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Garbage: Absolute Garbage

February 16, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Four albums and seven Grammy® nominations later, Garbage has its first best of DVD collection -Absolute Garbage. Among the 15 Garbage music videos on DVD for the first time–including Vow, […]

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Music, Television

Air: Le voyage dans la lune

September 1, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Le Voyage Dans La Lune (A Trip To The Moon) is a classic silent film by revered French director Georges M‚liŠs. Released in 1902, this legendary 16-minute film is […]

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Film, Music

Recoil: A Strange Hour in Budapest

October 30, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: ‘A Strange Hour In Budapest’ offers a captivating and exhilarating document of ‘A Strange Hour’ which was presented during 2010 & 2011 in 52 cities across the world as […]

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Painted Lips and Lolly Licks: The Sexy Film Festival 2012

February 14, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The Mayfair’s annual sexy film fest returns to prematurely, uh, celebrate Valentine’s Day with a lineup of films hand-picked by adult film star Kimberly Kane! Get here early and […]

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Film, Television

11 Short Films of 11 Minutes

November 12, 2011by The Thorn 1 Comment

To denote the 11th day of the 11th month of the 11th year of this millennium, a couple of friends and I decided to watch 11 short films of 11 […]

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Film, Literature, 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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Rip! A Remix Manifesto

November 17, 2010by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: The feature documentary RiP: A Remix Manifesto explores the complexities of intellectual property in the era of peer-to-peer file sharing. Web activist and filmmaker Brett Gaylor interviews key figures […]

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Film, Literature, Music, Television

Robot Goes Here: ‘The Byte Is In My Blood’

April 21, 2007by The Thorn Leave a comment

Robot Goes Here The Byte Is In My Blood INFIDEL Records Robot Goes Here is the Frankenstein-like creature that Dave Rand built. After eight years in various punk bands, he […]

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Music

A Fire Inside: ‘Decemberunderground’

May 29, 2006by The Thorn Leave a comment

When A.F.I. released ‘Sing The Sorrow’ in 2003, it was after a decade of building a rabid underground fanbase around the world. But, now, for the first time, the band […]

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Music

Madonna: ‘American Life’

May 15, 2006by The Thorn Leave a comment

In light of Madonna’s tremendous ‘Confessions On A Dance Floor’, which we discovered and reviewed earlier this year, we felt compelled to seek out her previous effort, ‘American Life’ – […]

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Goldfrapp: ‘Felt Mountain’

May 1, 2006by The Thorn Leave a comment

A whistling overture… its echo is strangely soothing. From the opening number, “Lovely Head”, to the final notes of “Horse Tears” this album takes the listener on a beautiful melancholic […]

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Samarkande: ‘Douglas’ Basement’

April 17, 2006by The Thorn Leave a comment

‘Douglas’ Basement’ is the latest release by Samarkande, the electronic soundscape artists from Montreal who gave us the subtly creepy, yet engaging, ‘4 Cadavres Exquis’ in 2002. In the four […]

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Various Artists: ‘The Other Side-New York-Fischerspooner’

April 10, 2006by The Thorn Leave a comment

A few plaintive howls from Bloc Party’s “Helicopter (Sheriff Whitey mix)”, and the mood is set for… a primal, unbridled release. Such is the tone of ‘The Other Side – […]

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