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Blondie

June 2024

  • Debbie Harry and Chris Stein in the Mediasound recording studio, New York, in 1979

    Book of the day
    Under a Rock by Chris Stein review – sex, squalor and superstardom

    The Blondie guitarist charts his drug-fuelled journey from young punk to pop pioneer with charming nonchalance
  • Blondie in 1979. From left: guitarist Frank Infante, Chris Stein, bass player Nigel Harrison, Debbie Harry, keyboard player Jimmy Destri and drummer Clem Burke.

    ‘Behind everything was this lingering drug situation’: Chris Stein on Blondie’s heyday

    In an extract from his new memoir, Under a Rock, the musician reflects on the practical problems of fame in the late 70s: crowds, cocaine and getting caught with it
  • Blondie on Oxford Street, London, 1977 (l-r): Clem Burke, Jimmy Destri, Debbie Harry and Chris Stein.

    ‘I’m a fan of chaos’: Blondie’s Chris Stein on Bowie, Debbie Harry and 50 years in rock’n’roll

    In his candid new memoir, the guitarist talks about the glory period of Parallel Lines and how addiction and loss altered his life

January 2024

  • Vincent Van Gogh's Self-Portrait, 1889; Adrian Lester in Renegade Nell; Debbie Harry and Chris Stein of Blondie; Taylor Swift on stage; Matt Smith in An Enemy of the People; the Royal Ballet's Manon; New York City Ballet. Centre: Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal in All of Us Strangers

    2024 culture preview
    From Bong Joon-ho to Van Gogh: Observer critics’ culture highlights for 2024

    From Withnail and I on stage to Olivia Rodrigo on tour, Sally Wainwright’s new drama to Blondie, Bruckner and Jez Butterworth, our experts guide you through the treats in store this year

June 2023

  • Debbie Harry performing with Blondie on the Pyramid stage.

    Blondie at Glastonbury review – Debbie Harry is an atomic charisma bomb

    She can’t sing like she used to – but makes up for it with a riveting performance full of untamed theatrics and awesomely aloof cool

April 2023

  • ‘Entirely lovely’ … Bob Marley shot by Jill Furmanovsky in London, 1978.

    ‘I had a reckless feeling of destiny’: photographer Jill Furmanovsky on Blondie, Bob Marley and rock’s boys’ club

    From a snarling Debbie Harry to a radiant Amy Winehouse, Furmanovsky reveals the layers of her complex subjects. She explains how she conquered her shyness to tour with Pink Floyd aged 19 and why music has a ‘grounding’ quality

March 2023

  • Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner, Elton John and Axl Rose of Guns N’ Roses.

    Arctic Monkeys, Guns N’ Roses, Elton John: all-male Glastonbury headliners a ‘pipeline’ problem, says Emily Eavis

    ‘We’re trying our best,’ says organiser as she unveils first 54 names on 2023 lineup and calls on music industry to develop headline-worthy female acts

February 2023

  • Richard Williams

    ‘They felt like a possible future’: how Brian Eno and I recorded Television’s first demos

    Richard Williams
    In search of the new, Richard Williams – then an A&R man at Island Records – captured early Television in an office block salsa studio. But Tom Verlaine wasn’t impressed

January 2023

  • Dolly Parton, Gloria Estefan, Belinda Carlisle

    Dolly Parton, Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan, Belinda Carlisle and Debbie Harry to collaborate on new song

    Pop legends join forces for Diane Warren-penned track Gonna Be You for forthcoming comedy 80 for Brady

December 2022

  • Marilyn Monroe, Paris Hilton, Emma D'Arcy in House of the Dragon, and Diana, Princess of Wales.

    Lightening in a bottle: why 2022 was the year we all went blond

    Blondness is back. Post pandemic, tweed blond, ice cube blond and rose gold blonds have been everywhere from celebrities and influencers to schoolkids and footballers. Why this colourful saturation?

October 2022

  • ‘Her first appearance takes some beating’ … Amy Winehouse.

    Ranked
    The 100 greatest BBC music performances – ranked!

    As the Beeb celebrates its centenary, we take a look at its most memorable pop moments, from the birth of grime to the first sightings of Bob Dylan and Bob Marley, plus TOTP goes Madchester and countless classic Peel sessions

June 2022

  • Blondie in 1976 – the band are releasing their first ever box set.

    Blondie open archive of unheard demos for box-set release

    The 124-track set features their first six albums plus fan-pleasing curios such as the band’s first-ever recording session

April 2022

  • Still cool as beans … Debbie Harry of Blondie in concert at the OVO Hydro, Glasgow.

    Blondie review – the platinum-clad hits just keep on coming

    Debbie Harry and her new-lineup new wavers belatedly kick off a UK tour with this effervescent arena show, a blitz of bubblegum pop, thrashing guitars and pop art imagery

March 2022

  • ‘I barely took notice of my lucky escapes’ … Harry.

    The reader interview
    Blondie’s Debbie Harry: ‘It wasn’t a great idea to be as reckless as I was’

    The singer and style icon answers your questions on becoming ‘Blondie’, a lifetime cheating death – and the secret to a good cover version

February 2022

  • Debbie Harry.

    The reader interview
    Post your questions for Blondie’s Debbie Harry

    As the legendary new wave band prepare for a UK tour, its beloved frontwoman will take questions from Guardian readers

October 2021

  • Light through clouds

    On vaccine hesitancy, what would Jesus do?

  • Debbie Harry in 1979.

    Ranked
    Blondie’s 20 greatest songs – ranked!

July 2021

  • Sass in short supply ... Off the Rails.

    Off the Rails review – Blondie-powered interrailing comedy is a feelgood trainwreck

    Kelly Preston’s last performance is a formulaic film about three fiftysomething pals talk menopause and midlife crises on a Euro rail trip

June 2020

  • Number 1 hits, Number 1, From left; The Beatles, Donna Summer, the Per Shop Boys

    The 100 greatest UK No 1 singles
    The 100 greatest UK No 1s: 100-1

    Look back on our complete countdown of the greatest UK No 1s, from the Beatles to Baby D, and So Solid Crew to Suzi Quatro

April 2020

  • Jimmy Webb in 2012

    'Proust in streetwear': punk rock stylist Jimmy Webb dies at 62

    New Yorker helped fashion looks for the likes of Iggy Pop, Madonna and Beyoncé
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