Shonen Knife

Description

The all-female musical band Shonen Knife (�年���, Sh�nen Naifu; lit. "Boy knife") is a Japanese pop punk/garage rock band. Among their fans 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. <p>Shonen Knife 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 moving to bass. Mana Nishiura took over on drums, but never officially joined the band. 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.<p>The group has subsequently used a series of temporary drummers, most recently Etsuko "Ettchan" Nakanishi (who has now been named as the...