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Blondie: Unseen 1976-1980

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By Deanna McFadden (CHARTattack) April 19, 2007 11:17 am
In Blondie: Unseen 1976-1980, photographer Roberta Bayley documents many of the iconic band's moments, from their beginnings in the thriving New York City punk scene to their rise as one of the most successful pop groups of the '70s and '80s. The insightful and emblematic photos capture a genuine sense of the group's experiences and reflect the...
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Blondie — The Curse Of Blondie

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By Joanne Huffa (CHARTattack) April 6, 2004 9:52 am
Five years after Blondie’s hit-and-miss (mostly miss) comeback No Exit, they return with the aptly titled The Curse Of Blondie, which refers to the various mishaps the band have endured during their career of 20-plus years. The biggest problem with The Curse is that opener "Shakedown" out-and-out blows. It’s one of those semi-rapped,...
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I Read The News Today... For May 19, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) May 19, 2011 3:49 pm
People! The Sheepdogs made the final round of Rolling Stone's choose the cover contest! Clear your fucking cookies like crazy and go vote like crazy over here! Hey! Apparently the world is ending on Saturday (what a damper on your long weekend)! So CHARTattack contributor Steve McLean has made the perfect playlist for you. Montreal singer/...
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Blondie Converse Shoes Available For Teenagers Who Have No Idea Who Blondie Are

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) March 9, 2010 3:22 pm
Blondie singer Deborah Harry is a pretty fashionable lady, so it makes sense that Blondie now have their own line of Converse shoes, which Harry's helped design. Three different versions and styles of the Blondie Converse shoes are available. They come as black Chuck Taylor high-tops with pink laces, Harry's image on the side and "BLONDIE...
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Drop Dead Rock

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) January 15, 2010 5:22 pm
Drop Dead Rock was originally released in 1995, the same year Adam Ant released his last album. Ant plays Dave Donovan, the corrupt manager of a foul-mouthed, bad tempered, ill-mannered, prima donna punk rocker named Spazzo (Ian Maynard), who wants to have his client murdered so he can run away with Spazzo's former porn star wife (Chelsey Parks)...
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Magic Christian At The Horseshoe Tavern

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Photographer: 
Steve McLean
Venue: 
Horseshoe Tavern
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
January 19, 2009
Magic Christian

Magic Christian At The Horseshoe Tavern

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Photographer: 
Steve McLean
Venue: 
Horseshoe Tavern
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
January 19, 2009
Magic Christian

CHARTtrack: The Postmarks' "11:59"

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By CHARTattack Staff December 19, 2008 2:50 pm
The Postmarks' "11:59" is one of 12 covers to appear on the duo's recently released sophomore album, By The Numbers. This Blondie cover fits nicely amongst the clever track list, since the band have chosen 12 songs with numbers in the title and matched them with their respective track numbers. The Postmarks put a twee spin on the...
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Bob Gruen Shoots Rockers

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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) September 17, 2008 3:25 pm
Bob Gruen has arguably been the world's foremost rock 'n' roll photographer for the past 40 years, but it's taken until now for him to present the first solo exhibition of his work in Canada. Toronto's Liss Gallery will host "Rockers," a show featuring about 70 of Gruen's works, starting on Thursday and running until Oct. 11. "It...
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Blondie’s Parallel Lines Gets 30th Anniversary Deluxe Reissue

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By CHARTattack Staff May 13, 2008 4:00 pm
It’s hard to believe that Blondie’s Parallel Lines is 30 years old, but Capitol Records will recognize the milestone by releasing a special edition of the New York City new wave group’s major breakthrough album on June 24. Parallel Lines (30th Anniversary Edition) will feature the original LP, four bonus tracks and a DVD featuring three music...
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Blondie's Debbie Harry

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Photographer: 
Richard Beland.
Venue: 
Massey Hall
City: 
Toronto
Date: 
May 17, 1999

Debbie Harry Brings Necessary Evil

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By Moya Dillon (CHARTattack) September 26, 2007 5:00 pm
Debbie Harry, the infamous frontwoman of Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees Blondie, will return with her sixth solo album, Necessary Evil, on Oct. 9. "It's exciting to be doing this on my own, but chilling and weird at the same time," Harry says of her first solo album since 1993's Debravation. "In a way, I will be out there...
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Blondie's Heart Of Glass Seems More Like Heart Of Stone At Hall Of Fame Induction

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By CHARTattack Staff March 14, 2006 6:30 pm
There was a lot of tension in the air at Monday night's Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony at New York's Waldorf-Astoria hotel. Blondie, the most commercially successful band to emerge from New York's punk/new wave scene of the '70s, broke up in 1982 but reformed in 1998. The current incarnation of the group includes singer Deborah...
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Five New Inductees For The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

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By CHARTattack Staff November 28, 2005 4:00 pm
Sex Pistols, Blondie, Black Sabbath, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Miles Davis have all been voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Sex Pistols only lasted a few years, and released just one official album in that time (the soundtrack to their film, The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle, came out a year after their demise), but the British group still...
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