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		14th Mar 2008

> MUSCBOX - MR.ZIPPY IN THE STUDIO - "RUINS" EP
Well fuck I with a gert big stick. We've only gone and recorded some new stuff!! Yes, you read that right, we have just spent last weekend holed up in Andy's "Music Box" Studio in sunny Somerset recording what will soon be known as the 'Ruins' EP. We just need to put the finishing touches to it and we hope to preview 1 or 2 tracks very soon. The EP has no fixed release date as yet but we will update you all as soon as we get this finalised
> BATH, HOBGOBLIN - 29th March 2008
We are also honoured to be playing the Trailer Park Trash 9th Anniversary show at Hobgoblins in Bath on 29th March. West Country punk legends Far Cue will also be playing and no doubt some other really cool bands. We hope to see some of you there for what we're sure will be a great night. More news to follow...and so it goes on.

		5th Dec 2007
> BRISTOL, THE JUNCTION - Next Tues! - 11th Dec 2007
Next Tuesday we'll be supporting Chicago's FLATFOOT 56 and Brizzle's very own cider drinking SURFIN TURNIPS. It's our last show of the year and we're planning on going out with a bang!! Hope all you regulars can make it and make it an evening to remember! Take it Ease. Mr.Z
		3rd Dec 2007
> HUDDERSFIELD GIG CANNED
That's right folks, sadly the Huddersfield show has been cancelled due to problems at the venue. But, good news is that we've still got a few lil things pipeline for the early part of next year... Incoming! -o Dec 15th, HUDDERSFIELD, Venue - with Mr.Shiraz Update 02/12/07 - Cancelled

		27th Nov 2007
> NEW PHOTO SECTION
We've re-jigged the old outdated Photo page. Go see, Go see! You can now view by year, show etc. and also view in a slideshow form. Woot woo! Plus, there's a heap of 4ft Tour 2003 Pics that have been posted - some of which we hadn't even seen! Also, there's more recent pics from pro-photographer, Kel Thompson @ Bagz Photography of us at The Clevedon, Marleans Festival in September. Stay Tuned, there's tonnes more pics due to be posted!!

		20th Nov 2007
> MORE SHOWS 2007 / 2008
Shit the bed! More shows incoming!
-o Dec 11th, BRISTOL, The Junction - with Flatfoot 56 (US) / Surfin Turnips -o Dec 15th, HUDDERSFIELD, Venue - with Mr.Shiraz Update 02/12/07 - Cancelled -o Mar 7th, BRISTOL, The Junction - with 4ft Fingers / The Remnants NOT FEB
Plus there's a heap of shows pipeline... what gives?? We'll keep you posted on all things Zippy

		12th Nov 2007
> HACKSAW & MUSTARD ALLEGRO - 15th Nov 2007
How long has it been since we played Norton?

		14th Jul 2007
> LEFT OVER CRACK SHOW CANCELLED
Sadly the above show at Hobbits has been cancelled. However, LOC do still have a show advertised locally on 17 Aug at Bristol, Bierkeller that I'm sure peeps will still be well interested about...

		22nd Jun 2007
> STRUNG OUT SHOW - 27th Jun 2007 - TJ's, Newport
Just to let you guys know that if you can make it to the legendary TJ's in Newport, Wales on 27th June, you can see us supporting the mighty STRUNG OUT!!! Hope to see you all there!!
www.myspace.com/cheapsweatyfun
> LEFT OVER CRACK SHOW - 21st Jul 2007 - Hobbits, W-S-M
We've also got the opening slot to Left Over Crack (Ex-members of Choking Victim) on 21st July at Hobbits in Weston-Lionel-Blair!
> RECORDING UPDATE
Believe it or not our self recorded demo/album is almost finished! Whilst Andy is still touring with Fandangle, he's still hard at work putting the finishing touches to mixing and mastering. So fingers crossed you should see something fairly soon in some sorta format. Meanwhile, some rough tracks can be found on myspace - DADDY'S LIL' GIRL / PUT DOWNS / SECOND PLACE HEROES

		18th Dec 2006
> HAS IT REALLY BEEN THAT LONG!
It really has been a while.... Er lots to report, but I guess it's best just to check our Myspace account for the most recent updates. That seems way more accessable!
www.myspace.com/mrzippy
> A SHOW!!!
21st Dec 2006 - With Neck & Strawberry Blondes


		13th Feb 2006
> MARCH SHOW (Now Cancelled)
Lined up with the mighty Slick Fifty at the Hatchet, under the umbrella of "LESS TALK, MORE ROCK", Bristols only dedicated Punk/Alternative Club. We guarantee to play a few newies and a few oldies! www.myspace.com/lesstalkmorerockclub

		24th Nov 2005
> DECEMBER SHOWS
So, Christmas has come round yet again. Faster than the time before... And we've bagged 2 more shows, pre the mad Xmas rush. Join us at Bridgwater or Bristol and we'll give you some festive gift ideas, not to disappoint! Ho ho coff ho.

		14th Oct 2005
> NOV 4th LINE UP CONFIRMED
Dead Punk Promotions has finalised the billing for the forthcoming Satanic Surfers show: SATANIC SURFERS MR.ZIPPY THE REMNANTS (Ex Five Knuckle / Grebo) STUPID BRICK Tickets - £7 adv Doors - 8pm 16+ www.deadpunk.com www.satanic-surfers.com
> LIMITED EDITION POSTERS
We have produced a very high quality A3 digital printed poster on 130gm paper, which is limited to a print run of only 30. These have been individually signed & numbered and will cost £3 each (inc. postage). If you are interested in getting one of these exclusive posters, mail us at the address to the left hand side. **Postage UK only

		27th Sep 2005
> SATANIC SURFERS - 4th NOV, BRISTOL
Boy are we stoked. We've just landed the support slot to one of our all time favourite bands - SATANIC SURFERS!! Details are vague at the moment. What we do know is that it is on 4th November at The Croft in Bristol. We'll update as soon as we have more info.

		28th Jul 2005
> SHOWS
Slight change to the line up for the August Weekender, good friends "More Than Normal" have replaced the Fandangle boys, due to Fandangle landing a full tour. 2 Out of the 3 shows will in fact be Free Entry too!

		25th May 2005
> CAMDEN UNDERWORLD THIS WEEKEND
This weekend sees us fresh from recording, playing Camden Underworld with the mighty Whitmore, Uncle Brian and Fandangle. Big Thanks goes out to the Fandangle boys for sorting this show out for us and the shows in August with them and Kenisia. Doors open at 2.00pm
> RECORDING UPDATE
Our evening recording sessions are ticking over just nicely at the moment, still working hard on the drums and drum sound. Most of the drum and bass tracks have now been laid and we'll shortly be starting to record the guitars. More posts and info to follow shorty. Meanwhile, check out the PHOTOS section for some new pics of our recording session.
> PHOTO SECTION OVERHAUL
Like most of this site we're slowly overhauling it to make it a smoother experience for you guys. You'll find a new hub for the photo's section now in the ARCHIVE area, which we'll shortly lead to many more photo's from the past!! Meanwhile, it's just the 2004/2005 photo section that's open whilst we start to go through all those old and (some) embarrassing pictures of us all.
> GOLD COAST OCEAN FEST 2005 SHOW
After spending most of last summer down in North Devon and the like, surfing and drinking. We've managed to blag a show at one of the busiest weekends of the whole summer down there in the Croyde area, at the GOLD COAST OCEAN FEST 2005 surf / music event. Which we're really stoked about. You'll be able to see us alongside with our old friends CAPTAIN EVERYTHING at the Exeter Inn, Barnstaple on Saturday 18th June 2005 and with some other great local acts too. More details will follow shortly on this event as we get them.
www.goldcoastoceanfest.co.uk
> MORE SHOWS ADDED
Check out our SHOWS area as more shows have been added (and many more pipeline to come). Til next update, thanks for reading. Laters - MADS

		7th May 2005
> RECORDING BEGINS
We're happy to announce that recording has begun in our self made rehersal/studio this week. Not much news to report at this time, but, expect more to follow. This week has primarily seen us setting our rehersal space into a digitised studio setup. With most of the efforts going into setting up drums and getting that "just right" sound. - We'll keep you all posted with some photo's and updates as they happen.

		20th Apr 2005
> MORE ARCHIVE ITEMS ADDED
More Flyers / Logo's etc have been added in the Archive Section. Along with some Photo's of last Saturday's show in Wadebridge. I have since found my personal archive of old flyers, posters, zippy pictures, promos, demo covers, art ideas and all things zippy. Which I intend on getting scanned and copied on to the site soon. - MADS
> MEANWHILE...
Meanwhile, whilst the old stuff is being dusted of and preserved, we're just adding the finishing touches off to our current NEW batch of songs which are all lined up and ready for recording!! Watch this space for more details.

		31st Mar 2005
> ARCHIVE UPDATE
We've opened up 3 new sections on the archive page now for you guys to look at. Here you'll find the vast FLYERS/POSTERS section, the INTERVIEWS/PRESS section and the REVIEWS pages open. Over time these will all no doubt grow into much larger areas. - MADS

		11th Mar 2005
> MORE UPDATES
One thing leads to another with this website, what started as a quick tidy up has left the site wide open and ready for that overhaul that's been promised in the past. Who knows how long it's gonna take, but, it's just started! You'll now find 2 new areas to explore, first being our BIO page and secondly the mammoth ARCHIVE area which is heavily under construction. You'll find the PHOTO'S section here too! Meanwhile, a few new pictures have been added to the Photo's page. A look inside our rehersal room and some pics of the Barnstaple show.


		9th Mar 2005
> TRASH TALKING
The latest Issue of Trailer Park Trash is now out and features a live review of our xmas show with Unseen Flame, Kenisia & The Setbacks. Champion. Cheers TPT!
"So, onto Mr.Zippy another fine Clevedon ensemble playing an almost entirely new set, only one of which tracks appears on any of their albums so far. A veritable feast of surf-punk served up with panache. If you like your skate-core delivered with relentless energy and slapped in your face then go see is my advice. Peachy" - TPT / HSutton
www.trailerparktrash.org.uk

		1st Mar 2005
> WEB UPDATE
Thought it was about time we had a spring clean around the ageing web site. A polish and dust to the the old colour scheme and a tidy up with the title bar to feature our latest logo. Unfortunatley, deeper down not a lot has changed. We always plan to overhaul this site, but, this time we don't wanna be making promises that we just won't meet (for the short term anyways). However, our energy is purely focused on the new stuff we're writing! And that's where it belongs!
> BARNSTAPLE / BRIDGWATER
Big thanks goes out to everyone who turned up to both the Barnstaple and Bridgwater Shows last week. This was our first time to air a whole new set of songs. The best part was we had to leave some of the newies out as we've written too many to play in a 35min set!! And a bigger thank you to all our old and new friends who complimented us on our sets.
> E-MAIL ADDRESS CHANGE
Please note that from now on we will have only 1 e-mail address as point of contact with the band, all old accounts will be discontinued. So if you're looking to book us or anything else, please use the e-mail address provided below or on the "Contacts" page. Due to the increase in spam mail we recieve we will no longer post our address here on this website as a link.

> LAST NOTE
As already mentioned we're still busy writing new songs, but, fingers crossed these should be aired real soon. Keep checking back for updates! - MADS

		10th Feb 2005
> METROPOL CLOSURE
16th APRIL, METROPOL, BRISTOL - Our first gig in Bristol for ages and the Council go and shut the venue down. Hrmmph. We're currently trying to re-schedule, but, no doubt the date will change.

		19th Jan 2005
> SHEESH!
An Update, No.! Shows Page has been updated

		26th May 2004
> NEW PHOTO'S ADDED
Just as an appetiser, we've added a few new photo's from our recent show with Ten Foot Pole and Four Square, taken by the fantastic professional punk/hc photographer Cindy Frey from Belgium. We had an awesome time that night and made many new friends. Our new songs, which were added to the set went down a storm too. Expect more to come! To check Cindy's portfolio site out and for more info on her click here : > www.pbase.com/cindyphotography

		13th April 2004
> BUT FIRST THIS
First of all, we would like to apologise for having to cancel our shows in Eastleigh, Bournemouth and Harlow last month. It was totally beyond our control and we apologise to everyone involved. We hate having to cancel shows but as we stated this could not be avoided.
> TEN FOOT POLE SHOW - 19th May 2004, TJ's, Newport
We also have a few shows lined up to keep us going whilst we are getting the new stuff together. We will be playing with the magnificent Ten Foot Pole, one of the most influential melodic punk bands around, at Newport TJ's on 19th May and we hope you can make it there to see us. Please check the shows page for details on all our upcoming shows. More details will follow shortly.
> NEW SONGS AND A FEW MORE SHOWS...
We've been really busy writing new stuff and it's sounding really good. We are now playing 2 newies in our set 'Get Over It' and another one which hasn't got a definate title but is affectionately known for the time being as 'Daddy's Lil' Girl'. We also have another 6 or so which should be finished really soon so keep your ears and eyes open as we start introducing them into our set.


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