Podcasts Culture Two Old Bitches: Stories from Women who Reimagine, Reinvent and Rebel SO5 Episode 03: Tish and Snooky Bellomo Aging Disgracefully (Founders/owners of Manic Panic)

SO5 Episode 03: Tish and Snooky Bellomo Aging Disgracefully (Founders/owners of Manic Panic)

Published: Nov. 1, 2019, 1:36 p.m.

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Just because we\\u2019re older doesn\\u2019t mean we can\\u2019t have fun. WE always say we don\\u2019t want to age gracefully. We want to age disgracefully!

Sisters, punk rockers and \\u201caccidental entrepreneurs,\\u201d Snooky and Tish Bellomo agree, \\u201dIf you had told us back in 1977 that doing what we loved and sharing our unique style would influence music, art fashion and beauty for the next four decades, we would\\u2018ve thought you as crazy as us!\\u201d As teenagers in the early 70s, Tish and Snooky went from clubbing in the downtown punk scene to performing in \\u201csome wacky off-the-wall\\u201d shows to joining Blondie as backup singers. In just a few short years, they parlayed their trailblazing style to open Manic Panic, the first punk rock boutique in the U.S. The vivid, rainbow color hair dyes (theirs were always vegan and cruelty-free )\\xa0 that they created in the 1970s\\xa0 sparked a hair care revolution and helped celebrities like Cyndi Lauper, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, and Katy Perry stand out in the headlines.

Today Manic Panic is a global, \\u201calternative beauty\\u201d business operating in 40 countries. And Snooky and Tish still perform with bands like the Sic F*cks, a punk/glam band they founded with Russell Wollinsky over 40 years ago. Join us to hear about how Tish and Snooky keep paving the path for us to age disgracefully.

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