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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Folktronics: The Songs of Momus 1996-2008 – P&H Books
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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...
My review of the Big Stir Records Power-Pop Grimoire for Halloween. outsideleft.com/main.php?sto... @bigstirrecords.bsky.social #halloween #powerpop
The Big Stir Records Halloween Grimoire - The Big Stir / Various Artists LP:
Chilling, Thrilling Hooks and Haunted Harmonies ...the latest story in Outsideleft
Outsideleft.com an independent Arts, Music and Culture Magazine our newest story is The Big Stir Records Halloween Grimoire
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October 30, 2025 at 11:55 AM
My review of the Big Stir Records Power-Pop Grimoire for Halloween. outsideleft.com/main.php?sto... @bigstirrecords.bsky.social #halloween #powerpop
The Legend of Tim Tyler vs The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tyler - I am forever mixing them up. Neither of them seemed to smile much.
October 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The Legend of Tim Tyler vs The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tyler - I am forever mixing them up. Neither of them seemed to smile much.
@noveltyisland.bsky.social
My review of Novelty Island's new album outsideleft.com/main.php?sto... Charming, emotional and a jigsaw of light and dark.
My review of Novelty Island's new album outsideleft.com/main.php?sto... Charming, emotional and a jigsaw of light and dark.
Jigsaw Causeway - John Robinson hears tales of sea, travel and nostalgia in Tom McConnel's new album and exhibition combo ...the latest story in Outsideleft
Outsideleft.com an independent Arts, Music and Culture Magazine our newest story is Jigsaw Causeway
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October 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
@noveltyisland.bsky.social
My review of Novelty Island's new album outsideleft.com/main.php?sto... Charming, emotional and a jigsaw of light and dark.
My review of Novelty Island's new album outsideleft.com/main.php?sto... Charming, emotional and a jigsaw of light and dark.
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My interview with Olivia Isaac-Henry, crime and folk horror novelist.
My interview with Olivia Isaac-Henry, crime and folk horror novelist.
Olivia Isaac-Henry - Unquiet slumbers where folk horror and suspense fiction meet. ...the latest story in Outsideleft
Outsideleft.com an independent Arts, Music and Culture Magazine our newest story is Olivia Isaac-Henry
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September 23, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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My interview with Olivia Isaac-Henry, crime and folk horror novelist.
My interview with Olivia Isaac-Henry, crime and folk horror novelist.
To be fair, it IS a gig in Scarborough.
August 26, 2025 at 8:35 AM
To be fair, it IS a gig in Scarborough.
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!
July 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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!
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.
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.
July 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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.
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.
Apparently I score highly for Alexithymia, let's add that to the dysfunctionality pile. #alexithymia I guess?
July 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Apparently I score highly for Alexithymia, let's add that to the dysfunctionality pile. #alexithymia I guess?
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It's becoming clear now, the arc of my life. youtu.be/RTlFlbkY_Bc
Momus: Anyone's Guess
YouTube video by momasu
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July 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
It's becoming clear now, the arc of my life. youtu.be/RTlFlbkY_Bc
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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. 🐮
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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 ro…
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July 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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. 🐮
burialsandbeyond.com/2025/07/22/r...
burialsandbeyond.com/2025/07/22/r...
Currently number one story on the website, interview with #paranormal broadcaster Kate Cherrell about her #gothic novel.
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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
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July 15, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Currently number one story on the website, interview with #paranormal broadcaster Kate Cherrell about her #gothic novel.
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My interview with paranormal historian and broadcaster Kate Cherrell is on OutsideLeft, where we discuss her new Gothic novel Begotten.
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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
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July 13, 2025 at 9:37 AM
My interview with paranormal historian and broadcaster Kate Cherrell is on OutsideLeft, where we discuss her new Gothic novel Begotten.
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My review of @antonbarbeau.bsky.social 's two new albums is up at OutsideLeft now.
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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
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July 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
My review of @antonbarbeau.bsky.social 's two new albums is up at OutsideLeft now.
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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...
Folktronics: The Songs of Momus 1996-2008 – P&H Books
poniesandhorsesbooks.com
June 23, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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...
Reposted by John Robinson (@thranjax)
May 31, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Reposted by John Robinson (@thranjax)
🆕NEW EPISODE🆕
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
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
June 4, 2025 at 10:30 AM
🆕NEW EPISODE🆕
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
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
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
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@goldbergradio.bsky.social
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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
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May 30, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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
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@goldbergradio.bsky.social
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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...
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.
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May 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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...
Not without laughing.
April 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Not without laughing.
Worth a re-read every so often.
Still probably the funniest news story I know of.
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Still probably the funniest news story I know of.
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April 25, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Worth a re-read every so often.
Still probably the funniest news story I know of.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Still probably the funniest news story I know of.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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David Thomas: "we are the longest-lasting, most disastrous commercial outfit to ever appear in rock ‘n’ roll. No one can come close to matching our loss to longevity ratio."
David Thomas: "we are the longest-lasting, most disastrous commercial outfit to ever appear in rock ‘n’ roll. No one can come close to matching our loss to longevity ratio."
Pere Ubu - Waiting For Mary (Official Video)
YouTube video by firerecords
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April 24, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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David Thomas: "we are the longest-lasting, most disastrous commercial outfit to ever appear in rock ‘n’ roll. No one can come close to matching our loss to longevity ratio."
David Thomas: "we are the longest-lasting, most disastrous commercial outfit to ever appear in rock ‘n’ roll. No one can come close to matching our loss to longevity ratio."
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I rant about elevated horror. Daddy's Head was the trigger film but it could have been any of them. #horror #droneshotovercarinforestYETAGAIN
I rant about elevated horror. Daddy's Head was the trigger film but it could have been any of them. #horror #droneshotovercarinforestYETAGAIN
Daddy’s Dead - John robinson reviews Elevated Horror ...the latest story in Outsideleft
Outsideleft.com an independent Arts, Music and Culture Magazine our newest story is Daddy’s Dead
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April 23, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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I rant about elevated horror. Daddy's Head was the trigger film but it could have been any of them. #horror #droneshotovercarinforestYETAGAIN
I rant about elevated horror. Daddy's Head was the trigger film but it could have been any of them. #horror #droneshotovercarinforestYETAGAIN