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Debbie Harry Urges Miley Cyrus To Keep Pushing Boundaries
Blondie icon Debbie Harry has urged Miley Cyrus and Lady Gaga to ignore the critics and to continue with their saucy stage antics.The Heart of Glass hitmaker became one of rock's first female pin-ups when...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 16 June 2014
Debbie Harry Joins New York Horse Carriage Protest
Rock icon Debbie Harry has thrown her support behind a campaign to ban horse-drawn carriages in New York City after a driver was charged for allegedly abusing a horse called Blondie.The Heart of Glass hitmaker...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 21 May 2014
Debbie Harry: Pop Stars Need To Take Risks
Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry thinks pop stars need to ''step out of their comfort zones''. The 'Heart of Glass' hitmaker and her bandmates - Chris Stein, Clem Burke and Tommy Kessler - release their new...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 19 April 2014
Glastonbury Line-up Confirmed: Elbow, Kasabian, Arcade Fire, Jack White...And Who Else?
After months of speculation, the official line-up has been confirmed for the 2014 Glastonbury Festival, which will be held from the 27th to the 29th June this year. The festival tweeted this year's snazzy line-up...
By Lauren James in Music / Festivals on 04 April 2014
Michael Eavis: Led Zeppelin Will Reform
Glastonbury boss Michael Eavis thinks Led Zeppelin will reform again one day. The music festival chief would like to see the classic rock band headline the event at Worthy Farm and is adamant they will...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 04 April 2014
Debbie Harry Wants Blondie Biopic
Debbie Harry would like to see a Blondie biopic made.The 'Heart of Glass' singer thinks a film about her group could help people be better ''informed'' about their career, and the New York music scene...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 15 March 2014
Ten More Years! Glastonbury Festival Gets License For Another Decade
The well-trodden fields of Worthy Farm will be privy to live music, stabbed by tent pegs and defecated on for another decade thanks to Glastonbury festival’s new 10-year license, ensuring the world-famous annual weekend get-together...
By Jack de Aguilar in Music / Festivals on 12 March 2014
Debbie Harry Predicts End Of The Internet
Blondie star Debbie Harry is convinced humans will eventually lose interest in the Internet and "unhook" their online presence, branding the web "a waste of time".The Heart of Glass singer signed up for Twitter.com in...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 05 March 2014
It's Indie Rock & Roll For V Festival: The Killers Headline Huge Bill
The UK’s festival season is slowly clicking into gear as Hollywood’s award season recovers from a stinking hangover. On the weekend of August 16-17 in Hylands Park, Chelmsford and Weston Park, Staffordshire, The Killers will...
By Jack de Aguilar in Music / Festivals on 04 March 2014
Blondie To Play Glastonbury
Blondie have confirmed they will perform at Glastonbury festival.The 'Hanging on the Telephone' group were named Godlike Geniuses at the NME Awards tonight (26.02.14) and also took the opportunity to confirm they will be playing...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 27 February 2014
A Week In News: A Screen Legend Dies, A Tv Legend Makes His Exit, And The World's Weirdest Boxing Match
RIP Philip Seymour Hoffman: The world lost a true talent when actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his apartment last Sunday after a suspected heroin overdose, aged 46. Thougha autopsy results were ruled...
By Lauren James in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 07 February 2014
Pussy Riot's Nadia And Masha Disowned For Forgetting "Aspirations And Ideals" Of Punk Group
Members of the Russian punk activist group Pussy Riot have disowned their two most high-profile members, Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, for having forgotten about the "aspirations and ideals of [the] group." Alyokhina and Tolokonnikova,...
By Lauren James in Music / Festivals on 07 February 2014
Madonna Reveals Death Threats
Madonna received death threats for defending Pussy Riot.The 'Hung Up' hitmaker gave an impassioned speech at the Amnesty International Concert in New York last night (05.02.14), in which she described herself as a ''freedom fighter''...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 06 February 2014
Blondie To Recieve This Year's Nme Godlike Genius Award
Blondie are to be this year's recipients of the NME’s 'Godlike Genius' Award. The band will also be performing live at the awards ceremony.Blondie's iconic frontwoman, Debbie Harry, pictured in 2011The announcement was made yesterday...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 04 February 2014
Blondie To Receive Nme Godlike Genius Award
Blondie are set to receive the NME Godlike Genius Award. The 'One Way Or Another' hitmakers will be recognised for their musical genius at the NME Awards 2014 with Austin, Texas on Wednesday, February...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 04 February 2014
Deborah Harry & Boy George Pay Tribute To Lou Reed In New Film
Blondie star Deborah Harry and Boy George have joined a host of stars in a new documentary tribute to the late Lou Reed.The Bbc film, which will debut in the U.K. on Sunday (15Dec13), will...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 11 December 2013
Blondie Stars Pay Tribute To Lou Reed
Blondie stars Debbie Harry and Chris Stein have added their names to the long list of celebrities paying tribute to the late Lou Reed, who died on Sunday (27Oct13) at the age of 71.The punk...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 28 October 2013
Blondie Re-record Sunday Girl For Cbgb Film
Blondie were so thrilled to be part of new movie Cbgb they offered up a new recording of their hit tune Sunday Girl for the soundtrack.The new film about the iconic New York punk mecca...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 06 October 2013
“50,000 Bands And 1 Disgusting Bathroom" - Rupert Grint Stars In Cbgb [Trailer + Pictures]
The highly anticipated movie surrounding New York’s infamous CBGB club is getting closer, and we’ve got some fantastic film stills to whet your punk-rock appetite. Rupert Grint stars alongside his Harry Potter nemsis Alan Rickman...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28 August 2013
The Cbgb Music And Film Festival Is Back For 2013 Bigger And Better Than Ever Before!
Almost like the SXSW Festival of New York, the CBGB festival will return this year with an impressive 700 artists in 150 venues across the state, plus 40 movie premieres from October 9th - 13th....
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 02 August 2013
Riot Fest 2013 Brings Classic Punk To Chicago This September
It's time to start making preparations for one of the loudest festivals of the year: Riot Fest 2013 featuring headline sets from the likes of Pixies, The Replacements and Blink-182.Taking place in Chicago on September...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 22 July 2013
Riot Fest To Play Host To The Replacements' Long Awaited Reunion
After an absence spanning nearly two decades, The Replacements are giving performing another go at this year’s Riot Fest in Chicago, Denver and Toronto. While the band’s last show was in 1991, they technically haven’t...
By Victoria Pavlova on 14 June 2013
Debbie Harry Has Get-out-of-jail-free Card
Blondie star Debbie Harry uses a special card given to her by a New York cop to avoid incurring costly fines for driving offences.The iconic singer admits police officers sometimes let her off with a...
By WENN on 30 May 2013
Kanye West's 'Screeching' Angers Met Ball Bosses
Kanye West irritated Met Ball organisers by ''screeching'' through his performance.The 'All of the Lights' rapper - who was accompanied to the star-studded annual Costume Institute Gala in New York City on Monday (06.05.13) by...
By Bang Showbiz on 08 May 2013
Debbie Harry Approves Of One Direction Cover
Blondie star Debbie Harry has given her seal of approval to One Direction's cover of One Way Or Another, insisting the pop stars "did a good job".The boyband re-recorded Blondie's classic hit as a medley...
By WENN on 17 April 2013
Beth Ditto Recording With Blondie
Gossip star Beth Ditto is recording a duet with veteran rockers Blondie.The band is currently working on a new album, and frontwoman Debbie Harry has revealed she has produced a special duet with Ditto....
By WENN on 17 April 2013
One Direction Given Blondie's Approval
One Direction's 'One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)' has been given the seal of approval by Blondie. The boy band's charity single - which mashed up the New Wave band's 1979 single 'One Way Or...
By Bang Showbiz on 17 April 2013
UK Boy Band One Direction Top The Charts Yet Again With Blondie's 'One Way Or Another'
One Direction have proved that they will top the charts 'one way or another' with their Comic Relief single featuring a mash-up of Blondie's hit song and The Undertones' 'Teenage Kicks'.The boyband's new cover song...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 25 February 2013
One Direction To Set Comic Relief Record
One Direction's 'One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks)' is set to become the biggest selling Comic Relief single of all time. The boy band's version of the Blondie song is already at the top of...
By Bang Showbiz on 20 February 2013
David Cameron Joins One Direction (Sort Of)
David Cameron has joined One Direction in their Red Nose Day music video.The British Prime Minister will appear as a special guest in the heartthrobs' upcoming Comic Relief single 'One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks)'...
By Clive King on 18 February 2013
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