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Watch Roadie, the cult 1980 movie featuring Meat Loaf, Blondie and Alice Cooper
By Paul Brannigan Published
Watch Roadie, the only film ever to star Meat Loaf, Blondie and Alice Cooper

Superstar magician Penn Jillette has a wild secret rock 'n' roll past that no-one ever talks about, and the "bloody scars" to prove it
By Paul Brannigan Published
Friends with the Ramones and Lou Reed, ex-boyfriend of Debbie Harry, and underground rock musician, Penn Jillette is a Las Vegas entertainment legend with a rock 'n' roll past

The story of One Way Or Another, the stalker-inspired song that broke Blondie in the US
By Paul Lester Published
One Way Or Another provided the blueprint that turned Blondie into million-sellers and cemented Debbie Harry’s status as one of rock’s foremost badasses

The story behind Blondie's misunderstood debut single, which celebrates its 50th birthday today
By Paul Brannigan Published
"I don't think there's a song on the first record without a reference to someone getting shot, stabbed, degraded, or insulted"

How Blondie made one of the greatest albums of the late 70s – with help from Suzi Quatro’s producer and a prog legend
By Paul Lester Published
With their third album Parallel Lines, Blondie notched up five hit singles and became as famous as Abba or Pink Floyd

The importance of Debbie Harry, Blondie's defiant leader of the pack
By Harriet Gibsone Published
Debbie Harry’s distortion of stereotypes, her costumes and her confrontational use of sexuality, defined her as a true artist

The story of the song that heralded Blondie's comeback – but tanked in the US
By Rob Hughes Published
Written about "sexual repression causing incredible desire among a school full of boys", Maria was a No.1 across Europe

Nine Blondie albums you should listen to, and one to avoid
By Alex Burrows Published
Buying guide With their sharp songwriting and lyrical flair, Blondie are the pop-punk disco titans who embraced rap before it went mainstream. These are their best albums
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