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Category Archives: Music

Genesis: 1970-1975

April 3, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Genesis: 1970-1975 9.0 I am not a Genesis fan. Yet. But I am a recent Peter Gabriel fan who hadn’t explored his back history with one of the world’s most […]

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The Runaways

April 2, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning star as Joan Jett and Cherie Currie in the music-fueled coming of age story of the groundbreaking, all-girl rock band, The Runaways. They fall […]

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Fredericks Goldman Jones: Tour et détours

March 16, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis:  1995 documentary concert video featuring the songs Serre-moi, Envole-moi, Des vôtres, Que disent les chansons du monde?, Être le premier, Je commence demain, Frères, À nos actes manqués, Un, […]

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Pearl Jam: Twenty

March 15, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Pearl Jam Twenty chronicles the years leading up to the band’s formation, the chaos that ensued soon after their rise to megastardom, their step back from center stage, and […]

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Film, Music

Gerry

March 2, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Gerry is a biographical film shot in Quebec about the Canadian rock singer Gerry Boulet (1946 – 1990) from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. Written by Natalie Petrowski and directed by Alain […]

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Film, Music

Christina Aguilera: Back To Basics – Live And Down Under

February 4, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Aguilera’s breathlessly energetic, senses-frazzling live spectacular of a concert brought the house down in Sydney, Australia. And the cameras were there to capture it all for this new concert […]

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Film, Music

Deep Purple: Phoenix Rising

February 2, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: This is the first Blu-ray to document Deep Purple’s turbulent last year before the band originally split in 1976, and includes exclusive new interviews with Glenn Hughes and founding […]

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Film, Music

Inside Genesis: 1975-1980

February 1, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: An Independent Critical Review When Peter Gabriel left Genesis in 1975 the critics claimed the band would wither and die. Phil Collins stepped out from behind the drum kit […]

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Music, Television

Genesis: The Gabriel Era

January 31, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The Gabriel Era DVD is an independent critical guide to the music of Genesis in the crucial progressive rock years when the legendary Peter Gabriel was the frontman of […]

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Music, Television

Kiss Me, Stupid

January 16, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: He’s got to get to L.A… And she’s the only thing that can stop him. Dean Martin is full of charm, wit and snappy one-liners in this “sly, irreverent, […]

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Toi et moi

November 24, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Using her sister Lena’s (Marion Cotillard) love life as well as her own for inspiration, Ariane (Julie Depardieu) writes romantic stories for a popular magazine. But for these love-struck […]

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Film, Music

Music Videos and Performances from The Twilight Saga Soundtracks, Vol. 1

October 31, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Music Videos and Performances from The Twilight Saga Soundtracks, Vol. 1  4.0 This is a compilation of videos of songs featured on the soundtracks the phenomenally successful movie franchise. I […]

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Music, Television

Recoil: ‘A Strange Hour’

October 10, 2011by The Thorn 1 Comment

Recoil: ‘A Strange Hour’ 8.25 Recoil was once a side-project by Depeche Mode’s Alan Wilder. Since he left the band in the mid-’90s, it has become his full-time gig. I’m […]

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