So long as I live, I don't think I ever will tire of discovering new memorabilia from my favorite band, Blondie. Grabbed these two shots off photographer Phyllis Stein's Facebook page -- that's the notorious (and some would say controversial) Valentine featuring Debbie in a see-through top Private Stock released in 1977 to promote the band's eponymous debut, plus Deb's cover of High Times later that year. Even better is this 1979 interview with Debbie in which she discusses her fashion influences. A rather adorable Stephen Sprouse joins her toward the end, followed by a fashion show starring Debbie, two girls and a cute shirtless guy.This behind-the-scenes mini-documentary about the making of "Videodrome" is something I'd never seen. In it, Debbie discusses her childhood dreams of movie stardom -- making the age-revealing point that "rock star" hadn't been invented yet when she was a kid!
And this rare footage of "Andy Warhol's 15 Minutes," the show he filmed for MTV shortly before his death in 1987, is something I've been hoping would come out on DVD for ages. In addition to Debbie -- who was also the announcer on the show -- this episode (23 minutes in) features Jerry Hall, John Oates, Robin Leach, Dweezel and Moon Zappa, Tama Janowitz,, Paulina Porizkova, Sally Kirkland, the American debut of the video for "Misfit" by Curiosity Killed the Cat, plus a trip to the Pyramid Club.
And as if all this nostalgia weren't enough, Bob Gruen recently snapped these new photos of the band up in Woodstock where they're recording their ninth studio album.
And the new Blondie merch just keeps coming, like these snazzy new Converse sneakers, which I would have killed for as a kid.
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