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
Spain were absolutely magical last night
November 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Spain were absolutely magical last night
November 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Followed by the Wolfgang Press’ Sweat Box EP!
November 1, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Followed by the Wolfgang Press’ Sweat Box EP!
Saturday morning vibes - The Cranberries’ MTV Unplugged recording, just issued on vinyl!
November 1, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Saturday morning vibes - The Cranberries’ MTV Unplugged recording, just issued on vinyl!
My review copy of the Cranberries MTV Unplugged arrived!
October 31, 2025 at 7:29 PM
My review copy of the Cranberries MTV Unplugged arrived!
Obligatory post-gig band T pic
October 29, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Obligatory post-gig band T pic
The Swirlies were transcendent last night! So glad I got to see them live and meet my hero Damon Tutunjian!
October 29, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The Swirlies were transcendent last night! So glad I got to see them live and meet my hero Damon Tutunjian!
Super excited to be seeing American shoegaze legends Swirlies this evening in Manchester!
October 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Super excited to be seeing American shoegaze legends Swirlies this evening in Manchester!
Awww yeah now I get to reread an old favourite
October 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Awww yeah now I get to reread an old favourite
October 20, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Obligatory post-gig tshirt selfie!
October 18, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Obligatory post-gig tshirt selfie!
Sleeper were absolutely brilliant last night!
October 18, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Sleeper were absolutely brilliant last night!
Liverpool and Manchester friends! If you like Shoegaze, or even just great guitar music, you owe it to yourself to check out the Swirlies later this month in Manchester! They’re playing at Gorilla on the 28th, it’s their first UK tour in foreeeeeever, and trust me you’re gonna want to be there!
October 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Liverpool and Manchester friends! If you like Shoegaze, or even just great guitar music, you owe it to yourself to check out the Swirlies later this month in Manchester! They’re playing at Gorilla on the 28th, it’s their first UK tour in foreeeeeever, and trust me you’re gonna want to be there!
Metal bands have much to teach other genres about badges
October 12, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Metal bands have much to teach other genres about badges
The album cover
October 12, 2025 at 11:56 AM
The album cover
LP six of the next lot of records Al’s lent me
Artist: The Rivits
Album: Multiplay
Date: 1980
Label: Island
What I know about the record going in: absolutely nothing. Cool cover. Vaguely new wave-ish black and white photo of the band on the back.
Artist: The Rivits
Album: Multiplay
Date: 1980
Label: Island
What I know about the record going in: absolutely nothing. Cool cover. Vaguely new wave-ish black and white photo of the band on the back.
October 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM
LP six of the next lot of records Al’s lent me
Artist: The Rivits
Album: Multiplay
Date: 1980
Label: Island
What I know about the record going in: absolutely nothing. Cool cover. Vaguely new wave-ish black and white photo of the band on the back.
Artist: The Rivits
Album: Multiplay
Date: 1980
Label: Island
What I know about the record going in: absolutely nothing. Cool cover. Vaguely new wave-ish black and white photo of the band on the back.
Yes I got Obituary and Testament band tees!
October 12, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Yes I got Obituary and Testament band tees!
Testament were bloody fantastic as well. Can’t hear a damn thing this morning
October 11, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Testament were bloody fantastic as well. Can’t hear a damn thing this morning
Obituary were absolutely phenomenal last night. A treat to hear the Cause Of Death material live
October 11, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Obituary were absolutely phenomenal last night. A treat to hear the Cause Of Death material live
Very excited for my first metal gig in aaaages!
October 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Very excited for my first metal gig in aaaages!
October 8, 2025 at 10:52 AM
B and the neighbours no doubt delighted that I finally own this pinnacle of thrash metal on vinyl
October 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
B and the neighbours no doubt delighted that I finally own this pinnacle of thrash metal on vinyl
LP five of the next lot of records Al’s lent
Artist: Judie Tzuke
Album: Sports Car
Date: 1980
Label: The Rocket Record Company
What I know about the record going in: absolutely nothing. An unnerving record cover, on the back there’s a photo of a woman with a very 80s haircut
Artist: Judie Tzuke
Album: Sports Car
Date: 1980
Label: The Rocket Record Company
What I know about the record going in: absolutely nothing. An unnerving record cover, on the back there’s a photo of a woman with a very 80s haircut
October 5, 2025 at 10:57 AM
LP five of the next lot of records Al’s lent
Artist: Judie Tzuke
Album: Sports Car
Date: 1980
Label: The Rocket Record Company
What I know about the record going in: absolutely nothing. An unnerving record cover, on the back there’s a photo of a woman with a very 80s haircut
Artist: Judie Tzuke
Album: Sports Car
Date: 1980
Label: The Rocket Record Company
What I know about the record going in: absolutely nothing. An unnerving record cover, on the back there’s a photo of a woman with a very 80s haircut
40 and still rocking band T-shirts - my Belly shirt from Friday‘s gig!
September 29, 2025 at 10:18 AM
40 and still rocking band T-shirts - my Belly shirt from Friday‘s gig!