Blondie by Chris Stein
Chris Stein, Blondie co-founder and guitarist, had a front-row seat to the NYC punk-music scene in the 70s and used that lucky access wisely.
Good thing Stein is also a genius with the camera.
Blondie, by Chris Stein
Stein is releasing a new book this week, “Chris Stein/Negative: Me, Blondie and the Advent of Punk,” on Rizzoli. “Negative” is also in celebration of the band’s 40th (!) anniversary.
The book will be full of many of Stein’s photos of his girlfriend at the time, Deborah Harry, as well as other punk revolutionaries, including music journalist Lester Bangs. Stein’s photos of Harry seem to dominate the book, and rightfully so– Blondie’s look breathed rebellion, youth and DIY glamour.
Lester Bangs, by Chris Stein
Photo by Chris Stein
BTW, check out the video for “Rapture.”
See more photos and a story at New York Times Magazine.
