Private Blonde

Private Blonde

Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous (2009)

PG-13
1 hr 40 min Feb 3rd, 2009 Comedy
When fluffy, bubble gum movie star Megan Valentine suddenly finds herself broke and humiliated in the public eye, she wanders from the wreckage of a car accident and witlessly enlists in the U.S. Army hoping in vain that it will change her life.
On DVD & Blu-ray: February 3rd, 2009
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"Maria" was Blondie's late-1990s number one single in the UK.
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Blondie is an American rock band co-founded by singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein . [1] The band was a pioneer in the American new wave scene of the mid-1970s in New York. Their first two albums contained strong elements of punk and new wave, and although highly successful in the United Kingdom and Australia, Blondie was regarded as an underground band in the United States until the release of Parallel Lines in 1978. Over the next five years, the band achieved several hit singles [2] including " Heart of Glass ," " Call Me ," " Atomic ," " The Tide Is High ," and " Rapture ." The band became noted for its eclectic mix of musical styles, also incorporating elements of disco , pop , reggae , and early rap music .

Blondie disbanded after the release of its sixth studio album, The Hunter , in 1982. Debbie Harry continued to pursue a solo career with varied results after taking a few years off to care for partner Chris Stein , who was diagnosed with pemphigus , a rare autoimmune disease of the skin. [3] The band re-formed in 1997, achieving renewed success and their sixth number one single in the United Kingdom with " Maria " in 1999, exactly 20 years after their first UK No. 1 single (" Heart of Glass ").

The group toured and performed throughout the world [4] during the following years, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. [5] Blondie has sold around 40 million records worldwide [6] [7] and is still active. The band's eleventh studio album, Pollinator , was released on May 5, 2017.

Inspired by the burgeoning new music scene at the Mercer Arts Center in Manhattan , Chris Stein sought to join a similar band. He joined the Stilettoes in 1973 as their guitarist and formed a romantic relationship with one of the band's vocalists, Debbie Harry , a former waitress and Playboy Bunny . [8]
Harry had been a member of a folk-rock band, the Wind in the Willows , in the late 1960s. In July 1974, Stein and Harry parted ways with the Stilettoes and Elda Gentile, the band's originator, forming a new band with ex-Stilettoes bandmates Billy O'Connor (drums; born October 4, 1953, Germany, died March 29, 2015, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) [9] and Fred Smith (bass). Originally billed as Angel and the Snake [10] for two shows in August 1974, they renamed themselves Blondie by October 1974. The name derived from comments made by truck drivers who catcalled "Hey, Blondie" to Harry as they drove past. [11] [12] [13]

By the spring of 1975, after some personnel turnover (including Ivan Kral [14] on guitar and sisters Tish Bellomo and Snooky Bellomo on backing vocals), Stein and Harry were joined by drummer Clem Burke and bass player Gary Lachman . Blondie became regular performers at Max's Kansas City and CBGB . [15] In June 1975, the band's first recording came in the way of a demo produced by Alan Betrock . To fill out their sound, they recruited keyboard player Jimmy Destri in November 1975. The band signed with Private Stock Records and their debut album, Blondie , was issued in December 1976 but was initially not a commercial success. In September 1977, the band bought back its contract with Private Stock and signed with British label Chrysalis Records . [16] The first album was re-released on the new label in October 1977. Rolling Stone ' s review of the debut album observed the eclectic nature of the group's music, comparing it to Phil Spector and the Who , and commented that the album's two strengths were Richard Gottehrer 's production and the persona of Debbie Harry. The publication said she performed with "utter aplomb and involvement throughout: even when she's portraying a character consummately obnoxious and spaced-out, there is a wink of awareness that is comforting and amusing yet never condescending." It also noted that Harry was the "possessor of a bombshell zombie's voice that can sound dreamily seductive and woodenly Mansonite within the same song". [17]

Blondie opened for David Bowie and Iggy Pop on the latter's tour in early 1977 supporting The Idiot . The band was invited by Bowie and Pop after the pair had heard the band's debut album. [18] [19] The band's first commercial success occurred in Australia in 1977, when the music television program Countdown mistakenly played their video " In the Flesh ", which was the B-side of their then current single " X-Offender ". [5] Jimmy Destri later credited the show's Molly Meldrum for their initial success, commenting that "we still thank him to this day" for playing the wrong song. [20] In a 1998 interview, drummer Clem Burke recalled seeing the episode in which the wrong song was played, but he and Chris Stein suggested that it may have been a deliberate subterfuge on the part of Meldrum. Stein asserted that "X-Offender" was "too crazy and aggressive [to become a hit]", while "In the Flesh" was "not representative of any punk sensibility. Over the years, I've thought they probably played both things but liked one better. That's all." In retrospect, Burke described "In the Flesh" as "a forerunner to the power ballad ". [21]

The single reached number 2 in Australia, [22] while the album reached the Australian top twenty in November 1977, [22] and a subsequent double-A release of "X-Offender" and "Rip Her to Shreds" reached number 81. [22] A successful Australian tour followed in December, though it was marred by an incident in Brisbane when disappointed fans almost rioted after Harry cancelled a performance due to illness. [23]

In February 1978, Blondie released their second album, Plastic Letters (UK No. 10, [24] US No. 78, Australia No. 64 [22] ). The album was recorded as a four-piece as Gary Valentine had left the band in mid 1977. [25] Plastic Letters was promoted extensively throughout Europe and Asia by Chrysalis Records. [5] The album's first single, "Denis", was a cover version of the Randy and the Rainbows ' 1963 hit " Denise ". It reached number two on the British singles charts, while both the album and its second single, " (I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear ", reached the British top ten. Chart success, along with a successful 1978 UK tour, including a gig at London's Roundhouse , [26] made Blondie one of the first A
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