Japanese female pop-punk trio (damn that's a lot of adjectives) Shonen Knife are back. The group has announced the release of their new studio album, Super Group, on August 25th.I don't know about you, but if anything on the album is even remotely as catchy as "Tomato Head" I'm going to watch my singing in the shower.Get a taste with the first track here:"Super Group"- MP3Here's the track
Shonen Knife are a Japanese female pop-punk trio that formed in Osaka in the early 80s, and steadily acquired a cult following through their unique blend of 60s girl group and pop sounds with Ramones-esque D.I.Y. punk- a tribute album Every Band Has a Shonen Knife Who Loves Them, released in 1989, even included Redd Kross and Sonic Youth amongst cover artists, and Shonen Knife opened for Nirvan...
Shonen KnifeSuper Group(Good Charamel)Releasing: 25 August 2009 (US)Japanese girl-pop/punk stalwarts Shonen Knife return to US shores with a new platter of tunes on August 25th. We've got the...
Video: "Shonen Knife - Super Group" MP3: Shonen Knife - "Super Group" from Super Group, out August 25 on Good Charamel. Shonen Knife makes it impossible not to love them. Cynics might suggest that their broken English is a cutesy...
This is a pretty neat moment for me. After close to 12 years, I get this moment to finally express my heartfelt gratitude to my college roommate who really, truly introduced me to all things Japanese in my freshman year of college. Yohei Bando was rad and great and chain smoked and laughed [...]
Your favorite Japanese-all female-banana chip lovin’-pop punk trio is back. With new bassist Ritsuko Taneda added to the lineup, alongside lead/guitar Naoko Yamano and drummer Etsuko Nakanishi,...