To mark Pat DiNizio’s 55th birthday today, here’s a 1987 clip of The Smithereens performing their breakthrough single ‘Blood and Roses’ on UK television.

The Smithereens will celebrate their 30th anniversary with a special homecoming concert next month in their birthplace of Carteret, N.J., as well as with a retrospective performance at frontman Pat DiNizio’s fifth-annual Halloween bash.

Record Rack: A weekly round-up of the pertinent new releases hitting stores this Tuesday: ARTIST: The Smithereens RELEASE: The Smithereens Play Tommy BACKSTORY: One of […]