J.G. Thirlwell
Date of birth: 1960-01-29
Place of birth: Melbourne, Australia
Known for: Sound
Also known as: JG Thirlwell, Jim Thirlwell, James George Thirlwell, Clint Ruin, Frank Want
Biography
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.
Movie Credits
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
2025-03-12
Follows the story of the groundbreaking Texas-based art-punk band founded by frontman Gibby Haynes a
Don't Bring A Dog
1997-01-01
Don't Bring A Dog shows a part of the New York underground music scene - rooted in the early eightie
Submit to Me
1986-01-01
Cinema of Transgression pioneers and participants (Lydia Lunch, Lung Leg, Nick Zedd, etc.) perform a
Submit to Me Now
1987-01-01
Oddballs dancing, leering at camera, guy shaving a nontraditional part of his body and man ripping h
Male
1993-01-01
A live recording of Foetus' November 1990 performance in Manhattan's CBGB nightclub. It was released
The Hardcore Collection
2012-02-21
This DVD features 13 provocative short films by Richard Kern. Color & B&W film shorts with Lydia Lun
Scala!!!
2024-01-05
This feature-length big screen documentary tells the riotous inside story of the infamous sex, drugs
The Sound of Progress
1988-01-01
This documentary shows the mindset of the some of the most original and influential artists of the e
NYC Foetus
2009-05-15
A documentary about composer/producer/performer JG Thirlwell and his musical alter-egos, including F
Swans: Where Does a Body End?
2019-09-19
From their roots as a brutal, confrontational industrial band, through breakups and chaos, to their
Blank City
2011-04-06
In the years before Ronald Reagan took office, Manhattan was in ruins. But true art has never come f
The Right Side of My Brain
1984-04-09
Lydia Lunch and Richard Kern's first collaborative effort, The Right Side of My Brain, is a glimpse
Kill Your Idols: More.
2006-08-11
A full-length feature documentary produced in 2006 which serves as a companion piece to and is inclu
Kill Your Idols
2004-04-08
A 2004 documentary on thirty years of alternative rock 'n roll in NYC.Documenting the history from t
D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist
2002-01-01
This documentary features interviews with Ian MacKaye (Fugazi), J Mascis (Dinosaur jr.), John John J
What You Could Not Visualise
Rema-Rema were a short-lived and resounding shooting star in the London post-punk scene of the late