes Etc., a cutting-edge music store located just outside of Chicago. Soon afterwards he launched True Tunes News, which became the most widely circulated alternative Christian music magazine in the world before it moved to being exclusively online. Thompson founded his own band and his own record label and has produced two albums for independent bands. He has published articles about progressive Christian music, has contributed a chapter to a handbook for Christian musicians, and has written two short books.