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:
Karate - In Place of Real Insight | Album Review
Chad Fischer of Lazlo Bane and School of Fish | Interview
New Radicals - Maybe You’ve Been Brainwashed Too | Album Review
Defryme - Pure Killer | Album Review
Faith No More - Angel Dust | Album Review
Powderfinger - Double Allergic | Album Review
Christopher Hall of Stabbing Westward | Interview
Pure - Generation Six-Pack | Album Review
Heather Duby | Interview
Deathray - Deathray | Album Review
The Cure In The 90s | Roundtable
Ride - Nowhere | Album Review
Adam Elk of The Mommyheads | Interview
Black Grape - It’s Great When You’re Straight...Yeah | Album Review
The White Stripes - The White Stripes | Album Review
Ben Osmundson and Ali Tabatabaee of Zebrahead | Interview
Suicidal Tendencies - The Art of Rebellion | Album Review
Albums of 1992 | Roundtable
Terry Ilous of XYZ, Great White, and Land of Gypsies | Interview
Meat Puppets - Too High To Die | Album Review
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