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Jonathan Thornton

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So much of life after first hearing Metal Box is chasing that high of having first listened to Metal Box

January 29, 2026 at 3:40 PM

Jonathan Thornton

@jonathanthornton.bsky.social

I have decided my students will learn theory the exact same way that I did

Scritti Politti’s Cupid & Psyche 85, Stereolab’s Peng! And Gang Of Four’s Solid Gold, the best primer to Marxist theory and deconstructionism a young person can have

January 28, 2026 at 10:34 AM

Jonathan Thornton

@jonathanthornton.bsky.social

Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social it’s the return of the Horror Corner! This time @druidcat.bsky.social and I discuss @hironennes.bsky.social ‘s triumph of the Weird, The Works of Vermin fantasy-hive.co.uk/2026/01/the-...

THE WORKS OF VERMIN by Hiron Ennes (HORROR CORNER) | Fantasy-Hive

Cat & Jonathan's Horror Corner has returned! For this edition, Cat and Jonathan discuss Hiron Ennes weird (they use weird a lot!) THE WORKS OF VERMIN

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January 26, 2026 at 1:17 PM

Jonathan Thornton

@jonathanthornton.bsky.social

Thanks to my friends Neil and Vicky I now have the Loveless badge and so the complete set of MNV badges from the recent gigs!

My Bloody Valentine badges! Loveless, Soon, To Here Knows When, You Made Me Realise

January 25, 2026 at 10:25 PM

Jonathan Thornton

@jonathanthornton.bsky.social

Excellent record fair haul

OMD’s Architecture & Morality, Voice Of The Beehive’s Let It Bee, The Darling Buds’ Pop Said… and The Bangles’ All Over The Place on vinyl

10,000 Maniacs’ MTV Unplugged, The Cargidans’ Gran Turismo, and Massive Attack’s Blue Lines and Mezzanine on cassette

Jellyfish’s Bellybutton, The Cardigan’s Gran Turismo, and Electronic’s self-titled debut on CD

The collectible edition of New Order’s Power, Corruption & Lies on tape

January 25, 2026 at 10:16 PM

Jonathan Thornton

@jonathanthornton.bsky.social

Been listening to Propaganda all week. Obsessed

Propaganda on the cover of Electronic Sound

January 24, 2026 at 11:20 AM

Jonathan Thornton

@jonathanthornton.bsky.social

Incredible ARC post this week

The Forest on the Edge of Time by Jasmin Kirkbride

January 24, 2026 at 11:12 AM

Jonathan Thornton

@jonathanthornton.bsky.social

Today in Jonathan Aesthetics

#TheFall #UrsulaKLeGuin #Arkady&BorisStrugatsky #Propaganda #FactoryRecords

Badges for Lookfar from Ursula Le Guin’s Earthsea, Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, Propaganda, The Fall and Factory Records on a plaid shirt

January 24, 2026 at 11:10 AM

Jonathan Thornton

@jonathanthornton.bsky.social

Saturday morning vibes: Windy & Carl’s Consciousness, on glorious vinyl!

Windy & Carl’s Consciousness playing on the record player

January 24, 2026 at 11:01 AM

Jonathan Thornton

@jonathanthornton.bsky.social

Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social I’m reviewing Rhett Davis’ excellent climate change botanical body horror novel Arborescence fantasy-hive.co.uk/2026/01/arbo...

ARBORESCENCE by Rhett Davis (BOOK REVIEW) | Fantasy-Hive

Jonathan reviews Rhett Davis's ecological cli-fi ARBORESCENCE: "a profound and moving exploration of climate change and the grief we feel for a changing world"

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January 22, 2026 at 1:12 PM

Jonathan Thornton

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I don’t care if it’s only January, @ravineangel.bsky.social ‘s incredible body horror masterpiece Persona is already a contender for novel of the year @thefantasyhive.bsky.social @littlepuss.net fantasy-hive.co.uk/2026/01/pers...

PERSONA by Aoife Josie Clements (BOOK REVIEW) | Fantasy-Hive

Jonathan reviews Aoife Josie Clements' debut queer body horror novel PERSONA: "brilliant, incisive and utterly terrifying, and immediately catapults Clements up there with Alison Rumfitt and Gretchen ...

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January 21, 2026 at 4:09 PM

Jonathan Thornton

@jonathanthornton.bsky.social

Followed by Dry Cleaning’s new album Secret Love

Dry Cleaning’s Secret Love playing on the record player

January 17, 2026 at 11:30 AM

Jonathan Thornton

@jonathanthornton.bsky.social

Saturday morning vibes: today it has to be Life Without Buildings’ Any Other City!

Life Without Buildings’ Any Other City playing on the record player

January 17, 2026 at 10:46 AM

Jonathan Thornton

@jonathanthornton.bsky.social

Today on @outsideleft.bsky.social ‘s Week In Music I’m trying to cover as many corners of Jonathan Aesthetics as possible! outsideleft.com/main.php?sto...

Outsideleft Week in Music... Nightlife edition - We're hearing from... Elvis Presley & Jamie Shaw, Deathcrash, King Sleep, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Modern Woman, Unburier, Gutslit, Isabel Pine, Deary, Dan...

Outsideleft.com independent Arts, Music and Culture Magazine. Newest story: Outsideleft Week in Music... Nightlife edition

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January 16, 2026 at 1:26 PM

Jonathan Thornton

@jonathanthornton.bsky.social

So excited! Never thought I’d get to see these guys live

I’m going to see Life Without Buildings in November!

January 16, 2026 at 11:53 AM

Jonathan Thornton

@jonathanthornton.bsky.social

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...

Outsideleft.com independent Arts, Music and Culture Magazine. Newest story: Woo: Going Right by Going Wrong

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January 14, 2026 at 11:17 AM

Jonathan Thornton

@jonathanthornton.bsky.social

Windy & Carl’s Consciousness on vinyl - got it 50% off in the sale, bargain!

January 13, 2026 at 10:02 PM

Jonathan Thornton

@jonathanthornton.bsky.social

New Dry Cleaning!

January 13, 2026 at 9:58 PM

Jonathan Thornton

@jonathanthornton.bsky.social

Today on @outsideleft.bsky.social I’m writing about the wonderful Section 25 and their ludicrously underrated early period outsideleft.com/main.php?sto...