“Heart of Glass” is a perfect blend of disco, rock, and pop. Blondie successfully merged these styles, creating a fresh and exciting sound. The track is upbeat and funky, yet still has the raw energy ...

Excerpted from "Blondie's Parallel Lines" by Kembrew McLeod (Bloomsbury, 2016). Reprinted with permission from Bloomsbury Publishing. Early discos and punk clubs often coexisted in the same downtown ...

1976: American rock group Blondie (L-R: Gary Valentine, Clem Burke, Debbie Harry, Chris Stein and Jimmy Destri) pose for portrait to promote their debut album 'Blondie' in 1976 Photo by Michael Ochs ...

Blondie had a lot of hits during their initial burst of fame in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but none of them were as enormous or impactful as “Heart of Glass.” The song shot to Number One all over ...

Blondie's single "Heart of Glass"—released 40 years ago this month—wasn't supposed to be a hit. It wasn't even supposed to be on an album. When the band entered the studio to record 1978's now-classic ...

Blondie were a popular band in the New York punk underground for a few years before they released "Heart Of Glass," but that song was a career-changer for them. In 1979, they rode the song all the way ...

Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...

Today, “Heart of Glass” is a classic dance song. Salon reports it was originally supposed to be comic and ironic. It was one of the first songs Blondie member Chris Stein penned for the band. Harry ...

Invisible Hits is a column in which Tyler Wilcox scours the internet for the best (and strangest) bootlegs, rarities, outtakes, and live clips. A futuristic hybrid of Studio 54 fantasy and CBGB cool, ...

Missy Elliott is a true pioneer of modern hip-hop. She is fearlessly bold and candid, paving the way for women in a genre that has been dominated by men. Blondie, fronted by Debbie Harry, are a band ...