The Nips Related Links:


  • ShaneMacGowan.com The official Shane MacGowan website, now maintained as a memorial and archive following his death in November 2023. Includes a dedicated Nips section.

  • The Men They Couldn't Hang Current official website of the band Shanne Bradley co-founded after the Nips, actively touring and recording as of 2026.

  • The Nipple Erectors — Punk 77 The Nipple Erectors page on punk77.co.uk, an extensive archive of the UK punk scene 1976–1979. Includes band history, photos, and an in-depth interview with Shanne Bradley.

  • The Nips on Discogs Complete release catalog with label info, matrix numbers, and collector data. See also the Nipple Erectors page for pre-name-change releases.

  • The Nips — Punky Gibbon Well-maintained punk archive with biography, full discography, and contemporary quotes for both the Nipple Erectors and Nips phases.

  • The Pogues Official Website Official site for the band Shane MacGowan and James Fearnley helped form after the Nips disbanded.

  • Here Comes Everybody — James Fearnley Publisher page for the memoir by James Fearnley (The Nips' final guitarist, later The Pogues' accordionist), covering his time with both bands.

  • Ian Dickson : Rock Music Photographer Took the photo of Shane from the cover of Sounds April 1977 and other photos of Shane and the early punk scene.


    Defunct Links:

  • Paddy Rolling Stone Official website for Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Nips. Concentrated on his later music but had some Nips information.

  • King Of The Bop A fan site dedicated to Shane MacGowan with a Nips section.

  • Pieces Of Paradise (tmtch.net) Former official website of The Men They Couldn't Hang, the band Shanne Bradley joined after the Nips disbanded.

  • ShaneMacGowan.de German Shane MacGowan fan site with a Nips discography. Domain has since been taken over by an unrelated site.