New York's premiere New Wave punks Blondie have always been all about mixing up the ugly and the beautiful. Typical of their CBGB's contemporaries The Ramones, The Talking Heads, Television, etc. Blondie represented just one facet of New York's electric anything-goes downtown 70's rock scene. The band often gets lumped together as "punk," but anyone with a passing familiarity with their recordings knows that few musical acts could sound less similar. And if Downtown were a high school, Blondie would have been voted prom queen. The strikingly gorgeous singer Deborah Harry and the talented guitarist Chris Stein were both sucked into the manic energy of downtown, playing in several underground bands before meeting each other and starting up a musical partnership that would last the rest of their lives. After a couple name changes, the band settled on Blondie and scored their first gig at the legendary dive CBGB's. Their first albums relegated them to underground success and included early singles "X-Offender" and "In the Flesh." Debbie Harry could really singâ_"coming across as breathy and seductive one minute, snarling and dangerous the nextâ_"and she owned the stage. Their third LP, 1978's Parallel Lines, brought them inevitable mainstream success with classic new wave singles "Heart of Glass," "Hanging On the Telephone," "Sunday Girl" and the viciously fun "One Way Or Another." Blondie proved themselves artistically ambitious as well, scoring #1's with the Reggae cover "The Tide Is High" and then "Rapture," often cited as the first rap song ever to top the charts. The attention the media paid to frontwoman Debbie proved too divisive and the band split in 1982. But their songs only grew more popular and Blondie reformed in 1998, releasing their #1 single "Maria" off of the LP No Exit and touring the world to rave reviews.
You must be 18 or older in order to participate in the following states: Florida
By clicking the button above, you acknowledge that you are the account holder for the cell phone number entered and you expressly agree to these terms as well as the Thumbplay Terms & Conditions of Use Agreement and Privacy Policy.
Bonus ringtones are only available to new subscribers who are customers of supported carriers. Not all carriers support the Thumbplay service. A phone with an Internet-enabled and SMS-enabled (short message service) account is required. If you elect to become a subscriber, after entering your password, you will be subscribed to Thumbplay and automatically charged $9.99 each month using the billing method selected by you (i.e., mobile phone bill, deducted from prepaid balance, PayPal or credit card) for 10 credits each month until such time as you cancel your subscription. PayPal or credit card billing may not be available at the time of your transaction, and in such event, or in the event you do not select a billing method, charges will be billed to your mobile phone bill or deducted from your prepaid balance. Monthly credits expire at the end of each month and may not be rolled over into the following month. In certain instances, in lieu of a subscription you may have the opportunity to make a one-time purchase. In such case, the purchase price (from $0.99 to $5.99 per content item) for the content item you select will be charged to the billing method selected by you (i.e., mobile phone bill, deducted from prepaid balance, PayPal or credit card). Credits may only be provided after billing is successful.
Games are not currently supported for Verizon Wireless customers.
Your 10 bonus credits for ringtones, wallpapers, videos or games will be available when you activate your account by entering your password on the next page. Your password will be sent to your phone when you click the button above. This offer is only available to first time customers of Thumbplay and can not be combined with any other offer.
Message and data rates may apply for subscriptions, promotional text messages, and account related text messages. Taxes may also apply.
By clicking the button above you expressly agree to receive these communications by SMS, including our weekly newsletter . You may stop receiving promotional text messages by clicking here..
You may receive your password confirmation text message multiple times until you complete the sign-up process. If you would like to stop receiving the password confirmation text messages, please email us at passwordsms@thumbplay.com. You also agree to receive promotional and account related email communications. You may unsubscribe from promotional email communications by unsubscribing here.
You may cancel your Thumbplay subscription by sending the words STOP from your
mobile device to 48000 or by contacting us via email.
If you subscribe to multiple services, you may be prompted to specify which services you wish to cancel.
Please direct all email inquiries to
support@thumbplay.com.
You may also call 1-877-THUMB-99 (1-877-848-6299) for questions regarding your account.
©Thumbplay Inc.
Privacy Policy