Steven Johnson
@stevenpj.bsky.social
Newcastle born, east London based music fan/gig goer. Deputy Editor at musicOMH.
Lovely to see this tribute to Mani outside Wembley Arena last night ❤️
November 26, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Lovely to see this tribute to Mani outside Wembley Arena last night ❤️
A little bit of You Made Me Realise 💥
November 26, 2025 at 8:48 AM
A little bit of You Made Me Realise 💥
Immense show by My Bloody Valentine at Wembley Arena last night. Phenomenally loud and absolutely blissful/thrilling at peak. That mid-section of You Made Me Realise remains a truly brutal sonic onslaught. Think my ears have just about survived.
November 26, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Immense show by My Bloody Valentine at Wembley Arena last night. Phenomenally loud and absolutely blissful/thrilling at peak. That mid-section of You Made Me Realise remains a truly brutal sonic onslaught. Think my ears have just about survived.
Radiohead at the O2 Arena. A brilliantly wide-ranging show that incorporated a generous selection of hits (three songs from The Bends, six songs from OK Computer), some superb moments from their mid-period and some impressively esoteric/experimental detours along the way ❤️
November 25, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Radiohead at the O2 Arena. A brilliantly wide-ranging show that incorporated a generous selection of hits (three songs from The Bends, six songs from OK Computer), some superb moments from their mid-period and some impressively esoteric/experimental detours along the way ❤️
"The singer out of Slipknot went to Rome to see the Pope, the singer out of Slipknot went to Rome to see the Pope and this is what he said... who the fucking hell are Slipknot, who the fucking hell are Slipknot, who the fucking hell are Slipknot in relation to me getting out of bed?"
November 23, 2025 at 9:33 AM
"The singer out of Slipknot went to Rome to see the Pope, the singer out of Slipknot went to Rome to see the Pope and this is what he said... who the fucking hell are Slipknot, who the fucking hell are Slipknot, who the fucking hell are Slipknot in relation to me getting out of bed?"
Chicago post-jazz/post-rock/post-everything ensemble Tortoise at the Barbican last night. So happy to have seen them again, a mere 24 years after I last saw them at Shepherd's Bush Empire. Such a unique and engaging blend of sounds and ridiculously high levels of musicianship.
November 23, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Chicago post-jazz/post-rock/post-everything ensemble Tortoise at the Barbican last night. So happy to have seen them again, a mere 24 years after I last saw them at Shepherd's Bush Empire. Such a unique and engaging blend of sounds and ridiculously high levels of musicianship.
Seeing Mani over the years ❤️💔
November 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Seeing Mani over the years ❤️💔
Had to be done ❤️
November 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Had to be done ❤️
Levellers celebrating the 30th anniversary of their fourth album Zeitgeist last night at Shepherds Bush Empire. Brilliant show (although I would have welcomed a longer encore featuring more from the first three albums).
November 15, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Levellers celebrating the 30th anniversary of their fourth album Zeitgeist last night at Shepherds Bush Empire. Brilliant show (although I would have welcomed a longer encore featuring more from the first three albums).
Levellers!
(seeing them at Shepherd's Bush Empire tonight a mere 32 years after I last saw them at the Newcastle Mayfair - my first ever gig!))
(old ticket made via merch-market.co.uk/ticket-gener...)
(seeing them at Shepherd's Bush Empire tonight a mere 32 years after I last saw them at the Newcastle Mayfair - my first ever gig!))
(old ticket made via merch-market.co.uk/ticket-gener...)
November 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Levellers!
(seeing them at Shepherd's Bush Empire tonight a mere 32 years after I last saw them at the Newcastle Mayfair - my first ever gig!))
(old ticket made via merch-market.co.uk/ticket-gener...)
(seeing them at Shepherd's Bush Empire tonight a mere 32 years after I last saw them at the Newcastle Mayfair - my first ever gig!))
(old ticket made via merch-market.co.uk/ticket-gener...)
Might have just been offered a ticket to the gig of the year 😍
November 12, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Might have just been offered a ticket to the gig of the year 😍
One of the actual-best-bands-on-the-planet Field Music commemorating the 20th anniversary of their debut album at Islington Assembly Hall last night. Absolutely magnificent. Nice Black Country, New Road vibes from Truthpaste as support also.
November 9, 2025 at 9:38 AM
One of the actual-best-bands-on-the-planet Field Music commemorating the 20th anniversary of their debut album at Islington Assembly Hall last night. Absolutely magnificent. Nice Black Country, New Road vibes from Truthpaste as support also.
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
November 8, 2025 at 7:18 PM
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
From Facebook memories. How quaint.
November 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
From Facebook memories. How quaint.
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings (with Paul Kowert occasionally on upright bass) at the Palladium last night. Absolutely magnificent show, two sets of timeless songs played exquisitely by superlative, gracious performers.
October 27, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings (with Paul Kowert occasionally on upright bass) at the Palladium last night. Absolutely magnificent show, two sets of timeless songs played exquisitely by superlative, gracious performers.
Well, this is "quite exciting".
October 26, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Well, this is "quite exciting".
Lovely show by Emma Pollock at the Lexington last night. New album Begging For The Night To Take Hold is excellent, in places having a 70s singer-songwriter vibe blended with heavier, more dynamic Delgados-type moments.
October 20, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Lovely show by Emma Pollock at the Lexington last night. New album Begging For The Night To Take Hold is excellent, in places having a 70s singer-songwriter vibe blended with heavier, more dynamic Delgados-type moments.
I've also really enjoyed getting reacquainted with this album this week having not listened to it in a looong time (those three Meat Puppets covers are still my favourites)
October 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I've also really enjoyed getting reacquainted with this album this week having not listened to it in a looong time (those three Meat Puppets covers are still my favourites)
Went to see the Kurt Cobain Unplugged exhibition at the Royal College Of Music. A fairly small exhibition but still cool to see Kurt's guitar and cardigan and read the little notes left by fans.
October 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Went to see the Kurt Cobain Unplugged exhibition at the Royal College Of Music. A fairly small exhibition but still cool to see Kurt's guitar and cardigan and read the little notes left by fans.
Absolutely superb show by Idlewild at KOKO last night. Their new album has some fantastic songs on it and they more than complemented the hits. My brain struggles to compute that bands like Idlewild have existed for almost 30 years (I last saw them at the Newcastle Riverside in 1999 😮)
October 18, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Absolutely superb show by Idlewild at KOKO last night. Their new album has some fantastic songs on it and they more than complemented the hits. My brain struggles to compute that bands like Idlewild have existed for almost 30 years (I last saw them at the Newcastle Riverside in 1999 😮)
Norman Blake joining Big Star is exactly the kind of wholesome, feelgood story I need right now (also, please announce a London show)
October 9, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Norman Blake joining Big Star is exactly the kind of wholesome, feelgood story I need right now (also, please announce a London show)
Gene at Hammersmith Apollo. A heartwarming show in front of an adoring crowd by a band that meant a lot to me during the mid to late 1990s.
October 5, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Gene at Hammersmith Apollo. A heartwarming show in front of an adoring crowd by a band that meant a lot to me during the mid to late 1990s.