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Clem Burke, Blondie’s drummer and ‘heartbeat’, dies aged 70

Debbie Harry and Chris Stein, founding members of the new wave hitmakers, pay tribute to their late bandmate

The Guardian - UK

Legendary Blondie Drummer Clem Burke Dies at 70

The artist was described by his colleagues as "the heart of Blondie." Clem Burke passed away after a private battle with cancer.

Latin Times

Blondie drummer Clem Burke dies aged 70

Clem Burke - who starred in the band Blondie - has died aged 70.

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“Clem was not just a drummer; he was the heartbeat of Blondie. He was a source of inspiration both on and off the stage”: Clem Burke, drummer for Blondie, dead at 70

He played on every Blondie album

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Blondie drummer Clem Burke dies aged 70: ‘He was the heartbeat of Blondie’

Musician was remembered for his ‘talent, energy and passion’

The Independent UK

"I'd like to think that everything people think about me is a misconception": An interview with the New York Dolls' David Johansen

Our 2011 interview with the late David Johansen finds him talking about Arthur Kane, Johnny Thunders and dancing backwards in high heels

Louder

Watch Toyah Willcox run her fingers seductively through Robert Fripp's hair as they perform Blondie's One Way Or Another

Warning: Includes bonus footage

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“We were always going to try to break boundaries and try new things”: It was the first No.1 pop single to feature rapping - and it came from Debbie Harry and Blondie

“Some people loved it, and some people hated it,” recalled drummer Clem Burke

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Debbie Harry reveals why she never wanted to start a family

Debbie Harry never wanted to start a family because she had too much "ambition" to do what was expected of her.

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Debbie Harry says she does all her ‘flirting’ in Home Depot

‘There are some big, strong men there,’ said the Blondie star

The Independent UK

“Every night after work we’d go to Studio 54, which was disgusting, this completely debauched atmosphere”: the inside story on the wildest, chaotic and most successful chapter of Blondie’s career

Debbie Harry’s new wave trailblazers had a special formula to knocking out the hits in the late 70s, not one your doctor would recommend

Louder

‘Unseen’ photos by Noel Gallagher, Bill Wyman and Rod Stewart go on sale

The auction of rare photographs of musicians, called Unseen, will take place at London’s Iconic Images Gallery on November 28.

Evening Standard

"There was no food allowed backstage, only drugs and booze": Clem Burke's stories of Debbie Harry, Bob Dylan, Iggy Pop and more

He was a Ramone, been treated like royalty when touring withNancy Sinatra, got hot dogs from Jerry Nolan and played with Pete Townshend: He's Blondie drummer and more Clem Burke

Louder

‘The drugs were so new, they weren’t illegal yet’: the debauched rise of New York’s wildest bar

It was a seedy hotbed of sex, drugs, edgy music and A-list celebrities where Lou Reed and Andy Warhol partied alongside Blondie and Bowie. How did Max’s Kansas City fall apart?

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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

The Guardian - UK

‘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

Guitar World

“They probably only made two or three of them, but there’s a signature Burns Chris Stein Scorpion out there somewhere”: Ahead of a new Blondie album, Chris Stein talks folk and jazz influences, fighting with early effects, and his MIDI future

The co-founder of one the most beloved bands of the '70s and '80s recalls taking advantage of the time when they could go crazy in the studio, the one guitar he wishes he’d never sold, and another that you’ll recognize if you own it

Guitar World

“Bruce Springsteen was in the next studio… He had a Gretsch Country Gentleman, and I asked him if I could borrow it”: How a loaner from The Boss powered the iconic spaghetti western line in Blondie’s Atomic

Former Blondie guitarist Frank Infante has revealed that he recorded the twanging lick using a Gretsch belonging to the blue collar rock icon

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Newcastle Herald

Enjoy your Weekender reads: Zan Rowe, Blondie, Carl Caulfield, Cheap Trick, Emerson's on the Lake, Mad Poet and Mike Scanlon

Wrap yourself up in great reads about entertainment and food.

Guitar World

Mick Mars: “I wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for Mötley Crüe. I don't regret anything we've ever done – good, bad or ugly” – only in the new Guitar World

Plus! Eddie Kramer, Marco Pirroni, Stone Mecca, Adrian Belew, Yard Act, DragonForce, history of the MXR Phase 90, Drop Nineteens, Blondie's Frank Infante, the Darkness and more!

MusicRadar

Heroes: The 6 best covers of David Bowie's classic (and three that are not quite so heroic)

Best of 2023: Many have tried and many have failed, but here are six artists that nailed one of the best songs of our time

Louder

“We couldn’t get a deal for Jethro Tull. The one person interested would only sign them if they dropped the flute player”: How Chrysalis rose from a booking agency to a leading prog record label

Chris Wright operated a business model that was more like a balancing act, with jail as the penalty for toppling - but Procol Harum, Trevor Rabin, Gentle Giant and others benefited from the approach

The Independent UK

Public Enemy, R.E.M., Blondie, Heart and Tracy Chapman get nods for Songwriters Hall of Fame

Everything from rap to yacht rock, country and alt-rock are represented among the nominees for the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame, with nods for Public Enemy, Steely Dan, Bryan Adams, George Clinton, Tracy Chapman, R

Louder

"He threatened to take me apart piece by piece if I didn’t back off": How bubble-glam producer Mike Chapman turned Blondie from punks into pop stars

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

Evening Standard

Robert Peston and Ed Balls perform with new band Centrist Dad

The ITV political editor sang songs by The Sex Pistols, Blondie and The Clash

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