The Nips

The Nips (short for The Nipple Erectors) were a British punk rock band formed in The Arsenal, London in 1977 and notable as Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan's first musical group. Initially consisting of vocalist/songwriter MacGowan (known at the time as 'Shane O'Hooligan'), bassist/songwriter/original Punk Artist Shanne Bradley (later, a member of The Men They Couldn't Hang), guitarist/ Artist Roger Towndrow and drummer Arcane Vendetta; the band released four singles and there was one bootleg live album between 1978 and 1981. Read more on Last.fm

The Nips was featured in the movie Failure to Launch.

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