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B eneath its frenetic drum beat, power-pop guitars and echoes of ’60s girl groups, Blondie’s 1979 single “Dreaming” conceals a less-obvious inspiration: ABBA’s perennial hit “Dancing Queen.” ...
Debbie Harry and Chris Stein met through New York City’s storied underground music scene in 1973, when Harry was in the short-lived punk band the Stilettos.
Notes Stein, “I think I'm the first person to actually have an EBow credited on a record” ...
In other news, Chris Stein has written a memoir, titled Under a Rock, that will be out June 11, 2024 via St. Martin’s Press. Check out the book jacket below. View this post on Instagram.
The band's 'Against the Odds' box set is up for best historical album at the 2023 Grammy Awards.
Blondie, 1979. Clockwise from top left, guitarist Chris Stein, singer Debbie Harry, bass player Nigel Harrison, drummer Clem Burke, guitarist Frank Infante and keyboard player Jimmy Destri Blondie ...
Clem Burke, the drummer for Blondie, has died at 70 after privately battling cancer. The iconic New York City rock band, which singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein originally founded in ...
The School of Visual Arts has many distinguished alumni, but only one (so far) is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Chris Stein (1973 Fine Arts), who in 1974 founded the band Blondie with singer ...
Blondie's Chris Stein just released a memoir called Under a rock, out via St. Martin's Press. Stein has two events scheduled around the book's release. On June 27, Stein will discuss his book with ...
Patti Smith, Michael Stipe, Chris Stein, and many more artists have paid tribute to Tom Verlaine, the influential singer and guitarist for punk legends Television, who died following a “brief ...
NEW YORK – Clem Burke, a drummer and founding member of the rock group Blondie, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 70. Singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein, who originally ...