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Just in from tennis with Steve (I'm not very good), to see that When It Snows is getting played North East BBC intro festive special TONIGHT 8pm w/ Shakk & Eve. Then on BBC Sounds here www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... I'm grateful. Gateshead Saturday night playing most of my 10 xmas songs.

My ninth annual Xmas song is up on my bandcamp now faithfuljohannes.bandcamp.com/track/when-i... It's called When It Snows. It's got lots of seventh chords. Video soon. Streams on Friday. Gateshead xmas songs set on the 20th

Hi there. Doing a set of my original xmas songs in Gateshead on December 20th. At 7:30. It'll be a nice time. wegottickets.com/event/673486

Wrote a bit on our top EPs/short projects of 2025. From breakout rap stars to the next big things in indie rock. Check out the full top 20👇 nofrillsreviews.com/2025/12/05/2...

Truly wonderful night with Barry Hyde and Faithful Johannes (@fjwords.bsky.social) at Hark! The Sound of Stories at Darlington Library ✨️ (Well worth the trip down the A66 on a wet and windy Friday night!) #HARK @tracksdarlington.bsky.social

This week i served creamed corn, topped with corn, with corn on the cob as a side dish. I wouldn't have cooked it if it wasn't for the creamed corn bit in Twin Peaks.

My Haunted Generation column from @forteantimes.bsky.social #453... hello to @davidajaycock.bsky.social @xqui.bsky.social @subexotic.bsky.social @heartwood9.bsky.social @fjwords.bsky.social hauntedgeneration.co.uk/2025/05/20/t...

Playing 7 (seven) brand new songs from the next album with Neocia at the Stevie What? Single launch tomorrow. Little Buildings, Newcastle. Would love to see yous

#aboutlastnight another cracking line up from @wanderingoakuk.bsky.social as #dilettante returns to Newcastle to promote her latest album. Brilliant support coming from @fjwords.bsky.social #neocia #jamesleonardhewitson #goodtimes #livemusic #concertphotos #gigphotography

TOMORROW'S SHOW TIMES (for real this time) 19:00 The Doors 19:30 J L Hewitson 20:30 @fjwords.bsky.social x NEOCIA 21:30 Dilettante 23:00 curfew Limited tickets until 5:30pm tomorrow: www.seetickets.com/event/dilett... Will cost more on the door otherwise. We want you to have only The Best Time x

Today we’re sharing ‘Compromise!’, a stunning lead single concerned with the notion of ‘performing’ a life, rather than ‘living’ one. youtu.be/ZYY-5Lz4Q7o?...

TOMORROW'S SHOW TIMES 19:00 The Doors 19:30 @fjwords.bsky.social x NEOCIA 20:30 Amy Thatcher & Francesca Knowles 21:30 Dilettante 23:00 curfew Limited tickets until 5:30pm tomorrow: www.seetickets.com/event/dilett... Will cost more on the door otherwise. We want you to have only The Best Time x

TONIGHT! Advance tickets now offline but spaces available on the door - join us at @thecumberlandarms.bsky.social from 7:30pm to watch THE DSM IV, Vigilance State and Ortolan Bunting deliver a night of synth-pop wonder, spiky noise and goth euphoria! youtu.be/SGmuVNRlSrI?...

Toot toot – me and Neocia (you know, Jon) will be performing on the big stage at the Gala Theatre Durham in July with a Brass collaborator. We’re really excited. It’s going to be great. Tickets have just gone live here brassfestival.co.uk/book-online/...

🚨🚨🚨 New episode! Coming off last year's critically acclaimed "Blip" with The Expert, @nahreally.bsky.social joins us for a conversation about his latest project and breaks down his recipe for making bangers 🥞 🥞 🥞 Hear it wherever you get your podcasts or at the link in our bio

TOMORROW'S SHOW TIMES 19:00 Doors 19:45 Martha Skye Murphy 21:00 Squid 22:30 curfew Tickets until 5pm tomorrow: www.seetickets.com/event/squid/... Will cost more on the door otherwise. We want you to have only The Best Time x

Please give a home to one of our beautiful purple children.

My canine teeth are getting longer. I feel an aching as they're growing.

Goodbye X, hello Bluesky👋 Give us a follow 💙

We also have a Bandcamp playlist so that you can support the artists directly (bndcmpr.co/ec29f13c) - due to tech issues, I can’t edit right now but I hope to be able to next week.

Some FJ on the the 122 2024 playlist!

"dad. I was dreaming about, writing a story about, Viking cavemen"

NEW ISSUE OUT NOW! This month’s Electronic Sound is a special issue devoted to UK GRASSROOTS ELECTRONICA and we’re bundling the mag with an exclusive double CD featuring 30 killer tracks from some of our favourite underground artists. Get your copy at electronicsound.squarespace.com/shop/magazine

Eeh, I'm in the Fortean Times mum.

Happy 2025 y'all! 2024 love to Neocia/jon and to everyone who supported our record, The House at Night, and the shows we did around it. It means a lot. Back soon. Got irons in fires 🎤⚡

Neocia's instrumentals of our The House at Night album. On cassette. In full. youtu.be/_J4h7C34TsU?...

NJ rapper @nahreally.bsky.social released one of our favourite albums of 2024. He told us what he’s been listening to this year, with 3 underground highlights. Check out his picks here: nofrillsreviews.com/2024/12/24/2...

[LOOK] Faithful Johannes (@fjwords.bsky.social) “Nostalgia for Now Noel” Video earprotectionrequired.wordpress.com/2024/12/24/l...

My 8th Annual Christmas single is everywhere today... youtu.be/8bO70M-L-Yc?...

Doing all my Christmas songs tonight at the Globe (6:30pm set time) including the new one.

My eighth annual Christmas song is out now at faithfuljohannes.bandcamp.com/track/nostal... and on the streams from Monday. Catch me doing a 100% xmas songs set at the Globe Newcastle on Saturday.

Digital Ash in a Digital Urn > I'm Wide Awake It's Morning. Age of Adz > Illinoise

Hey heck, had a swell time at Mean Eyed Cat on Sunday with Neocia and intergalactic-travel-agent-and-excellent-xmas-song-penner Stevie What? ... Really grateful to Simon, everyone at the Cat and folk that came through and.. the best of ways to round up the LP tour!

I haven't forgotten to do a Christmas song. It's a lifetime commitment.

OOOH Secret Pancake is up on Bandcamp for pre-order 🤫🥞 only €7! nahreally.bandcamp.com/album/secret...

Last summer I interviewed billy woods. We spoke about his relationship with art and the artists he works with, as well as his literary career. I'm very happy to finally put it out into the world. gingerslim.wordpress.com/2024/12/05/m...

This is the digital front cover of the new (out today) @neocia__ instrumentals album. One of these children is me at my athletic peak. See if you can guess which one. neocia.bandcamp.com/album/the-ho... We're in Hartlepool tonight. Then Newcastle matinee on Sunday. #bandcampfriday

Tonight (Thursday) - Wakefield Friday - Hartlepool Sunday - Newcastle matinee Come say hi... faithfuljohannes.com/live/

I wrote an end of year hip hop summary for The Wire including my top 10 from 2024

Watch the music video for "The Tooth Fairy," the final advance single from the forthcoming Advance Base album Horrible Occurrences (out this Friday) Animation by Nathania Rubin youtu.be/txRlVc8_s2g?...

I heard Keane in Boyes earlier and felt real glum... Just been powered up the hill by Aesop Rock's take of meeting Mr T, and feel on top of the world, youtu.be/CjJ6kY9x2T8?...

Check out my ten band recommendations for next year. malsmusicreviews.wordpress.com/2024/11/30/t...

Our 1st event in our own space A photographic documentation of A Monday Night in Middlesbrough 2023, by Rachel Deakin

rapping is an inherently weird behavior so yall should demand more weirdness in your rap music

Watched The Fabelmans last night then dreamt that Paul Dano was my dad and was coming upstairs as i was weeing into the sink (not a scene in the film).

Heading to Hartlepool on Dec 6th Check the faithfuljohannes.com/live/ for tickets

I’m not a regional-specific blog, but I’d like to see more local stuff here. Here’s a starter pack for North-East (England) based musicians, music venues, sites, etc. Only a few names so far, let me know who else is on here. go.bsky.app/SsdkxQw

My religiously-rock-music-frightened mum took my aside, concerned, when I was 14, because I'd asked for a CD of 'Brutal Youth' by Elvis Costello. Freaking at the title, completely missing that this made me the squarest kid in my year.

Climbed a mountain before lunch Back via Penrith where everything was shut