December, 2024
John Robinson
John Robinson was born in 1973 in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, a regrettable incident which possibly triggered the UK's entry into the European Union.He attended University in Canterbury, studying Radio, Film and Television with Mathematics, because he is insane, and then completed a vocational certificate.in Journalism in Sheffield College. The country then spat him out to spend three years teaching English in Poland, till 2000, possibly triggering their membership of the European Union. Having worked as a website designer and Search Engine Optimiser at a time when that was almost seen as a real job, he moved into education, teaching Computing and Media at college back in Scunthorpe. He has now completed ten years as a Lecturer in Further Education, and now faces Brexit and the imminent collapse of Western Civilisation. His principal interests are indie music, comedy, avant-garde cinema and speculative fiction, as well as locked-room murder mysteries, for when he gets access to the Oval Office or Number 10. Also concerned with rights and treatment for the disabled, having as he does a daughter with Down Syndrome.
Adventures in the archives
What Readers are Reading Right Now
- It's Not A Toy
Prolific podcaster, artist and writer, Ian Boldsworth, in conversation with Outsideleft's John Robinson - Who were Satellite Lovers and why are they suddenly a thing 30 years after they disappeared?
David O'Byrne tries to find out - Words are My Bondage and My Liberation
Cassie Thomas explores mercurial multi-hyphenate Jeremy Gluck's recent pair of career-spanning retrospectives as well as his latest artistic endeavour, Vaporscan - Pete Williams at the Outsideleft Night Out
The Outsideleft Night Out returns at the 1000 Trades on the Park, Bearwood, with Pete Williams, DJ's Woodenhand and Prehistoric Man - Outsideleft Week in Music Experiences the Sound of Sleep Paralysis
We're Hearing From... Coppergear, John Cale, Hot Chip / Sleaford Mods, Me and Thee, Sacred Paws, Inner Space Quartet, Yves Jarvis, Parastatic, Dorian Concept, Bind Torture Kill, Valerie June, The Unthanks, Meshuggah, Overt Enemy, zzzahara, Mary In The Junkyard, The Jungles!!!, Heavenly Trip To Hell, Sun Ra, Gazelle Twin, Status Quo, Kilynn Lunsford, Lionel Limiñana, David Menke, The Limiñanas, Escape-ism - Sweet Sorry
Better Tate Than Never - Shed End
Consternation and Convolution, of course! While Writing Nothing About Writing About Nothing. It's a new Ancient Champion Column - The Fortunate Fifty
Pete Williams' is magic at the Outsideleft Night Out - Perfecting the Art of Falling Apart
Ancient Champion hears Me & Thee's live bootleg of their final concert - Third Rail PowerTrip - Revisited
Some forty years later, Jonathan Thornton says, the music produced by the Paisley Underground retains an elusive magic
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