Biography
Originally formed by sisters Atsuko Yamano (b. 22 February c.1960, Osaka, Japan; drums/vocals) and Naoko Yamano (b. 18 December c.1961, Osaka, Japan; guitar/keyboards/vocals) with Michie Nakatani (b. 8 October c.1961, Osaka, Japan; bass), Shonen Knife play buzzsaw, distinctly Ramones-derived, pop. Their unusual moniker means "Boy Knife', the brand name of a small Japanese pocket knife. They formed in December 1981, their sporadic recording career starting in Osaka with 1982"s Minna Tanoshiku Shonen Knife cassette and the following year's Burning Farm EP. The band then...
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