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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Went to see David Byrne last night and he was magnificent

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Returning to Blue Sky to say I’m very excited for David Byrne tonight

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

I’m afraid I’m actually 18, Spotify says so, I don’t make the rules

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Irish pop queen @cmatbaby.bsky.social with a storming 1 hr 45m set at Sheffield’s Octagon tonight

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

The 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 lark

Poster for The Running Man, Edgar Wright’s new film. Simply a close up of star Glenn Powell’s face with The Running Man in white typeface at the bottom

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

The Easter egg on Letterboxd when you review Bugonia is amazing

A Captcha image of Emma Stone with the phrase “select any squares that may contain Aliens” nodding to her role in the film Bugonia (where she may or may not play an alien)

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

It 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 special

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Watched 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).

the promotional image for Sally Wainwright's Riot Women, featuring five female actors holding various instruments on a red background. Riot Women is wiritten 'graffitti-style' in white.

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Excellent Off The Shelf event with Nigel Planer tonight, I got to ask a question and even met the man himself

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Excellent gig from Gene tonight at Network, Sheffield

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

An evening at Float Along Festival, including Westside Cowboy, Jane Weaver and Anthony Szmierek

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Yes there are genuinely stuffed cats in Paddy’s vets

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Took my mum and sister on the Emmerdale Village tour today and it was honestly a very lovely day out.

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

An 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!

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

May have watched the worst film of 2025 this afternoon. What a stinker

Poster for Honey Don’t, a film by Ethan Coen. The poster shows actress Margaret Qualley in white shirt and brown trousers, turning around to face the camera, with a gun in her hand. Aubrey Plaza and Chris Evans (not that one) are also featured as is a blue car on a white background
Don’t bother seeing the film, it is shite.

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Went 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)

A poster for Ari Aster’s 2025 film, Eddington. It is a black and white shot of buffalo falling down a mountain, the word Eddington is in bright red capital letters

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Just out from Weapons, absolutely loved it. Scary, funny, compelling, may well end up being my film of the year

Poster for the 2025 film Weapons, featuring silhouettes of children running with arms outstretched and the word Weapons in capitals and in red across the top of the poster

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

My sick leave project of Lego has been completed. Just the 7 weeks left

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

On sick leave now for 8 weeks so obviously had to get some Lego as per tradition

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Being kept entertained in hospital by @paulsinha.bsky.social’s book

The cover of Paul Sinha’s book One Sinha Lifetime

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

RIP Diogo Jota and his brother Andre. Incredibly sad news.

A black and white image of the footballer Diogo Jota, who has died in a car accident aged 28. He is in a Liverpool shirt, and the words Diogo Jota 1996-2025 are written at the bottom.

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Co presented The Breakdown on SheffieldLive this afternoon and then went to see Adam & Joe at the Crucible. A good Saturday

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

An incredible 3 hours with Bruce Springsteen at Anfield. Boss, in every sense of the word

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Just watched The Ballad Of Wallis Island, which is basically what I’d do if I won the lottery and tried to get Slow Club to do a reunion gig

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Some photos from Saturday’s excellent Get Together festival

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

It’s Get Together day and the sun is shining

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage at Yellow Arch, Sheffield tonight. Excellent gig

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Just finished Suspect The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes, absolutely compelling if rage-inducing. The parallels to the Hillsborough cover up are uncanny. I hope Ian Blair and Cressida Dick can’t sleep at night #JusticeForJean

Poster for the Disney Plus show Suspect The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes, featuring the actor playing Jean on an escalator into a tube station

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

I managed to waste 52 years by never going to Italy and now I want to visit everywhere in Italy. What a country. Look at this food

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Went to Milan over the weekend. Went to Lake Como, San Siro and watched Liverpool win the league in a Milan bar. As weekends go, it was pretty great

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Excellent night at The Showroo watching the truly bonkers Hundreds Of Beavers, complete with live Q&A from the writer and star.

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Spent the evening watching Martin McAloon play Prefab Sprout songs and not a better Friday could have been had

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Had a trip to Nottingham last night to see Tunng, who were absolutely excellent.

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

First episode of Adolescence on Netflix has absolutely blown me away. Incredible

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Went to an instore gig for probably the first time in a decade. Divorce at Bear Tree Records

The band Divorce, playing an instore gig at Bear Tree Records, Sheffield

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Time for more Twin Peaks on the cinema screen

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

About to go watch this classic on the big screen again (last time was 1990)

Poster for the 1990 David Lynch film Wild At Heart, with Laura Dern and Nicolas Cage featured

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

A Streetcar Named Desire at Sheffield Crucible is a really excellent staging. No matter how many times you’ve seen it before, it’s impossible not to be blown away by its power. Really compelling (if, obviously, a bit bleak)

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Just sat on my own in a radio studio and played loads of good new music. It was fun! Will post the podcast links when they’re up

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Excellent gig from WH Lung tonight

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Death And The King's Horseman at the Crucible was a very powerful watch tonight. Some stunning performances and themes that will have you thinking for days afterwards. Only on till Saturday, go see if you can! @sheffieldtheatres.bsky.social

A night shot of the Crucible and Lyceum Theatres in Sheffield, the Crucible's sign is lit up in multi-coloured lights, and the Lyceum is also lit up in white light.

Programme cover for Death And The King's Horseman, a play by Wole Soyinka, performing at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield until 8 Feb. The cover shows actor Wale Ojo in traditional African dress staring at the camera, while holding several apples.

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

First gig of 2025 was Du Blonde at Yellow Arch, and very excellent they were too

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Absolutely loved every minute of The Brutalist and didn’t even notice the running time (the intermission helps). Reminded me of There Will Be Blood in its scale, power and ambition

Poster for the film The Brutalist, featuring Adrian Btody staring at sparks flying from metal, against a blue background

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Went to see Presence tonight at a Mystery Screening. Thought it was hugely disappointing, given it was Soderbergh and Koepp but everyone around me seemed to love it. A ghost story from the POV of a ghost is cool, but I did not enjoy it much

Poster for Steven Soderbergh’s film Presence, a back view of a girl in a house, looking at a ghostly presence on a wall

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