H.I.M.: ‘Razorblade Romance’
What do you get when you cross Michael Hutchence’s rock posturing with some adolescent satanic imagery? Why, none other than Finland’s own H.I.M. (which deceptively stands for His Infernal Majesty, […]
Author Archives: The Thorn
The Cure: ‘Seventeen Seconds’
From the first few moments of solitude on “A Reflection”, The Cure’s ‘Seventeen Seconds’ sheds much of the image forged on their first disc: here is a band that no […]
Various Artists: ‘…Imaginary Songs’
As discussed in last week’s column, there is a tremendous difficulty in meshing varying styles and/or artists to great effect on any type of compilation. The Cure tribute album ‘Imaginary […]
Sinéad O’Connor: ‘Collaborations’
‘Collaborations’ is the latest release from troubled Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor, whose only true commercial hit ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ left an indelible mark on the masses 15 years ago. […]
Astaire: ‘Don’t Whisper Lies’
Take nine parts of The Cardigans and mix in one part of light psychedelia and what do you get? Brazilian/American duo Blondfire, of course! Once known as Astaire, until the […]
New Order: ‘Waiting For The Sirens’ Call’
When New Order announced the release of a new album, after a prolonged hiatus which saw all its members go down decidedly different routes, I was both happy and uncertain. […]
Chin: ‘Day Dreaming’
In the world of pop, we consistently find ourselves hearing one disposable ‘artist’ after another; flavours of the week that are generally devoid of talent but who have a very […]
Madonna: ‘Confessions On A Dance Floor’
I grew up on Madonna, so this might explain my consistent interest in her work (and I have the stack of CDs to prove it!). However, I must admit my […]
Die Another Day
Synopsis: When his top-secret mission is sabotaged, James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) finds himself captured by the enemy, abandoned by M16 and stripped of his 00-license. Determined to get revenge, Bond goes […]
