Stereogum — Sia, Charli XCX, Johnny Marr, and Albert Hammond Jr have all written songs for the forthcoming Blondie album, FACT reports. Blondie co-founder Chris Stein told Beats 1’s The Candy Shop that all of the tracks are finished and he and Debbie Harry inv... more info

NME — Sia and Albert Hammond Jr. have also contributed tracks for 'Ghosts of Download' follow up more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Richard Z. Kruspe (RAMMSTEIN, EMIGRATE) has contributed guest vocals to "Move It", the latest single from Tomoyasu Hotei, the Japanese guitarist, singer-songwriter and producer who is best known internationally for his "Kill Bill" theme "Battle Witho... more info

Guardian Music — The new book Outside the Lines gathers behind-the-scenes pictures, outtakes and lost images from the cover shoots of punk and new wave’s most famous LPs. Take a look, and read what their photographers recall from the sessions Continue reading.... more info

Guardian Music — The Blondie singer outlines why she’s joining the crusade to demand better payments for musicians from the video streaming serviceAs a singer-songwriter with more than 40 years of experience in the music industry, I have witnessed large shifts... more info

Uncut — Blondie, Brian Eno, Graham Nash and Dexys are all in the new issue Blondie, Brian Eno, Graham Nash and Dexys are all in the new issue The post This month in Uncut appeared first on Uncut. more info

Uncut — Starring Blondie, Eno, George Martin, Dexys, The Monkees, Graham Nash, Merle Haggard, Ronnie Spector, Tony Joe White, Anohni, Zappa, The Coral... Starring Blondie, Eno, George Martin, Dexys, The Monkees, Graham Nash, Ronnie Spector, Tony Joe Whi... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — SIXX:A.M., the band featuring MÖTLEY CRÃœE bassist Nikki Sixx alongside former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist DJ Ashba and vocalist James Michael, has criticized YouTube over the royalties it pays out for music video streams. SIXX:A.M., which is pro... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — VICE and BuzzFeed interviewed Ta-Nehisi Coates about his Black Panther comic. Flavorwire shared an excerpt from Kembrew McLeod's 33 1/3 book on Blondie's Parallel Lines album. eBooks on sale for $1.99 today: Eight Hundred Grapes by Laura Dave Expo 58... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Sweetlife Festival 2015 (more by Mimi Hong) Maryland's Sweetlife Festival, which was expanded to two days last year, returns in 2016 but it's back to a one-day fest. It goes down on May 14 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in... more info