As we all know, "American Idol" has its contestants put their own spin on covers of famous songs. But this week, the standout auditions were arrangements we'd never heard before. The lack of a ...

Clem Burke provided the beats that underpinned the new wave, punk, and disco hits of Blondie. Though the band is most known for its iconic singer, Debbie Harry, Burke’s drumming style was crucial to ...

A new documentary celebrates the creative life of Allee Willis, whose work shaped pop culture in ways unrecognized.

TRIBUTES have been paid to an American drummer whose “talent, energy and passion for music were unmatched”. Blondie drummer, Clem Burke, 70, died on April 7 following a cancer diagnosis, the group ...

The band recorded its first album in 1976 and by the following year was touring with such icons as Iggy Pop and David Bowie.

Farewell to Clem Burke, one of the all-time great rock & roll drummers. The Blondie legend passed away on Sunday, only 70, from cancer. His exuberant energy was as crucial to the Blondie sound as ...

“Then, in that final drum fill, he completely shifted gears from the reggae beat into The Tide is High, Blondie’s famous latin-flavoured cover of a song by Jamaican band The Paragons. It was the best ...

A Rock and Roll Hall of Fame musician is dead at 70. Blondie drummer Clem Burke died of cancer, the iconic group announced ...

Blondie drummer Clem Burke set the pace for new wave and beyond with his knack for modernising styles from doo-wop to disco ...

Clem Burke joined Blondie in 1974. He played an important role during a period when the band was making a mix of punk, reggae ...

Blondie drummer Clem Burke, renowned for his powerful, genre-defining style and decades of influence, has died aged 70 after ...