J.G. Thirlwell
James George Thirlwell – also known as J.G. Thirlwell, Clint Ruin, Frank Want, and Foetus, among other names, is an Australian singer, composer, and record producer. He is known for juxtaposing a variety of different musical styles.
| Known For | Sound |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.0898 |
| Birthday | 1960-01-29 |
| Place of Birth | Melbourne, Australia |
| Also Known As | JG Thirlwell, Jim Thirlwell, James George Thirlwell, Clint Ruin, Frank Want, |
2025
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
0/0
Follows the story of the groundbreaking Texas-based art-punk band founded by frontman Gibby Haynes and guitarist Paul Leary.
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Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
1997
Don't Bring A Dog
0/0
Don't Bring A Dog shows a part of the New York underground music scene - rooted in the early eighties - existing apart from MTV and billboard charts....
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Don't Bring A Dog
1986
Submit to Me
5.25/24
Cinema of Transgression pioneers and participants (Lydia Lunch, Lung Leg, Nick Zedd, etc.) perform a series of acts as they submit to director Richard...
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Submit to Me
1987
Submit to Me Now
4.789/19
Oddballs dancing, leering at camera, guy shaving a nontraditional part of his body and man ripping his own throat out, woman stabbing herself to death...
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Submit to Me Now
1993
Male
0/0
A live recording of Foetus' November 1990 performance in Manhattan's CBGB nightclub. It was released on VHS originally, and later onto DVD. It was als...
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Male
2012
The Hardcore Collection
7.7/3
This DVD features 13 provocative short films by Richard Kern. Color & B&W film shorts with Lydia Lunch, Henry Rollins and more. Includes Death Valley...
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The Hardcore Collection
2024
Scala!!!
7.8/9
This feature-length big screen documentary tells the riotous inside story of the infamous sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll repertory cinema which inspired...
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Scala!!!
1988
The Sound of Progress
0/0
This documentary shows the mindset of the some of the most original and influential artists of the experimental scene (Coil, Current 93, Foetus, Test...
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The Sound of Progress
2009
NYC Foetus
6/1
A documentary about composer/producer/performer JG Thirlwell and his musical alter-egos, including Foetus, Steroid Maximus and Manorexia. Featuring in...
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NYC Foetus
2019
Swans: Where Does a Body End?
7.9/14
From their roots as a brutal, confrontational industrial band, through breakups and chaos, to their odds-defying current status as one of the most acc...
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Swans: Where Does a Body End?
2011
Blank City
7.1/15
In the years before Ronald Reagan took office, Manhattan was in ruins. But true art has never come from comfort, and it was precisely those dire circu...
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Blank City
1984
The Right Side of My Brain
4.85/20
Lydia Lunch and Richard Kern's first collaborative effort, The Right Side of My Brain, is a glimpse into the world of unsatiable female lust, narrated...
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The Right Side of My Brain
2004
Kill Your Idols
7.5/13
A 2004 documentary on thirty years of alternative rock 'n roll in NYC.Documenting the history from the genuine authenticity of No Wave to the current...
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Kill Your Idols
2006
Kill Your Idols: More.
7.8/4
A full-length feature documentary produced in 2006 which serves as a companion piece to and is included on the DVD of the 2004 film KILL YOUR IDOLS.
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Kill Your Idols: More.
2002
D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist
5.5/7
This documentary features interviews with Ian MacKaye (Fugazi), J Mascis (Dinosaur jr.), John John Jesse (Demonic Erotic painter), Jim Rose (Jim Rose...
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D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist
What You Could Not Visualise
7/2
Rema-Rema were a short-lived and resounding shooting star in the London post-punk scene of the late 1970s. But, how can you make a documentary about t...
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What You Could Not Visualise
Zola Jesus with JG Thirlwell & Mivos Quartet
0/0
Filmed At The Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY, May 10, 2012.
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