ABSTRACT
Blondie melded tuneful 1960s pop-rock with the attitude and aggression of the emerging New York City punk revolution in laying the groundwork for the new
wave genre. The band’s glam image-which centered around their street-smart Marilyn Monroe figure, lead singer Debbie Harry-would also provide a model for the NeoRomantics of the early 1980s, a fashion-conscious movement encompassing the likes of Adam Ant, Bow Wow Wow, Duran Duran, the Thompson Twins, and Boy George of Culture Club.
