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Debbie Harry

Jo chats to iconic Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry about her memoir Face It. It includes never-before-seen personal images, curated fan-art, as well as Harry’s recollections.

Jo chats to iconic Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry about her memoir Face It.

Debbie Harry is a musician, actor, activist and the iconic face of New York City cool. As the front-woman of Blondie, she and the band forged a new sound that brought together the worlds of rock, punk, disco, reggae and hip-hop to create some of the most beloved pop songs of all time. As a muse, she collaborated with some of the boldest artists of the past four decades. The scope of Debbie Harry’s impact on our culture has been matched only by her reticence to reveal her rich inner life – until now.

In an arresting mix of visceral, soulful storytelling and stunning visuals that includes never-before-seen photographs, bespoke illustrations and fan art installations, Face It upends the standard music memoir while delivering a truly prismatic portrait. With all the grit, grime, and glory recounted in intimate detail, Face It recreates the downtown scene of 1970s New York City, where Blondie played alongside the Ramones, Television, Talking Heads, Iggy Pop and David Bowie.

Following her path from glorious commercial success to heroin addiction, the near-death of partner Chris Stein, a heart-wrenching bankruptcy, and Blondie’s break-up as a band to her multifaceted acting career in more than thirty films, a stunning solo career and the triumphant return of her band, and her tireless advocacy for the environment and LGBTQ rights, Face It is a cinematic story of a woman who made her own path, and set the standard for a generation of artists who followed in her footsteps – a memoir as dynamic as its subject.

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1 hour, 57 minutes

Last on

Mon 30 Sep 2019 19:00
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Music Played

  • The Streets

    Don't Mug Yourself

    • BMG.

  • Will Joseph Cook

    The Dragon

    • The Dragon.
    • 1.

  • Happy Mondays

    Kinky Afro

    • London.

  • Ren Harvieu

    Teenage Mascara

    • Teenage Mascara.
    • Bella Union.
    • 1.

  • Maisie Peters

    This Is On You

    • It's Your Bed Babe, It's Your Funeral E.P..
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.

  • Beck

    Lost Cause

    • Geffen.

  • Hollie Cook

    Dance in the Sunshine

    • Merge Records.

  • Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers

    Why Do Fools Fall In Love

    • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Divine

    You Think You're A Man

    • Shoot Your Shot: The Divine Anthology CD2.

  • Aldous Harding

    The Barrel

    • 4AD.

  • Roots Manuva

    Witness (1 Hope)

    • Big Dada Music.

  • Bombay Bicycle Club

    Eat, Sleep, Wake (Nothing But You)

    • Mmm...Records via Caroline International/Island.

  • Strawberry Switchblade

    Since Yesterday

    • Korova.

  • FKA twigs

    Holy Terrain (feat. Future)

    • MAGDALENE.
    • Young Turks.
    • 4.

  • Let Loose

    Crazy For You

  • Pulp

    Common People

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 5.

  • She Drew the Gun

    Trouble Every Day

    • Skeleton Key Records.

  • Queen

    Somebody To Love

    • A Day At The Races.
    • Island.
    • 6.

  • Sharon Van Etten

    Our Love

    • Jagjaguwar.

  • Bon Iver

    Naeem

    • Jagjaguwar.

  • The Flamingos

    I Only Have Eyes For You

    • All Time Classic Rock 'n' Roll Tearje.
    • Warner Strategic Marketi.

Broadcast

  • Mon 30 Sep 2019 19:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2