Writes for musicOMH and The Stage. Likes music, theatre, films, TV, books. Dislikes Tories, Brexit, billionaires who ruin social networks.https://bsky.app/profile/johnmurphy1.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmurphy1.bsky.social/post/3ml2g2ytx6k2fShowed my girlfriend Star Wars for the very first time and now she’s looking for R2D2 / C3PO slash fic04 May 2026 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:44wsu4d2w3cqwmjpeak2vxou/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2g2ytx6k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmurphy1.bsky.social/post/3mgrl7bn7qc2uWent to see David Byrne last night and he was magnificent11 Mar 2026 09:30 +0000at://did:plc:44wsu4d2w3cqwmjpeak2vxou/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgrl7bn7qc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmurphy1.bsky.social/post/3mgq4mjs3is2nReturning to Blue Sky to say I’m very excited for David Byrne tonight10 Mar 2026 19:37 +0000at://did:plc:44wsu4d2w3cqwmjpeak2vxou/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgq4mjs3is2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmurphy1.bsky.social/post/3mdpynszpnk2yDoing a solo show on the radio this afternoon, standing in for Joel & Steve on The Breakdown! Over 30 songs, two albums of the week and a 4 O Clock Classic to get through in 2 hours. Tune in from 3pm! https://web.sheffieldlive.org/shows/the-breakdown/31 Jan 2026 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:44wsu4d2w3cqwmjpeak2vxou/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdpynszpnk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmurphy1.bsky.social/post/3mcqamn4y7k26I rewatched The Ballad Of Wallis Island again today (made me cry again) and nobody is going to persuade me that McGwyer Mortimer aren’t a fictional Slow Club At the very least Key and Badsen must be big Slow Club fans18 Jan 2026 23:07 +0000at://did:plc:44wsu4d2w3cqwmjpeak2vxou/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcqamn4y7k26https://bsky.app/profile/johnmurphy1.bsky.social/post/3ma23n3vruk2wI've just seen Trump's reaction to the murder of Rob Reiner and, although I shouldn't be surprised, the man is a grade-A piece of shit. I realise even typing this even stops me from going to the US again, but hey ho. https://news.sky.com/story/donald-trump-launches-attack-on-film-director-rob-reiner-found-stabbed-to-death-alongside-his-wife-1348356415 Dec 2025 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:44wsu4d2w3cqwmjpeak2vxou/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma23n3vruk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmurphy1.bsky.social/post/3m7dqg6owlk2nI am not enjoying The Football this season 🙄 #LFC06 Dec 2025 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:44wsu4d2w3cqwmjpeak2vxou/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7dqg6owlk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmurphy1.bsky.social/post/3m744bnscl22yI’m afraid I’m actually 18, Spotify says so, I don’t make the rules03 Dec 2025 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:44wsu4d2w3cqwmjpeak2vxou/app.bsky.feed.post/3m744bnscl22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmurphy1.bsky.social/post/3m6kxijaumk2uIrish pop queen @cmatbaby.bsky.social with a storming 1 hr 45m set at Sheffield’s Octagon tonight26 Nov 2025 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:44wsu4d2w3cqwmjpeak2vxou/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6kxijaumk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmurphy1.bsky.social/post/3m55s63mft22gThe Running Man was the mystery screening at The Light tonight! It’s usually a low budget indie film so it was a big surprise. I really enjoyed it, just a very fun, stylish action thriller with a big dose of satire. Edgar Wright is very good at this filmmaking lark08 Nov 2025 23:55 +0000at://did:plc:44wsu4d2w3cqwmjpeak2vxou/app.bsky.feed.post/3m55s63mft22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmurphy1.bsky.social/post/3m4r3qfj46s26The Easter egg on Letterboxd when you review Bugonia is amazing03 Nov 2025 22:42 +0000at://did:plc:44wsu4d2w3cqwmjpeak2vxou/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4r3qfj46s26https://bsky.app/profile/johnmurphy1.bsky.social/post/3m3kneh5kmc2tIt was @selfesteem.music-social.com’s homecoming gig last night and it was a triumph. Not a fan of arena gigs but this was pretty special19 Oct 2025 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:44wsu4d2w3cqwmjpeak2vxou/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3kneh5kmc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmurphy1.bsky.social/post/3m35n5dd3i22qWatched the first episode of Sally Wainwright's Riot Women last night and it's absolutely outstanding. Rosalie Craig (who I've seen in many stage productions over the years) absolutely burns the screen in every scene she's in (and what an introductory scene).14 Oct 2025 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:44wsu4d2w3cqwmjpeak2vxou/app.bsky.feed.post/3m35n5dd3i22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmurphy1.bsky.social/post/3m2wyzbqgs227Excellent Off The Shelf event with Nigel Planer tonight, I got to ask a question and even met the man himself11 Oct 2025 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:44wsu4d2w3cqwmjpeak2vxou/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2wyzbqgs227https://bsky.app/profile/johnmurphy1.bsky.social/post/3m2mi3v3rxc2kGoing to watch episode 7 and, more importantly, EPISODE 8 (aka the Best Episode of TV EVER) of Twin Peaks The Return at the cinema tonight and I'm very excited about it. https://media.tenor.com/8Y8BAp-_SbwAAAAC/twin-peaks-twin-peaks-the-return.gif?hh=278&ww=49807 Oct 2025 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:44wsu4d2w3cqwmjpeak2vxou/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2mi3v3rxc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmurphy1.bsky.social/post/3m2an7fjcec2nExcellent gig from Gene tonight at Network, Sheffield02 Oct 2025 22:49 +0000at://did:plc:44wsu4d2w3cqwmjpeak2vxou/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2an7fjcec2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmurphy1.bsky.social/post/3lztwo2ukwk2kAn evening at Float Along Festival, including Westside Cowboy, Jane Weaver and Anthony Szmierek27 Sep 2025 21:33 +0000at://did:plc:44wsu4d2w3cqwmjpeak2vxou/app.bsky.feed.post/3lztwo2ukwk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmurphy1.bsky.social/post/3lzjjqxywfs2wJust watched ep3 of Twin Peaks The Return at the cinema and still find it absolutely delightful that Showtime gave David Lynch a load of money and told him to make the absolutely weirdest shit he could think of. https://media.tenor.com/6oMT-WmFVEkAAAAC/thumbs-up-slow.gif?hh=268&ww=48023 Sep 2025 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:44wsu4d2w3cqwmjpeak2vxou/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzjjqxywfs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmurphy1.bsky.social/post/3lzex7cwxns2lTook my mum and sister on the Emmerdale Village tour today and it was honestly a very lovely day out.21 Sep 2025 22:33 +0000at://did:plc:44wsu4d2w3cqwmjpeak2vxou/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzex7cwxns2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmurphy1.bsky.social/post/3lyqybr4mw222An excellent evening at the Empire Magazine podcast live show, with special guests Tim Key and Tom Badsen (watch The Ballad Of Wallis Island, my film of the year). Thanks @chrishewitt.bsky.social, @jamescdyer.bsky.social and @helenlohara.bsky.social!13 Sep 2025 23:59 +0000at://did:plc:44wsu4d2w3cqwmjpeak2vxou/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyqybr4mw222https://bsky.app/profile/johnmurphy1.bsky.social/post/3lygercaitc2vMay have watched the worst film of 2025 this afternoon. What a stinker09 Sep 2025 18:43 +0000at://did:plc:44wsu4d2w3cqwmjpeak2vxou/app.bsky.feed.post/3lygercaitc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmurphy1.bsky.social/post/3lxmvprmt5k2fIn Tenerife on holiday at the moment and I’ve had the @cmatbaby.bsky.social album on repeat and Lord Let That Tesla Crash is an absolutely incredible song30 Aug 2025 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:44wsu4d2w3cqwmjpeak2vxou/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxmvprmt5k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmurphy1.bsky.social/post/3lwvt3ggxqc2qYes, @laurenlaverne.bsky.social playing Prefab Sprouts Lions In My Own Garden! I don’t think I’ve ever heard this on the radio!21 Aug 2025 11:19 +0000at://did:plc:44wsu4d2w3cqwmjpeak2vxou/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwvt3ggxqc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmurphy1.bsky.social/post/3lwryjcquqc2oWent to see a preview of Eddington tonight and good god what a mess of a film. Easy contender for worst film of 2025 (and I normally like Ari Aster)19 Aug 2025 22:45 +0000at://did:plc:44wsu4d2w3cqwmjpeak2vxou/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwryjcquqc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmurphy1.bsky.social/post/3lwomrynbek2xAn absolutely brilliant way to highlight how ridiculous this policy is https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/18/protester-arrested-wearing-plasticine-action-t-shirt-palestine-gaza-protest18 Aug 2025 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:44wsu4d2w3cqwmjpeak2vxou/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwomrynbek2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmurphy1.bsky.social/post/3lwffe5raks2zWasn’t expecting Alien: Earth to be particularly good but it’s absolutely brilliant. Noah Hawley has done it again14 Aug 2025 22:31 +0000at://did:plc:44wsu4d2w3cqwmjpeak2vxou/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwffe5raks2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmurphy1.bsky.social/post/3lwfct7qmus2zDiscovered the joys of an afternoon cinema trip during this sick leave, it feels gloriously indulgent. Going to see Together tomorrow lunchtime14 Aug 2025 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:44wsu4d2w3cqwmjpeak2vxou/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwfct7qmus2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmurphy1.bsky.social/post/3lw5ukfenmk2fThree questions answered correctly on Only Connect and Wordle in 2 today, at least 5 weeks of sick leave hasn’t affected my brain (as yet)11 Aug 2025 22:41 +0000at://did:plc:44wsu4d2w3cqwmjpeak2vxou/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw5ukfenmk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmurphy1.bsky.social/post/3lvy6rjgbys2dJust out from Weapons, absolutely loved it. Scary, funny, compelling, may well end up being my film of the year09 Aug 2025 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:44wsu4d2w3cqwmjpeak2vxou/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvy6rjgbys2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnmurphy1.bsky.social/post/3lvgyodynts2kShould have been going to Edinburgh tomorrow for my 14th Fringe. Sadly, I had to cancel last week as I’ve not properly recovered from my surgery. Gutted, and lost nearly £700 in accommodation costs and travel but I wouldn’t have enjoyed it.02 Aug 2025 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:44wsu4d2w3cqwmjpeak2vxou/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvgyodynts2k