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Amy Poehler, Post-SNL, Just Glad to be Meeting Debbie Harry

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:43:41 -0500

In the new film The Mystery of Claywoman, about a 500-million-year-old woman/prophet everyone seems to be looking for, Amy Poehler appears in a series of sketches for the film with Debbie Harry as her French lesbian lover who writes a book about Claywoman. The film, which was written and performed by Michael Cavadias and directed by Rob Roth, screened Sunday evening at the Wild Project in the East Village to a crowd that included...

Taylor Momsen: 'Blondie Changed My Life!'

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:04:28 -0500

Last night, at the opening of The Annex, a SoHo satellite of Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Daily Transom found itself on the red carpet with Gossip Girl Taylor Momsen; later that evening, Debbie Harry of Blondie and Dave Mason from Traffic were to perform.

"Blondie like changed my life!" Ms. Momsen said, excitedly swaying back and forth at us. She was proudly wearing head-to-ankle vintage--a silver smock dress and gold...

At Squeezebox Premiere, Everyone Acted Surprised When John Cameron Mitchell Appears

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:08:29 -0400

“You never want to piss off a drag queen!” said director Steve Saporito at the Tribeca Film Festival premiere of his movie, Squeezebox! on Friday night.

The after-party for the film was a joyous excuse for drag queens and 90's-club-scene nostalgistas to gather at the Blender Theatre and relive the nights of Don Hill’s drag-rock that became known as Squeezebox!

Looking demure in a beard and blazer, Mr. Saporito,...

An Ode to Debbie Harry

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:58:13 -0400

God, we love Debbie Harry—iconic, sensual, intelligent, fashionable. She's still relevant decades after she became the queen of the CBGB punk scene. Last week she released her new album, Necessary Evil, and recently approved Kirsten Dunst to play her in a Michel Gondry-directed biopic. We're not sure about that decision just yet, but we trust Harry's judgment. Even at 62, she is still the coolest chick in town and we're jealous...

The Transom

Sun, 16 Jul 2006 20:00:00 -0400

Vibe Ari Horowitz spent his weekend at the beach. He has a house in Waterville, and on Saturday he rented a boat for a while, called The Queen Bee, and went out with a bunch of pals. Over on Shelter Island, Mr. Horowitz, who is the new president of Vibe magazine, bared his buff torso to the salty winds. He was clad in red surfer shorts and wraparound shades. “If you want to...

Day 20: CBGB Story Gets 'Complicated'

Mon, 15 Aug 2005 04:45:00 -0400

Is the press turning against CBGB's? After a series of fawning profiles of the legendary club's woes, recently there's been a wave of stories taking more complex positions. It's true that Debbie Harry sounded pretty bad at that benefit. On August 5, Robin Shulman wondered whether you can trust a punk club over 30. (We've been wondering whether you can trust one under five. Warsaw, anyone?) Just yesterday, music critic Jon Pareles posed the question: is...

The Century, Seen Through Blondie's Eyes

Sun, 19 Dec 1999 19:00:00 -0500

We're at millennium's end, and I can't figure out whether we are doing more looking back or looking forward. Looking back, I guess, because at least we can see something there. Wars, for instance. Great moments in art, science, society. You look ahead, what do you see? A bunch of question marks and a couple of hip replacements.

How short and quick life is, especially today: That's the main thing I've taken away from all...