ContactMusic — Former Thompson Twins star Alannah Curry is working with Blondie singer Deborah Harry again - as a furniture designer The Hold Me Now singer who wrote Harrys I Want That Man hit has been commissioned to create a club chair for the punk icons home in.... more info

Guardian Music — New York hip-hop met London punk as the Clash embarked on their love affair with the music of black America As well as being comfortably the best thing the Clash ever recorded (sue me), this song, recorded in April 1980, comes from one of the really ... more info

Guardian Music — It's about time the Lijadu Sisters' unique, punkish slant on 1970s funk, soul and disco got its rightful duesPerhaps it's not surprising that the Lijadu Sisters have spent the last 30 years languishing in obscurity. Life as a female artist in the 1... more info

Guardian Music — A new photography exhibition documents the closure of punk's ground zero – and waves goodbye to a New York institutionA movement that proclaimed there was "no future", punk rock is supposed to kiss goodbye to the past without even shrugging its lea... more info

Mjsbigblog — Tonight's second episode broadcast of NBC's new critically acclaimed musical drama series "Smash" airs at 10/9c pm on NBC. Listen to Katharine McPhee sing Blondie's "Call Me" from tonight's show. more info

Guardian Music — What could be more natural than a German punk band teaming up with a hip-hop forefather for a 1983 novelty record?Who among us has not felt the urge listen to an early 80s German punk band essaying hip-hop? Really, just me? Oh well, what if I told yo... more info

ContactMusic — Blondie star Deborah Harry and goth icon Nick Cave have teamed up to record a new duet for a Jeffrey Lee Pierce tribute album The odd couple will join Mark Lanegan and Lydia Lunch among others on The Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project which features... more info

Guardian Music — Just like fans, musicians have their special places – ones they grew up with, ones important to their careers or ones with rich heritage. Johnny Marr, Hayden Thorpe of Wild Beasts, Roots Manuva and Anna Calvi celebrate the gig spaces they loveNow t... more info

Guardian Music — Here are the 10 contenders for one of British pop's 50 most covetable awards. But who is your favourite?Once again, it's time for the Guardian first album award, our prize for the best British debut of last year. The 10 contenders from 2011 take in d... more info

ContactMusic — Blondie star Deborah Harry stunned a star-studded crowd at the Museum of Contemporary Art Gala in Los Angeles on Sunday 13Nov11 by carving herself up The Call Me singer took a cleaver to a life-size red velvet cake corpse of herself at the event joki... more info