A year after the Sugarhill Gang released “Rapper’s Delight” in 1979, Blondie recorded “Rapture,” the first major hip-hop hit to use original music rather than sampling other artists’ beats. Released ...

THE DIVERSE and often unruly batch of artists and music that fit under the loose umbrella of New Wave music in the mid-1970s did have a couple of unifying beliefs. The first, and most important, was ...

When drummer Clem Burke first hooked up with an unknown New York City band called Blondie in 1975, the future seemed bleak. Shortly after Burke joined, the band's bass player, Fred Smith, jumped ship ...

Thirty-six years ago, the rockers reigned on their first try. Plus, remembering chart feats by Rascal Flatts, Michael Jackson & Alicia Keys. By Gary Trust Your weekly recap celebrating significant ...

1 Heart of Glass Blondie 2 Chiquitita ABBA 3 Woman In Love The Three Degrees 4 Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick Ian Dury and the Blockheads 10 A Little More Love Olivia Newton-John There are three ...

Blondie blasted the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival crowd to the past with pop rock hits from the 1970s and 1980s during its Friday night performance in the Mojave tent. Kicking things off ...

In 28 days it began. In 28 weeks it spread. In 28 years it evolved.