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
Saturday morning vibes: Darkthrone’s A Blaze In The Northern Sky, on glorious vinyl!
December 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Saturday morning vibes: Darkthrone’s A Blaze In The Northern Sky, on glorious vinyl!
Tape-ify Wrapped
December 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Tape-ify Wrapped
Ageing goth listens to Mellon Collie in the rain
December 4, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Ageing goth listens to Mellon Collie in the rain
Today in Jonathan Aesthetics
#SmashingPumpkins #BronteSisters #NicolaGriffith #MyBloodyValentine #SubPop
#SmashingPumpkins #BronteSisters #NicolaGriffith #MyBloodyValentine #SubPop
December 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Today in Jonathan Aesthetics
#SmashingPumpkins #BronteSisters #NicolaGriffith #MyBloodyValentine #SubPop
#SmashingPumpkins #BronteSisters #NicolaGriffith #MyBloodyValentine #SubPop
Sunday morning vibes: Spain’s glorious The Blue Moods Of Spain on vinyl!
November 30, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Sunday morning vibes: Spain’s glorious The Blue Moods Of Spain on vinyl!
Also visited the MBV merch pop up and managed to get three of the four new badges - just need the Loveless one for the complete set!
November 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Also visited the MBV merch pop up and managed to get three of the four new badges - just need the Loveless one for the complete set!
New favourite shirt
November 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
New favourite shirt
MBV were absolutely magical last night. Delighted that I got to share this gig with me dad
November 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
MBV were absolutely magical last night. Delighted that I got to share this gig with me dad
Gertie and I have just signed to Creation Records and released a classic debut album. Might bankrupt the label later recording an impenetrable masterpiece idk
November 12, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Gertie and I have just signed to Creation Records and released a classic debut album. Might bankrupt the label later recording an impenetrable masterpiece idk
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