Tag: Snub TV

Milestones: Mani is 48 today; watch The Stone Roses get ‘Adored’ at the Hacienda in 1989

Milestones: Mani is 48 today; watch The Stone Roses get ‘Adored’ at the Hacienda in 1989

Today’s the birthday of The Stone Roses’ Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, and to mark the occasion, we present this Snub TV broadcast of the Roses playing ‘I Wanna Be Adored’ — featuring what’s arguably Mani’s single greatest bassline — and ‘Sugar Spun Sister’ at Manchester’s infamous Hacienda in 1989.

Milestones: House of Love’s Terry Bickers is 45 today; watch ‘Destroy the Heart’ from 1989

Milestones: House of Love’s Terry Bickers is 45 today; watch ‘Destroy the Heart’ from 1989

In honor of House of Love guitarist Terry Bickers’ 45th birthday today, we share this ‘Snub TV’ clip from 1989 that features a ripping take on fourth single ‘Destroy the Heart’ and a gentle ‘Man to Child,’ off the band’s 1988 self-titled debut, with an interview with frontman Guy Chadwick sandwiched in between.

Vintage Video: Pixies play ‘Doolittle’ tracks ‘Dead,’ ‘I Bleed’ for ‘Snub TV’ in 1989

While it’s an album hardly in need of commemoration given last year’s high-profile tour and a looming reissue, the Pixies’ beloved Doolittle — from which this site gets its name, of course — was released 21 years ago today.