At that time, the line-up consisted of Mark Holmes on lead vocals and bass, Sergio Galli on guitar, and Chris Steffler on drums.

1957) had known Holmes from the music circles in the Toronto club scene while recording and playing with future bassist Kenny McLean in 79'.

[4] Tickle also produced their debut, full-length album Standing in the Dark, which expanded upon the tracks from their EP and was released later that same year.

[4] The band held a free concert at Toronto's Nathan Phillips Square in 1983 that attracted a crowd of 25,000 screaming fans and resulted in 40 people being sent to hospital.

[10] Scottish musician Kenny MacLean joined the band in 1985, taking over the role of bassist from Holmes and also playing keyboards, and Platinum Blonde released their second album, Alien Shores.

[17] The five songs on the second half of the album were also written around the concept of extraterrestrials visiting Earth thousands of years ago, inspired by a theory posited by author Erich von Däniken in his novel Chariots of the Gods?.

[11][20][21] Steffler left the band in 1987 was replaced by drummer Alexander "Sascha" Tukatsch, who provided percussion for Platinum Blonde's 1988 album, Contact.

[22] Guests on the album include Ohio Players vocalist Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner and percussionist Tony Thompson, who played for Chic and the Power Station.

[24] That same year the band appeared as alien bikers in the episode "Eye for an Eye" of the sci-fi television series War of the Worlds, as well as in the episode "Mug Shot" on the Mr. T series T. and T.[25][26] While Contact was positively received by critics, and the title track was a modest hit in Canada, the album sold 150,000 and did not become the breakthrough into the US market that the band had hoped for.

[28] Described by C. J. O'Connor of the Toronto Star as "pre-inflatable-pig Pink Floyd, powered by Marshall/clothed by Galliano," the band's sound was inspired by the music of the late 1960–early 1970 London rock scene.

[34] MacLean had been suggesting to Holmes for some time that the band get back together, but he died of a heart attack within hours of his performance at the Mod Club.

[29] In 2010, Holmes, Galli, and Steffler reunited and played their first Platinum Blonde reunion show at the Mod Club.

"[35] That same year, the electronic duo Crystal Castles released a version of "Not in Love" featuring Robert Smith of The Cure on vocals.

[34] In June 2012, Platinum Blonde members Mark Holmes and Sergio Galli, along with drummer Dan Todd and bassist Rob Laidlaw released the album Now & Never.

[1][14][17] Their early covers of songs by The Police, along with their spiky blonde hairstyles and fashion choices, caused comparisons with that band as well.

[4][16][19] In 1984, Liam Lacey of The Globe and Mail said that the group sounded a lot like Loverboy trying to make a new wave credibility move.

"[14][18][22] In 1985, Liam Lacey of The Globe and Mail described the band's look as "sort of Duran Duran meets Rod Stewart" and Alan Niester, also of The Globe and Mail, said that same year, "the band managed to create its own fashion revolution, manufacturing a flashy, sophisticated Platinum Blonde 'look' that was copied by its fans across the country.

"[14][17] Mike Devlin of the Times Colonist wrote in 1999: "The band's blonde, tousled manes inspired a legion of hairdo followers.

"[19] In a 1990 interview with the Calgary Herald, MacLean said "We were the New Kids on the Block of that period," and added "I still like the music, so I would never be embarrassed about being a teen idol.