Had a chance to interview Naoko!
http://www.ocweekly.com/2012-08-09/music/shonen-knife-naoko-yamano-alexs-bar-long-beach/
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 10 August 2012 14:41 (eleven years ago) link
wow is my daughter way into shonen knife
― If I was a carpenter, and you were a douchebag (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 13 December 2012 17:54 (eleven years ago) link
cover of 'when you sleep' on 'yellow loveless' is ~awesome~
― железобетонное очко (mookieproof), Tuesday, 26 February 2013 01:26 (eleven years ago) link
I'm happy to break the "update thread once in a long while with a single post before immediately fading back into irrelevancy for eons" cycle insanity WITH A SECOND POST.
― Raymond Cummings, Tuesday, 26 February 2013 01:33 (eleven years ago) link
thank u!
― железобетонное очко (mookieproof), Tuesday, 26 February 2013 01:36 (eleven years ago) link
Also, search and treasure "Concrete Animals" (though entire source album is dope)
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=UWhppE2inng&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DUWhppE2inng
Ned, reading your story now
― Raymond Cummings, Tuesday, 26 February 2013 01:36 (eleven years ago) link
Aaaand I'm reminded again why I don't bother with comments on my alt weekly stories, those trolls are the absolute fucking worst
― Raymond Cummings, Tuesday, 26 February 2013 01:41 (eleven years ago) link
They were great on their Oceanic tour, having a lot of fun w/the hard rock flourishes of their latest album - "Like A Cat"!
― etc, Friday, 30 January 2015 11:27 (nine years ago) link
From the last album. Thin Lizzy groove on the verses.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gifQpJmnlY
― timellison, Thursday, 30 July 2015 03:45 (eight years ago) link
Saw them play a great show last night, last show on their U.S. tour. Atsuko Yamano on bass and the drummer they've had for a while (who is very good).
I'm realizing that I've given them short shrift over the years. A dozen albums of original material since they lost their U.S. major label deal. Time to make that up. There was a time where I felt that Naoko Yamano was one of the best songwriters of her generation - I have a feeling she's maintained that quite a lot over the years.
― timellison, Monday, 8 October 2018 03:56 (five years ago) link
This is the kind of stuff I'm talking about. Song about dog fighting, which I believe is still legal in parts of Japan, and witnessing it as a kid:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw0k7O9QAB8
― timellison, Thursday, 11 October 2018 01:58 (five years ago) link
New single!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=225&v=gFcycK3vCNE
― timellison, Wednesday, 27 March 2019 05:14 (five years ago) link
Great lyrics!
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 27 March 2019 05:18 (five years ago) link
Ned's interview has gorn
― Mark G, Wednesday, 27 March 2019 08:45 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VODHquDrYZE
― Solaris Ocean Blue (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 18 February 2022 14:43 (two years ago) link