Hacking on the mobile phone…

From Blondie 2011

Having previously seen Blondie in 2010 from a far at Kenwood House, where an under powered sound system and an audience as interested in their picnics as the music (possibly because they couldn’t hear it!) failed to inspire, I made my way to Somerset House in the hope that the tighter space would bring the best out of the iconic rock’n’roll gal. The start was a little slow as new tracks from the current Album failed to hit the spot. True fans enjoy new material as well as the old classics – ultimately they mean new albums and more touring to promote sales – but they should be mixed with the classics to get the momentum going. Once the classics started flowing the place started rocking – One Way or Another, Maria, Atomic, Call me and the very timely Hanging/Hacking on the Telephone had the entire audience joining in – most of whom where born long after they where penned. With Beady Eye and Blondie on consecutive nights, the Summer Series at Somerset House is certainly delivering the rock classics, surrounded by the upcoming generation possible future pop icons.