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Big in Japan

Shonen Knife and 26 Years of Twee

With a mix of Ramones-esque three-chord pop fury, girl-group sweetness, bubblegum hooks, and childlike innocence, Shonen Knife were once primed to make it big. The ’90s saw them touring with Nirvana, releasing albums (Let’s Knife and Rock Animals) on two different major labels, getting airtime on MTV, and playing Lollapalooza. For this to happen to […]

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