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Shoen Knife special with Naoko Yamano in conversation with David Eastaugh Shonen Knife is an alternative rock band formed in Osaka, in 1981. Heavily influenced by 1960s girl groups, popbands, The Beach Boys, and early punk rock bands, such as the Ramones, the trio crafts stripped-down songs with simple, yet uncoventional lyrics sung both in Japanese and English. Despite their pop-oriented nature, the trio maintains a distinctly underground garage rock sound rooted in edgy instrumentation and D.I.Y. aesthetics, which over the course of their long career has earned them a solid, worldwide cult following and made avid fans out of seminal 1990s alternative rock bands such as Sonic Youth, Nirvana, and Redd Kross. The band has been credited with making "the international pop underground more international" by "opening it up to bands from Japan". They have also performed as a Ramones tribute band under the name The Osaka Ramones. is an alternative rock band formed in Osaka, in 1981. Heavily influenced by 1960s girl groups, popbands, The Beach Boys, and early punk rock bands, such as the Ramones, the trio crafts stripped-down songs with simple, yet uncoventional lyrics sung both in Japanese and English. Despite their pop-oriented nature, the trio maintains a distinctly underground garage rock sound rooted in edgy instrumentation and D.I.Y. aesthetics, which over the course of their long career has earned them a solid, worldwide cult following and made avid fans out of seminal 1990s alternative rock bands such as Sonic Youth, Nirvana, and Redd Kross. The band has been credited with making "the international pop underground more international" by "opening it up to bands from Japan". They have also performed as a Ramones tribute band under the name The Osaka Ramones.

Shoen Knife special with Naoko Yamano in conversation with David Eastaugh Shonen Knife is an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_rock" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alternative rock</a> band formed in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Osaka</a>, in 1981. Heavily influenced by 1960s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_group" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">girl groups</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pop</a>bands, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beach_Boys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Beach Boys</a>, and early <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_rock" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">punk rock</a> bands, such as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramones" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ramones</a>, the trio crafts stripped-down songs with simple, yet uncoventional lyrics sung both in Japanese and English. Despite their pop-oriented nature, the trio maintains a distinctly <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">underground</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garage_rock" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">garage rock</a> sound rooted in edgy instrumentation and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D.I.Y." rel="nofollow" target="_blank">D.I.Y.</a> aesthetics, which over the course of their long career has earned them a solid, worldwide cult following and made avid fans out of seminal 1990s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_rock" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alternative rock</a> bands such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_Youth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sonic Youth</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana_(band)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nirvana</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redd_Kross" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Redd Kross</a>. The band has been credited with making "the international pop underground more international" by "opening it up to bands from Japan". They have also performed as a Ramones <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribute_band" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tribute band</a> under the name The Osaka Ramones. is an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_rock" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alternative rock</a> band formed in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Osaka</a>, in 1981. Heavily influenced by 1960s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_group" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">girl groups</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pop</a>bands, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beach_Boys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Beach Boys</a>, and early <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_rock" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">punk rock</a> bands, such as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramones" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ramones</a>, the trio crafts stripped-down songs with simple, yet uncoventional lyrics sung both in Japanese and English. Despite their pop-oriented nature, the trio maintains a distinctly <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">underground</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garage_rock" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">garage rock</a> sound rooted in edgy instrumentation and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D.I.Y." rel="nofollow" target="_blank">D.I.Y.</a> aesthetics, which over the course of their long career has earned them a solid, worldwide cult following and made avid fans out of seminal 1990s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_rock" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alternative rock</a> bands such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_Youth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sonic Youth</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana_(band)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nirvana</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redd_Kross" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Redd Kross</a>. The band has been credited with making "the international pop underground more international" by "opening it up to bands from Japan". They have also performed as a Ramones <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribute_band" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tribute band</a> under the name The Osaka Ramones.

Shonen Knife special with Naoko Yamano

This week Naoko Yamano of the legendary Japanese punk rock band Shonen Knife joins us.  Naoko talks about her thirty-plus years fronting Shonen Knife. We talk about how the band started in Osaka in 1981 and discuss the music scene of Osaka vs. Toyko. We dig into songwriting, guitars, touring and much more! We hope you enjoy, and be sure to check out Shonen Knife on their U.S. tour this June.Songs in this Episode:Intro - Bad Luck Song16:14 - Pop Tune23:45 - Blitzkrieg Bop (Ramones cover)30:36 - Osaka Rock CityOutro - Super GroupFollow on Twitter / FacebookRequest A Review / Buy A T-Shirt

This week Naoko Yamano of the legendary Japanese punk rock band <a href="http://www.shonenknife.net/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shonen Knife</a> joins us.  Naoko talks about her thirty-plus years fronting Shonen Knife. We talk about how the band started in Osaka in 1981 and discuss the music scene of Osaka vs. Toyko. We dig into songwriting, guitars, touring and much more! We hope you enjoy, and be sure to check out Shonen Knife on their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ShonenKnifeOfficial" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">U.S. tour this June</a>.Songs in this Episode:Intro - Bad Luck Song16:14 - Pop Tune23:45 - Blitzkrieg Bop (Ramones cover)30:36 - Osaka Rock CityOutro - Super GroupFollow on <a href="https://twitter.com/digmeoutpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> / <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DigMeOutPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a><a href="http://www.digmeoutpodcast.com/requestareview" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Request A Review</a> / <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/gifts?ch=digmeoutpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Buy A T-Shirt</a>

#229: Interview with Naoko Yamano of Shonen Knife