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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Blondie Co-Founder and Acclaimed Photographer Chris Stein Joins NYC’s 3<sup>rd</sup> Annual CBGB Music & Film Festival To Exhibit Rare & Iconic Photos<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Beginning Today October 9<sup>th</sup> Through October 11<sup>th<o:p></o:p></sup></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Photo Book
<i>CHRIS STEIN/NEGATIVE: Me, Blondie, and the Advent of Punk </i>Out Now on Rizzoli<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><img width="469" height="314" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image004.jpg@01CFE3C9.9E656310"></span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">(Photo Credit: Chris Stein)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">“…spontaneous, revealing moments….Debbie Harry has been photographed thousands of times. But never quite like this.” –
<b><i>CNN<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">“The pictures…<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">
</span>capture the essence of a lost, romantic moment in New York history.” – <b>
<i>T: The</i></b> <b><i>New York Times Style Magazine</i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>(October 9, 2014 – New York, NY) – </i>As <b>Blondie’s 40<sup>th</sup> Anniversary</b> year rolls on, the band’s<b>
</b>co-founder and acclaimed photographer <b>Chris Stein</b> has joined the <b>3<sup>rd</sup> Annual CBGB Music & Film Festival</b> to exhibit his
<b>rare and iconic photos</b>, on view beginning<b> tonight October 9<sup>th</sup>
</b>from<b> 6-11pm, </b>and <b>October 10<sup>th</sup> and 11<sup>th</sup> </b>from<b>
</b><b>11am-11pm </b>at<b> CBGB Gallery</b> at <b>Center548 </b>(548 West 22<sup>nd</sup> Street). The gallery space is
<b>open to the public</b>, and festival tickets along with CBGB-inspired merchandise will be available for purchase in the gallery space throughout the CBGB Festival. The first 50 gallery guests to arrive tonight will gain entry to Billy Idol's anticipated
keynote address and acoustic performance. The exhibit is happening in conjunction with the release of Stein’s celebrated book of photography and anecdotes,
<b><i>Chris Stein/Negative: Me, Blondie, and the Advent of Punk</i></b> (Rizzoli), which recently became the
<b>#1 photo book on Amazon</b> and follows a wildly successful Blondie exhibition of photos and band memorabilia at Hotel Chelsea Storefront Gallery, which wrapped earlier this week after being extended due to popular demand.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Stein’s beautiful and unique coffee-table book of photography, “<b>Chris Stein/Negative: Me, Blondie, and the Advent of Punk,” </b>offers a revealing look back at one of the most influential bands of our time
and also provides a look at the larger historical and global context of the music scene that they pioneered. Many well-known shots and never-before-seen photographs of early live performances, private moments on tour and at home, the band’s world travels,
and Stein's personal favorites are showcased, including his friendships and interactions with some of music and art’s most seminal figures including
<b>The Ramones, Iggy Pop,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-style-span">Andy Warhol</span>,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-style-span">Joan Jett</span></b> and many more. The book, filled with memories
and anecdotes direct from Stein,<b> </b>is a visual feast for Blondie fans captured intimately and inimitably through the insider lens of
<b>Chris Stein, </b>and a pop music history lesson. The book also powerfully captures the special relationship between Chris and <b>Debbie Harry</b>, one of the most enduring creative partnerships in pop music.
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Chris-Stein-Negative-Blondie-Advent/dp/0847843637/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1409848150&sr=8-1&keywords=Chris+Stein+%2F+Negative%3A+Me%2C+Blondie%2C+and+the+Advent+of+Punk">
<b>PRESS HERE</b></a> to order the book via <b>Amazon</b>, or <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/chris-stein-negative-chris-stein/1118851766?ean=9780847843633">
<b>PRESS HERE</b></a> to order the book via <b>Barnes & Noble</b>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Stunning photographs and paintings will be showcased in the <b>
8,000 square foot CBGB gallery</b>, highlighting the culture of CBGB in its various stages and covering the birth years of the punk rock and new wave movements through to the current decade. The collection of
<b>Stein’s photos </b>on display include incredible images of <b>Blondie, Debbie Harry, Joey Ramone, Iggy Pop, The Heartbreakers, Richard Hell and The Voidoids</b> and many more, allowing visitors to peek into the past life of CBGB. The artists responsible
for these photographs and paintings range from the door person at CBGB's in the late 70's to some of the <span style="color:black">most well-known and respected photographers in the music industry today.
</span>Artists on display include: <b>GODLIS, Andy Shernoff, Paul Kostabi, Ebet Roberts, Roberta Bayley, Michael Lavine, and Gina LeVay.</b> The
<b>CBGB Music & Film Festival</b> offers an array of concerts, film screenings, exclusive industry talks, comedy shows, art exhibitions and special performances by the most influential talent from the past three decades.<span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For more information on <b>purchasing Chris Stein’s prints</b>, please email:
<span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:kas@galleryfair.net">kas@galleryfair.net</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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