Tag: The Late Show

Milestones: Ian Brown is 48 today; watch The Stone Roses lose power live on BBC in ’89

Milestones: Ian Brown is 48 today; watch The Stone Roses lose power live on BBC in ’89

It’s Ian Brown’s birthday today — he’s turning 48 — so to mark the occasion, we present one of those oft-told tales of Stone Roses lore: The band’s appearance on BBC’s ‘The Late Show’ in September 1989, which ended less than a minute into a live performance of ‘Made of Stone’ when the power abruptly cut out.

Milestones: Bob Mould is 50 today; watch Sugar play ‘Helpless’ on BBC’s ‘Late Show’

Milestones: Bob Mould is 50 today; watch Sugar play ‘Helpless’ on BBC’s ‘Late Show’

Bob Mould’s turning 50 today, so to celebrate, here’s a clip of Sugar — whose debut, ‘Copper Blue,’ is arguably the former Husker Du leader’s finest moment — playing ‘Helpless’ on the BBC in 1993.