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John Robinson (@thranjax)

@thranjax.bsky.social

Lecturer in Digital Technologies / Writer for OutsideLeft.com music / film / tv review/ At fifteenpeople.com a blog about the musician Momus and Writer of Famous For Fifteen People / Writer of Folktronics.

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I'm still pitching the sequel. @lawriebrewster.bsky.social Anyway, backed Mr. Whispers, as should everyone!

05.08.2025 15:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Top stories on OutsideLeft.com at the moment: @momuspda.bsky.social not sure why that's popped up again! Burials and Beyond with Kate Cherrell @katecherrell.bsky.social Discerning readers!

25.07.2025 14:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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According to a Pearson advert this is a Year 11 pupil i.e. 15 or 16.

So if police start to look young it means you're getting old, god knows what it means when Year 11 pupils look like the 30 something lead singer of a cover band. I don't even think I look this old.

25.07.2025 14:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Apparently I score highly for Alexithymia, let's add that to the dysfunctionality pile. #alexithymia I guess?

25.07.2025 14:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Momus: Anyone's Guess
YouTube video by momasu Momus: Anyone's Guess

It's becoming clear now, the arc of my life. youtu.be/RTlFlbkY_Bc

22.07.2025 13:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Robert Snook: Grave of the Last Highwayman In the middle of a field, surrounded by enormous cows, sits a tiny white grave encircled in black fencing. This is the grave marker of Robert Snooks, the last Englishman to be hanged for highway roโ€ฆ

In the middle of a field, surrounded by enormous cows, sits a tiny white grave encircled in black fencing. This is the grave marker of Robert Snooks, the last Englishman to be hanged for highway robbery back in 1802. ๐Ÿฎ

burialsandbeyond.com/2025/07/22/r...

22.07.2025 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I mean, it's rubbish, obviously. :)

15.07.2025 09:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Candy is correct about The Ugly Stepsister, a much superior type of body horror film, 8 out of 10.

15.07.2025 08:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Sssssss (1973) - Official Trailer (HD)
YouTube video by ScreamFactoryTV Sssssss (1973) - Official Trailer (HD)

This is the film you hadn't heard of: A mad scientist obsessed with snakes tries to turn a young man into a snake: it's just what came to mind while I was watching Tusk.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOkQ...

15.07.2025 08:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Kate Cherrell: The Sunday Interview - John Robinson talks to writer, broadcaster and paranormal historian, Kate Cherrell ...the latest story in Outsideleft Outsideleft.com an independent Arts, Music and Culture Magazine our newest story is Kate Cherrell: The Sunday Interview

Currently number one story on the website, interview with #paranormal broadcaster Kate Cherrell about her #gothic novel.
outsideleft.com/main.php?sto...

15.07.2025 08:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Kate Cherrell: The Sunday Interview - John Robinson talks to writer, broadcaster and paranormal historian, Kate Cherrell ...the latest story in Outsideleft Outsideleft.com an independent Arts, Music and Culture Magazine our newest story is Kate Cherrell: The Sunday Interview

My interview with paranormal historian and broadcaster Kate Cherrell is on OutsideLeft, where we discuss her new Gothic novel Begotten.

outsideleft.com/main.php?sto...

13.07.2025 09:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Glitch Wizard Digs The Light - John Robinson on two releases together from Anton Barbeau ...the latest story in Outsideleft Outsideleft.com an independent Arts, Music and Culture Magazine our newest story is Glitch Wizard Digs The Light

My review of @antonbarbeau.bsky.social 's two new albums is up at OutsideLeft now.
outsideleft.com/main.php?sto...

12.07.2025 21:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Gross, but engrossing: daft as all hell, probably wouldn't watch it again. It reminded me of Human Centipede crossed with Sssssss (with Dirk Benedict getting turned into a snake). 7/10 I think. There are some excellent moments in it, but ultimately feels like an in-joke.

04.07.2025 10:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is not, as the tag would suggest, "realistic" AI Video.

29.06.2025 20:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Famous for Fifteen People from Zer0 Books The life and songs of singer-songwriter Momus during his time at Creation records and beyond. Momus - the stage name of musician Nicholas Currie ...

www.collectiveinkbooks.com/zer0-books/o...

25.06.2025 12:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Very good!

24.06.2025 09:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Folktronics: The Songs of Momus 1996-2008 โ€“ P&H Books

What's that? You want a... er... .. Bastille Day present? For fans of the Marquis de Sade? Why not buy my two books about Momus, either Folktronics covering the late 90s/00s poniesandhorsesbooks.com/product/folk... or Famous For Fifteen People www.collectiveinkbooks.com/zer0-books/o...

23.06.2025 08:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

No such thing! Trashier the better! I guess watching something like Cannibal Holocaust there's some guilt involved regarding the animal abuse in it.

12.06.2025 15:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We are live for our launch! Come talk exciting news!

www.youtube.com/live/vd-m45I...

31.05.2025 00:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ†•NEW EPISODE๐Ÿ†•

Interview With Ben Scrivens (President Of Fright Rags)

Check out our amazing interview with the wonderful Ben from Fright Rags. We discuss the state of horror, working with different horror IPs & our genre favourites

Check it out now:
open.spotify.com/episode/5TU1...

Enjoy

04.06.2025 10:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And AI allows all sorts to be shown, how far have we come since that sketch show, thingy, The Wrong Door, tried to use CGI.

04.06.2025 10:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

With the latest generation of AI graphics there's a possibility that writers could create sketch shows as games without the need for any studio being involved at all, which is obviously bad for the industry but since sketch shows don't get made anyway, at least it would be something.

04.06.2025 10:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sound on Sound - John Robinson hears the new LP from The Leaking Machine ...the latest story in Outsideleft Outsideleft.com an independent Arts, Music and Culture Magazine our newest story is Sound on Sound

My review of Sound on Sound, the new album by The Leaking Machine (ex-members of Mighty Mighty) released on Jenny's Feather Factory Label, the new label founded by Adrian Goldberg.
@goldbergradio.bsky.social

outsideleft.com/main.php?upd...

30.05.2025 18:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah I bought Trick of the Light and Pictures in the Dark as singles, enjoyed the pop era as much for the random never heard of again (it seemed) singers who featured on them.

30.05.2025 14:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Romy Morgan Author - Jupiter Cloud Books UK author of LGBT+ magical realism fantasy romance books. Fallen Feathers, the first of a trilogy of books about an angel and a demon in love coming soon.

A previous North Lindsey College student has started a publishing company, and is looking for entries for a new LGBT themed anthology: romymorgan.com/jupiter-clou...

19.05.2025 21:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Standing In A Psychedelic Meadow - John Robinson reviews Nell Smith's brilliant yet tragic posthumous solo debut 'Anxious' ...the latest story in Outsideleft Outsideleft.com an independent Arts, Music and Culture Magazine our newest story is Standing In A Psychedelic Meadow

My review of Nell Smith's posthumous album from Bella Union

outsideleft.com/main.php?upd...

02.05.2025 11:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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IHS Home Grown Horror Shorts: North West England Join us for an evening in celebrating some incredible indie horror shorts, all born in England's glorious North West!

Celebrate #horror with the Independent Horror Society
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ihs-home-g...

01.05.2025 10:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Not without laughing.

27.04.2025 00:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Worth a re-read every so often.
Still probably the funniest news story I know of.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

25.04.2025 11:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If David Lynch were still alive I'd persuade him to make a film version of Mr. Benn.

24.04.2025 22:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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