The Nipple Erectors! Source: SKUM #6 Date: October 1977 Author: Mark Skum Photos: by Delyons. The Nipple Erectors are led by Shane, the notorious "Bondage" writer, best known for the ear-biting incedent at the Clash's ICA gig many moons ago... Shann on bass (a female), Roger (sultry) Towndrow on guitar, and their new drummer Rick, who replaced Arcane Vendetta on drums. The following interview was done a few weeks back at "The Cambridge" pub. MARK: "Why did you choose that name?" SHANE: "D'You really want me to go into it?... It's a long story.." MARK: "Yeah.. go on" SHANE: "Well, one day, I was playing with her, (Shann), and her nipples suddenly erected, you know... got really big, and I thought, .. 'That's what we'll call our band... The Nipple Erectors'" MARK: (To Shann) "Is that true?" SHANN: "Er.. Yeah.. I suppose so". MARK: "Have you got any influences?"... SHANE: "Rolf Hariss and Cliff Richard".... MARK: "Fine... Any favourite bands?" SHANN: "Yeah.. Jam, Pistols, Ramones, and Wayne Country". MARK: "Do you feel that you owe a lot to bands like The Pistols whov'e paved the way for the likes of you?"... SHANE: "No, because we'd have started playing energetic music even if they hadn't cropped up". MARK: "What kind of image would you have used then?" SHANE: "Well, basically the same as we've always worn... suit jacket, drainpipes and T-shirts... That was before the safety pins came in...". MARK: "Are you going to try and break out of the rut that a lot of punk bands have got into... you know, progress". SHANE: "Well our guitarist is a bit psychadelic, so we have to chain his hands down to stop them running up the frets "... MARK: "Yeah, but do you ever want to do anything besides blasting the audiences brains out?." SHANN: "Not yet... If we did any slow ballads, we'd probably fall asleep on stage". MARK: (To Shane) "Do you want to project a certain image as a singer?" SHANE: "No... It's bad enough trying to hold a mike"... MARK: "Do you have any political views".. SHANE: "Er... We're anti-racist, but basically all we want to do is earn as much money possible for doing FUCK-ALL!" THE END (Turn over for Live Nipples) Live Nipples The first gig at the Roxy was a sucess in the true sense of the word..... In fact I would say it was one of the best punk gigs I have seen... There was no barrier between the audience and the band... Shane, rocking the mike backwards + forwards, fag end hanging out of his mouth.. Shann on bass stumbling about half-drunk... storming through "Downtown", "19 Wasted Years", "Stupid Cow"" (About Shann) "Urban Success", "Abuse", and then... "Poxy Poser".. Shane sings.. "Your a Poxy Poser - you you you" pointing his finger at the seething mass of sweaty pogo-ers at the front of the stage... Halfway through the set, Captain Sensible came in with loads of red and white roses, and we all stared pelting the band with them... The gig ended with all the audience up on stage singing along to "Downtown" again... The second gig also at the Rox was just as good... Lookout for 'em. excerpt from another page in SKUM #6: *The Nipple Erectors are to be the first artists to sign to Stan + Phil's new label "Piss Artist"... expect a 16 inch triple-sided purple E.P.*