Jonathan Thornton
@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
Today on @outsideleft.bsky.social I’m interviewing Clive Ives of brilliant musical eccentrics Woo on the reissue of their brilliant debut album Whichever Way You Are Going, You Are Going Wrong outsideleft.com/main.php?sto...
Woo: Going Right by Going Wrong - On the reissue of their remarkable debut album 'Whichever Way You Are Going, You Are Going Wrong', Jonathan Thornton speaks to Clive Ives of Woo about the band's beau...
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January 14, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Today on @outsideleft.bsky.social I’m interviewing Clive Ives of brilliant musical eccentrics Woo on the reissue of their brilliant debut album Whichever Way You Are Going, You Are Going Wrong outsideleft.com/main.php?sto...
Windy & Carl’s Consciousness on vinyl - got it 50% off in the sale, bargain!
January 13, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Windy & Carl’s Consciousness on vinyl - got it 50% off in the sale, bargain!
New Dry Cleaning!
January 13, 2026 at 9:58 PM
New Dry Cleaning!
Today on @outsideleft.bsky.social I’m writing about the wonderful Section 25 and their ludicrously underrated early period outsideleft.com/main.php?sto...
Section 25: Always Now Again - Jonathan Thornton celebrates Factory Records' overlooked heroes by diving into their 5 disc boxset of early works ...the latest story in Outsideleft
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January 12, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Today on @outsideleft.bsky.social I’m writing about the wonderful Section 25 and their ludicrously underrated early period outsideleft.com/main.php?sto...
Today on @outsideleft.bsky.social I’m reviewing Zu’s 15th studio album Ferrum Sidereum! outsideleft.com/main.php?sto...
Carving Out a Unique Furrow - Jonathan Thornton scratches his Prog Rock itch with Zu's fifteen studio outing ...the latest story in Outsideleft
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January 11, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Today on @outsideleft.bsky.social I’m reviewing Zu’s 15th studio album Ferrum Sidereum! outsideleft.com/main.php?sto...
Followed by The Bangles’ Different Light!
January 11, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Followed by The Bangles’ Different Light!
Wanted to do one of those “matching album cover and T-shirt” photos but I suck at photography
January 11, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Wanted to do one of those “matching album cover and T-shirt” photos but I suck at photography
Sunday morning vibes: Section 25’s brilliant debut Always Now
January 11, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Sunday morning vibes: Section 25’s brilliant debut Always Now
OMD are playing a gig in Rochdale this summer! outsideleft.com/main.php?sto...
OMD Head Back To Their Roots - The synth pop pioneers are playing a headline show at Rochdale Town Hall Square ...the latest story in Outsideleft
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January 10, 2026 at 3:05 PM
OMD are playing a gig in Rochdale this summer! outsideleft.com/main.php?sto...
Followed by the Durutti Column’s LC!
January 10, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Followed by the Durutti Column’s LC!
First Saturday of the working year, relaxing with New Order’s Power, Corruption & Lies!
January 10, 2026 at 11:05 AM
First Saturday of the working year, relaxing with New Order’s Power, Corruption & Lies!
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January 9, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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January 9, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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Today on @outsideleft.bsky.social I’m reviewing Perseus 9, the glorious stoner metal space rock debut from Epimetheus! outsideleft.com/main.php?sto...
Perseus 9 - Jonathan Thornton believes power trio Epimetheus are heading for the stars with their debut album ...the latest story in Outsideleft
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January 9, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Today on @outsideleft.bsky.social I’m reviewing Perseus 9, the glorious stoner metal space rock debut from Epimetheus! outsideleft.com/main.php?sto...
Today on @outsideleft.bsky.social I get to interview my favourite modern Shoegaze band @whitelands.bsky.social about their awesome new album! outsideleft.com/main.php?sto...
Sunlight Echoes and Serendipty - Jonathan Thornton catches up with modern shoegaze heroes Whitelands in advance of their brilliant second album ...the latest story in Outsideleft
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January 8, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Today on @outsideleft.bsky.social I get to interview my favourite modern Shoegaze band @whitelands.bsky.social about their awesome new album! outsideleft.com/main.php?sto...
First badges of the year
January 7, 2026 at 6:26 PM
First badges of the year
Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social my thoughts on Wuthering Heights fantasy-hive.co.uk/2026/01/wuth...
WUTHERING HEIGHTS by Emily Brontë (BOOK REVIEW) | Fantasy-Hive
Jonathan shares his Gothic reading of Emily Brontë's classic romance/not-a-romance WUTHERING HEIGHTS: "Given how visual and visceral it is, it is perhaps surprising that adaptations keep insisting on ...
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January 7, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social my thoughts on Wuthering Heights fantasy-hive.co.uk/2026/01/wuth...
First cassettes of the year!
January 6, 2026 at 10:49 AM
First cassettes of the year!
“Son, I’m thirty…..”
January 4, 2026 at 11:06 AM
“Son, I’m thirty…..”
Happy 2026! Here’s to a gentler, kinder year than 2025. I seem to say this each time but it’s gotta take eventually right
January 1, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Happy 2026! Here’s to a gentler, kinder year than 2025. I seem to say this each time but it’s gotta take eventually right
The Durutti Column’s masterful debut The Return of… on glorious vinyl!
December 31, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The Durutti Column’s masterful debut The Return of… on glorious vinyl!
And now we’ve had the Jonathan Aesthetics awards for music, it is time for the equally anticipated JA awards for books!
10. The Big Time by Jordan Prosser
The best bad trip PKD in authoritarian future Australia with insufferable indie rockers you will read this year
10. The Big Time by Jordan Prosser
The best bad trip PKD in authoritarian future Australia with insufferable indie rockers you will read this year
December 30, 2025 at 4:16 PM
And now we’ve had the Jonathan Aesthetics awards for music, it is time for the equally anticipated JA awards for books!
10. The Big Time by Jordan Prosser
The best bad trip PKD in authoritarian future Australia with insufferable indie rockers you will read this year
10. The Big Time by Jordan Prosser
The best bad trip PKD in authoritarian future Australia with insufferable indie rockers you will read this year
No one’s gotten the end of year best album list right, so once again it is down to me and my superior tastes to let everyone know what the best new music released this year was.
10. Lorelle Meets The Obsolete - Corporal
awesome new psychedelic electronic post-Shoegaze masterpiece
10. Lorelle Meets The Obsolete - Corporal
awesome new psychedelic electronic post-Shoegaze masterpiece
December 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
No one’s gotten the end of year best album list right, so once again it is down to me and my superior tastes to let everyone know what the best new music released this year was.
10. Lorelle Meets The Obsolete - Corporal
awesome new psychedelic electronic post-Shoegaze masterpiece
10. Lorelle Meets The Obsolete - Corporal
awesome new psychedelic electronic post-Shoegaze masterpiece
Section 25’s masterpiece From The Hip on glorious vinyl!
December 30, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Section 25’s masterpiece From The Hip on glorious vinyl!
An original Factory Section 25 badge! Always wanted one of these
December 29, 2025 at 9:48 PM
An original Factory Section 25 badge! Always wanted one of these