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Tag Archives: Pop

Give My Regards to Broad Street

June 21, 2015by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: The legendary Paul McCartney creates a rousing musical fantasy about a pop singer/composer (played by McCartney) who realizes that the master tapes of his about-to-be-released album are missing. To […]

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The Meaning of Life

June 20, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Those six pandemonium-mad Pythons are back with their craziest adventure ever! John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin have returned to explain The […]

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Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

June 14, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A Fantastical, Musical Adventure! Starring Peter Frampton and The Bee Gees along with Steve Martin, George Burns, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Billy Preston and Earth, Wind & Fire performing almost […]

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Film, Music

Classic Albums: Duran Duran – Rio

June 7, 2015by The Thorn 7 Comments

Synopsis: This Classic Albums film tells the story behind the writing, recording and subsequent success of ‘Rio’ through interviews, musical demonstrations, and archive footage. Original band members Simon Le Bon, Nick […]

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Yellow Submarine

May 31, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Join the greatest band of all time for a mind-blowing voyage you won’t soon forget. Heralded as “a cartoon landmark” (San Francisco Examiner), this visually stunning odyssey turned animation […]

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Film, Music

Magical Mystery Tour

May 24, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: On the heels of the Beatles’ first two successful films, A Hard Day’s Night and Help!, came the Magical Mystery Tour. Produced and directed by the Beatles themselves, the […]

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Music, Television

Help!

May 17, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Directed by Richard Lester, who also directed the band’s debut feature film A Hard Day’s Night, Help! made its theatrical debut in 1965. The story follows The Beatles as […]

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Film, Music

The Fairly Incomplete and Rather Badly Illustrated Monty Python Songbook

May 12, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: In addition to helpful (!) instructions on how to read music and play a piano, the “Song Book” contains melodies and lyrics for many of the best- and least-known […]

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Literature, Music

Head

May 10, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: “A Hard Days Night on acid” best describes this outrageous movie within a movie starring recording superstars The Monkees. The first in a long line of films for collaborators […]

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Monty Python Sings

May 5, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Clearly, I’m a big Monty Python fan. I have all their shows, their albums, their books and even much of the work that the various troupe members did before and […]

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Duran Duran: Live from London

May 3, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Duran Duran: Live from London is the first live concert release with the five original band members reunited, filmed at the prestigious Wembley Arena in London during their 25th […]

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Film, Music

The Polyphonic Spree: Live From Austin, TX

April 19, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Through all the years of Austin City Limits, there probably has never been a night quite like this. From the opening processional through the crowd, through the harp solos, […]

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Music, Television

The Nomi Song

April 12, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: He came from outer space to save the human race. Looks like an alien, sings like a diva – Klaus Nomi was one of 1980’s most profoundly bizarre appearances. […]

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Film, Music, Television

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