@jonathanthornton.bsky.social
Writer for The Fantasy Hive, Tor dot com, Gingernuts Of Horror. Books reviews editor for Foundation. Entomology technician at LSTM. Lover of cats, books, music, starships, gardening
Funny old week, but I did manage to get hold of Bolt Thrower’s Warmaster on vinyl! Looking forward to blasting this out
And Bolt Thrower!
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#Motorhead #DellAbyss #AmericanFootball #UrsulaLeGuin #SubPop
I don't deny that dogs can sometimes be quite lovely but what I will say is I don't trust their opinions. If a cat recommended me an album it had bought, I'd totally check it out. If a dog did the same, I'd promise to listen to the album, out of politeness, with no intention of actually doing so
Kicking ass never stopped anyone from using good grammar!
Having a very metal train journey down to London to visit my Gran
The Manics warn us that if you like Marillion mark one, you’ll probably wind up enjoying Marillion mark two as well. Aaaaaaand if you tolerate Fish, then Steve Hogarth will be next…
Today on @outsideleft.bsky.social I’m interviewing @oracogan.bsky.social about her brilliant new album Hard Hearted Woman outsideleft.com/main.php?sto...
Wildhearts badges!
Exciting ARC post this week
Today on @outsideleft.bsky.social I’m interviewing @bencardew.bsky.social about his brilliant new book on Stereolab, Space Age Bachelor Pad Music! outsideleft.com/main.php?sto...
“Why don’t you listen to something really classical, like Mozart, Mendelssohn or Motörhead?”
Got my hands on the Bolt Thrower cassette boxset!
Today on @outsideleft.bsky.social I’m interviewing Michael Mazzarella of The Rooks, one of the most brilliant yet underrated songwriters of the 90s
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Another film has entered my personal pantheon of all-time greats. Max sold this to me by describing it as a trans Crash meets Tetsuo: The Iron Man. And incredibly Titane more than delivers on that promise. A modern masterpiece of body horror.
Thrilled to be interviewing Michael Timmins, guitarist and songwriter for the wonderful Cowboy Junkies, on @outsideleft.bsky.social today! outsideleft.com/main.php?sto...
Day 2 post-gig: rocking my new Whiplash t
Part of my work for OUTSIDELEFT! It was pretty special
And I got to meet and interview Napalm Death vocalist Barney Greenway, which was awesome!
Obligatory post-gig new t selfie
And we had thrash pioneers Whiplash as support!
Napalm Death were fucking amazing last night
Today…
Turns out Midwest emo is actually really great, which is brilliant because it gives me more music to be into AND an excuse to be even pissier about more commercially successful emo
Today on @outsideleft.bsky.social I’m interviewing indiepop heroes Blueboy!
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Followed by The Art Of Noise’s In Visible Silence!
Saturday morning vibes: Propaganda’s A Secret Wish on glorious vinyl!
No, but it was in DS9 and involved Dax - ‘Rejoined’, season 4 episode 5
Been obsessed with Propaganda‘s A Secret Wish since I first heard it so very excited to finally track it down on vinyl yesterday! Got the second Art Of Noise album as well
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#TheWondermints #TheRecords #AnnaKavan #UrsulaKleGuin #FactoryRecords