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(1981 – present)
The all-female musical band Shonen Knife (少年ナイフ, Shōnen Naifu; lit. “Boy knife”) is a Japanese pop punk/garage rock band, who sing songs both in Japanese and English. Among their fans are Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Redd Kross, and Sultans of Ping. They cite as their main influences 1960s girl groups and punk rock such as The Ramones. They have also performed as a Ramones tribute band under the name The Osaka Ramones.
少年ナイフ formed in December 1981 with sisters Naoko Yamano (vocals and guitar) and Atsuko Yamano (drums) and their friend Michie Nakatani (vocals and bass). Michie Nakatani left the band in December 1999, with Atsuko Yamano performing bass. Mana Nishiura joined to take over on drums. Nishiura played her first live show with the band in May 2001; she left in 2004. (She was killed in a New Jersey highway accident November 4, 2005 while touring the U.S. with DMBQ.) Touring drummer Etsuko Nakanishi has been inducted as a permanent member as of May 2006.The band’s touring bass player(for two years) Ritsuko Taneda had been promoted to full member in October 2008.
Many alternative rock groups have cited 少年ナイフ as a favorite of theirs, and the resulting word-of-mouth gained significant exposure for the band. In 1989, Gasatanka Records released a double-album tribute entitled Every Band Has a 少年ナイフ Who Loves Them’, which features renditions of the group’s songs by a number of contributing bands, including Redd Kross, Sonic Youth, L7 and Babes in Toyland (the latter band on non-CD formats only).
少年ナイフ formed in December 1981 with sisters Naoko Yamano (vocals and guitar) and Atsuko Yamano (drums) and their friend Michie Nakatani (vocals and bass). Michie Nakatani left the band in December 1999, with Atsuko Yamano performing bass. Mana Nishiura joined to take over on drums. Nishiura played her first live show with the band in May 2001; she left in 2004. (She was killed in a New Jersey highway accident November 4, 2005 while touring the U.S. with DMBQ.) Touring drummer Etsuko Nakanishi has been inducted as a permanent member as of May 2006.The band’s touring bass player(for two years) Ritsuko Taneda had been promoted to full member in October 2008.
Many alternative rock groups have cited 少年ナイフ as a favorite of theirs, and the resulting word-of-mouth gained significant exposure for the band. In 1989, Gasatanka Records released a double-album tribute entitled Every Band Has a 少年ナイフ Who Loves Them’, which features renditions of the group’s songs by a number of contributing bands, including Redd Kross, Sonic Youth, L7 and Babes in Toyland (the latter band on non-CD formats only).
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The Birds & the B-sides
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Pretty Little Baka Guy + Live In Japan
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MILLENNIUM EDITION
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Shoutbox
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djgizmoe wrote:
Great new pic with the new line-up! The new members are darn good.
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mr01000101 wrote:
These girls rocked the Casbah last night. Awesome live show!
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xtakedownedx wrote:
i mean how come they nbever come to europe huh
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postcoitusrock wrote:
similar to PUFFY? really?
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thegetupkid wrote:
So excited to see them tonight in Bellingham!!!!
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cincotta25 wrote:
Just the usual, Gumby-lol!
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sultryboomstick wrote:
Just saw them live not knowing who they were and it was SICK. So........what's going on in here, guys?
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tobbAddol wrote:
I think they like playing in america, actually
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artemiyny wrote:
grow up kid.
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xtakedownedx wrote:
fucking americans....having shonen knife play in your shitty ass country
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Space_Cat wrote:
if you ever get the chance to see them live DO EET. so so so much fun!
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TheDevilsTuna wrote:
Check out todays post on the Devil's blog featuring some words on Shonen Knife's latest album Super Group and a free download of a track from the album http://besttuna.blogspot.com/2009/09/back-knife.html
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JIE3BUE wrote:
надо устроить ретро пати
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Pands wrote:
MAKE ME WANT GO GRAZY
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Angry_Pixel wrote:
Fucking shonen knife. Seriously rule my life.
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ChrisSabbath wrote:
The new album rules!
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yoroshiku_25 wrote:
konnichiwa
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nitesblog wrote:
Shonen Knife is scheduled to play Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, Texas in November. Check out my blog for more details: www.nitesblog.com
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kasparian wrote:
співати не вміють, але вцалє файно виходе. іржав ггггг
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xtakedownedx wrote:
NAOKO CHAN MERRY ME~
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Hi Tone, Memphis, TN, Memphis, United States
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News
We are in Portland, USA now!
27 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/shonenknife
Hi!Shonen Knife is in Portland now. Our North American tour is going well.In an hour and a half, we'll be on stage.Tomorrow is a travel day and the day after tomorrow, we'll play in San Francisco. …
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Dayg0ro connected 少年ナイフ to the group Poland Loves Japan!. Thursday afternoon
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Jon_Mcguirk added 少年ナイフ to the lineup of Halloween Show at The Cellar Door. last week
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