In celebration of his new monograph, Covert to Overt: The Under/Overground Art of Shepard Fairey (Rizzoli), Shepard Fairey will speak with Chris Stein about the world of art and the art of the world. Fairey’s “Hope” poster, created during Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign, is arguably the most iconic American image since Uncle Sam. Fairey has become a pop-culture icon himself, though he has remained true to his street-art roots. Stein, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee best known as an innovative guitarist for Blondie and as a groundbreaking songwriter, has been equally passionate about, and devoted to photography.

RSVP@NeueHouse.com
Friday, Sept. 18th. 6:30-8PM at NeueHouse in NYC.

It’s Back-To-School time and that means brushing up on Blondie 101.  Whether music, fashion or art is your concentration, the Official Blondie.net Store has everything you need to go to the head of the class.

Pick up a Short & Sweet Summer Tour T-Shirt, the Blondie Viewfinder, Ghosts Of Download/Deluxe Redux Ltd. Ed. 2 LP Picture Disc, a signed copy of Chris’s Negative photography book or a cool water bottle – all on sale now.

(This sale is for USA customers only at this time).

BLONDIE Short & Sweet 2015 Tour Tees now available at our Official BLONDIE.net Store! Here’s a recent photo of actress Ruby Rose sporting hers. Features illustration by artist Scooter LaForge. Includes tour dates on back. See links below for both Men’s & Women’s versions. Get ’em while you can!

Link to Men’s Tees 
Link to Women’s Tee’s

Blondie Band Endorses Peterson Tuners

From Peterson Tuners’ Facebook Page:

The band, Blondie, is a force. They helped bridge the gap between rock and dance music genres more than forty years ago and are still going strong. Their music embodies all the majesty of rock, the power to communicates to the masses that only pop sensibilities can bring, and heavily textured rhythm figures so contagious that even the most stoic of rock and rollers go running for the dance floor. Often times less is truly more, so their to the point statement that “We use Peterson products because they are simply the best” is all we need to know. Shown pictured Chris Stein,Tommy Kessler, and Leigh Foxx. Thanks for the love, guys!

We’d like to congratulate the winner of our most recent Blondie Mailing List contest, Susanne from Waycross, GA…seen here posing with her winnings. We’ll have another contest in the near future (details coming soon), so be sure to sign up on our Official Blondie Mailing List to enter. If you’re already signed up on our list, you’re already a potential winner!

Marcus Reichert, artist, author, and writer/director of Debbie Harry’s debut film Union City, will be attending the opening reception of his art exhibition in Boston, tonight from 6-8pm.  Hosted by Adelson Galleries Boston, Les Fleurs features a selection of large, distinct works on paper.  Admission is free, so if you’re in the area, don’t miss your chance to meet the artist who brought us Union City and wrote a book about the making of the film.  Marcus will only be attending the opening reception, but the exhibition of his art runs through August 2.

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BLONDIE ANNOUNCE SUMMER 2015 TOUR DATES!

June 27: NYC – Madison Square Garden (W/ MORRISSEY)
June 29: Warren, OH – Packard Music Hall
July 1: Huber Heights, OH – Rose Music Center (W/ MELISSA ETHERIDGE)
July 2: Highland Park, IL – Ravinia Festival (W/ MELISSA ETHERIDGE)
July 3: St. Louis, MO – Fair St. Louis (W/ MELISSA ETHERIDGE)
July 5: Toledo, OH – Hollywood Casino (W/ MELISSA ETHERIDGE) Tix on sale NOW
July 7: Lewiston, NY – Artpark (W/ MELISSA ETHERIDGE)
July 8: Selbyville, DE – The Freeman Stage (W/ MELISSA ETHERIDGE)
July 10: Bethlehem, PA – Sands Event Center
July 18: Portland, OR – Project Pabst
July 20: Airway Heights, WA –Northern Quest Casino (W/ MELISSA ETHERIDGE)
July 21: Seattle, WA – Woodland Park Zoo (W/ MELISSA ETHERIDGE)
July 22: Richmond, BC CANADA – River Rock Show Theatre
July 24: Saratoga, CA – The Mountain Winery (W/ MELISSA ETHERIDGE)
July 26: Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre (W/ MELISSA ETHERIDGE)

Don’t miss your opportunity to hear 15 badass music photographers [including BLONDIE’s Chris Stein] tell the story behind one of their favorite photographs. All happening at The Blow Up on Friday, April 3, NYC / 6:30-9pm at ROOT.

Get your tickets for $20 here: http://bit.ly/1Nc8I46

BLONDIE’s Chris Stein to participate in the 2015 Woodstock Writers Festival.
March 19 – 22, 2015.

Full Details: woodstockwriters.com