If you were going to cover a Blondie song, you'd probably pick one of the classics, right? Something off Parallel Lines, or maybe "Atomic"? Well, that's why you are not Swedish pop iconoclast ceo.…   Read Story »

Optimus Alive! went down in Passeio Marítimo de Alges in Portugal over the weekend. Headliners included Coldplay and Jane's Addiction. The riverside fest had a nice mix of nostalgia (Stooges,…   Read Story »

Blondie's back with LP9 and the band's first in eight years. During their time off, the NYC new wave icons got turned onto contemporary NYC-based indie notables Beirut -- Zach Condon plays trumpet on…   Read Story »

Blondie's prepping Panic of Girls, the band's ninth studio album, as the press release reminds us. Of course that fact is worth mentioning, as is the fact that it's been eight years since their last…   Read Story »

Last week the Animal Collective bros released an official mixtape for their new … sneakers. That is a thing now. Gotta keep fans on their toes (ouch, sorry). The shoes which you can see here…   Read Story »

You probably noticed the strong new wave streak running through Arcade Fire's The Suburbs, especially on the Régine Chassagne-fronted "Sprawl II." The Hood Internet's ABX also picked up on the…   Read Story »

You read that right: Debbie Harry claims she accepted a ride from Ted Bundy in the early '70s, but freaked out after noticing the car didn't have any handles on the inside. She explains: The hairs…   Read Story »

For the third year in a row, we've turned to master bootlegger team9 to take some of our favorite songs of the year and mash them together. On Stereogum & team9 Present... MySplice III you'll hear…   Read Story »

As part of the British T-Mobile Transmission series, Black Kids joined forces with Cut Copy to do a recognizable, but thin (and, OK, wimpy) cover of "Union City Blue" from Blondie's 1979's Eat To The…   Read Story »

If you thought listening to or watching Scarlett sing was a bit awkward, just wait until you watch this clip of her sitting down for a discussion with Blondie. It's part of MySpace's "Artist On…   Read Story »