Chris Stein / Negative: Me, Blondie, and the Advent of Punk

Stein, Chris

ISBN 10: 0847843637 / ISBN 13: 9780847843633

Published by Rizzoli, 2014

About this Item

Fine in a Fine jacket. 1st Printing. Signed by Stein on the title page 207pp 4to. Seller Inventory # 161757

Bibliographic Details

Title: Chris Stein / Negative: Me, Blondie, and the...

Publisher: Rizzoli

Publication Date: 2014

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards -- 2014 Finalist

On the occasion of Blondie’s fortieth anniversary, Chris Stein shares his iconic and mostly unpublished photographs of Debbie Harry and the cool creatures of the ’70s and ’80s New York rock scene. While a student at the School of Visual Arts, Chris Stein photographed the downtown New York scene of the early ’70s, where he met Deborah Harry and cofounded Blondie. Their blend of punk, dance, and hip-hop spawned a totally new sound, and Stein’s photographs helped establish Harry as an international fashion and music icon. In photos and stories direct from Stein, brilliant writer of hits like "Rapture" and "Heart of Glass," this book provides a fascinating snapshot of the period before and during Blondie’s huge rise, by someone who was part of and who helped to shape the early punk music scene—at CBGB, Andy Warhol’s Factory, and early Bowery. Stars such as David Bowie, the Ramones, Joan Jett, and Iggy Pop were part of Stein’s world, as were fascinating downtown characters like Jean-Michel Basquiat, Richard Hell, Stephen Sprouse, Anya Phillips, Divine, and many others. As captured by one of its greatest artists and instigators, and designed by Shepard Fairey, this book is a must-have celebration of the new-wave and punk scene, whose influence on music and fashion is just as relevant today as it was four decades ago.

About the Author:

Chris Stein’s work has been featured in galleries and press around the world. Deborah Harry is the iconic lead vocalist and cofounder with Stein of Blondie. Glenn O’Brien is the author of How to Be a Man and writes about art, fashion, love, and philosophy.