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Phonogram, vol. 3: The Immaterial Girl

January 29, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: The creators of the award-winning THE WICKED + THE DIVINE return to their founding critical smash, PHONOGRAM with THE IMMATERIAL GIRL. In a world where music is magic, phonomancer […]

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Literature, Music

Phonogram, vol. 2: The Singles Club

January 15, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: We’ve put you on the guest list. Don’t be late! This is one night you’ll never forget! The second series of Phonogram separates itself from the frenzied mob of […]

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Literature, Music

Phonogram, vol. 1: Rue Britannia

January 1, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Britannia is ten years dead. Phonomancer David Kohl hadn’t spared his old patron a thought for almost as long… at which point his mind starts to unravel. Can he […]

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Literature, Music

Goldfrapp: Live at Shepherd’s Bush Empire

August 13, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: n/a *********************************************************************** Goldfrapp: Live at Shepherd’s Bush Empire 8.25 eyelights: the hypnotic quality of the music. Allison Goldfrapp’s versatility and enigmatic quality. eyesores: the lo-fi quality of the video. […]

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Music, Television

Classic Albums: Frank Zappa – ‘Apostrophe (‘) / Over-Nite Sensation’

April 26, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: “Overnite Sensation” (1973) and “Apostrophe(‘)” (1974) encapsulate the extraordinary musical diversity of Frank Zappa and were also the two most commercially successful albums that he released. This Classic Albums […]

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Music, Television

Björk: Biophilia Live

March 29, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: ‘biophilia live’ is a concert film directed by peter strickland and nick fenton and produced by jacqui edenbrow that captures the human element of björk’s multi-disciplinary multimedia project: biophilia. […]

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Film, Music

When Björk Met Attenborough

March 22, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Originally screened in the UK on Channel 4, ‘When Björk Met Attenborough’ is a one hour long documentary which follows Björk and Attenborough as they investigate and discuss the […]

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Music, Television

The Sugarcubes: The DVD

March 15, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The Essential Video Collection – First Time On DVD. All twelve music videos from Iceland’s biggest alternative-rock export are gathered together for one release that offers a comprehensive view […]

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Music, Television

Garbage: One Mile High… Live

February 15, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: After a five year break, 2012 saw Garbage back in the spotlight with a new studio album Not Your Kind Of People followed by their first world tour for […]

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Music, Television

Ulver: The Norwegian National Opera

December 7, 2014by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Ulver returned in 2012 with their latest album Childhood’s End. Early pioneers of Norwegian black metal, the band have continually evolved throughout their career and now stand as living […]

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Film, Music

My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult: The Kult Kollection

November 9, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult is one of the premier industrial dance bands. Formed in the late ‘80s as a film project that mutated into a rock […]

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Music, Television

Metal Machine Music: Nine Inch Nails and the Industrial Uprising

November 2, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Providing inspiration for the title of this DVD. Lou Reed’s 5th solo album split opinion dramatically upon its release in 1975, but while many saw it as a contractual […]

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Music, Television

The Cure: Greatest Hits

October 26, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: It’s simple. Without The Cure, modern rock, and modern videos as we know them, would not exist and the irrefutable proof is all right here in their new collection. […]

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