Steven Johnson
@stevenpj.bsky.social
Newcastle born, east London based music fan/gig goer. Deputy Editor at musicOMH.
My favourite albums of 2025:
10) Horsegirl - Phonetics On And On
10) Horsegirl - Phonetics On And On
December 10, 2025 at 11:07 AM
My favourite albums of 2025:
10) Horsegirl - Phonetics On And On
10) Horsegirl - Phonetics On And On
Warren Ellis remains a frontman like no other, part shamanic performer, part hilarious surrealist raconteur with an air of chaos/danger/violence never far away.
December 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Warren Ellis remains a frontman like no other, part shamanic performer, part hilarious surrealist raconteur with an air of chaos/danger/violence never far away.
Dirty Three at the Barbican. A truly extraordinary show by one of the most viscerally, thrillingly powerful bands on the planet. They create a sonic maelstrom like no other.
December 9, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Dirty Three at the Barbican. A truly extraordinary show by one of the most viscerally, thrillingly powerful bands on the planet. They create a sonic maelstrom like no other.
Stereolab at the Royal Festival Hall. An absolute joy as always (and almost 24 years since Shalini and I first saw them at the same venue back in 2002 - the first gig we went to together 🙂)
December 7, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Stereolab at the Royal Festival Hall. An absolute joy as always (and almost 24 years since Shalini and I first saw them at the same venue back in 2002 - the first gig we went to together 🙂)
Whenever I walk past this business in Leyton I can't help but say its name to myself in the voice of a certain character
December 6, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Whenever I walk past this business in Leyton I can't help but say its name to myself in the voice of a certain character
“You’ll be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
November 28, 2025 at 9:38 PM
“You’ll be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
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".