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Osaka, Japan (1981 – present)
The all-female musical band Shonen 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 Osaka, Japan 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 was inducted as a permanent member as of May 2006, but she left the band in 2010, to be replaced by Emi Morimoto. 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.
少年ナイフ formed in Osaka, Japan 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 was inducted as a permanent member as of May 2006, but she left the band in 2010, to be replaced by Emi Morimoto. 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.
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pandepandu wrote:
superrrrr luv yaa
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Koenjihyakkei wrote:
I have to download some of this, I found a video of them on my Powerpuff Girls DVD...
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TescoSwabs wrote:
Same here. Those three (Burning Farm ,Yama-no Attchan ,and Pretty Little Baka Guy) are essential Shonen Knife listening.
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DramaBomb123 wrote:
I really like their oldest stuff like Burning Farm ,Yama-no Attchan ,and Pretty Little Baka Guy.
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El_Pickle wrote:
What else should I listen by S.K? I been listening to Lets Knife for awhile now.
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JanLustiger wrote:
Overall the Ramones cover album is quite redundant but their "The KKK Took My Baby Away" version is great
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tobbAddol wrote:
Kinda pissed I missed them when they played in Malmö :/
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enid_coleslaw_ wrote:
I love how PUFFY and Melt-Banana are both similar artists. xD
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danstrikesback wrote:
i love their music. please come back to europe next tour!
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Marty_Sexx wrote:
new album great !!!
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strajnic wrote:
Mix of Brill building sound and Ramones punk sounds great to me!
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HeadphoneGirl11 wrote:
Their songs are so cute <3
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barryvs wrote:
Show in Paradiso was great!
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nirvana-chris wrote:
Seeing them live, they'll fixate a permanent beaming smile on the face of the biggest cynic!
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Degarmo wrote:
when i saw them, they did an encore of ramones material. the whole show was amazing.
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ahtlast wrote:
DAISUKI
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Nickandroff wrote:
Naoko <3
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Ants_Pai wrote:
I am a cat
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drgreyhound wrote:
http://hidingbehindtheshed.blogspot.com/2011/08/shonen-knife-marc-riley-session-10-08.html
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nightman_cometh wrote:
Anyone know if they're gonna be playing mostly their Ramones covers for this upcoming tour? Or will it be mixed with older stuff too?
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China and Taiwan in August and North America in September and
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