Blondie (Band)

My "Saturday Night Fever" Disco Extravaganza Is Nigh!

And it's looking to be even more eye popping and ear stoking than the last one. It will trot out Elektrik Company, a big band complete with backup singers, all dolled up a la disco fever bunnies. Me singing disco tunes I remember becaue I learned them when they originally came out! And my special ... More >>

'Max's Kansas City Alumni Reunion'

VOTE NOW: Will John Coltrane Or Blondie Make It To The Finals In Our Quintessential New York Musician Search?

As March comes to a close, so does our month-ish-long battle royale between 64 New York musicians, all of whom were put in the mix to decide which one best embodied the spirit of the city. Each of the divisions—Uptown, Queens, Downtown, and Brooklyn—has now crowned a winner, and for our ... More >>

Presenting The Elite Eight: John Coltrane, Alicia Keys, Blondie, Neil Diamond, Sonic Youth, Velvet Underground, Wu-Tang Clan, And Rakim

After three weeks of feverish clicking and arguing, the final eight contenders in our search for the quintessential New York musician have been finalized. Representing the Uptown division are No. 1 seed John Coltrane and No. 14 seed Alicia Keys; No. 12 seed Blondie will have it out with No. 3 seed N ... More >>

VOTE NOW For The Elite Eight: Coltrane vs. Keys; Blondie vs. Diamond; SY vs. VU; Wu-Tang vs. Rakim

After three weeks of feverish clicking and arguing, the final eight contenders in our search for the quintessential New York musician have been finalized—you can peruse the bracket here—and it's time for you to vote. Representing the Uptown division are No. 1 seed John Coltrane and No. 1 ... More >>

SOTC's March Madness: Sonic Youth, Miles Davis, Neil Diamond, And The Rest Of The Round Of 16

​This week, our search for New York's quintessential post-1955 musician is about to get hectic, with the winner crowned as the calendar flips to April on Saturday night. (A rundown of all the matches so far is here.) So for the Round of 16 matchups--four of which kicked off yesterday, four of whic ... More >>

Blondie (12) And Nas (4) Tangle In SOTC's March Madness

Last round, Blondie safely navigated past Hollis, Queens icons Run-DMC and the trio's aggressive, raw rap sound. This time, the Debbie Harry-fronted new wave ensemble faces off against Nas, hip-hop's one-time prodigal son turned full-time Bill O'Reilly antagonizer. Will the quasi-rap stylings of Blo ... More >>

Blondie (12) Faces Off Against Run-DMC (5) In SOTC's March Madness Tournament

​The Round of 64 for Sound of the City's own version of March Madness—in which you, the Sound of the City voting public, help determine the quintessential New York musician—finishes up this week, with the Round of 32 scheduled to kick off Monday. (The schedule and results so far are he ... More >>

LONG LIVE CBGB

A look back at the last days of the historic club

Live: The Black Lips Bring Hell To Webster Hall

Ashley Eada Giahn​ The Black Lips w/Davila 666, Xray Eyeballs Webster Hall Saturday, October 29 Better than: The overpriced coat check. Here's the thing about Black Lips shows: They're completely out of control as a rule. Playing Webster Hall on Saturday for their "Hell in the Hall" All Hall ... More >>

Debbie Harry Is Adopting!

​The famed Blondie lead singer is telling friends she's feeling maternal these days. And rather than adopt a club kid, she's widely decided to adopt...

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The Popsicle Renaissance; the Summer of the Ice Cream Sandwich

This week in food blogs ... Eater debuted its new spot-the-critic game: "Where's Sifto?" Grub Street wondered just how exclusive the new Standard Hotel roof deck will be. Slice learned that Di Fara will start selling T-shirts as of next week so you can express your love for the Brooklyn slice sar ... More >>

Food Truck Spats; The 22nd-Century Burger & Will Tom Colicchio Be the Next Top Chef Master? (Unsurprising Spoiler: No.)

This week in food blogs... Eater got excited about the apex of ramp and hot dog mania: The Shake Shack Ramp Dog. Grub Street asked Thomas Keller what he thought of animal rights protesters gathering outside his restaurants. His answer: Gofoieyourself. Feast asked Tom Colicchio if he would ever ap ... More >>

Poutine Pizza, Peanut Butter and Bacon Burgers & a KFC Double Down Krispy Kreme Mashup

This week in food blogs... Slice discovered the abomination that is poutine pizza. A Hamburger Today weighed in on Shake Shack's peanut-butter-and-bacon burger. Eater compiled a series of images of anonymous food critics from across the country... although no one is quite sure why. Diner's Journ ... More >>

An Ode to Hot Cross Buns; Chocolate-Covered Matzoh Balls

This week in food blogs... Serious Eats rounded up the latest limited-edition Ben & Jerry's flavors to hit the shelves and pays its respects to the dearly departed Concession Obsession and Wavy Gravy. Feast chatted with David Chang and Ken Friedman, who said he preferred Ssam Bar because he can't ... More >>

Watch the New Glam, Grown, and Sexy High Places Video: "The Longest Shadow"

Which you could easily subtitle "Still Life with Mary Pearson," or "High Places Closet Game on Smash." The new High Places single, "The Longest Shadow," is a lovely direction for them--like Blondie's "Rapture" turned lonely instead of coked-out, the band's wonky childishness grown into something m ... More >>

The Blogroll Gazette: Stalking Anthony Bourdain; Sneaking Pics at Shopsin's

This week, in food blogs... Midtown Lunch got excited about the arrival of the new 38th Street Bon Chon, despite the extremely long wait for drumsticks. Eater discovered that Scott Conant is turning the vacated downstairs space at Cooper Square Hotel into a casual dining cafe. Grub Street continu ... More >>

The Blogroll Gazette: A Shake Shack in Rome; el Bulli Reservations for 2010

This week, in food blogs... Midtown Lunch got excited about Ma Peche (a.k.a. Momo Midtown) introducing takeout. The Atlantic Food Channel asked the $42,500 question: "Does culinary school matter?" Blondie and Brownie spotted a Shake Shack reference on a menu in Rome.

The Blogroll Gazette: Bad Food at the New York Times Cafeteria; Is Chicken Skin the New Bacon?

This week, in food blogs... Diner's Journal noticed that Sam Sifton wasn't the only Times staffer going out for lunch: the cafeteria was closed by the DOH for potential food contamination. Grub Street noted that The Breslin has joined Restaurant Week -- if only for lunch service -- but suspects th ... More >>

Songs That Evoke Places in Your Life

​Ever hear an old song and get instantly transported to a particular place in the cobwebs of your mind, whether it be your first bar or the restaurant your boyfriend dumped you at between courses? Lord knows any oldie at all plucks MY personal strings and immediately conjures up a place and t ... More >>

TREAT HER RIGHT

The new wave beat is back

Cookie Monster & Wyclef--Definitely Not Kicking It Old School

Back in the '80s when we were rocking Vuarnet sweatshirts to gym class, we loved Cookie Monster best when he lost his cool and went nuts gobbling up those big, flat cookies. But the day he first busted a rhyme about--and entitled--Healthy Food, we couldn't help being convinced that veggies might not ... More >>

SMOKE SCREEN

White Williams really means it

Back to the Clubs, Everybody

The prime spots for your first big '08 hangover

Acquired Tastes

A quickspin through New York nightlife's trendsetting hall of fame

One Last Howl at the Marquee Moon

CBGB's death knell is finally real, even if your heartfelt nostalgia isn't

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Sugar and Licorice

Two rambunctious guilty pleasures plead no contest

Holiday Outta Cambodia

Khmer joints buzz hard-to-reach airwaves, stumble through language barriers

Kiss the Sky

Austin indie band effortlessly achieve completeness the sixth time out

1973

The Price Is Right

Sifting through the sale racks at Trash & Vaudeville

Cocksucker

In which we reflect on the metaphysics of the perfect blowjob

We Got A Lot

Kvelling over damn near a dozen meanings of life, their average length close to an hour

The Passion of the Blonds!

Fall Clubs

Déjà Vu: On the Dancefloor, Everything Old Is New Again

Cocksucker

Maserati Does 185

Lost My Apartment, Now I Can't Spell

Trio Savvy

The Bad Plus's Equilateral Chamber Jazz

NY Mirror

Shake Your Moneymaker

Ikuko's Wild Ride

Dance in the Shadow of Disaster

She Pop

Lava Baby’s Lips Are Not Sealed

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Happy You Near

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Sharks and Jets

Too Sweet To Die