"Actor: Blondie"

• Blondie - Live | DVD | (25/11/2002) from £7.22   |  Saving you £7.77 (107.62%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Spearheaded by their dynamic leader ex waitress and Playboy bunny turned rock 'n' roll icon Debbie Harry the group sold more than 15 million albums. Then at the height of their worldwide success Blondie abruptly called it a day. But before they actually broke up in 1983 the band filmed one spectacular farewell concert in front of a wildly enthusiastic audience at the Canadian National Expo in Toronto. Featuring such unforgettable chart-topping classics as Hanging On the Telephone Heart Of Glass Call Me The Tide Is High and Rapture (the first commercially successful song to feature rap) this unmissable release is a fitting tribute to one of the biggest hit making bands of our time. Tracklist: Rapture Island Of Lost Souls Danceway The Tide Is High Heart Of Glass Hanging On the Telephone Dreaming One Way Or Another War Child Start Me Up (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction Call Me.

• Blondie - Live | DVD | (28/08/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Spearheaded by their dynamic leader ex waitress and Playboy bunny turned rock 'n' roll icon Debbie Harry the group sold more than 15 million albums. Then at the height of their worldwide success Blondie abruptly called it a day. But before they actually broke up in 1983 the band filmed one spectacular farewell concert in front of a wildly enthusiastic audience at the Canadian National Expo in Toronto. Tracklist: 1. Rapture 2. Island Of Lost Souls 3. Danceway 4. The Tide Is High 5. Heart Of Glass 6. Hanging On the Telephone 7. Dreaming 8. One Way Or Another 9. War Child 10. Start Me Up 11. Call Me

• Punk | DVD | (05/10/2020) from £5.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Punk is a 4-part series exploring the history of punk music featuring global music icons. Interspersing stories from America s punk pioneers with those of UK bands of the same ilk looking to conquer the USA, Punk defines the genre s American DNA and explores its subsequent propagation across the Atlantic. Featuring a seamless blend of rare and unseen photos and gritty video, a crackling soundtrack of punk hits and misses, original interviews and VIP access to the scene s biggest movers and shakers including to name just a few. From the ink-stained fingers that produced Xeroxed fanzines, to the kids packing basements and warehouse spaces, to hundreds of bodies slamming into one another and rushing makeshift stages, Punk reveals for the first time the profound effect America had on this global popular culture.

• The Rolling Stones - Four Flicks | DVD | (17/11/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  The juggernaut four-disc set that is the Rolling Stones Four Flicks is taken from their unique three-in-one 2001 tour when they combined a stadium tour, an arena tour and a theatre tour into one 54-truck peregrination. It's the kind of epic endeavour that brings to mind William Burroughs' remark on Laurie Anderson's Home of the Brave: "Y'know, I prefer to watch this kind of thing on TV. Tones it down." Of the four discs, there's one devoted to each of the three sets plus another of documentary footage which is every bit as entertaining as the concerts, with the chaps coming across as the bunch of lovable old monkeys they resemble these days. The track listings speak for itself, but there are quite a few nice insights into the way in which the band operates musically. Jagger's voice is nowhere near as strong as it was, yet, like Miles Davis did when his chops began to desert him, he simply knits any shortcomings into his style of delivery. One side-effect of this, though, is that the more recent material, presumably written with this in mind, is much more effective here than the classics; "Brown Sugar", for example, its lyrics now neutered to avoid giving offence, finds him resorting to all sorts of shortcuts. No matter, though, the Stones still put on an incomparable show. Keith "the Human Riff" Richards is in fact playing better now than he ever has. It's well worth getting yer ya-yas out for. On the DVD: Four Flicks presents its material in such an integrated way that it's hard to say where the main event ends and the extras begin. As well as the concerts, you get to see the band working with AC/DC, Sheryl Crow and various other associates, there's a fun feature which allows you to zoom in on any individual member on a few tracks (revealing the secret of Charlie Watts's propulsive drumming to the percussion-minded observer) plus a great deal more. --Roger Thomas

• Punk - BLU-RAY | Blu Ray | (05/10/2020) from £6.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Punk is a 4-part series exploring the history of punk music featuring global music icons. Interspersing stories from America s punk pioneers with those of UK bands of the same ilk looking to conquer the USA, Punk defines the genre s American DNA and explores its subsequent propagation across the Atlantic. Featuring a seamless blend of rare and unseen photos and gritty video, a crackling soundtrack of punk hits and misses, original interviews and VIP access to the scene s biggest movers and shakers including to name just a few. From the ink-stained fingers that produced Xeroxed fanzines, to the kids packing basements and warehouse spaces, to hundreds of bodies slamming into one another and rushing makeshift stages, Punk reveals for the first time the profound effect America had on this global popular culture.

• The Rolling Stones - Bridges To Babylon 1998 | DVD | (01/10/1999) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Like any good brand, the Rolling Stones know to preserve the formula even when updating the package, and this long-form concert video underscores that market strategy. As with each of their tours since the early 1980s, the quartet, augmented by a discreet auxiliary of backup musicians, gives the fans new eye-candy while dishing up a familiar set list spiked with Mick Jagger's lip-smacking vocals and Keith Richards' signature guitar riffs. The visual twists are at once spectacular and conservative: a cyclopean main stage design with massive pillars (presumably the Babylonian connection), a vast oval video screen (shades of Big Brother), and a hydraulic bridge enabling a mid-concert sortie into the audience, with the Stones playing a more stripped-down, intimate set on a small satellite stage. That huge physical setting doubtless made the live shows eye-filling rock spectacles, but the video crew necessarily accepts the limitations of the small screen, focusing more on close-ups of the band, rapid cuts, and racing, hand-held tracking shots to convey excitement while keeping the viewer close to the action. The evening's repertoire sticks to the band's most familiar hits, and if the Glimmer Twins occasionally slip their masks to let the routine show, the real wonder is how effectively they keep the playing focused. During the first half of the programme, the band's newest songs (especially "Saint of Me" and "Out of Control") elicit conspicuously higher energy from the band, if not the audience. But just as the show seems doomed to a certain anonymity, the escape onto the smaller, no-frills stage pumps up players and crowd alike, particularly when they launch into "Like a Rolling Stone", a cover that winds up sounding like a great idea too long deferred. --Sam Sutherland, Amazon.com

• Blondie - Live By Request | DVD | (13/09/2004) from £18.24   |  Saving you £-0.25 (-1.40%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Originally performed and broadcast for A&E on May 7, 2004 from Manhattan's John Jay College, Blondie: Live by Request finds New York City's cherished punk-popsters older, rounder, and still in possession--if not always in complete control--of the fire needed for credible performances of classics like "Dreaming," "Rapture," "Call Me," and "Heart of Glass." The 2004 Blondie includes founders Deborah Harry, Chris Stein, and Clem Burke solidly backed by Paul Carbonara (guitar), Kevin Topping (keyboards), and Leigh Foxx (bass). The disc's 17 tracks comprise Blondie's biggest hits, with "Atomic" notably absent and four cuts from 2003's Curse of Blondie (including a touching tribute to Joey Ramone) holding their own against the tried and true. Harry remains her flamboyant self, compensating for a diminishing vocal range with fresh phrasings and boundless pizzazz. Lead guitarist Stein seems lost at times, while drummer Burke plays tighter than ever, cementing the songs with a mix of disco sass and punk fervor. Keep your remote handy: caller requests and the show's vapid emcee get old fast. DVD sound is timbrally on target but dynamically compressed to within an inch of its life, but the mix breathes better in surround (Dolby or DTS) and it's easier on the ears in DTS. --Michael Mikesell

• Blondie - Greatest Video Hits | DVD | (25/08/2010) from £21.58   |  Saving you £-7.59 (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Features over 60 minutes of music including the #1 hits Heart Of Glass The Tide Is High Call Me Rapture and many more!

• Blondie - Live | DVD | (29/08/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  New York's disco-influenced art-punk rockers Blondie hit the stage at the Town Hall in New York City for their first hometown gig in over 17 years. Originally broadcast as a forty-five minute VH1 special 'Live In New York' is a fantastic audiovisual record of an awe-inspiring reunion concert with singer (turned movie actress) Debbie Harry looking as striking and singing as sensually as usual. Tracklist: 1. Dreaming 2. Hanging On The Telephone 3. Screaming Skin 4. Forgive And Forget 5. Shayla / Union City Blue 6. Sunday Girl 7. Maria 8. Call Me 9. Boom Boom In The Zoom Zoom Room 10. In The Flesh 11. Rapture 12. Rip Her To Shreds 13. X Offender 14. Atomic 15. One Way Or Another 16. Heart Of Glass

• Blondie - Live In Concert | DVD | (22/03/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Fronted by the formidable Debbie Harry New York's finest New Wave punk band catapulted to fame in the late '70s with their innovative style and groundbreaking sound. Filmed live at the peak of Blondie's success this program showcases the band performing their utterly contagious classics at Glasgow's Apollo Theatre. Songs Include: Dreaming Slow Motion Shayla Union City Blue Atomic Eat To the Beat Picture This Pretty Baby Heart Of Glass Hanging On The Telephone Sunday Girl

• Blank Generation / Dancing Barefoot | DVD | (06/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  DVD Double Feature! New York City. The Mid 70s. Music and its creative intentions were changing in a way that revolutionized the industry. Underground clubs particularly CBGBs played host to a dynamic range of sounds but one thing remained constant: originality. Blank Generation is the documentation of the moment in musical history when diversity blossomed and bold became beautiful. This proto-punk anthology features the Ramones Television the Heartbreakers Talking Heads the Patti Smith Group Blondie and several other acts of the time. Witness the incredibly real-performances of the bands plus their backstage footage photo-shoots and hanging out. Blank Generation is a testament to those who appreciate the spirit of underground music. It contains some of the greatest and most inspirational acts in Rock 'n Roll as they indirectly establish American Punk Rock. Now their music and message come alive through visionaries Ivan Kral and Amos Poe. Dancing Barefoot is the journey of Ivan Kral (the Patti Smith Group) Rock 'n Roll longevity and musical revolution. Through the early days in Prague to the late 70s in New York City up to present day Seattle Ivan has played his way through rough times and changing environments. With New York City as the primary focus the tale of Rock 'n Roll evolution is told by the Patti Smith Group Blondie Iggy Pop and other influential members of the community. Through much of the film the ever-popular underground venue CBGBs plays host to the artists' unconventional views. Although many different clips of songs are featured the Patti Smith Group rocks through Horses Ask the Angels Rock 'n Roll Nigger and the title track Dancing Barefoot plus adds their own flavour to several influential cover songs. Also featured are the inspirational performances of Patti's poetry. The era of Rock 'n Roll eccentricity is beautifully captured in this documentary by Ivan himself. It is a true gem for anyone who is interested in the development of music and ideology and the progression of Rock 'n Roll.

• Blondie: Live in Toronto | DVD | (22/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Punk-rock superstars Blondie play an astonishing concert in Toronto in 1982 - at the climax of the band's amazing ground breaking career. Heart of Glass Hanging on the Telephone Dreaming Call Me One Way or Another: these and other unforgettable songs defined an entire musical era when the raw sounds of downtown New York City found huge club-going and radio audiences around the world. Debbie Harry's crystalline lead singing Chris Steins guitar playing and smart tough writing Clem Nurke's drumming. Nigel Harrison's bas playing and Jimmy Destri's trademark revival of the Farfisa organ - these elements came together in one of the most polished and compelling bands not only of punk rock but of rock and roll itself. This concert was shot only four years after the breakout success of Heart of Glass the band's record-breaking smash hit melding punk and disco: Rapture which the band plays here was introducing new audiences to the then-obscure form known as rap. Blondies moment was about to be over. This concert catches an amazing act at its absolute best. Track List: 1. Rapture 2. Island Of Lost Souls 3. Dance way 4. The Tide Is High 5. Heart Of Glass 6. Hanging On The Telephone 7. Dreaming 8. One Way Or Another 9. War Child 10. Start Me Up 11. Call Me

• Blondie - VH1 Behind The Music | DVD | (26/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £8.99

• Blondie Live!: The Farewell Concert | DVD | (04/06/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Catch Blondie at their blistering best in this electric live show recorded in Toronto during the band's peak in 1983.

• Rock Revolutions | DVD | (07/01/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Featuring many of the most influential and charismatic musicians from the 1960's and 1970's Rock Revolutions is a unique collection of spine-tingling performances from a time when passionate music helped change the world. Showcasing more than 20 live performances from rock gods Jimi Hendrix and Free to pop legends Elton John and Abba the King of reggae Bob Marley and even soulful brothers James Brown and Otis Redding - this is a one-off collection packed with never before seen footage so rare its like may never be seen again. This special journey through the annals of modern music also contains entertaining interviews with top industry characters Malcolm McLaren the manager of the Sex Pistols rock goddess Marianne Faithful and many more including Mick Jagger and Dennis Hopper. Tracklisting: 1. Little Richard Lucille 2. Jerry Lee Lewis Great Balls Of Fire 3. Ike & Tina Turner Proud Mary 4. Janis Joplin Piece Of My Heart 5. Otis Redding Respect 6. Jefferson Airplane Don't You Want Somebody To Love 7. Free All Right Now 8. Jimi Hendrix Hey Joe 9. Steppenwolf Born To Be Wild 10. James Brown Mother Popcorn 11. Canned Heat On The Road Again 12. Richie Havens Freedom 13. Don McLean American Pie 14. Blondie Heart Of Glass 15. Marianne Faithful Broken English 16. Grace Jones La Vie En Rose 17. Joe Cocker With A little Help From My Friends 18. New York Dolls Looking For A Kiss 19. Helen Reddy I Am A Woman 20. ABBA Dancing Queen 21. Bob Marley I Shot The Sheriff 22. Elton John Rocket Man