Blondie: Panic of Girls
Holly Gleason, Paste, 14 September 2011
WHEN NEW WAVE ERUPTED on the back-end of punk, there was Blondie, all crisp beats, silent screen star peroxide beauty and a sense of '50s pop undertow that was equal parts innocence and pulp fiction knowing. Fronted by the soignée Deborah Harry, a former Playboy Bunny, and anchored by Chris Stein, a lean guitarist who recognized the palpable collision that was vintage pop with punk's aggression, the band created an almost art project that blazed trails and winked at those bright enough to get that this wasn't just another fad.
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