Nipped in the bud Source: unknown Date: March ??, 1980 Author: unknown THE NIPS have disbanded. In an exuberently vitriolic statement the band said: "Basically, this is a situation where the record company, are a bunch of old tossers." The band will fulfill their headlining gig at Covent Garden Rock Garden on March 10 and will be supporting the Purple Hearts at Camden Music Machine on March 14. Original members Shane O'Hooligan and Shanne Bradley will then be forming their own separate bands.