Blondie - Debbie Harry

Proud Camden presents a collection of images selected from the archive of celebrated photographer Brian Aris, focusing on lead singer of Blondie, Debbie Harry. The star is shown in photos that helped make her into an icon, also showcasing some rare and unseen images. The exhibition shows at Proud Camden from Dec 9 - Jan 11

"I have been blessed to have worked so many times with not only such a beautiful looking woman but someone who has become an icon all over the world. Debbie has crossed over three decades of the music business and her appeal today is as strong as it ever was" - Brian Aris

Blondie will make a guest appearance at the Isle of Wight Festival on Saturday June 12, 2010. The festival held at Seaclose Park, Newport from 11 - 13th June, features a host of international superstars including Jay-Z, The Strokes, Blondie, Pink, Orbital and Squeeze.

Pop rock icon Blondie helps to raise $1.15 million for the National Kidney Foundation.

“Hello, Washington, it’s me, Deb,” she announced, playfully. “You know, when I woke up this morning I had the realization that I was on my way to the Nation’s Capital to help do some real good..So hello, Kidney Foundation people…We love you all for being here, for supporting the cause.” - More

Deborah Harry will be presented with the OUTMusic Pillar Award at the OUTMusic Awards 2009 ceremony held on December 8 in NYC. The awards celebrate outstanding achievements of LGBT artists and performers. - More

today we are gonna cut two more tracks... i am getting to where i am looking forward to people/the world etc hearing stuff... - check out more from Chris Stein at Rednight.net. Blondie - Studio 09 photo by Franco Vogel.

Chris Stein is both a member of the rock band Blondie and a photographer whose work is featured in Who Shot Rock & Roll. Using DrumCore, he composed Who Shot Drums and Bass, eight tracks in various musical styles.

These tracks are provided under a Creative Commons license, and we want you to remix them. Re-imagine Stein's music to create something catchy and original. For more details and to register - Brooklyn Museum

Germany's Glitterhouse label will be releasing a tribute to late Gun Club mainman Jeffrey Lee Pierce on January 11. "We Are Only Riders - The JLP Sessions Project" features an all-star cast of musicians, many of whom were friends of or collaborators with Pierce. Debbie Harry has recorded two tracks for the album, 'Lucky Jim' and a duet with Nick Cave 'Free To Walk' - more

DOWNTOWN CALLING, narrated by Deborah Harry, makes it’s world premiere and international festival debut at the Austin Film Festival at 9:15pm on Saturday, October 24th at The Rollins Theater. - more

Coming in March 2010, Converse is releasing Blondie Chuck Taylors!.

Youth Music are celebrating their 10th birthday with a series of shows alongside a special exhibition of photographs from Rankin. Destroy / Rankin sees artists such as Kylie Minogue, Debbie Harry, U2 and Michael Stipe creating their own unique interpretations of photographer Rankin's iconic photographs of musicians. More than 70 of the world's biggest musicians and visual artists have created a new body of artwork that will be exhibited and auctioned to support the youth charity as part of Phillips De Pury's inaugural Music Sale. - more

“I love the original shot and it reminded me of the day we shot it at the offices of Dazed & Confused where everything was just so. My desire to reconfigure the shot is just, you know, how I feel about my own image sometimes as being ‘extra-personal’.”

‘Destroy 1 - 6’ by Debbie Harry
Professional inkjet print on archival paper / mixed media, collage, oil paint All Editions 1/1
Framed 20 x 24 inches
2009

Auction -14th November 2009, Phillips de Pury, London