Blondie had recently completed work on their fourth album in the summer of 1979 when they were tapped by Italian disco maestro Giorgio Moroder to record a new song for an upcoming movie. Moroder was ...

Blondie achieved four No. 1 pop hits in the US. These songs show off just how varied this band could be in its approach.

The title comes up in gleaming white cursive letters, looking like the old '50s Chevrolet logo, as an ominous synthetic drone rings out on the soundtrack. That drone gets louder and louder, and then ...

But the lead vocal and lyrics? That’s all Debbie Harry. “Call Me” is the opening theme song for the 1980 film American Gigolo, which stars Richard Gere as a male prostitute. Moroder, who produced a ...

Blondie’s “Call Me” sounds like a Kiss song that was supposed to combine multiple genres. Gene Simmons hated the song in question from the first time he heard it. He may have made peace with it ...

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 ...

It’s a good time to be the Last Dinner Party. The British indie rock band were nominated for the Mercury Prize today and were covered by Kelly Clarkson last week. Now, their Like A Version session is ...

This Monday (Feb. 13) on 'Smash,' Ivy and Karen (Katharine McPhee) are faced with the agonizing but exciting phenomenon that is the second callback audition. In the episode, aptly named 'Callbacks,' ...