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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.
Stein says ongoing health issues is keeping him off the road, but he's still in Blondie. He's also got a memoir out in 2024.
Blondie drummer Clem Burke has died at age 70 after privately battling cancer, his bandmates Debbie Harry and Chris Stein announced.
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 ...
Riding high on the tide of Against the Odds, co-founders Debbie Harry and Chris Stein hopped on a Zoom with Billboard to discuss everything from TikTok to a “garage” of unreleased tapes they ...
Several celebrities who were the biggest stars of the 1980s, are all turning 80 this year. (2025) Eighty! Rod Stewart, Tom ...
Patti Smith, Michael Stipe, Chris Stein, and many more artists have paid tribute to Television's Tom Verlaine, who died at age 73.
“I had this really nice old Strat I used for a lot of stuff.” Chris Stein on Blondie’s hit “Dreaming” and its secret ingredient Joe Matera Fri, November 8, 2024 at 8:59 PM UTC 3 min read ...
Chris Stein, founding member of Blondie, will release a memoir. It's called Under a Rock and it's out June 11, 2024 via St. Martin's Press. The book covers Stein's early years, the rise of the band, ...
Clem Burke, the drummer for Blondie and a founding member of the band, has died. Blondie founders Debbie Harry and Chris Stein praised their bandmate for influence and music contributions that ...
A Q&A with School of Visual Arts alumnus Chris Stein, guitarist and co-founder of Blondie, about his work and his collaboration with artist H.R. Giger.