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Stevie Nicks Was Asked To Sing This 1980 Hit Before It Went to Blondie

Stevie Nicks, who wrote one of the biggest hit songs of 1977 Can you imagine if "Call Me" was sung by Stevie Nicks instead of Blondie? Fun fact, you almost didn't have to. The post...

Earth Island Books To Release “My Life as The Plasmatics Drummer: The Diaries of Stu Deutsch (1979-1981)”

Alongside the singer Wendy O. Williams, lead guitarist Richie Stotts, and bassist Chosei Funahara (later to be replaced

“I’m not playing disco!” The unlikely story behind Blondie’s biggest hit

The song they never expected to become a No 1 smash

Legendary drummer Carmine Appice on writing Rod Stewart’s biggest hit on a drum machine – and then getting fired: “I don...

Carmine Appice was behind one of the greatest disco-rock songs of the 70s

Blondie Announce First New Album in 10 Years and Last to Feature Clem Burke, Share New Song “Spectral Eyes”

Blondie have announced a new album, High Noon, which will be the band’s first new album in a decade and will include the final recordings of drummer/co-founder Clem Burke, who died...

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3 Disco-Rock Songs From 1979 That Sound Like Two Eras Battling for the Dance Floor

American singer Debbie Harry performing with Blondie at the Dr. Pepper Central Park Music Festival at Wollman Rink in Central Park, New York City, 9th July 1979. (Photo by Michael...

Blondie Announce Final Album With Clem Burke High Noon: Hear “Spectral Eyes” (Feat. Johnny Marr)

The post Blondie Announce Final Album With Clem Burke <em>High Noon</em>: Hear “Spectral Eyes” (Feat. Johnny Marr) appeared first on Stereogum.

Bob Minkin’s Best Photos of New York Music in the Seventies and Eighties

Noted music photographer Bob Minkin started going to shows in New York City when he was just 15. Soon after, he was sneaking his camera into venues to document what he saw. The exp...

Blondie Announce First Album in Nine Years

Johnny Marr, Sex Pistols’ Glen Matlock, and Beirut’s Zach Condon feature on High Noon, led by “Spectral Eyes”

50 years since their debut, Blondie announce new album High Noon

Listen to the single "Spectral Eyes", written by and featuring Johnny Marr

Nirosta Steel Shares Statement After Social Media Activity Raises Concerns

Steven Hall, the veteran musician and Arthur Russell collaborator known as Nirosta Steel, experienced breakout success this year with the release of My Skyscraper, an album compris...

Born 78 Years Ago Today in Jamaica, the Disco Icon Who Sold 150 Million Records With a Group Whose Biggest Hit Was Banne...

LONDON, ENGLAND - Jamaican-British singer Marcia Barrett, of the German vocal group Boney M., sings during a concert in London, England, December 1, 1978. (Photo by Soxphotos/Getty...

Stevie Nicks' younger brother Christopher passes away aged 72 after cancer battle - as Mick Fleetwood pays tribute to th...

Stevie Nicks' younger brother Christopher has passed away at the age of 72 following a two and a half year private battle with cancer.

Bruce Springsteen Makes Surprise Appearance at TeachRock Teachers Gala, Stevie Van Zandt Is Honored by Count Basie Cente...

photo: Matthew Carasella On Saturday, the inaugural TeachRock Teachers Hall of Fame Gala took place at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank, NJ. TeachRock is the curricu...

Franché Coma was the frantic guitarist on the Misfits’ first album – but the world wouldn’t hear it for 20 years

He recalls making way for Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein, what Glenn Danzig was really like, the songs he wishes he’d recorded, and the problem with his Gibson Explorer

Blondie's 'High Noon' Features Final Recordings From Drummer Clem Burke

Blondie's back with fresh material after a decade, and this one hits different. The new album features final recordings from their late drummer Clem Burke. Continue reading…

Cyndi Lauper’s Debut Album Got a Boost From Two Members of a Soon-To-Be Hit Band in 1983

Cyndi Lauper performing at a WNEW Christmas Concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City on December 19, 1986. Cyndi Lauper's 1983 debut album received help from two Philadelp...

Blondie Announce New Album ‘High Noon’ And Share ‘Spectral Eyes’

Blondie have announced their twelfth studio album, High Noon, set for release on February 26, 2027 via BMG. The album is the band’s first collection of new material in nine years a...

Blondie returns with new album High Noon

Debbie Harry returns with her sidekick Chris Stein and a plethora of guests, for what will be another gem after nine years of waiting. Read on… [London – October 15, 2026] Iconic p...

Stevie Nicks Gets the Biography She Deserves With Rachel Brodsky’s ‘Lessons & Lace’

Stevie Nicks has spent decades turning heartbreak, uncertainty, romance and survival into songs that people carry around like personal advice. Now music journalist Rachel Brodsky h...

This Fleetwood Mac Breakup Song From 1977 Became the Face of a Presidential Campaign

LOS ANGELES - SEPTEMBER 1: Fleetwood Mac (L-R Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood) backstage at the Los Angeles Rock Awards on Septembe...

This Incredible Blondie Hit Was Actually a Cover of a Jamaican Song From 1967

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 11: Debbie Harry of Blondie performs on stage at Hammersmith Odeon on January 11th, 1980 in London United Kingdom. (Photo by Pete Still/Redferns) T...