Short Version: Shonen Knife stare down the transience of life. Longer Version: Quick, what does Shonen Knife sing about? If you answered “animals” and “banana chips” and “brain powers,” congrats you are correct, as you would be if you opened up a picture book and pointed to the first illustration you found. This has always…
Shonen Knife have every right to phone it in. They’ve been active since 1981 – geez – and have gotten global attention. They reduced Kurt Cobain to being a hyperactive fanboy. They soldier on, though, and have a new album out soon, and here’s the first taste of it. “Bad Luck Song” is a relatively…
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NHqFPU3bWw”] Well this is just some adorable holiday cheer. Shonen Knife sing about baking cakes for a Christmas party and Santa Clause in “Sweet Christmas,” and the accompanying clip (above) finds them cooking up the dessert, with a bunch of goofy gags (that made me laugh) along the way. Cute song and video, better than…
Today Slate features a slideshow feature on Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara, coinciding with an exhibit of his art opening up in New York (link in the pic above). If that name doesn’t sound familiar, I’m sure the you’ve stumbled across the style (especially if you’re reading a blog about Japanese music). The slideshow mostly focuses…
Dear all reviewers writing about The Suzan’s new album Golden Week For The Poco Poco Beat, How ya doin’? First off, I’m glad you’ve taken the time to review the new album by Japan’s The Suzan out on American label Fool’s Gold. The few tracks I’ve listened to from it sound great and I’m happy…