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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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Shoutbox
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grungebandung wrote:
kc was indeed true,shonen were fine artist
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MangaFreak91 wrote:
They were amazing on the 29th ^-^
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br1910 wrote:
kurwa no zespol konkretny....
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thaneel25 wrote:
catnip dreams
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TakingTheVeil wrote:
If ANYONE has details about their Australian tour GIMME GIMME GIMME please.
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Sparkie71 wrote:
Just seen 'em. In Cardiff. OH MY SWEET LORDY FUCK. We are in the top 0.0000000000000000001%
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xtakedownedx wrote:
NAIFUUUUUUU ~(^.^)~
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anarchodandyist wrote:
if I were a girl I'd totally wear Shonen Knife dresses all the time
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suBliminalien wrote:
i aaaaaam a cat (8)
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VonDozier wrote:
It's a shame they don't have more listens.
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chinese_fries wrote:
wow these chicks are awesome
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xtakedownedx wrote:
don't be afraid of missing the bus ^^
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JDAckers wrote:
The Japanese Rock Artists League needs 22 new artist for Season 2, come and vote here and be part of the second season
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mayonnaise wrote:
Almost as bad as the Ramones themselves... MaxPower420s comment = QFT
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Alec_Trevelyan wrote:
I have a Alec Empire remix of Keep On Rockin', haven't listened to yet. But if Yoshitomo Nara draws their artwork they must be good!
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higginst wrote:
Having japanese symbols on my page makes me so much cooler
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dunkabunk wrote:
Is going to artists you don't like for no other reason than to post "hipster garbage" the new troll fad? I swear I've seen it on at least 3 other pages.
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MangaFreak91 wrote:
Looooove this band so much
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beoulve wrote:
Suki yo Shonen Knife! <3
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phenolphan wrote:
JERRY JERRY JERRY JERRY JERRY JERRY JERRY JERRY BEANNNS
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- Jul 6 712 Day Party 2009 - Tokyo SHIBUYA CLUB QUATTRO, 東京, Japan
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MAGICAL CAMP 2009
サッポロテイネハイランド, Sapporo, Japan
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Sounds of Spring
Victoria Park, Gilchrist Avenue, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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News
I came back from Tokyo on Monday
4 Jun 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/shonenknife
Hi!2 shows in Chiba prefecture and Tokyo went very well. Everybody was ROCKed.It was long drive from Tokyo to Osaka. I got tired. I didn't drive, though. …
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24 May 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/shonenknife
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yenpippy and CSINYforever added 少年ナイフ to their libraries. yesterday evening
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sweetfart added 少年ナイフ to the lineup of 少年ナイフ at Plaza Duckpin Bowl. Friday afternoon
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grungebandung, SeaofSushi, AvaranceTHC and 4 other people added 少年ナイフ to their libraries. Friday afternoon
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RorySteele tagged 少年ナイフ with ‘seen live’. 11 days ago
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roosters93 added 少年ナイフ to roosters93’s library. last month
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bffffffffffffff tagged 少年ナイフ with ‘rock’. last month
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atomsk2000 tagged 少年ナイフ with ‘seen live’. last month
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13h added 少年ナイフ to the lineup of 712 Day Party 2009 - Tokyo at SHIBUYA CLUB QUATTRO. last month
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josephjoe and scottyorange added 少年ナイフ to their libraries. last month
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